EP0492299B1 - Mine comportant un dispositif de pose pour un fil senseur - Google Patents

Mine comportant un dispositif de pose pour un fil senseur Download PDF

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EP0492299B1
EP0492299B1 EP91121308A EP91121308A EP0492299B1 EP 0492299 B1 EP0492299 B1 EP 0492299B1 EP 91121308 A EP91121308 A EP 91121308A EP 91121308 A EP91121308 A EP 91121308A EP 0492299 B1 EP0492299 B1 EP 0492299B1
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Johannes De La Haye
Franz Strack
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B23/00—Land mines ; Land torpedoes
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  • the invention relates to a mine according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Such mines are known for example as throwing mines from DE 37 13 424 C1. They are ejected from missiles above the target area and are erected into a more or less vertical position with the help of erection elements that only function when the mine has come to rest on the ground.
  • sensor line is understood to mean an active or passive element.
  • Active elements such as fiber optic cables or piezo cables generate a signal to trigger the mine when a vehicle rolls over it.
  • Passive sensor cables or sensor wires transmit tension to a switch attached to the lead when they come into contact with the vehicle.
  • Sensor cables are particularly needed for the so-called surface defense mines, which, in contrast to the classic mines, are in a favorable position to fight the object before being triggered, as a rule they actively approach the object and preferably fight it from above.
  • the ejection device or distribution device is integrated into the housing of the mine.
  • a relatively large amount of space is required since they are at an angle of must be inclined at approximately 45 ° to the mine axis in order to eject the sensor line at this angle and thus achieve the greatest range.
  • the deeper the ejection device is arranged within the mine housing the greater the energy for the ejection has to be so that the sensor line can also be safely ejected and distributed through vegetation on the site.
  • the energy stored in a spring according to DE-C-37 13 424 is often not sufficient for this.
  • a mine is also known from EP-A-0 389 852, in which the laying device for the at least one sensor line is arranged on the legs of the mine or within its housing. In both cases, the space required for this is undesirably large.
  • the invention has for its object to increase the reliability of the distribution of the at least one sensor line in a mine according to the preamble of claim 1, to keep the space required for the laying device as small as possible in order to be able to use the predetermined space of the mine housing for other purposes, and to avoid sealing problems on the lead casing.
  • the measure according to the invention to arrange the at least one laying device in its starting position against the top of the mine housing, advantageously makes it possible to keep the space required for the entire active body as small as possible during storage and transport, for example in a missile.
  • the distribution device is only transferred to its operative position later, at the latest after the mine has assumed its predetermined position in the terrain, and is fixed in this, for example, by a lock.
  • This change from the starting position into the operative position of the laying device can be tracked, for example, with the aid of prestressed spring elements or pyrotechnic force elements, which are activated by known evaluation and switching devices in the mine.
  • the axis of the laying device and the mine housing are then at least substantially perpendicular to one another in the starting position in the densest arrangement.
  • the laying device is at least approximately rotationally symmetrical, its axial extent being greater than its radial.
  • the maximum axial extent of the laying device is not greater than the diameter of the lead housing.
  • laying devices are pivotally articulated on a fastening device which is arranged centrally on the top of the mine housing.
  • the at least one sensor line in the field provision can be made to move the laying device away from the mine at approximately 45 ° upwards with the aid of a compressed gas-generating charge.
  • the configuration according to claim 3 is preferred instead.
  • a particularly uniform and gentle laying of the sensor line is also achieved over greater distances by the sensor line being pulled orderly from its coil winding under the action of the traction force of the rocket engine .
  • the free end of the sensor line is firmly connected to the evaluation device assigned to it in the mine housing. Both the pyrotechnic compressed gas device and the rocket motor are triggered by corresponding signals from the evaluation and switching device inside the mine after it has reached its predetermined position on the ground has taken.
  • the top of the traction engine when arranging several laying devices on the top of the mine housing, it is further advantageous to form the top of the traction engine so that the entirety of all laying devices in their operative position form a curved surface similar to the known covered covers of shaped charge mines. This reliably avoids that when the mine is preferably laid out of the air, it comes to rest on its head, ie the top of the housing, after it hits the ground. Instead, the mine then deliberately assumes a lateral position and is erected into its defined position to combat objects with the help of known erection elements, such as are described, for example, in DE-C-18 00 121.
