Projectile containing sub-munitions with controlled directional release
US4777882A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S102/703
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A projectile forming the head of a carrier has a defined balllistic trajectory and contains sub-munitions ejected, at a given moment in the trajectory of the projectile, in a controlled direction. In the projectile, the sub-munitions are arranged so as to have a single direction, namely with the head of the sub-munition facing the front of the projectile, in one or more rows. In each row, the shells of the sub-munitions are tangential to one another and their fin systems ar placed in one another in a self-locking way. The projectile further comprises securing means among the sub-munitions and between these interstitial spaces are further filled with a powdery material.
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