STAGE OF CARRIER ROCKET Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: rocket engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention refers to instrument containers which bodies are used as load-bearing members of structure. Part of load-bearing base 4 of sealed container with electron equipment and lower envelope 5 of same container are employed as load-bearing member of bracing unit and other parts have smaller mass in this case. This is achieved by strengthening of side surfaces of load-bearing base during installation of straight-through electric connector assemblies 11 in them and by fabrication of lower envelope 5 in the form of sloping spherical strengthening shell. Upper envelope 6 has toroidal-conical-spherical shape. EFFECT: improved mass and size characteristics of stage by perfecting load-bearing configuration of sealed container with electron equipment taking loads. 4 dwg