AU2019268994A1 - Barrel module for ejection of two guided weapons arranged one behind the other - Google Patents

Barrel module for ejection of two guided weapons arranged one behind the other Download PDF

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AU2019268994A1
AU2019268994A1 AU2019268994A AU2019268994A AU2019268994A1 AU 2019268994 A1 AU2019268994 A1 AU 2019268994A1 AU 2019268994 A AU2019268994 A AU 2019268994A AU 2019268994 A AU2019268994 A AU 2019268994A AU 2019268994 A1 AU2019268994 A1 AU 2019268994A1
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Holger Rodemerk
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F3/00—Rocket or torpedo launchers
    • F41F3/04—Rocket or torpedo launchers for rockets
    • F41F3/055—Umbilical connecting means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F3/00—Rocket or torpedo launchers
    • F41F3/08—Rocket or torpedo launchers for marine torpedoes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B15/00—Self-propelled projectiles or missiles, e.g. rockets; Guided missiles
    • F42B15/01—Arrangements thereon for guidance or control
    • F42B15/04—Arrangements thereon for guidance or control using wire, e.g. for guiding ground-to-ground rockets

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Abstract

The invention relates to a barrel module (10) for a barrel (20) having at least one first weapon (30) and one second weapon (32), wherein: the barrel module (10) can be completely introduced into the barrel (20) and completely removed from the barrel (20); the barrel module (10) has at least one first storage region (40); the at least one first storage region (40) has at least one first first storage position and one second first storage position; the first first storage position and the second first storage position are each designed to receive a weapon (30, 32); the first first storage position and the second first storage position are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the barrel module (10); the first weapon (30) is arranged in the first first storage position; the second weapon (32) is arranged in the second first storage position; the barrel module (10) has at least one first secondary region (50); the at least one first secondary region is arranged in the transverse direction of the barrel module (10) adjacent to the at least one first storage region (40); a first connection apparatus (60) is arranged behind the first weapon (30) in the at least one first storage region (40); the first connection apparatus (60) can be moved from the at least one first storage region (40) into the at least one first secondary region (50).

