Ordnance – Rocket launching – Having means restraining rocket from movement in launching...
Patent
1996-12-12
1998-04-28
Carone, Michael J.
Ordnance
Rocket launching
Having means restraining rocket from movement in launching...
89 1812, F41F 304
Patent
active
057447454
ABSTRACT:
A missile detent and release apparatus which is capable of detaining and rapidly releasing a missile in a launch tube when conveying/launching the same, and in particular to an improved missile detent and release apparatus by which the missile is easily detained and rapidly released with only a small amount of force, and by which the missile can be stably detained in the launch tube conveying the missile, which includes a pair of detaining protrusions protruded from one end portion of a missile, a pair of fixing members fixed on an inner surface of a missile launch tube and having a detaining groove into which the detaining protrusion is inserted, with the fixing members being formed in the forwarding direction of the missile, a detaining screw passing through a detaining groove of each fixing member in the forwarding direction of the missile and engaged to a detaining screw hole formed at the center portion of the detaining protrusion for detaining the missile in the forwarding direction of the missile, a releasing rotation member rotatably engaged to the fixing member, and extending in the direction of the center of a missile nozzle, with the releasing rotation member being backwardly moved by a rocketing force of the missile, and a detaining pin for detaining the movement of the detaining screw, with the end portion thereof being fixed to the rotation member.
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Hong Kil-Ho
Koo Bon-Soon
Lim Beom-Soo
Shim Woo-Jeon
Agency for Defense Development
Carone Michael J.
Wesson Theresa M.
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