Shearing type ordnance venting device
US5035180A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/27
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ordnance venting system is provided to reduce the danger of explosion in rdnance items exposed to fires and includes an ordance item having a number of holes in the ordnance casing, each hole covered by a metallic patch having a different differential expansion in relation to the casing to provide shearing forces when subjected to high temperatures, and a means of attaching the patches to the casing over the holes.
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