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Barrel module for ejection of two guided weapons arranged one behind the other
The invention relates to a weapon tube module in which two weapons are stored one behind the other and ejected one after the other. The weapons are attached to a cable in this case, so that they can be guided following ejection.
DE 10 2007 030 509 B3 discloses a device for storing and launching two weapons stored one behind the other in an ejector tube of a submarine.
An ejection device for a payload is known from WO 2008/074993 A2.
A launch device for submersible bodies is known from DE 10 2008 021 040 Al.
A loading device for torpedo tubes is known from DE 33 45 334 C2.
The problem addressed by the invention is that of creating a weapon tube module from which two guided weapons can be stored one behind the other and ejected.
?0 This problem is solved by a weapon tube module having the features specified in claim 1. Advantageous developments result from the dependent claims, the following description, and the drawings.
The weapon tube module according to the invention for a weapon tube having at ?5 least one first weapon and one second weapon can be completely introduced into the weapon tube and completely removed from the weapon tube. The weapon tube module has at least one first storage region. The at least one first storage region has at least one first first storage position and one second first storage position, wherein the first first storage position and the second first storage position are each configured to receive a weapon. The first first storage position and the second first storage position are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the weapon tube module. The first weapon is arranged in the first first storage position and the second weapon is arranged in the second first storage position. The weapon tube module comprises at least one first secondary region, wherein the at least one first secondary region is arranged in the transverse direction of the weapon tube module alongside the at least one first storage region. In the at least one first storage region, a first connection device is arranged behind the first weapon. The first connection device can be moved from the at least one first storage region into the at least one first secondary region. The first connection device is connected to the weapon tube module.
The first connection device therefore remains in the weapon tube. A second weapon can nevertheless be ejected.
If only a first weapon is ejected from the weapon tube, a connection between the first weapon and the object guiding the weapon tube, for example a submarine, is maintained by means of the first connection device. The connection may be realized in the form of a fiber-optic cable, for example. In order to maintain the connection when the first weapon is ejected, the first connection device is arranged immediately behind the first weapon. In particular, the first connection device is a reel from which fiber-optic cable is delivered, for example. An arrangement on the movement axis is therefore appropriate, in order to prevent damage to the fiber-optic cable. However, this means that the first connection device is in the way when the second weapon is to be ejected. As a rule, the connection between the weapon tube and the first weapon is no longer required at this point in time, which means that the first connection device can be moved out of the first storage region into the first secondary region.
Once both weapons have been ejected, the weapon tube can be reloaded. For this purpose, a first weapon can be introduced into the weapon tube, and into the first ?0 storage region of the weapon tube module in this case, for example on the inside, for example in the interior of the pressure hull of a submarine. The first connection device is then moved out of the first secondary region back into the first storage region, consumable parts are replaced and connected to the first weapon. A second weapon can then be introduced into the first storage region of the weapon tube ?5 module. The first connection device need not therefore be ejected, meaning that it is not a disposable item. Removal from the inside is therefore not necessary either. It is of course also possible for the entire weapon tube module to be removed from the weapon tube and newly loaded outside the weapon tube and reintroduced into the weapon tube in the newly loaded form.
A weapon within the meaning of the invention is, in particular, a torpedo, in particular a lightweight torpedo or an anti-torpedo torpedo, a missile, a decoy flare, a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), in particular a mine neutralization vehicle. Particularly preferably, it is a lightweight torpedo, an anti-torpedo torpedo, or a missile.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the first connection device can be moved from the at least one first storage region into the at least one first secondary region through rotation about a rotational axis.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the rotational axis passes through the at least one first secondary region.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the rotational axis runs perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the weapon tube module.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the first connection device is connected to a swing-action device. In particular, the swing-action device may be realized as a rotating device. The swing-action device comprises a holding part arranged in the first secondary region, wherein the holding part is connected to the weapon tube module in a fixed and immovable manner. The swing-action device comprises a yoke, wherein the yoke is connected to the holding part in a rotatable manner and wherein the yoke is fixedly connected to the first connection device. The rotational axis about which the yoke rotates is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the weapon tube module in this case. Particularly preferably, the rotational axis is oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the weapon tube module and horizontally (parallel to the deck). However, the rotational axis may also be parallel to the imaginary longitudinal axis or adopt an arbitrary angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the weapon tube module. During the rotating action of the yoke, the rotational axis can also alter its spatial orientation, so that the first connection device turns downwardly to begin with and then to the side, for example.
?0 In a further embodiment of the invention, the holding part and the yoke are connected to one another in the rotational axis, wherein the yoke is rotatable about the rotational axis.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the yoke can be rotated by means of an ?5 actuator, wherein the actuator is selected from the group made up of a spring, comprising a tension spring, compression spring and torsion bar spring, a motor, comprising an electric motor, hydraulic motor, and pneumatic motor, permanent magnets, electromagnets, a combination of a permanent magnet with an electromagnet.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the actuator is pretensioned, wherein the actuator is held by a securing means. Following release by the securing means, the actuator moves the first connection device from the at least one first storage region through a rotation along a rotational axis into the at least one first secondary region.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the actuator is a torsion bar spring. The torsion bar spring is fixed in a fixed bearing and is tensioned by means of a rotatably mounted tensioning bearing. The tensioning torque can be set in this way.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the actuator has a watertight design. In particular, the actuator has seals.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the weapon tube module comprises at least one first ejector device, wherein the ejector device is designed to eject the first weapon.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the first connection device is connected to the first weapon by means of a cable, wherein the cable is selected from the group comprising metal cable, copper cable, fiber-optic cable, fiberglass cable. The first connection device preferably has a spool for the cable. Alternatively or in addition, the weapon may have a spool for the cable. Particularly preferably, both the first connection device and the weapon each have a spool for the cable. In this way, the unwinding speed can be halved.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the weapon tube module has a second storage region with a first second storage position and a second second storage position, wherein the first storage region and the second storage region are arranged in parallel.
In a further embodiment, the invention relates to a weapon tube having a weapon tube module according to the invention. The weapon tube preferably has a pressure ?0 tight design.
In a further embodiment, the invention relates to a water craft having a weapon tube and a weapon tube module according to the invention arranged in the weapon tube. The water craft is preferably a submarine.
In the following, the weapon tube module according to the invention is explained in greater detail with the help of an exemplary embodiment depicted in the drawings.
Fig. 1 shows a loaded weapon tube module Fig. 2 shows a weapon tube module during the ejection of the second weapon Fig. 3 shows a swing-action device in side view Fig. 4 shows a swing-action device in front view Fig. 5 shows a swing-action device in perspective view Fig. 6 shows a cross section through the swing-action device along A - A Fig. 7 shows a swing-action device moved into the secondary region
Fig. 1 shows a loaded weapon tube module 10 in cross section. The weapon tube module 10 is introduced into a weapon tube 20. A first weapon 30 is located in a first first storage position of the first storage region 40; a second weapon 32 is located in a second first storage position of the first storage region 40. The weapon tube module 10 has a first secondary region 50 which is arranged alongside the first storage region in the transverse direction of the weapon tube module 10. A first connection device 60 is arranged behind the first weapon 30; a second connection device 62 is arranged behind the second weapon 32. The swing-action device 70 has a holding part 80 and a yoke 90, wherein the holding part 80 is arranged in the first secondary region 50 and the yoke is connected to the first connection device 60 in the first storage region 40. The second connection device 62 has no swing-action device, as it does not need to be removed from the first storage region, since there is no third weapon arranged behind the second weapon 32. If the first storage region 40 were to exhibit a third first storage position and a third weapon arranged therein, the second connection device 62 would also have a swing-action device 70.
Fig. 2 shows the weapon tube module 10 following the ejection of the first weapon 30. The first connection device 60 has been moved by the swing-action device 70 into the first secondary region 50, so that the second weapon 32 can be ejected.
Fig. 3 to Fig. 7 show the swing-action device 70 in enlarged form. Fig. 3 shows a side view, Fig. 4 shows a front view and Fig. 5 shows a perspective view. The yoke 90 ?0 and the holding part 80 are each clearly identifiable.
Fig. 6 shows a section along A - A. The yoke 90 can be rotated in respect of the holding part 80 by means of the torsion bar spring 100, in order to move the first connection device 60 out of the first storage region 40 into the first secondary region ?5 50. The swing-action device 70 comprises a securing means 110 which holds the yoke 90 in an upright position. By removing the securing means 110, the torsion bar spring 100 swings the yoke 90 into a horizontal position and thereby moves the first connection device 60 into the first secondary region 50. The torsion bar spring 100 has a fixed bearing 120 on one side and a tensioning bearing 130 on the opposite side, wherein the tensioning bearing 130 is introduced into a journal 140. The tension of the torsion bar spring 100 can be controlled and modified by means of the tensioning bearing 130.
Fig. 7 shows the swing-action device 70 in a horizontal position following the removal of the securing means 110 and movement of the first connection device 60 into the first secondary region 50.
List of reference numbers 10 weapon tube module 20 weapon tube 30 first weapon 32 second weapon 40 first storage region 50 first secondary region 60 first connection device 62 second connection device 70 swing-action device 80 holding part 90 yoke 100 torsion rod spring 110 securing means 120 fixed bearing 130 tensioning bearing 140 journal

