Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
323 words
A shaped charge bomb comprising, an elongated hollow bomb casing having a nose portion at one end and a tail portion at its other end, a shaped explosive charge having a conical metal-lined recess formed therein, said shaped charge being positioned within said bomb casing so that said recess is adjacent to the nose of the bomb, a cylindrical striker tube mounted upon the nose of the bomb casing for longitudinal sliding movement relative to the bomb casing, said striker tube being coaxially aligNed with said conical recess and positioned forwardly thereof, and a mechanical detonating means mounted upon said casing for detonating said shaped charge in response to movement of said striker tube, said detonating means including an explosive booster charge positioned in the tail portion of said bomb casing in operative association with said shaped charge, a stab detonator type fuze positioned for actuation in response to movement of said striker tube, and a detonating cord leading from said stab detonator to said booster charge and being positioned exteriorally of the bomb casing, a striker pin mounted upon said casing and positioned for movement by said striker tube to detonate said stab detonator, a fuze arming mechanism mounted upon the nose of the bomb casing including a cylindrical bearing tube mounted upon the nose of said bomb casing and being concentrically disposed about the periphery portion of said striker tube, an annular arming rotor rotatably mounted upon said bearing tube, said stab detonator being mounted upon said arming rotor for rotation therewith from an unarmed position wherein said stab detonator is out of line with said striker pin and with said detonating cord to an armed position wherein said stab detonator is aligned with the striker pin and detonating cord, and means for driving the rotor from its unarmed position to its armed position, whereby the destructive jet produced by the shaped charge may impinge directly upon the target without interference.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
323 words
A shaped charge bomb comprising, an elongated hollow bomb casing having a nose portion at one end and a tail portion at its other end, a shaped explosive charge having a conical metal-lined recess formed therein, said shaped charge being positioned within said bomb casing so that said recess is adjacent to the nose of the bomb, a cylindrical striker tube mounted upon the nose of the bomb casing for longitudinal sliding movement relative to the bomb casing, said striker tube being coaxially aligNed with said conical recess and positioned forwardly thereof, and a mechanical detonating means mounted upon said casing for detonating said shaped charge in response to movement of said striker tube, said detonating means including an explosive booster charge positioned in the tail portion of said bomb casing in operative association with said shaped charge, a stab detonator type fuze positioned for actuation in response to movement of said striker tube, and a detonating cord leading from said stab detonator to said booster charge and being positioned exteriorally of the bomb casing, a striker pin mounted upon said casing and positioned for movement by said striker tube to detonate said stab detonator, a fuze arming mechanism mounted upon the nose of the bomb casing including a cylindrical bearing tube mounted upon the nose of said bomb casing and being concentrically disposed about the periphery portion of said striker tube, an annular arming rotor rotatably mounted upon said bearing tube, said stab detonator being mounted upon said arming rotor for rotation therewith from an unarmed position wherein said stab detonator is out of line with said striker pin and with said detonating cord to an armed position wherein said stab detonator is aligned with the striker pin and detonating cord, and means for driving the rotor from its unarmed position to its armed position, whereby the destructive jet produced by the shaped charge may impinge directly upon the target without interference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The bomb of claim 1 wherein the inner diameter of the striker tube is at least one-fourth the diameter of the shaped charge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The bomb of claim 1 further comprising an inertial weight positioned in the nose portion of said casing for actuation of said stab detonator when the bomb is subjected to a large deceleration force.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The bomb of claim 1 wherein said fuze arming means includes rotor locking means responsive to the air speed of the bomb for locking the rotor in its unarmed position until the bomb is exposed to a predetermined minimum air speed which is in excess of the take-off and landing speeds of the launching aircraft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
The bomb of claim 4 wherein said rotor locking means comprises an impeller mounted upon said bomb casing to be driven by the air flow around the bomb, a rotor locking pin having one end extending into a recess formed in said rotor and being resiliently biased in a direction away from said rotor, and a rotatably mounted centrifugal weight assembly connected to said impeller for rotation thereby, said centrifugal weight assembly being in contact with said rotor locking pin to hold the pin in locking engagement with the rotor until the impeller rotates the centrifugal weight assembly at a predetermined minimum rpm, whereby the fuze arming mechanism is capable of discriminating between environments peculiar to aircraft landing and take-off operations from environments encountered under normal bomb release conditions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The bomb of claim 4 wherein said rotor drawing means includes a time delay means for preventing arming of the bomb prior to the expiration of a predetermined time interval subsequent to release of the arming rotor by the rotor locking means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
The bomb of claim 6 wherein said time delay means comprises a stored energy spring driven clock mechanism mounted upon said rotor and releasably engaging said clock mechanism, said sector gear being of such dimensions that the sector gear is released from engagement with the clock mechanism when the rotor has been driven only an incremental portion of the distance toward its armed positions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The bomb of claim 7 wherein said rotor driving means further includes an environmentally powered drive mechanism for moving the rotor to its fully armed position upon release of the sector gear from said clock mechanism.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
The bomb of claim 8 wherein said environmentally powered drive meaNs includes a drive wheel pivotally mounted upon said casing and rotatably coupled to said impeller for rotation thereby, a friction pad secured to a portion of said rotor and being positioned for operative engagement with said drive wheel just prior to release of the sector gear from the clock mechanism.