Patent · US Expired

Projectile

US6666146B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

6References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Buck Neue Technologien GmbH · DE

Inventors

Norbert Wardecki · Heuweiler, DE
Achim Lais · Kandern, DE
Andreas Blache · Soest, DE
Ralf Gregorzik · Glückstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 16, 2002
Grant date	Dec 23, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B12/62
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a projectile including a projectile charge consisting of a plurality of submunitions (2b), arranged in a shell jacket, of metal bodies (3) which contain at least one pyrotechnical active mass (10) and at least one igniter charge (12), wherein the submunitions (2b) are arranged around a tube (4), the lumen (5) of which forms a passage in the direction of the projectile's longitudinal axis (6), an ejector charge for ejecting the submunitions (2b) following launch of the projectile after reaching the target area, the tube (4) including throttle bores (11) directly communicating with the igniter charges (12) of the respective submunitions (2b).

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