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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Aubrey Rodgers, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244-316 ;
Abstract
A high-g gimbal platform carried by a rocket projectile for supporting an tenna or other type of terminal homing sensors which are required to survive a high-g launch phase including a snap-lock mechanism for providing a rigid bearing assembly. The snap lock mechanism uses the deceleration (negative acceleration) of high velocity projectiles in conjunction with elastomeric bearing housing rings to lock the rotor and gimbal bearing assemblies of the gimbal platform into a rigid, stable position prior to stabilization and guidance phase.