Homing munition war head coupling - has holding bar fitting in parachute and housing mounting grooves when folded

摘要

The coupling (11) is for a parachute-braked homing attach head (16) rotating as it descends into the target area. It has a folding holder bar (22) between the mountings (12,14) for parachute and housing, allowing the head to swing into the desired angle (21) to the parachute axis (19). In the folded position, the bar is at the dividing line between the mount rings. It protrudes for roughly half its thickness into opposite grooves (33,34) formed in the mountings. ADVANTAGE - Strength, low cost, and low height in axial direction.