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A missile launch cannister end cap removal device utilizing the pressure pulse of a traveling shock wave within the cannister is disclosed. A pressure chamber, the interior of which is separated from the interior of the cannister by a diaphragm having a selected rupture pressure. Gas pressure is gen

A missile launch cannister end cap removal device utilizing the pressure pulse of a traveling shock wave within the cannister is disclosed. A pressure chamber, the interior of which is separated from the interior of the cannister by a diaphragm having a selected rupture pressure. Gas pressure is generated in the chamber by the firing of an explosive charge at the appropriate time in the missile launch sequence. The diaphragm is ruptured by the pressure developed in the chamber introducing a traveling shock wave into the interior of the missile cannister. The pressure pulse of the shock wave removes the end caps fitted over the open ends of the cannister.

대표청구항 ▼

An end cap removal device for missile launchers comprising: an open-ended, elongated cannister for storing and launching self-propelled missiles, removable end caps attachable to the missile cannister for covering its open ends to protect the interior thereof, means mountable on said cannister in co

An end cap removal device for missile launchers comprising: an open-ended, elongated cannister for storing and launching self-propelled missiles, removable end caps attachable to the missile cannister for covering its open ends to protect the interior thereof, means mountable on said cannister in communication with the interior thereof for generating a pressure in excess of the ambient pressure within said cannister, means for releasing the pressure of said pressure-generating means to the interior of said cannister to generate a shock wave therein, and means for actuating said pressure-generating means in the missile-firing sequence.