RU2399852C1 - Water carrier-launcher - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: transport. ^ SUBSTANCE: proposed carrier-launcher comprises tight capsule to accommodate rocket and anchor coupled by cable with said capsule. Said capsule comprises rocket guides and is filled with inert gas. It comprises also tight compartments with inert gas for control unit and power supply, as well as transport cable and electric cable. Cable connecting capsule with anchor can length-adjusted and comprises mechanism to detach cable from anchor. Anchor is furnished with variable-floatability reservoir divided into two parts by elastic baffle. Reservoir bottom part is partially filled with ammonia solution and comprises pyrocartridge with container filled with combustible mix. ^ EFFECT: higher invulnerability, longer life, and higher safety, simplified servicing. ^ 2 cl, 2 dwg

Description

The invention relates to rocket technology, in particular to water missile systems, and can be used for defensive operations.

There are various designs of surface and underwater missile carriers carrying missiles on board (see the description of the invention to patent No. 2151995 of the Russian Federation, publ. June 27, 2000; descriptions of inventions to US patents: No. 4747334, publ. 05.31.1988, No. 4916999, published on April 17, 1990).

A common drawback of such missile systems is their vulnerability, complexity of service, and the presence of a crew.

Closest to the claimed device is a "surface transport and launch device" according to the patent of the Russian Federation No. 2303762, publ. November 3, 2005

The known device contains a spatial structure, guides for rockets, floats and does not have on board the crew.

This device is inherently vulnerable due to its visibility on the water, complexity of construction and maintenance, shorter service life due to the dependence of the main components on external conditions (water, air).

The technical result of the claimed invention is to increase the invulnerability, service life, reliability, simplify maintenance.

The technical result is achieved in that in an aqueous transport and launch device containing a structure with guides for the rocket, floats, the structure for the rocket is sealed in the form of a capsule filled with inert gas, with guides for the rocket equipped with airtight compartments filled with inert gas for the unit control and power source, with compartments for the transport cable and electric cable, the device is additionally equipped with an anchor connected to the capsule with a cable with a mechanism for disconnecting it from the anchor and adjusting the length of the cable, while the anchor is equipped with a variable buoyancy tank divided by an elastic partition into two parts, and in the lower part, partially filled with an aqueous solution of ammonia, there is a pyro cartridge with a container filled with a combustible mixture.

The contents of the rocket, control unit, power source in sealed, filled with inert gas compartments increases the service life, reliability of the device.

The implementation of voids in the capsule, the supply of an anchor connected to it by a length-adjustable cable, a transport cable allows you to place the structure with the rocket at any given depth and transport the device to a new area of deployment, ensure the invulnerability of the structure with the rocket.

The absence of a design engine, the presence of an electric cable with a float provide ease of maintenance from both surface and underwater craft.

The invention is illustrated by drawings, where figure 1 shows a General view of the device; figure 2 - anchor with variable buoyancy.

The transport and launch device consists of a capsule 1, designed to accommodate a rocket 2, an anchor 3, connected by a cable 4 made of durable material, such as carbon fiber or polyethylene, equipped with a mechanism 5 for changing the length of the cable and cutting it off from the anchor 3. Capsule 1 is filled inert gas, is equipped with shutters 6, guides 7 for rocket 2, compartment 8 for the control unit, compartment 9 for an electric energy source, compartment 10 for accommodating an electric cable with a float, with a cable release and removal mechanism (not shown), a compartment 11 for accommodating a transport cable with a release and return mechanism (not shown) and a float.

An anchor 3, which is, for example, a concrete slab, can be equipped with a tank 12, divided by an elastic wall 13 into two parts, a squib 14 with a container 15 filled with a mixture burning in water, for example, a mixture of aluminum and iron powder, to increase its buoyancy. The lower part of the tank is filled, for example, with an aqueous solution of ammonia. The upper part of the tank is equipped with a valve 16.

The transport and launch device operates as follows: the installation area is selected, the required depth of the device is determined, delivered to the installation site by underwater or surface craft, the anchor 3 is first launched, and then capsule 1 with rocket 2. Capsule 1 with rocket 2 has buoyancy, providing her an upright position. Anchor 3 tightens the capsule 1 to a predetermined depth provided by the cable 4.

A command to launch a rocket is sent to the control unit of the device and the rocket. The rocket can be launched from the established position either after it has surfaced to the desired depth, or to the surface of the water from any control area. The alignment 6 is opened (the opening mechanism is not shown) and the rocket is launched. To ascend to the desired depth or surface of the water, a command is issued to brake the drum of mechanism 5 with a cable 4. At the desired depth, the drum stops. Surfacing of capsule 1 due to its buoyancy.

To change the area of the device’s location, an additional craft is involved, a command is issued to release the transport cable with a float, and the craft uses this cable to tow the device, in its underwater position or after ascent, to a new location or base.

To check the status of the control system of the device and to recharge the batteries, a command is given to release an electric cable with a float during long standby of the device in the area of deployment.

To facilitate the transportation of the device, the armature 3 can be disconnected from the cable using the mechanism 5 or by increasing the buoyancy of the armature 3 (see figure 2), for which a command is issued to detonate the squib 14, which ignites the combustible mixture of the container 15.

From an aqueous solution that partially filled the lower part of the tank 12, when heated, ammonia is first released, and then water evaporates. Vapors of water and ammonia press on the elastic wall 13, which squeezes the liquid from the upper part of the tank 12 through the valve 16 and occupies the position indicated by the dotted line. The buoyancy of the anchor 3 increases and it is easier to tear it from the bottom.

The claimed invention provides the autonomy of the water transport and launch device during long combat duty, independence from the wave, stealth, reliability, low vulnerability, ease of maintenance, the effectiveness of its use for defensive purposes.

Claims (2)

1. A water transport and launching device containing a design with guides for the rocket, floats, characterized in that the design for the rocket is sealed in the form of an inert gas filled capsule, equipped with guides for the rocket, filled with inert gas tight compartments for the control unit and power source, compartments for the transport cable and electric cable, and the device is additionally equipped with an anchor connected to the capsule by a cable with a mechanism for disconnecting it from the armature and adjusting the cable for no. 2. The water transport and launching device according to claim 1, characterized in that the anchor is equipped with a variable buoyancy tank divided by an elastic partition into two parts, with a pyro cartridge with a container filled with a combustible mixture placed in the lower part partially filled with an aqueous ammonia solution.

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