TRANSPORT-LAUNCHING PACK FOR ROCKETS AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: rocket armament. SUBSTANCE: transport-launching pack has a detachable cover provided with hatches with spring-loaded covers and bolted to the body side walls. The diaphragms of the launching tubes are spaced apart in the plane of the driving bands of the main type of transported rockets and fixed by a strap attachment. The supporting post is made in the form of a multirow cellular framework, whose each row has upper limiting strips and lower box-type mounts linked with one another, with the subsequent row and body bottom by built-up screw rods. The upper and lower rows of the launching tube pack are provided with fixing devices against transverse motions, linked with the side walls, provided with hatches and ports with covers for access to the fixing devices. The design of the pack predetermines the method for its manufacture, the essence of which consists in simultaneous, with a mixed succession, assembly of the body and internal framework members. First assembled is the framework of the body bottom by separate assembly of its front and rear parts. Then both parts are interconnected, the side walls are inserted to size and fastened to the bottom. The internal framework is assembled beginning with the lower row of the launching tube pack, and then it is fixed in the body. The support assembly is fitted on the ends of the launching tubes, connected to the bottom and side walls, the cover is fastened on the ends of the side walls. EFFECT: enhanced strength of the transport- launching pack, reduced labor content of its manufacture without any use of expensive production equipment. 3 cl, 13 dwg