Patent · US Expired

Projectile with at least one expellable subprojectile

US4284007A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 1979
Grant dateAug 18, 1981
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Expiry dateMar 2, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42C15/24
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Projectile with at least one expellable subprojectile. The projectile is provided with a nose element, which is arranged, in a predetermined position in the trajectory of the projectile, to be discarded, thereby causing a decelerating force on the projectile. The fore subprojectile is provided with a deceleration-sensing device, which is capable of initiating the expelling of the subprojectile as a consequence of sensing said deceleration force. The subprojectiles in behind are arranged to be expelled either as a consequence of sensing deceleration forces occurring on expelling of the subprojectile immediately in front of it, or alternatively to be expelled in a conventional way with a delay relative to one another achieved through pyrotechnic delay.

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