Resettable and redundant NEA-initiated hold-down and release mechanism for a flight termination system
US6679177B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/69
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hold-down and release apparatus for a flight termination system having a terminal portion for holding-down and releasing a structural object which has an arrangement for attaching to the flight termination system. The hold-down and release apparatus includes several movable clamping segments provided on the terminal portion of the flight termination system that are engageable in a complimentary fashion with the attachment arrangement on the structural object for releasably attaching the structural object to the flight termination system. The hold-down and release apparatus also includes springs for biasing the movable clamping segments means in a disengaging direction that causes the clamping segments to disengage from the attachment arrangement on the structural object to release the structural object from the flight termination system. The hold-down and release apparatus further includes a release band attached to the movable clamping segments for preventing the disengaging movement of the movable clamping segments such that they remain engaged to the attachment arrangement of the structural object for releasably attaching the structural object to the flight termination system.…
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