US2842058A - Guide vane arrangement for rocket missiles - Google Patents

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US2842058A
US2842058A US351122A US35112253A US2842058A US 2842058 A US2842058 A US 2842058A US 351122 A US351122 A US 351122A US 35112253 A US35112253 A US 35112253A US 2842058 A US2842058 A US 2842058A
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Kuller Nils-Erik Gustaf
Thorildsson Karl-John Thorild
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B10/00—Means for influencing, e.g. improving, the aerodynamic properties of projectiles or missiles; Arrangements on projectiles or missiles for stabilising, steering, range-reducing, range-increasing or fall-retarding
    • F42B10/02—Stabilising arrangements
    • F42B10/04—Stabilising arrangements using fixed fins
    • F42B10/06—Tail fins

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  • Thee present invention relatestolguide vanes of rocket j missiles and 'mountingmeans for mounting the vanes on the trocket; moreispecically on a tubular- ,portion-ofthe rocket, generally the Yrocket motor.
  • l 1:"ig.V 1 is an isometric View of a vane and mounting Fig. 2 ⁇ is an isometric view similarto Fig. 1 showing I v4'Iliorild .Thorildssom Bofor's, Sweden, assignors togAkQ ftiebolaget Bofors, Bofors," Sweden,' a Swedish jcoi'pora- .25 to attach thev Vsame in situ.
  • Figs.v 1 .and 2 showfpjart :of the4 rear.v portion ofi-aj tubularrocketmotor.
  • Y 1 and a nozzle 2 which ismounted Yon an"innerfwallV 1"- of the rocket motor.
  • TwoV identical .guideqvaneunits are. provided for the rocket.'v 'Each of theseunits is 'formed rvr.10 ofra singlerpiece'of sheetmetaland .comprisesftwoY vauesrr f 3'and5 joinedby an intermediate portion 4.,. -"I'l1e,vanes.g
  • screw -10 is threaded into a threaded hole provided inV 'l tube 1 for this purpose, 'Thelength of ⁇ the stem of pin 9; is preferablygjustsuliicient to provide space ,for the'thicl- ⁇ u 3 Aness of thefintermediate portiontwhenfiitted between An accurate centricemjounting'in 'situ of the vanes withy mounting means as hithertoknown causesconsiderablej diiculties, the more so as fully mechanically trained and-y equipped personnel is not always available and it is often desirable Orimperativeto complete" the mounting'v'of the,
  • lugs 13 and 14 increases further theaccuracy of the centering of the vane units on therrocket body, and the lugs also prevent any tendency ofthe vane units to move. in axial direction.
  • the mounting means as as components protruding from the generally smooth body of the rocket merely the locking members 9 and 10 which areinsignicantly small in comparison with theoverall size of the rocket so that they do not appreciably increase the space required for shipping and storing the rocket bodies.
  • the vane units have no protruding parts at all so that they can be conveniently stacked as is shown in Fig. 3.
  • a stack according to Fig. 3 can obviously be shipped and stored separately from the rockets'proper.
  • the stacking of the vane units is not only convenient for shipping and storing purposes but also protects therather fragile vane units against damage for instanceby bending.
  • a guide vane arrangement for attachment to a tubular rocket missile comprising a pair of diverging vanes' and an intermediate member formed as a unit of sheet metal, said intermediate member being curved and having a concave surface facing away from said vanes, the inner radius of the curvature of said concave surface 'of said hereinbefore described,V involve intermediate member being slightly smaller than the outer radius vof the circumferential curvature of the rocket missile, said rocket having protruding therefrom male locking members and said intermediate member having enlarged female locking slots for receiving said locking members in one axial position of said intermediate member relative to the rocket and slot portions of reduced size to retain said locking membersin releasably locking engagement in another axial position of Said intermediate member relative to the rocket.
  • a guide vane arrangement according to claim 5' wherein one of said male locking members is in form of Va headed screw threaded in the rocket and another male locking'member is in form of a headed locking member having avsmooth stem, the said screw being engageable with ⁇ the slot extending from said rear edge.

