Dome
AssigneeRafael-Armament Development Authority Ltd.
InventorsDov Tibi, Tsafrir Ben-Ari, Igal Finkelstein
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Abstract
The present invention relates to process for producing a transparent missile dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°, comprising the step of: (a) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a first dome portion, said first dome portion being a portion of a sphere (b) growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a second dome portion, said second dome portion being a complementary sphere-portion for said first dome portion (c) attaching said complementary dome portion to said first dome portion and to the body of the missile, thereby forming a missile with a front dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°
Claims4
A process for producing a transparent missile dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°, comprising the step of:
- a. Growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a first dome portion, said first dome portion being a portion of a sphere;
- b. Growing from single crystals of a ceramic material a second dome portion, said second dome portion being a complementary sphere-portion for said first dome portion;
- c. Attaching said complementary dome portion to said first dome portion and to the body of the missile, thereby forming a missile with a front dome having a spanning angle larger than 180°;
A partial sphere dome for a missile having a spanning angle larger than 180°, which is made of two portions attached together:
- a. a first partial sphere dome portion having a spanning angle less than 180° and made by a process of growing single crystals;
- b. a second partial sphere dome portion made by a process of growing single crystals, said second dome portion being a complementary portion to said first portion, and also having a spanning angle less than 180°;
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- c. Said second portion being attached to said first portion and to the missile body by means of a brazing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.