US 12,235,089 B1
Shock initiation of non-electric shock tube
Joshua Dale Vance, Peculiar, MO (US); and Paul Thomas Heffernan, Fairway, KS (US)
Assigned to Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US)
Filed on Feb. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/164,772.
Int. Cl. F42B 3/12 (2006.01); C06C 5/06 (2006.01); F42B 3/10 (2006.01); F42B 3/13 (2006.01); F42C 19/12 (2006.01); F42D 1/04 (2006.01); F42D 1/045 (2006.01); C06C 7/00 (2006.01); F42D 1/055 (2006.01)
CPC F42D 1/043 (2013.01) [C06C 5/06 (2013.01); F42B 3/10 (2013.01); F42B 3/121 (2013.01); F42B 3/122 (2013.01); F42B 3/13 (2013.01); F42C 19/12 (2013.01); F42D 1/04 (2013.01); F42D 1/045 (2013.01); C06C 7/00 (2013.01); F42D 1/055 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A shock initiation system for initiating shock in a shock tube, the shock initiation system comprising:
a discharge unit, comprising:
a power source configured to provide electrical energy;
a switch; and
discharge unit leads;
a disposable shock initiation platform configured to selectively couple to the discharge unit, the disposable shock initiation platform comprising:
a platform configured to support electrical components and selectively couple to the discharge unit disposing the platform on a top of the discharge unit;
electrical leads configured to selectively couple to the discharge unit leads providing electrical communication with the power source when the platform is coupled to the discharge unit; and
a resistor coupled to the electrical leads and disposed on the platform on a side opposite the discharge unit providing access to the resistor from above the platform,
wherein the resistor is disposed at a proximal end of the shock tube,
wherein the resistor is configured to detonate when the electrical energy is provided to the resistor by the power source via the discharge unit leads and the electrical leads;
wherein detonation of the resistor provides energy to the shock tube, thereby activating the shock tube; and
a housing configured to house the discharge unit and the disposable shock initiation platform, the housing comprising a shock tube hole provided above the resistor configured to receive the shock tube and position the shock tube adjacent the resistor.