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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1998
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
A missile has a body with a substantially circular nose opening therein, and a ceramic radome sized to cover the nose opening. A compliant metallic circular 'T'-flexure element is disposed structurally between the radome and the body and is integral with the body. A niobium-containing washer is disposed between the radome and the 'T'-flexure element. The 'T'-flexure element includes an elongated compliant arm region and a cross bar region positioned adjacent the radome such that the niobium-containing washer is situated between a lower margin surface of the radome and an upper side of the crossbar region. A first brazed butt joint is formed between the lower margin surface of the radome and an upper surface of the niobium-containing washer, while a second brazed butt joint is formed between a lower surface of the niobium-containing washer and the crossbar region of the 'T'-flexure element. Two separate brazing materials are employed to be compatible with the respective materials (radome and niobium washer; niobium washer and 'T'-flexure element), but have substantially the same brazing temperature to permit brazing the radome to the body in a single brazing operation.