Hand grenade

US8065960B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• RHEINMETALL LANDSYSTEME GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Hermann Grosch · Bad Doberan, DE
• Michael Günther · Koblenzer Straße, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 26, 2006
• Grant date: Nov 29, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42C15/42
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a hand grenade (1) with an active body (3) containing an active charge (2), and with an ignition device (4) that acts on a detonator (12) to ignite the active charge (2). In order to achieve this feature, after the hand grenade (1) has been thrown the ignition can be triggered without delay if the tactical situation requires it, and no danger arises for the shooter if the hand grenade (1) with the safety device released is dropped accidentally. The invention pertains to an electronic ignition system composed of an ignition trigger (6) and a fuze (8) used as the ignition device (4), whereby the ignition trigger (6) remains with the shooter when the hand grenade (1) is thrown and the hand grenade (1) can be ignited by wireless only when the shooter activates an ignition trigger element (11) of the ignition trigger (6).