Impact fuze
US4411198A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C19/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An optical impact fuze employing a transparent nose of a target seeking missile as a light transmission medium which deforms upon impact to reduce optical transmission and initiate a fuzing signal. Alternatively, one or more optically transmissive filaments can be positioned at or near a predetermined target impact point on a vehicle so that a fuzing signal is initiated upon the detection of an abrupt decrease in light transmitted by the filament resulting from target contact.
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