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US 5,400,689 AGranted
Device for storing a missle in a launcher tube
AssigneeDeutsche Aerospace AG
InventorsHorst Hutter, Dietmar Puttinger
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Abstract
A device for storing a missile 8 includes at least one adjustable and spring-loaded support point 11, 31 and at least two fixed support points 12 and 32 each are present in a launcher tube in the front and in the rear. The front support points 11, 12 act on support pins 10 arranged on the jacket of the missile 8, and the rear support points 12, 32 act on sliding ribs 35 arranged on supports 33 for wings 34 that can be folded out, wherein all support points are supported on frames 3 and 4 of a launching container 1.
Claims12
A device for storing a missile in a launcher tube, comprising:
- a launching container;
- a launcher tube positioned in the launching container;
- frame means for supporting said launcher tube in said launching container;
- front support points connected to said launching container including at least one adjustable and spring-loaded front support point and two fixed front support points;
- rear support points including an adjustable spring-loaded rear support point and two fixed rear support points, said front support points and said rear support points each including a support point part filling a part of a gap between said launcher tube and said launching container to align said launcher tube in said launching container;
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- said front and rear adjustable and spring-loaded support points each include an adjusting screw supported on said frame means.
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