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Phirmey
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DEMAGNETIZATION CIRCUIT
[75] lnventor: lEari M. Phinney, Oneonta, NY.
[73] Assignee: The Bendix Corporation, South?eld,
Mich.
[22] Filed:
March 3, 1972
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ABSTRACT
A manuallyi'operable blasting machine for ?ring an ex
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References Cited
UNITED STATES PATENTS
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type.
21 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures
OUTPUT To 9'
BLASTING CAPS
PATENTEDMAmmm
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sive devices.
tric generator.
Examples of blasting machines which do not include
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blasting machine.
The invention is a hand-cranked blasting machine
tric generator.
the advantage of not requiring either batteries that 55 by the operation of the generator in a manner that al
must be recharged or replaced, or AC power lines. In
some blasting applications the freedom from batteries
pressed.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to pro
vide a rectifying circuit for a hand-cranked AC genera
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this speci?cation.
voltage doubler.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodi
ment of the circuitry associated with a hand-cranked
blasting machine.
During the negative half-cycle of the AC source 7, cur 45 capacitor 1, diode 8, capacitor 3, capacitor 2 and lead
6 to the AC source 7. During the negative half of the
rent ?ows as follows: through lead 6, capacitor 2, diode
4 and then to the AC source 7. Simultaneously the cur
the capacitance of capacitors l and 2 for both the posi 55 source 7 will be presented with one impedance load on
the positive half-cycle and a different impedance load
tive and negative half-cycle. In other words, the im
on the negative half-cycle. It is this alternating un
pedance seen by the alternator 7 is the same for both
balanced impedance load that destroys the continuity
the positive and negative half-cycle. With this circuit
of current buildup in a resonant circuit and therefore
arrangement, resonance occurs when the alternator
rotor rotates at a speed wherein the inductive 60 reduces the effect of resonance.
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spark gap discharge device 51, the discharge device 51 60 present. Therefore, to discharge the energy in capaci
again conducts and the cycle is repeated again. In this
tor 3 through blasting caps attached to the output ter
minals 91, it is necessary that the pulse generator be
embodiment, although not necessary, a neon indicator
light 61 in combination with resistor 24 is used to give . generating pulses and that the ?ring switch 32 be in the
ON position. When these two conditions are met, the
an indication that the voltage regulator is operating.
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output pulses of the pulse generator are transmitted to
The voltage indicator light 61 gives a visual indication
the primary winding 41 of the step-up transformer 40
when the voltage across the capacitor 27 is of sufficient
where the pulses are stepped up to a higher voltage and
value to cause the indicator light 61 to illuminate.
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applied to the trigger electrode 44 of the spark gap
discharge device 53 through resistor 43, thereby caus
Switches 31, 32
Resistor 17
Resistor H9
Resistor 21
Resistor 22
Resistor 23
Resistor 24
Resistor 25
Resistor 26
Resistor 29
Resistor 43
Spark Gap
Discharge Device 51
Resistor 11
Spark Gap
Discharge Device 52
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Spark Gap
Discharge Device 53
Transformer 40
OPERATION
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stored until the capacitor is discharged. Capacitor 3 is 30 forth in the appended claims, and in some cases certain
features of the invention may be used to advantage
preferably a nonelectrolytic capacitor as an electrolytic
capacitor would have a shorter life in this type of cir
cuit.
As the energy stored in the capacitor 3 reaches a
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level;
manually operable generating means having a rotor
and a stator which upon rotation of the rotor
Capacitor I
Capacitor 2
Capacitor 3
Capacitor 18
Capacitor 27
Capacitor 28
Diodes 4,5,8
Indicator Lights
(Neon)61,62
Push Button
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direction;
level.
7. The combination as recited in claim 6 wherein said
means for storing electrical energy includes a series
thereto.
connected diode and a third capacitor connected in
3. A blasting machine as recited in claim 2 wherein
electrical circuit relationship with said rectifying means
said second output lead includes a third diode means to
so that said third capacitor is charged in series with at
permit current to ?ow in only one direction through
said second lead and said energy storage means is a 20 least two capacitors of said rectifying means in only one
of said current directions.
third capacitor having one terminal connected in series
8. The combination as recited in claim 7 including
with said third diode and the other terminal connected
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means for discharging the energy in at least one of 45 ductor which rendered conductive when a predeter
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