Device for tilting a sub-munition under a parachute into inclined position
US5003882A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/56
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
For suspending a sub-munition from a plate carried beneath a parachute, an arm is hinged with the plate and the body of the munition, and a structure has two positions for which the sub-munition is respectively vertical or inclined. The structure also includes a system of guiding the tilting between the two positions. The center of gravity of the sub-munition moves downwards on a vertical line during tilting of the sub-munition to an inclined position. The device forming the subject of the invention enables the swinging caused by tilting the sub-munition into an inclined position to be avoided, and it is simple and economical to manufacture.
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