Sub-caliber projectile with a fitted head structure
US8869704B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B12/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrow-type sub-caliber projectile has a piercing bar which is cylindrical about a longitudinal axis, extended by a conical portion, and is surrounded by a sabot made of a lightweight material and allows the firing of the projectile in a weapon. This conical portion has a tip of a heating-resistant material with a maximum diameter less than half the diameter of the bar, the tip being connected to the bar by a support structure having no ballistic effects, the bar having a flat front face which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bar, the flat front face area being substantially equal to the cross-sectional area of the bar, thus with no element with ballistic effects interposed between the flat front face of the bar and the tip.
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