EP0364670B1 - Grenade - Google Patents

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EP0364670B1
EP0364670B1 EP89112341A EP89112341A EP0364670B1 EP 0364670 B1 EP0364670 B1 EP 0364670B1 EP 89112341 A EP89112341 A EP 89112341A EP 89112341 A EP89112341 A EP 89112341A EP 0364670 B1 EP0364670 B1 EP 0364670B1
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projectile
detonator
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firing pin
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Michael Günther
Jürgen Funk
Siegfried Quick
Hans Orth
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Rheinmetall Industrie AG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/04—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type
    • F42B12/10—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type with shaped or hollow charge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
    • F42C15/00—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges
    • F42C15/24—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges wherein the safety or arming action is effected by inertia means
    • F42C15/26—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges wherein the safety or arming action is effected by inertia means using centrifugal force
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
    • F42C9/00—Time fuzes; Combined time and percussion or pressure-actuated fuzes; Fuzes for timed self-destruction of ammunition
    • F42C9/14—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes
    • F42C9/16—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes for self-destruction of ammunition
    • F42C9/18—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes for self-destruction of ammunition when the spin rate falls below a predetermined limit, e.g. a spring force being stronger than the locking action of a centrifugally-operated lock

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  • the impact detonator essentially consists of an axially displaceable ignition needle and a detonator carrier which can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal axis of the projectile and which can be locked in its starting position by a rod-shaped security element.
  • the projectile has wing-like structures which open after the projectiles have been ejected from the respective launcher. When one of the wings is opened, the rod-shaped security element is removed, so that the detonator carrier can be moved by means of a spring until the detonator is located below the ignition needle. When the target hits, the firing needle then moves against the force of a spring towards the detonator charge and punctures it.
  • a grenade projectile according to the invention z. B. in 40 mm caliber, which is attached to the rear in a cartridge case 12 made of plastic.
  • the grenade 10 is constructed in three parts and has a specially designed stand-off hood 44 z. B. made of aluminum, in the central region a cylindrical floor wall 16 z. B. from pre-fragmented rolled steel sheet and a cup-shaped projectile housing 18 z. B. also made of aluminum or steel, which includes the ignition and safety device according to the invention.
  • the rear of the intermediate housing 50 also has a recess 80 (FIGS. 5 and 6) in which an ignition needle carrier 82 is axially displaceably mounted.
  • the ignition needle carrier 82 likewise has an acceleration and swirl-dependent locking element in the form of a plurality of, preferably eight, balls 84 that act sequentially in time.
  • the retaining balls 84 are evenly distributed in radial blind holes 86 in the circumference of the ignition needle carrier 82. In the starting position (safety position), the balls 84 are held in their respective bores 86 by the lower cylindrical collar of the intermediate housing 50.
  • a concentric annular groove 88 is provided from the rear circular surface of the ignition needle carrier 82 and opens into the radial bores 86.

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  1. Grenade avec un détonateur d'impact, conçu en tant que détonateur de culot, qui comporte un percuteur (66) coulissant axialement et un porte-detonateur (60) avec au moins un élément de sûreté, le percuteur (66) pénétrant dans la charge (116) du détonateur à l'encontre de la force d'un ressort (96), lors de l'impact sur la cible, caractérisée par les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a) la grenade (10) est un projectile gyrostabilisé ;
    b) le porte-détonateur (60) est monté excentré au moyen d'un axe (102) et est conçu de manière à pouvoir pivoter sous l'effet de la force centrifuge, transversalement à l'axe longitudinal du projectile ;
    c) le percuteur (66) est monté dans un porte-percuteur (82), également coulissant axialement, de manière qu'à l'impact sur la cible, il pénètre dans la charge (116) du détonateur dans le porte-détonateur (60) pivoté vers l'intérieur, indépendamment du porte-percuteur (82) ;
    d) le porte-percuteur (82) comporte un élément de verrouillage agissant successivement dans le temps, en fonction de l'accélération et de la rotation.
  2. Grenade selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de sûreté du porte-détonateur (60) dépend de l'accélération et est constitué d'un système à tige de recul comportant au moins deux tiges de recul (104, 106) et une bille de blocage (112).
  3. Grenade selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le porte-détonateur (60) comporte en plus de l'élément de sûreté dépendant de l'accélération, un élément de sûreté dépendant de la rotation, qui est constitué d'un organe de blocage (72) soumis à l'action d'un ressort, dont la fonction de blocage peut être supprimée par la force centrifuge.
  4. Grenade selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que le porte-détonateur (60) pivotant comporte une sûreté à effet inhibiteur, dépendant du temps, pour l'opération de pivotement.
  5. Grenade selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que le porte-détonateur (60) est une masse inertielle (70) en métal lourd.
  6. Grenade selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisée en ce que la sûreté à effet inhibiteur mécanique, dépendant du temps, comporte une roue dentée segmentée partielle (68), reliée au porte-détonateur (60), une roue dentée (118) en prise avec la première, fixée sur un boîtier intermédiaire (50) ainsi qu'un ancrage ou double levier (120) également fixé sur le boîtier intermédiaire (50), en prise avec la roue dentée (118).
  7. Grenade selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que le porte-percuteur (82), coulissant axialement à l'encontre de la force d'un ressort (100), est monté de manière à prendre appui en position de repos contre le boîtier intermédiaire (50) et en position armée, bloqué contre le boîtier de projectile (18) intérieur arrière.
  8. Grenade selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que le porte-percuteur (82) comporte, en tant qu'élément de verrouillage, plusieurs billes (84) par lesquelles le porte-percuteur (82) peut être bloqué en position armée contre le boîtier intermédiaire (50), après le tir et coulissement axial sous l'effet de la rotation.
  9. Grenade selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu sur la culasse intérieure du projectile une saillie annulaire (90) dirigée vers l'avant, qui est conçue de manière à pouvoir s'engager dans un évidement (88) annulaire pratiqué dans le porte-percuteur (82), pour le guidage forcé des billes (84).
  10. Grenade selon les revendications 8 ou 9, caractérisée en ce que les billes de verrouillage (84), après suppression de l'effet de la force centrifuge, peuvent être replacées dans leur position initiale, par une surface oblique (51) du boîtier intermédiaire (50) arrière, de manière que le porte-percuteur (82) puisse coulisser axialement sous la force du ressort (100), avec le percuteur (66), pour l'allumage dans la charge de détonateur (116), dans le porte-détonateur (60) pivoté vers l'intérieur.
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