US3368451A - Guided missile launching system - Google Patents

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US3368451A
US3368451A US848163A US84816359A US3368451A US 3368451 A US3368451 A US 3368451A US 848163 A US848163 A US 848163A US 84816359 A US84816359 A US 84816359A US 3368451 A US3368451 A US 3368451A
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missile
service mechanism
ready service
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missiles
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Myron J Bauer
Arthur G Blomquist
Robert E Carlberg
Garold A Kane
John S Scheurich
Richard C Wilson
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Priority to US856319A priority patent/US3145618A/en
Priority to US856318A priority patent/US3064963A/en
Priority to US861162A priority patent/US3109385A/en
Priority to US861161A priority patent/US3129635A/en
Priority to US863367A priority patent/US3072018A/en
Priority to US863366A priority patent/US3024769A/en
Priority to US863365A priority patent/US3031848A/en
Priority to US3700A priority patent/US3093032A/en
Priority to US5575A priority patent/US3063428A/en
Priority to US16108A priority patent/US3095780A/en
Priority to US11386A priority patent/US3089925A/en
Priority to US35852A priority patent/US3052440A/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/50—External power or control systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F3/00—Rocket or torpedo launchers
    • F41F3/04—Rocket or torpedo launchers for rockets

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1. IN COMBINATION WITH AN AUTOMATIC GUIDED MISSILE HANDLING AND LAUNCHING SYSTEM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A MISSILE LAUNCHER, A READY SERVICE MECHANISM FOR STORING AND SELECTIVELY CYCLING IN EITHER A CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE MANNER ONE OR A PLURALITY OF GUIDED MISSILES, WHICH PLURALITY MAY BE OF A SIMILAR OR ASSORTED DIFFERENT TYPES AND SHIFTING ONE OR MORE THEREOF IN EITHER OF TWO DIRECTIONS IN EITHER ONE OR BOTH OF TWO ORDINATE PLANES AND/OR EITHER OR BOTH OF TWO ABSCISSA PLANES FOR FURTHER SELECTION OF ANY ONE OF SAID ASSORTMENT OF GUIDED MISSILES, MEANS FOR ELEVATING A SELECTED ONE OF THE MISSILES IN AN ADDITIONAL VERTICAL PLANE FROM A TRANSFERRED POSITION IN THE UPPERMOST OF SAID ORDINATE PLANES TO AN OVERHEAD POSITION IN SPACED ADJACENCY WITH RESPECT TO SAID TRANSFERRED POSITION. MEANS VERTICALLY SPACED FROM SAID READY SERVICE MECHANISM FOR SHIFTING A SELECTED ONE OF SAID ASSORTED TYPES OF GUIDED MISSILES FROM SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS OF THE READY SERVICE MECHANISM TO ADDITIONAL HANDLING APPARATUS OF SAID SYSTEM OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID HANDLING SYSTEM FOR FURTHER DISPOSITION OF SAID ELEVATED GUIDED MISSILE UTILIMATELY TO SAID MISSILE LAUNCHER, A MISSILE CARRYING TRACK MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID LAUNCHER AND SAID READY SERVICE MECHANISM, SAID READY SERVICE MECHANISM FURTHER HAVING A PAIR OF FUNCTIONALLY INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FRAME SYSTEMS FOR SHUTTING SAID ASSORTMENT OF GUIDED MISSILES IN ONE OR MORE OF TWO PARALLEL HORIZONTAL PLANES, AND FOR ONE OR MORE OF TWO SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL VERTICAL PLANES, SAID SPACED FRAMES PROVIDING AT LEAST A PAIR OF SPACED UPPER AND LOWER SHUTTING TIRES, COOPERATIVE HOIST MEANS POSITIONED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF EACH OF SAID PAIR OF COOPERATIVE SPACED FRAMES WITH THE HOIST MEANS ON THE CORRESPONDING SIDES OF SAID LONGITUDINALLY SPACED FRAMES BEING OPERATIVELY COUPLED FOR CONTEMPORANEOUS MOVEMENT OF SEQUENTIALLY TRANSFER SAID PLURALITY OF GUIDED MISSILES BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER SHUTTLING TIERS OF SAID READY SERVICE MECHANISM, SAID SPACED FRAMES EACH CARRYING AN INDIVIDUAL CENTRALLY DISPOSED HOIST MEANS OF SAID MEANS FOR ELEVATING A SELECTED ONE OF SAID MISSILES FROM A TRANSFER POSITION, MEANS FOR CORRELATING THE FUNCTION OF SAID INDIVIDUAL HOIST MEANS TO PROVIDE CONJOINT MOVEMENT THEREOF IN UNISON DURING ELEVATIONAL TRANSFERRING OF A SELECTED MISSILE FROM SAID READY SERVICE MECHANISM TO SAID SHIFTING MECHANISM, A BALLISTICALLY ENCLOSING STRUCTURE FOR SAID READY SERVICE MECHANISM, SAID STRUCTURE HAVING AN APERTURED WALL THEREIN CONFIGURED TO PERMIT PASSAGE THERETHROUTH OF A MISSILE WEAPON HAVING FINS AND WINGS ASSEMBLED THERETO, BLAST DOOR TYPE CLOSURE MEANS POSITIONED TO NORMALLY CLOSE AND SEAL SAID APERTURE AND OPERATIVELY ACTUATED IN CORRELATIVE RELATION WITH OPERATION OF SAID READY SERVICE MECHANISM FOR MOVEMENT TO OPEN THE CLOSURE MEANS FOR THE APERTURE THEREOF FOR PASSAGE OF AN ORDNANCE WEAPON THERETHROUGH FOR LOADING ON THE MISSILE LAUNCHER AND FOR SUBSEQUENT CLOSURE PRIOR TO MISSILE LAUNCHING, THEREBY TO ABSORB THE BLAST OCCURRING WITH MISSILE FIRING, AT LEAST ONE FEEDER MECHANISM FOR TRANSPORTING SAID SELECTED ORDNANCE WEAPON THROUGH SAID APERTURE IN SAID BALLISTICALLY ENCLOSING STRUCTURE WALL AND TO SAID LAUNCHER FOR LAUNCHING, AND HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID MOVABLE BLAST DOOR TYPE CLOSURE MEANS.
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US848163A US3368451A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-10-22 Guided missile launching system
US856319A US3145618A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-11-30 Rammer mechanism for a loader
US856318A US3064963A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-11-30 Flametight door and flame seal for guided missile launching system
US861161A US3129635A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-12-21 Span track-to-guide arm latch
US861162A US3109385A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-12-21 Adjustable dowel arrangement for truck sections
US863366A US3024769A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-12-31 Creepage device
US863367A US3072018A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-12-31 Booster aft shoe latching mechanism
US863365A US3031848A (en) 1959-10-22 1959-12-31 Pilot rack and differential
US3700A US3093032A (en) 1959-10-22 1960-01-20 Floating tracks
US5575A US3063428A (en) 1959-10-22 1960-01-29 Blast door operating piston with built-in control
US16108A US3095780A (en) 1959-10-22 1960-03-18 Blast doors and span track arrangement for guided missile launching system
US11386A US3089925A (en) 1959-10-22 1960-05-12 Warmup contactor for guided missile launching system
US35852A US3052440A (en) 1959-10-22 1960-06-13 Absorber vibration system for empty missile tray

