Patent · US Expired

Insert for a warhead

US5559304A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Rheinmetall GmbH · DE

Inventors

Raimund Schweiger · Munich, DE
Herbert Scholles · Meerbusch, DE
Hans Orth · Düsseldorf, DE
Hendrik Lips · Goldkronach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 11, 1986
Grant date	Sep 24, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 11, 2006

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B1/028
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an insert for a warhead for producing a projectile by means of an explosive deformation of the insert. In order to achieve increased end-ballistic performances of the projectile formed by the explosive deformation of the insert, such insert is tapered at its peripheral region and has a flattened central region on the convex side thereof.

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