Launch tube system having inflatable bladder shock isolation
US7128013B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41F3/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A launch tube system has two concentric sleeves. An inner sleeve having holes formed therethrough defines a launch tube, and an outer sleeve surrounds the inner sleeve and is spaced apart therefrom. One or more flexible bladders are disposed between the inner outer sleeves. When filled with fluid, the flexible bladder(s) expands and extends into and through the holes and into confines of the inner sleeve to thereby form shock isolation for a projectile housed in the inner sleeve.
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