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US3971024A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protective metal shield for plastic fuze radomes

Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1973-05-29
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Granted: 1976-07-20
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Expires: 1993-05-29
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Abstract

Abstract In combination with a plastic fuze radome, a structure for protecting the ternal electronic components housed within said radomes during flight, said structure being a strap-on metal cap designed to slip on or over the ogive of the radome of a fuze. This metal cap is a metal cone having two open windows. The antenna of the fuze electronics is permitted to radiate through the windows while being protected from rain damage by the large umbrella at the top over the plastic nose cone, and from heat flux into electronic components by the large metal band at the bottom. Mechanical ablation of the tip is prevented by the cone of metal acting as a heat sink and as a shield against the wind-stream stagnation pressure. Triboelectric charging is prevented by two conductive straps down the side of the structure, and by a grounding electrical connection.

Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel A. Clark, Jr.
  • 👤 George K. Lucey, Jr.
  • 👤 Thomas H. Zimmerman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 12:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/42; F; F42; F42B; F42B10/00; F42B10/32; F42B10/38; F42B10/42; F42B10/46; F42B15/00; F42B15/34; F42C; F42C19/00; F42C19/04; H01Q1/27; H01Q1/28; H01Q1/281

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
In combination with a thermoplastic fuze radome, a protective structure for internal fuze components comprising a conductive cap in contact with the forward surface of said radome, means for preventing relative movement of said cap and said radome, and means for allowing radiation to be emitted from the interior of said radome, wherein said cap is a hollow cone of sheet metal comprising an umbrella located at the nose thereof, means for reducing triboelectric charging located at the base thereof, and means for connection of said umbrella to said means for reducing triboelectric charging.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
In combination with a thermoplastic fuze radome, a protective structure for internal fuze components comprising a conductive cap in contact with the forward surface of said radome, means for preventing relative movement of said cap and said radome, and means for allowing radiation to be emitted from the interior of said radome, wherein said cap is a hollow cone of sheet metal comprising an umbrella located at the nose thereof, means for reducing triboelectric charging located at the base thereof, and means for connection of said umbrella to said means for reducing triboelectric charging.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The protective structure of claim 1 wherein said means for allowing radiation to be emitted comprises at least one window located in the side of said cap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
the protective structure of claim 2 wherein said means for reducing triboelectric charging is a large metal band.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The protective structure of claim 3 wherein said means for reducing triboelectric discharging further comprises means for grounding said cap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The protective structure of claim 4 wherein said means for connection is comprised of at least one metal strap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 33 words
The protective cap of claim 2 wherein said window has a shape congruent with the cross-sectional shape of at least one lobe of the antenna pattern from the fuze contained within the radome.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 15 words
The protective cap of claim 6 wherein said umbrella has a rounded central outer tip.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-07-20 1980-01-19 1980-07-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-07-20 1984-01-19 1984-07-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-07-20 1988-01-19 1988-07-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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