Projectile fuze operated by a stabilization band of the projectile
US6405652B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C15/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A projectile includes a stabilizing band mounted on a rear projectile portion and having a folded state and a deployed state and a fuze assembly accommodated in the projectile. The fuze assembly includes a firing pin carrier supported for motion parallel to the longitudinal axis of the projectile; a firing pin secured to the firing pin carrier; a slide supported for motion transversely to the projectile axis and having a safety position and a firing position; and a detonator mounted on the slide. The detonator is out of alignment with the firing pin in the safety position of the slide and is in alignment with the firing pin in the firing position of the slide. A force-transmitting component is attached to the stabilizing band and the slide for moving the slide from the safety position into the firing position by a force generated by a motion of the stabilizing band from its folded state into its deployed state.
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