(19)
(11) EP 0 189 627 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.05.1987 Bulletin 1987/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.08.1986 Bulletin 1986/32

(21) Application number: 85305729

(22) Date of filing: 13.08.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 29.01.1985 IL 74188

(71) Applicant: THE STATE OF ISRAEL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ISRAEL MILITARY INDUSTRIES
 ()

(72) Inventors:
  • Yaniv, Avishay
     ()
  • Peretz, Matityahu
     ()
  • Sagiv, Levi
     ()
  • Harel, Yitschak
     ()

   


(54) Launchable pyrotechnic charge with electric fuse


(57) An electric fired pyrotechnic grenade, e.g. for the generation of a smoke screen, comprising propellant and disperser charges ignitable by an electric squib. in the inoperative state the squib terminals are short-circuited whereby any unintentional firing by stray currents is prevented. Preferably a Faraday Cage is provided to shield off the squib against radio frequency interference. It is further preferred to pack the disperser charge within an axial, perforated tube.






Search report