Ammunition assembly with alternate load path
AssigneeArmtec Defense Products Co.
InventorEnrico R. Mutascio
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Abstract
An ammunition round assembly with alternate load path is disclosed herein. The ammunition round assembly includes a projectile, a body engaging the projectile, and a non-combustible base at least partially enclosing the body. A structural member having first and second engagement portions opposite to each other is positioned inside an interior space defined by the body and the base. The first engagement portion firmly engages the base, and the second engagement portion firmly engages the projectile to provide an alternate load path between the projectile and the base.
Claims23
An ammunition round assembly, comprising:
- a projectile with a smart fuse programmable via a signal;
- a propellant charge;
- a body made of a material consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly, the body having an interior area containing the propellant charge, a first end portion connected to the projectile, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
- a base at least partially enclosing the second end portion of the body, wherein the base comprises one or more data-link contacts;
- a data link operatively coupled to the smart fuse and to the data-link contacts to convey the signal therebetween;
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- a structural member positioned inside the interior area and having first and second engagement portions, the structural member interconnecting the base and the projectile substantially isolating the body from loads applied to the projectile or the base, the first engagement portion structurally connected to the base and the second engagement portion structurally connected to the projectile, wherein the structural member isolates the data link from the propellant charge between the projectile and the data-link contacts of the base.
An ammunition round assembly, comprising:
- a projectile with a projectile control device programmable via a signal;
- a body made of a material consumed upon firing the ammunition round assembly, the body having an interior area containing a propellant charge, a first end portion interconnected to the projectile, and a second end portion opposite the first end portion;
- a non-consumable base connected to the second end portion of the body, wherein the base comprises a communication contact;
- a data link operatively coupled to the projectile control device and to the communication contact to convey the signal therebetween;
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- a structural member positioned within the interior area and having first and second engagement portions, the structural member interconnecting the base and the projectile substantially isolating the body from loads applied to the projectile or the base, the first engagement portion coupled to the base and the second engagement portion coupled to the projectile, wherein the structural member isolates the data link from the propellant charge between the projectile and the communication contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.