RU2847574C1 - Transport-launcher container for storage, transportation and launching of mlrs - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: military equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to military equipment, namely to transporter-launcher containers. Container comprises carcass frame with base, support posts, guide tubes, onboard electric circuit and projectiles locking assemblies. Container is detachable, and diaphragms with locating blocks having diametrical cutout for fixation of pipes with power yokes are fixed in frame on stands. Pipe ends are provided with threaded inserts for fixation of shells, as well as annular bulges and inner groove.

EFFECT: reduced time of launcher re-equipment, increased reliability of launching tubes fixation in container, increased terms of projectiles storage in container, increased manufacturability of container assembly and equipment in conditions of mass production.

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Description

The invention pertains to military technology, specifically to transport and launch containers (TLC) for storing, transporting, and launching multiple launch rockets (MLRS) from various types of launchers. It is used to equip ground forces and naval units with multiple launch rocket systems.

One of the ways to increase the efficiency of multiple launch rocket systems is to reduce the time it takes to prepare for the launch of rockets, ensure safe storage of rockets, and ensure transportation without compromising their technical specifications on combat vehicles, transport and loading vehicles, and other commercial vehicles, as well as the possibility of transportation by rail, air (military transport aircraft), and water transport.

The known transport and launch container according to the Russian Federation patent No. 2166166, published on 27.04.2001 BI No. 12, accepted by the authors as a prototype, contains a box-shaped body formed by armored roof sheets, side walls and a bottom, including a frame frame and support brackets with openings for the axles of the trunnions, fixed in the body of the internal frame formed by a lodgement and a support post with openings for a package of guide launch tubes, made to accommodate various types of missiles of the same caliber and equipped with two external diaphragms.

The objective of this technical solution was to reduce the labor intensity of container manufacturing in pilot or small-scale production conditions and to ensure the required load-bearing capacity of a reusable container for transporting and launching rockets.

The main disadvantages of the technical solution are that:

- the transport and launch container is non-removable;

- the transport and launch container is intended for production in small-scale pilot production conditions.

Common features with the transport and launch container proposed by the authors include the presence of a frame structure, including a base, support posts, guide tubes for placing projectiles, an on-board electrical network, and units for fixing rockets in tubular guides.

Unlike the prototype, the proposed transport and launch container is made removable, and diaphragms with rigidly fixed cradles are mounted in the frame on vertical and horizontal support posts, a diametrical cutout is formed on the cradles for fixing the guide tubes by means of power clamps with screw pairs, while threaded metal inserts are mounted on the end sections of the guide tubes for fastening the projectile fixation unit, and annular thickenings with a width of 1.2 ... 1.4 of the external diameter of the guide tube are made on the end sections of the guide tubes, an annular groove with a width of 0.01 ... 0.03 of the internal diameter of the guide tube is formed on the inner side of the guide tubes.

In particular cases of specific execution:

- guide pipes are made of fiberglass;

- sealing plugs are installed on the ends of the tubular fiberglass guides;

- at a diameter of 1.3...1.5 of the outer diameter of the guide pipe, axial holes are made in the front and rear diaphragms at an angle of 42...45 degrees relative to the vertical axis of the container for placing cable network connection blocks.

This allows us to conclude that there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the set of essential features of the claimed technical solution and the achieved technical result.

The objective of the proposed invention is to reduce the time required to reload the launcher, increase the reliability of the fixation of the launch tubes in the container, increase the shelf life of projectiles in the transport and launch container, improve the manufacturability of assembly and loading of the container in mass production conditions, and reduce the cost of the container.

The said technical result is achieved in that the transport and launch container for storing, transporting and launching multiple launch rockets comprises a frame including a base, support posts, guide tubes for placing projectiles, an on-board electrical network and units for fixing the rockets in tubular guides, characterized in that the container is made removable, and in the frame on vertical and horizontal support posts diaphragms with rigidly fixed cradles are mounted, on the cradles a diametrical cutout is formed for fixing the guide tubes by means of power clamps with screw pairs, while on the end sections of the guide tubes threaded metal inserts are mounted for fastening the projectile fixation unit, and on the end sections of the guide tubes annular thickenings of a width of 1.2 ... 1.4 (b) of the outer diameter (D) of the guide tube are made, on the inside of the guide tubes an annular groove of a width of 0.01 ... 0.03 (a) of the inner diameter (d) of the guide is formed pipes.

