Fuze mounting for a penetrator and method thereof
AssigneeAlliant Techsystems Inc.
InventorsStanley N. Schwantes, Bradley M. Biggs, Michael A. Johnson
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Abstract
A fuze mounting assembly for a penetrating weapon configured as a projectable device, the fuze mounting assembly having fasteners, a fuze well and a fuze. The fuze includes an integral bolt flange for securing to the fuze well with the fasteners, wherein an amplification of acceleration of less than 3.0 is satisfied when the penetrating weapon is subjected to impact and penetration shock. Additionally, a projectable device having the fuze is provided. Also, a fuze mounting and a method for mounting a fuze are provided.
Claims36
A method for mounting a fuze, the method comprising:
- providing a weapon configured as a projectable device including a fuze well, the fuze well having a receiving well and a flange seating portion;
- providing a fuze having a fuze housing and a flange extending radially from an outer surface thereof;
- and
- securing the flange of the fuze to the flange seating portion of the fuze well at a plurality of circumferential locations.
A method for mounting a fuze, the method comprising:
- attaching a radially extending flange having a plurality of apertures therein of a fuze to a flange seating portion having a plurality of apertures therein of a fuze well having a receiving well and a flange seating portion at a plurality of circumferential locations using a fastener inserted through an aperture of a plurality of apertures in the flange of the fuze extending into a portion of an aperture in the flange seating portion of the fuze well;
- and
- tightening the fastener to secure the fuze to the fuze well.
A method for mounting a fuze, the method comprising:
- inserting a portion of a fuze including a radially extending flange having a plurality of mounting holes therein and a threaded coupling on a portion of the exterior thereof into the receiving well of a fuze well having a flange seating portion having a plurality of threaded holes therein;
- abutting the radially extending flange of the fuze against at least a portion of the flange seating portion of the fuze well;
- inserting a attaching a radially extending flange having a plurality of apertures therein of a fuze to a flange seating portion having a plurality of apertures therein of a fuze well having a receiving well and a flange seating portion at a plurality of circumferential locations using a fastener inserted through an aperture of a plurality of apertures in the flange of the fuze extending into a portion of an aperture in the flange seating portion of the fuze well;
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- tightening the fastener to secure the fuze to the fuze well.
A method for mounting a fuze, the method comprising:
- inserting a portion of a fuze including a radially extending flange having a plurality of mounting holes therein and a compression wall on the exterior thereof into a compression receiving well of a fuze well having a flange seating portion having a plurality of threaded holes therein;
- abutting a portion of the compression wall of the fuze and a portion of the compression receiving well of the fuze well for reducing impact and penetration loading on the fuze;
- abutting the radially extending flange of the fuze against at least a portion of the flange seating portion of the fuze well;
- inserting a attaching a radially extending flange having a plurality of apertures therein of a fuze to a flange seating portion having a plurality of apertures therein of a fuze well having a compression receiving well and a flange seating portion at a plurality of circumferential locations using a fastener inserted through an aperture of a plurality of apertures in the flange of the fuze extending into a portion of an aperture in the flange seating portion of the fuze well;
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- tightening the fastener to secure the fuze to the fuze well.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.