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GB9400/53A GB728020A (en) 1953-04-07 1953-04-07 Improvements relating to rockets fitted with detachable vanes
US351122A US2842058A (en) 1953-04-07 1953-04-27 Guide vane arrangement for rocket missiles

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US3032857A (en) * 1958-07-21 1962-05-08 Lyon Inc Apparatus for forming integral ribs upon the circumference of a rigid tubular shape
US3048109A (en) * 1958-11-12 1962-08-07 John R Feemster Wing assembly
US3117520A (en) * 1959-07-02 1964-01-14 Martin Marietta Corp Self-tightening attachment arrangement
US4722496A (en) * 1985-11-04 1988-02-02 Hughes Aircraft Company Coupling mechanism for quick attach/disconnect of a missile control
US5004186A (en) * 1990-06-01 1991-04-02 Aerotech, Inc. Finlock alignment mechanism for rockets
US5064142A (en) * 1990-08-27 1991-11-12 Raytheon Company Apparatus for wing attachment
US20100032515A1 (en) * 2008-08-08 2010-02-11 Geswender Chris E Fuze guidance system with multiple caliber capability
US20100243794A1 (en) * 2009-03-24 2010-09-30 Alien Technologies Ltd Flying apparatus

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US813537A (en) * 1905-05-08 1906-02-27 American Serial Lock Company Receptacle-holder.
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US1883758A (en) * 1929-11-09 1932-10-18 Brandt Edgar William Bladed projectile
US1916509A (en) * 1932-01-22 1933-07-04 United Metal Box Co Inc Wall cabinet mounting
GB593672A (en) * 1945-06-22 1947-10-22 Conrad David Schermuly Improvements in rockets
US2482130A (en) * 1942-05-18 1949-09-20 Us Sec War Flying target unit
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US72029A (en) * 1867-12-10 hadfield
US541114A (en) * 1895-06-18 jfolan
US813537A (en) * 1905-05-08 1906-02-27 American Serial Lock Company Receptacle-holder.
US1248320A (en) * 1917-08-10 1917-11-27 Eddie Hope Hamilton Bracket and support for shades, curtains, draperies, and the like.
US1883758A (en) * 1929-11-09 1932-10-18 Brandt Edgar William Bladed projectile
US1916509A (en) * 1932-01-22 1933-07-04 United Metal Box Co Inc Wall cabinet mounting
US2482130A (en) * 1942-05-18 1949-09-20 Us Sec War Flying target unit
GB593672A (en) * 1945-06-22 1947-10-22 Conrad David Schermuly Improvements in rockets
BE493192A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1949-01-17 Energa
US2658705A (en) * 1951-04-26 1953-11-10 American Can Co Tray hanger

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3032857A (en) * 1958-07-21 1962-05-08 Lyon Inc Apparatus for forming integral ribs upon the circumference of a rigid tubular shape
US3048109A (en) * 1958-11-12 1962-08-07 John R Feemster Wing assembly
US3117520A (en) * 1959-07-02 1964-01-14 Martin Marietta Corp Self-tightening attachment arrangement
US4722496A (en) * 1985-11-04 1988-02-02 Hughes Aircraft Company Coupling mechanism for quick attach/disconnect of a missile control
US5004186A (en) * 1990-06-01 1991-04-02 Aerotech, Inc. Finlock alignment mechanism for rockets
US5064142A (en) * 1990-08-27 1991-11-12 Raytheon Company Apparatus for wing attachment
US20100032515A1 (en) * 2008-08-08 2010-02-11 Geswender Chris E Fuze guidance system with multiple caliber capability
US8203108B2 (en) * 2008-08-08 2012-06-19 Raytheon Company Fuze guidance system with multiple caliber capability
US20100243794A1 (en) * 2009-03-24 2010-09-30 Alien Technologies Ltd Flying apparatus

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BE519536A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1955-04-29
GB728020A (en) 1955-04-13
FR1079189A (fr) 1954-11-26
NL81268C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1956-04-16
CH314670A (de) 1956-06-30

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