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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey D. Gladstone, Roseville, CA (US);
John Mouritsen, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aerojet-General Corporation, Sacramento, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/40 ;
Abstract
A solid rocket motor used as a booster rocket for a launch vehicle is provided with a mounting structure that permits attachment of the rocket motor to the vehicle in a manner that accommodates the expansion that the rocket undergoes during firing without risking disengagement of the rocket due to the shear forces caused by the expansion. The mounting structure includes a raised hub to which the thrust pin is attached, a series of aft-directed struts and a pair of transverse struts, all terminating in separate plates for bolting to the rocket motor case.