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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsLloyd D. Post, William J. Holley, Stephan Kosonocky, John J. Dineen
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A fuze device to self-destruct a spinning projectile when the primary fuz system, such as mechanical time fuze or point detonating fuze, fails to function. The fuze utilizes separate locking devices which are each responsive to acceleration environments that a projectile experiences in a normal launch and flight. A setback pin, double resiliently mounted detents, spin detent, armed indicator, shutter, rotor, plunger, plunger lock and sac assembly containing silicone grease pressed on by blades of the rotor combine in a mechanically complementary design which insures that this self-destruct fuze may not be assembled armed in a projectile but will fire a projectile in which it is assembled in response to terminal deceleration of the projectile.
A self-destruct fuze adapted to function on a spinning artillery projectile on terminal deceleration of the projectile when the primary fuze, such as a mechanical time fuze, fails to function, which comprises:
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