In particular cases of specific execution:

- guide pipes are made of fiberglass;

- sealing plugs are installed on the ends of the tubular fiberglass guides;

- at a diameter of 1.3...1.5 (Di) of the outer diameter (D) of the guide pipe, axial holes are made in the front and rear diaphragm at an angle of 42...45 degrees relative to the vertical axis of the container for placing cable network connection blocks.

A new set of design elements, as well as the presence of connections between the parameters of the claimed transport and launch container for storing, transporting and launching multiple launch rockets, made it possible, in particular, due to:

- making the container removable - reducing the time it takes to reload the launcher;

- installation of diaphragms with rigidly fastened supports on vertical and horizontal support posts, formation of diametrical cutouts on the supports for fixing the guide pipes by means of power clamps with screw pairs, as well as the creation of annular thickenings with a width of 1.2...1.4 (b) of the outer diameter (D) of the guide pipe on the end sections of the guide pipes - to increase the reliability of fixing the launch pipes;

- installation of threaded metal inserts on the end sections of the guide pipes, as well as the creation of an annular groove on the inside of the guide pipes with a width of 0.01...0.03 (a) of the internal diameter (d) of the guide pipe - to improve the manufacturability of assembly and loading of the container under mass production conditions.

In particular cases of specific execution:

- production of pipes from fiberglass - reduction of container cost;

- installation of sealing plugs - to increase the shelf life of shells in the transport and launch container;

- making axial holes at an angle of 42...45 degrees on the diameter of 1.3...1.5 (D1) of the outer diameter (D) of the guide pipe in the front and rear diaphragms for placing cable network connection blocks - to improve the manufacturability of assembly in mass production conditions.

The essence of the invention is explained by drawings, where:

Fig. 1 shows a general view of the TPK, which shows the frame 1, base 2, support posts 3, guide pipes 4;

Fig. 2 shows rigidly fixed supports 8, diametrical cutout 9, power clamps 10 and screw pairs 11;

Fig. 3 shows diaphragms 7, sealing plugs 15, axial holes 16;

Fig. 4 shows an electrical network 5, fastening units 6 for rockets in tubular guides 4, threaded metal inserts 12, annular thickenings 13, annular groove 14, cable network connection blocks 17.

The device works as follows.

Guide pipes 4 are installed on the base 2 in the diaphragms 7 between the support posts 3 of the frame 1 on rigidly fixed supports 8, fixed in places of the annular thickenings 13 by means of power clamps 10 with screw pairs 11 installed in the diametrical cutout 9 of the support, then the projectiles are installed in the guide pipes 4 and fixed in the annular groove 14 of the metal insert 12, then the projectile fixation units 6 are mounted through the front and rear axial openings 16 in the diaphragms 7 and the cable network connection blocks 17, then the electrical network 5 is mounted, after which the guide pipes 4 are closed at the front and rear with sealing plugs 15.

Next, a similar assembly is carried out for subsequent rows of launch tubes.

As a result, the proposed technical solution made it possible to develop a transport and launch container for storing, transporting, and launching rockets, which reduces the time required to reload the launcher, improves the reliability of securing the launch tubes in the container, increases the shelf life of the rockets within the transport and launch container, improves the technological efficiency of container assembly and loading in mass production conditions, and reduces the cost of the container.

Claims (4)

1. A transport and launch container for storing, transporting and launching multiple launch rocket projectiles, comprising a frame including a base, support posts, guide tubes for placing projectiles, an on-board electrical network and units for fixing the projectiles in tubular guides, characterized in that the container is made removable, and in the frame, on vertical and horizontal support posts, diaphragms with rigidly fixed supports are mounted, on the supports a diaphragm cutout is formed for fixing the guide tubes by means of power clamps with screw pairs, while on the end sections of the guide tubes threaded metal inserts are mounted for fastening the projectile fixing unit, wherein on the end sections of the guide tubes annular thickenings with a width of 1.2 ... 1.4 of the outer diameter of the guide tube are made, on the inside of the guide tubes an annular groove with a width of 0.01 ... 0.03 of the inner diameter of the guide tube is formed. 2. A transport and launch container according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the guide pipes are made of fiberglass. 3. A transport and launch container according to paragraph 1, characterized in that sealing plugs are installed on the ends of the guide pipes. 4. The transport and launch container according to paragraph 1, characterized in that at a diameter of 1.3...1.5 of the outer diameter of the guide pipe, in the front and rear diaphragms, axial openings are made at an angle of 42...45 degrees relative to the vertical axis of the container for placing cable network connection units.