MISSILE LAUNCHER LOCKING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC F41F3/04 F41A27/24 

FIELD: armament.

SUBSTANCE: the missile launcher locking device has a locking member located on the side frame of the cradle, locking member of the supporting-traversing gear engage able with the cradle locking member, as well as a mechanical clamp located on the supporting traversing gear. Two arched guides are located on two sides of the cradle, they are rigidly fastened to the supporting-traversing gear, the guides form an arched duct in which the locking member of the supporting-traversing gear is enclosed. This member is made in the form of a fixing pin, whose one end is hinge-joined to the locking member of the cradle, and the other end is coupled to the mechanical clamp. The fixing pin has on two sides of the arched guides flexible friction disks tightened to the side frames of the arched guides by the mechanical clamp.

EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of launcher guidance and its reliability.

2 cl, 2 dwg