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Actuation device for ejecting at least one removable part of a missile, particularly a nose

US10942015B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MBDA FRANCE · FR

Inventors

Clément Quertelet · Le Plessis-Robinson, FR
Clyde Laheyne · Le Plessis-Robinson, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2018
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B15/34
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An actuation device for ejecting a removable part of a missile includes a pyrotechnic actuator having a pyrotechnic charge configured to generate an overpressure and a piston configured to act on the removable part of the missile, at least one retaining rod, and at least one thermal insulation element configured to thermally insulate at least the pyrotechnic charge. The pyrotechnic actuator is configured to break the retaining rod.

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