DEVICE FOR REDUCTION OF BARREL VIBRATIONS AT SHOT FLIGHT START Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: rocketry, guided missiles shot from launching tubes. SUBSTANCE: device is made in the form of a ring damper having a place for installation on the front part of the barrel; the ring damper is made up of two components interconnected by a latch. One arm of the latch is fastened to one component, and a wedge is made on the end of the other arm, the wedge is installed in a cut-out made on the inner surface of the front part of the second component. The rear part of the second component has a place for installation on the front part of the barrel; the latch is pressed to both components by a leaf spring, whose one end is fastened to the latch arm with the wedge, and the other end is fastened to the body of the first component. The spring has a flange for engagement with the shot. EFFECT: quickly damped barrel vibrations and reduced value of vibrations. 1 cl, 2 dwg