Controlled range fuze

Claim 2

An electronic, digital ordnance fuze comprising: a first counter having an input means and having an output means for providing a first signal upon counting to a full count; first means for presetting said fist counter to a selected first count; a second counter having an input means and having an output means for providing a second signal upon counting to a full count; second means for presetting said second counter to a selected second count; means for providing pulses at a first rate to said input means of said first counter, and for providing pulses, at a second rate which is equal to product of multiplication of said first rate by the full count of said second counter, upon said first counter providing said first signal.

Claim 3

A fuze according to claim 1 wherein: said first presetting means is adapted to set said first counter to any one plural decimal order number of a plurality of plural decimal order numbers; and said second presetting means is adapted to set said second counter to any one decimal digit in a single decimal order, said single decimal order being one decimal order lower than the lowest decimal order of said plural decimal order numbers.

Claim 4

A fuze according to claim 1 wherein: said first presetting means includes a first commutator means having a first column of a plurality of uniformly increasing plural decimal order numbers, and a second column of a plurality of circuit making combinational code means in correlation with said first column; and said second presetting means includes a second commutator means having a third column of a plurality of uniformly increasing single order decimal digits, and a fourth column of a plurality of circuit making combinational code means in correlation with said first column.

Claim 5

A fuze according to claim 3 wherein: said first commutator means includes a tape having one side bearing said first column of numbers and the other side bearing said second column of code means; and said second commutator means includes a settin ring having one surface bearing said third column of digits and a second surface bearing said fourth column of code means.

Claim 6

A fuze according to claim 4 further including: first readout means for said code means of said tape; drive means having a slip clutch and intercoupling said setting ring and said tape whereby rotation of said setting ring serves to advance said tape and said second column of said code means of said tape past said first read out means; first releasable lock means for locking said drive means intermediate said slip clutch and said tape for precluding advancement of said tape; second readout means for said code means of said setting ring: said setting ring having a mode of operation such that rotation of said setting ring also nerves to advance said fourth column of code means past said second read out means; said slip clutch having a mode of operation such that rotational force applied to said setting ring while said first lock means precludes advancement of said tape causes said slip cluth to slip and to permit said setting ring to rotate.

Claim 7

A fuze according to claim 5 further including: second, normally released, lock means for locking said setting ring against rotation, having a mode of operation such that the application of set-back force to said fuze locks said second lock means.

Claim 8

An ordnance fuze comprising: a setting ring; commutator means; drive means having a slip clutch and intercoupling said setting ring and said commutator means whereby rotation of said setting ring serves to correspondingly displace said commutator means; first releasable lock means for locking said drive means intermediate said slip clutch and said commutator means for precluding displacement of said commutator means; said slip clutch having a mode of operation such that rotational force applied to said setting ring, while said first lock means precludes advancement of said commutator means, causes said slip clutch to slip and to permit said setting ring to rotate.

Claim 9

An ordnance fuze comprising: a setting ring; commutator means; drive means having a slip clutch and intercoupling said setting ring and said commutator means whereby rotation of said setting ring serves to correspondingly displace said commutator means; first releasable lock means for locking said drive means intermediate said slip clutch and said commutator means for precluding displacement of said commutator means; said slip clutch having a mode of operation such that rotational force applied to said setting ring, while said first lock means precludes advancement of said commutator means, causes said slip clutch to slip and to permit said setting ring to rotate.

Claim 10

A fuze according to claim 7 further including: second, normally released, lock means for locking said setting ring against rotation, having a mode of operation such that the application of set-back force to said fuze locks said second lock means.