| 发明名称 |
Frangible tail boom for projectile |
| 摘要 |
A frangible tail boom for a gun-launched projectile includes a tail boom housing having a forward end configured to engage a projectile body and a through bore. The tail boom housing has forward and rear portions. The forward portion has a frusto-conical shape and an outer diameter that decreases from the forward end toward the rear portion. The forward portion includes a circumferential groove extending from the outer surface radially inward toward the small diameter segment of the through bore. |
| 申请公布号 |
US9470491(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.10.18 |
| 申请号 |
US201414496150 |
申请日期 |
2014.09.25 |
| 申请人 |
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army |
发明人 |
Ginetto Stephen;Moramarco Andrew;Mohla Leanne |
| 分类号 |
F42B10/14 |
主分类号 |
F42B10/14 |
| 代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
Sachs Michael C. |
| 主权项 |
1. A frangible tail boom for a gun-launched projectile, comprising:
a tail boom housing having a central longitudinal axis, a forward end configured to engage a projectile body and a through bore; the tail boom housing having a forward portion and a rear portion, the forward portion having the general shape of a conical frustum, an outer diameter of the forward portion decreasing from the forward end toward the rear portion; the through bore in the forward portion including a large diameter segment and a small diameter segment located rearward of the large diameter segment; the forward portion including a circumferential groove extending from an outer surface radially inward toward the small diameter segment of the through bore wherein after the projectile impacts a target the tail boom is designed to fracture at the circumferential groove. |
| 地址 |
Washington DC US |
