Abstract
A dual purpose fuze for a projectile which can activate a quantity of material selected from a group including high explosive, low explosive, propellant and pyrotechnic compounds. The fuze includes a charge holder having a socket therein facing the quantity of material to be activated. A fuze charge located in the socket has a depression in it so formed as to cause the fuze charge to explode in a jet directed outwardly from the socket of sufficiently high energy to activate a high explosive in a high explosive projectile, the fuze charge being sufficiently small to prevent rupture of containment for a propellant in a cargo projectile. The fuze further includes mechanisms for arming and detonating the fuze charge as well as for activating detonation. A safety mechanism is provided to prevent premature detonation of the fuze charge
Recommended Citation
P. N. Worsey, "Dual Purpose Fuze," U.S. Patents, Jan 1993.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Patent Application Number
US07/594,111
Patent Number
US5196646
Document Type
Patent
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1993 The Curators of the University of Missouri, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1993