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US2985072A (en) * 1953-10-07 1961-05-23 Robert E Carlberg Missile launching system
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US3054330A (en) * 1959-07-31 1962-09-18 Robert E Carlberg Missile launching system
US3072018A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-01-08 Richard C Wilson Booster aft shoe latching mechanism
US3072019A (en) * 1960-06-14 1963-01-08 Richard C Wilson Saddle cart and loader chain for guided missile launching system
US3089925A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-05-14 Landstrom Sven Warmup contactor for guided missile launching system
US3093032A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-06-11 Richard C Wilson Floating tracks
US3095780A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-07-02 Myron J Bauer Blast doors and span track arrangement for guided missile launching system
US3145618A (en) * 1959-10-22 1964-08-25 Richard C Wilson Rammer mechanism for a loader

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US2856082A (en) * 1955-06-09 1958-10-14 Foster Jr Parking apparatus
US3048087A (en) * 1955-07-29 1962-08-07 Ernest F Campbell Weapon mount
US3054330A (en) * 1959-07-31 1962-09-18 Robert E Carlberg Missile launching system
US3072018A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-01-08 Richard C Wilson Booster aft shoe latching mechanism
US3089925A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-05-14 Landstrom Sven Warmup contactor for guided missile launching system
US3093032A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-06-11 Richard C Wilson Floating tracks
US3095780A (en) * 1959-10-22 1963-07-02 Myron J Bauer Blast doors and span track arrangement for guided missile launching system
US3145618A (en) * 1959-10-22 1964-08-25 Richard C Wilson Rammer mechanism for a loader
US3072019A (en) * 1960-06-14 1963-01-08 Richard C Wilson Saddle cart and loader chain for guided missile launching system

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US20080156182A1 (en) * 2006-08-10 2008-07-03 Heinrich Heldmann Weapon system
US7878101B2 (en) * 2006-08-10 2011-02-01 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Gmbh & Co. Kg Weapon storage and loading system with rocket launcher and ammunition compartment for storing rocket containers
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