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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2002
Masaki Saito, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masaki Saito, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tokai Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A construction for an igniter is provided that enables prevention of accidental ignition without the provision of a separate lock member. An igniter includes an igniter main body (); an expulsion nozzle for expelling gas; a gas tank () for storing fuel; a valve mechanism () for opening and closing a gas channel between the gas tank and the expulsion nozzle; an ignition device () for generating an ignition discharge voltage; and an operating member () for performing the ignition operation. At least one of the valve mechanism () and the ignition device () are provided so as to be movable in the direction that the operating member () is pressed, accompanying a pressing operation of the operating member (). Ignition is enabled by blocking the movement of the movable member from among the valve mechanism () and the ignition device () during the pressing operation of the operating member ().