Patent ID: 8007934

Claim:
An activatable battery for an electronic artillery fuse and mortar fuse, the activatable battery comprising: an upper battery portion and a lower battery portion; an ampoule to be filled with an electrolyte, said ampoule being disposed immovably in said lower battery portion; an activation device disposed in said upper battery portion for rupturing said ampoule; a timing member for freeing said activation device for evaluation of a duration of a mechanical impulse acting on the battery, said timing member having an axially and rotatably displaceable inertia body; and a compression spring operative against displacement of said inertia body; said activation device including an ampoule striker and a striker spring; and wherein when said timing member releases said ampoule striker, said ampoule striker moves and ruptures said ampoule; wherein said ampoule striker and said striker spring are located in said upper battery portion.