Linear ignition fuze with shaped sheath
AssigneeUniversal Propulsion Company, Inc.
InventorsLeonard Smith, Gregory B. Dougherty, Michael H. Tolson, David L. Harrington
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Abstract
A linear ignition fuze has a sheath, the inner surface of which has an irregular cross section such that the sheath is capable of forming a gas channel against a single strand core having a substantially circular (e.g. circular or elliptical) cross section. According to one embodiment of the invention, the sheath wall is of a non-uniform thickness having a cylindrical outer surface and a polygonal inner surface. The gap formed between the apexes of the polygonal inner surface and the substantially cylindrical core form the gas channels, while the contact between the side walls of the polygonal inner surface and the cylindrical core confine the core within the sheath.
Claims12
A linear ignition fuze comprising:
- a single elongated core of non-detonating ignitive material;
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- an imperforate frangible sheath encasing the core, said imperforate frangible sheath comprising a side wall having a non-uniform wall thickness, said side wall comprising an inner surface, the transverse cross section of said inner surface forming a polygon, said side wall and said elongated core contacting each other to form at least one gas channel therebetween for supporting an ignitive reaction that travels along the length of the linear ignition fuze.
A linear ignition fuze comprising:
- a single elongated core of non-detonating ignitive material, the transverse cross section of said elongated core defining a solid, unitary body having a closed arcuate outer surface;
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- an imperforate frangible sheath encasing the core, said imperforate frangible sheath comprising a side wall having an inner surface, the transverse cross section of said inner surface forming a polygon, said inner surface of said side wall contacting said closed arcuate outer surface of said elongated core to form at least one gas channel therebetween for supporting an ignitive reaction that travels along the length of the linear ignition fuze.
A linear ignition fuze comprising:
- a single elongated core of non-detonating ignitive material having an outer surface;
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- an imperforate frangible sheath encasing said core, said imperforate frangible sheath comprising a side wall having an inner surface and a non-uniform wall thickness, the transverse cross section of said inner surface forming a polygon, said inner surface of said side wall and said outer surface of said elongated core contacting to form at least one gas channel therebetween for supporting an ignitive reaction that travels along the length of the linear ignition fuze.
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