JET PROJECTILE WITH DETACHABLE ENGINE Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: artillery rocket ammunition. SUBSTANCE: the jet projectile with a detachable engine, has a sustainer stage, engine joined to it, joint device and a staging mechanism consisting of a pusher with a disk, tightener and an electric primer. A supporting bevel shoulder is made on the cylindrical section of the pusher before the disk, and a catcher equidistant to the bevel shoulder in the front wall of the tightener. The angle of inclination of the bevel shoulder generating lines of the catcher is less than the angle of friction, and the distance between the mean diameters of the bevel shoulder and the angle of catcher equals the working stroke of the pusher. EFFECT: the invention provides for catching of the pusher and enhanced reliability of prevention of collision at separation of the projectile engine. 2 dwg