Submunition fuze

Details Submunition fuze Submunition fuze

2007-01-30

2007-01-30

Carone, Michael J. (Department: 3641)

Ammunition and explosives

Shells

With secondary shells

C102S222000, C102S232000, C102S237000, C102S245000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10817535

ABSTRACT:
An improved fuze for a submunition grenade designed to be launched from a cargo projectile comprising a fuze, a charge and a casing;the improved fuze comprising a fuze housing; a threaded firing pin having a pointed tip, oriented coaxially with the submunition grenade, and threadedly engageable to a threaded hole in a weighted insert that is able to reciprocate within the fuze housing;a slider slidingly moveable in a substantially radial plane tangential to the axis of the firing pin, between a safe position and an armed position;the firing pin being able to rotatably reciprocate forwards and backwards by rotation of the firing pin with respect to the weighted insert along the threadedly engaged screw threads; the fuze further comprising a fully mechanical inertial releasable safety apparatus for preventing swiveling of the swivel mounted striker, to prevention initiation of the time delay detonator ignition system.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4811664 (1989-03-01), Levy et al.
patent: 4848235 (1989-07-01), Postler et al.
patent: 4986184 (1991-01-01), Kude
patent: 5275101 (1994-01-01), Chemiere et al.
Israel Military Industries Ltd., Brochure forCL 3677-SDN-Self Destruct Fuze for the M42/46 Grenade, pp. 1-2 (Feb. 2003)—admitted prior art.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Submunition fuze does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Submunition fuze, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Submunition fuze will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3798886