  • the mine with the at least one laying device according to the invention preferably has an annular gimbal for the mine housing, to which the erecting elements are articulated. This ensures that the lead is oriented vertically with its longitudinal axis even on uneven ground, so that the preferred laying of the sensor line is ensured at an angle of approximately 45 ° to the vertical is.
  • the laying device is preferably already in its operative position when the mine strikes the ground. If an aerodynamic braking device, in particular a parachute, is provided to prevent the mine from landing too hard from the air, it is separated from the mine in a known manner during or after the ground impact, so that the sensor line is laid by the braking device is not affected.
  • the mine shown in the figures is designed for the automatic control of objects located on the ground from the air. For this purpose, it is aligned in the terrain with the aid of erection elements and preferably a gimbal so that it faces upwards and the longitudinal axis of the mine is aligned vertically. As soon as signals are received in this waiting position via the at least one sensor line, which can originate from the objects to be combated, the vertically aligned mine is brought to a height of a few 100 meters with the aid of a special rocket drive.
  • the mine which sinks down on a parachute, then sweeps in a spiral over the ground area when a rotary movement is carried out with the aid of a special location sensor which is inclined to the longitudinal axis and ignites the charge of the mine which is oriented in the same way when the object to be combated is detected.
  • the mine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has the housing 2 with active charge therein, the rocket engine 3 for accelerating the mine upwards and decelerating it in the summit area, the gimbal suspension 4 arranged above the center of gravity S of the mine 1, the laying device 5 with the Sensor line 6 and the receiving housing 7 together with the rocket engine 8.
  • the mine 1 is supported on the ground 10 with the erection elements 9, with its top 11 pointing upwards and its longitudinal axis 12 oriented vertically.
  • the laying device 5 is still shown in its starting position, in which it lies closely against the top 11 of the housing 2 of the mine 1. It is pivotally attached to the central fastening device 15 on the top 11.
  • the one end of the sensor line 6 ′ leads into the mine housing and is firmly connected to the corresponding evaluation and switching device.
  • This representation that is to say laying device 5 still in its starting position when the mine is already positioned on the ground floor, does not correspond to the rule in that the laying devices are preferably moved into their operative position before the mine 1 strikes the ground floor 10.
  • FIG. 1 shows the right half of FIG. 1, which shows the rear part of the laying unit 5 with the launching guide 16 arranged thereon, from which the receiving housing 7 has already detached under the pulling action of the rocket engine 8, the ones in the receiving housing 7 as a coil winding arranged sensor line 6 is unwound from this and pulled by the traction engine 8 behind it.
  • the ignition signal required for the ignition of the rocket motor 8, a small engine, from the detonator logic in the mine 1 can either be emitted directly after the mine 1 has been erected, or only when an object to be combated is detected using a special alarm sensor.
  • the laying device 5 shown in FIG. 2 for the sensor line 6 has the essentially hollow cylindrical receiving housing 7 and the rocket motor 8 designed as a small engine.
  • the launch guide 16 is sleeve-shaped here and connected in one piece to the base part 17, which serves for the pivotable fastening of the laying device 5 to the fastening device 15.
  • the receiving housing 7 has at its end facing the base part 17 a bottom 7 ', which has a circular disc-shaped recess with an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the sleeve-shaped launch guide 16, so that when the rocket motor 8 is ignited, the laying unit 5 with its receiving housing 7 fits perfectly on the Launch guide 16 performed and is subtracted to the left in the drawing.
  • the coil winding 18 from the wound sensor line 6 is shown only hinted.
  • the end of the sensor line 6, which is located inside the laying device 5, is firmly connected to the latter and at its other end it is led out through the opening 19 in the bottom 7 'of the receiving housing and to the housing 2 of the mine 1.
  • the housing 20 of the rocket motor 8 is connected to the receiving housing 7 via the screw connection 21.
  • the ignition element 22, the ignition mixture 23 and the propellant charge 24, which can be triggered by the fuse logic of the mine, are arranged within the housing 20.
  • the other side of the rocket motor facing away from the receiving housing 7 is designed as a spherical shell-curved surface 26.
