Patent · US Expired

Electronic projectile fuse

US4320704A · kind A · utility

13Cited by

6References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Dynamit Nobel GmbH · DE

Inventors

Heinz Gawlick
Uwe Brede · Ergolding, DE
Hellmut Bendler · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 1, 1974
Grant date	Mar 23, 1982
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 1994

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42C11/065
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electronic switch for projectiles includes a circuit with a source of electric energy which is switched in when the projectile is discharged. The circuit includes an adjustable time-delay device for the explosion of the projectile, a device for preventing muzzle burst, and a self-destruct arrangement. The exploding fuse is connected to the source of energy by an impact or a proximity switch. The self-destruct arrangement is settable by cooperating cells carried by the projectile and by the barrel of the gun.

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