System for self destruction of a carrier shell submunition by chemical attack
US5373790A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C15/44
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanical system for self-destruction of a munition, in particular a carrier shell submunition, is provided in a munition having a warhead initiated by a pyrotechnic sequence, a main striker and a priming device composed of a slide movable between a safety position and an armed position and which has a device for priming the charge. The self destruction system includes a secondary striker mounted inside a receptacle of a slide and a control device to release the secondary striker after a preset delay. Secondary striker is integral with a holding element and held abutting a seat by the urging of an arming spring. The control device of the secondary striker has a corrosive agent designed to chemically attack the holding element to release it from its seat. When the holding element is released, secondary striker is translationally moved to contact the detonator to destroy the munition.
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