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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroaki Arai, Osaka, JP;
Hidehiko Maehata, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Tamakoshi, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kato, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Zosen Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/10 ; F42D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 3/10 ; F42D 3/00 ;
Abstract
Supplying a predetermined amount of electric energy to a fine metal wire,in a short time causes the fine metal wire,to melt and evaporate. Following this phenomenon, a blasting substance,expands in volume, so that the evaporative expansion force resulting from the melting evaporation of the fine metal wire,is transmitted to and blasts a to-be-blasted object