Smoke payload apparatus
US9778004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/64
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a smoke payload apparatus, particularly a smoke payload ejection apparatus housed within a common carrier payload delivery shell, with a frangible safety link.There is provided a smoke screen munition comprising a shearable tail unit, a main body which comprises a payload cavity for receiving a smoke payload apparatus, a fuze, an ogive element located between said main body and the fuze, and an explosive train operably connected to said fuze, wherein the smoke payload apparatus comprises a plurality of unconfined portions of a smoke generating energetic material, wherein said portions burn on at least two surfaces.
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