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1. A weapon tube module (10) for a weapon tube (20) having at least one first weapon (30) and one second weapon (32), wherein the weapon tube module (10) can be completely introduced into the weapon tube (20) and completely removed from the weapon tube (20), wherein the weapon tube module (10) has at least one first storage region (40), wherein the at least one first storage region (40) has at least one first first storage position and one second first storage position, wherein the first first storage position and the second first storage position are each configured to receive a weapon (30, 32), wherein the first first storage position and the second first storage position are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the weapon tube module (10), wherein the first weapon (30) is arranged in the first first storage position, wherein the second weapon (32) is arranged in the second first storage position, wherein the weapon tube module (10) comprises at least one first secondary region (50), wherein the at least one first secondary region (50) is arranged in the transverse direction of the weapon tube module (10) alongside the at least one first storage region (40), wherein in the at least one first storage region (40), a first connection device (60) is arranged behind the first weapon (30), wherein the first connection device (60) can be moved from the at least one first storage region (40) into the at least one first secondary region (50), wherein the first connection device (60) is connected to the weapon tube module (10).
2. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first connection device (60) can be moved from the at least one first storage region (40) into the at least one first secondary region (50) through rotation about a rotational axis.
3. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the rotational axis runs through the at least one first secondary region (50).
4. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the rotational axis runs perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the weapon tube module (10).
5. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the first connection device (60) is connected to a swing-action device (70), wherein the swing-action device (70) comprises a holding part (80) arranged in the first secondary region (50), wherein the holding part (80) is connected to the weapon tube module (10) in a fixed and immovable manner, wherein the swing-action device (70) comprises a yoke (90), wherein the yoke (90) is connected to the holding part (80) in a rotatable manner and wherein the yoke (90) is fixedly connected to the first connection device (60).
6. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the holding part (80) and the yoke (90) are connected to one another in the rotational axis, wherein the yoke (90) is rotatable about the rotational axis.
7. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the yoke (90) can be rotated by means of an actuator, wherein the actuator is selected from the group made up of a spring, comprising a tension spring, compression spring and torsion bar spring (100), a motor, comprising an electric motor, hydraulic motor, and pneumatic motor, permanent magnets, electromagnets, a combination of a permanent magnet with an electromagnet.
8. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the actuator is pretensioned, wherein the actuator is held by a securing means (110), wherein following release by the securing means (110), the actuator moves the first connection device (60) from the at least one first storage region (40) through a rotation along a rotational axis into the at least one first secondary region (50).
9. The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the weapon tube module (10) comprises at least one first ejector device, wherein the ejector device is designed to eject the first weapon (30).
10.The weapon tube module (10) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first connection device (60) is connected to the first weapon (30) by means of a cable, wherein the cable is selected from the group comprising metal cable, copper cable, fiber-optic cable, fiberglass cable.
11.A weapon tube (20) having a weapon tube module (10) as claimed in one of the preceding claims.
12.A water craft having a weapon tube (20) as claimed in claim 11 and a weapon tube module (10) arranged in the weapon tube (20) as claimed in one of claims 1 to 10.
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