IP Library Granted Patent US 10,928,169
Granted Patent B2
US 10,928,169 · App. 16/782,286 · Granted Feb 23, 2021

Seal for a projectile guiding kit

Inventors: Gil Wurzel (Maas, IL); Tsafrir Keynan (Modiin, IL); Ziv Moshkovitz (Ein-Ayala, IL)
Assignee: BAE Systems Rokar International Ltd.
F42B10/46F42B10/00F42B10/64
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Patent No.
US 10,928,169
App. No.
16/782,286
Granted
Feb 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for improving the aerodynamic feature of a projectile is disclosed. The projectile has a front part and a rear part. The external diameter of the front part of the projectile is larger than the external diameter of the front end of a rear part of the projectile. The front end of the rear part of the projectile is conical having larger diameter at locations behind the front end. The device comprises an annular cut-off cone sleeve slidably disposable over the front part of the projectile. The diameter of the narrower end of the annular cone sleeve is slightly larger than the diameter of the front part of the projectile and the length of the annular cut-off cone sleeve is larger than the distance between the front end of the rear part of the projectile and a location on rear part having a diameter equal to the diameter of the rear end of the annular cut-off cone sleeve.

Claims (10)

1. A device for improving the aerodynamic feature of a projectile having a front part and a rear part, wherein the external diameter of the front part of the projectile is larger than the external diameter of the front end of a rear part of the projectile and wherein the front end of the rear part of the projectile is conical having larger diameter at locations behind the front end, the device comprising:

an annular cut-off cone sleeve slidably disposable over the front part of the projectile, wherein the diameter of the narrower end of the annular cone sleeve is slightly larger than the diameter of the front part of the projectile, and

wherein the length of the annular cut-off cone sleeve is larger than the distance between the front end of the rear part of the projectile and a location on rear part having a diameter equal to the diameter of the rear end of the annular cut-off cone sleeve.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the annular cut-off cone sleeve is adapted to slide from a rearmost position backwardly in response to longitudinal firing acceleration force.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the annular cut-off cone sleeve is adapted to slide from a rearmost position backwardly in response to manually operated force.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the annular cut-off cone sleeve comprises a dent made in its internal face at a location facing against the rear end of the front part of the projectile when the cone sleeve is in its frontmost position.

5. The device of claim 1 further comprising a secure-and-lock ring disposed between the front part and the rear part of the projectile, the secure-and-lock ring comprises at least one lug protruding from the ring outer circumference.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one dent is located in the dent of the cone sleeve when the cone sleeve is in its frontmost position.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one dent is adapted to bent in response to sliding of the cone sleeve backwardly.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein the at least one dent is adapted to touch the inner face of the cone sleeve when it is bent in a defined angle.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: BAE SYSTEMS ROKAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
To: ELBIT SYSTEMS - ROKAR LTD.
Reel/Frame 059456/0609 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: WURZEL, GIL; KEYNAN, TSAFRIR; MOSHKOVITZ, ZIV
To: BAE SYSTEMS ROKAR INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 053729/0125 →
Priority Claims (1)
IL 264739 · Feb 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16535385 · Aug 8, 2019
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