  • the eyelet 27, which is integrally connected to the receiving housing 7, is used to fasten a line of the parachute, as will be explained in more detail with reference to the following figures.
  • the receptacle housing 7 is here in its rear region facing the bottom part 7 ′ in the form of a truncated cone, in order to deviate from the illustration in FIG. 1 by several, preferably five, laying devices on the upper part 11 of the mine 1 in to be able to arrange the densest "packing" in the starting position and thus to be able to accommodate an optimal number of sensor lines with corresponding distribution directions with the lowest mine height.
  • the width of the laying of the sensor lines 6 is set by the configuration of the propellant charge 24 and the type of fuel used for it.
  • the parachute 28 engages the line 29, which is passed through the eyelet 27 of the distribution unit 5, and has already set the distribution unit 5 up about 45 °, i.e. brought into their operative position.
  • the parachute 28 has already detached and removed from the mine 1 in a known manner.
  • the distribution devices 5 located in the active position form a hood-shaped rolling surface on the top of the mine 1, which prevents the mine from coming to a stand on the ground 10 with its head-side end , because then an erection with the known erection devices in the desired predetermined position, ie with the head side facing upwards, would no longer be possible.
  • the mine 1 can be seen in the desired predetermined position, ie in a vertical arrangement and with the head side facing upwards. With the help of the cardanic suspension 4, on which the erection elements 9 are articulated, the mine 1 assumes this position even when the ground 10 is uneven.
  • the laying devices are attached to the top of the mine 1, a handicap caused by vegetation in the field is the smallest when laying the sensor lines.
  • the height of the mine 1 and thus also its radar signature is reduced.
  • the starting mass for the retro-rocket engine 3 of the mine 1 is also reduced by separating the sensor lines 6 with the receiving housing 7 and the small engine 8 when starting.
  • the construction of the mine housing is simpler since there are practically no sealing problems.

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  1. Mine (1) comprenant un boîtier (3) qui présente un côté inférieur et un côté supérieur (11), et auquel est associé au moins un dispositif de pose (5) pour la pose d'un fil senseur (6) après que la mine (1) ait pris sa position prédéterminée sur le terrain (10), le fil senseur (6) s'éloignant du boîtier (3) vers le haut lors de la pose, caractérisée par le fait que le dispositif de pose (5) est disposé à l'extérieur du boîtier (2) de la mine (1) sur le côté supérieur (11) du boîtier, est appliqué contre ledit côté dans sa position de départ, est écarté du côté supérieur (11) sous un angle d'environ 45° dans sa position active et est verrouillé dans cette position.
  2. Mine suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée par le fait qu'elle présente un boîtier (2) avec un côté supérieur (11) essentiellement en forme de disque circulaire et qu'elle comprend plusieurs dispositifs de pose (5) ayant en plan une forme semblable à un segment de cercle et répartis uniformément sur le pourtour.
  3. Mine suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée par le fait que le dispositif de pose (5) présente un boîtier de réception pour le logement du fil senseur (5) enroulé à la manière d'un bobinage (18), lequel boîtier de réception est muni, à son extrémité éloignée du boîtier (2) de la mine (1) en position active, d'un moteur-fusée (8) qui présente une couronne de tuyères (25) entourant le boîtier de réception (7), qui après mise en action retire le boîtier de réception (7) du boîtier (2) de la mine (1) et qui exerce ainsi une force de traction sur le fil senseur (6) dont une extrémité (6) est maintenue sur la mine (1), posant ainsi ce fil senseur.
  4. Mine suivant l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisée par le fait que le moteur-fusée (8) présente, sur son côté libre éloigné du boîtier de réception (7), une surface (26) bombée en forme de calotte sphérique, de sorte que lorsque les dispositifs de pose (5) se trouvent en position active, ils forment ensemble une surface de roulement bombée pour l'extrémité de tête du boîtier (2) de la mine (1).
  5. Mine suivant l'une des revendications 3 ou 3, caractérisée par le fait qu'il est prévu, en tant que guide de tir (16) pour le dispositif de pose (5), un mandrin, douille ou élément analogue qui est relié de façon pivotante au boîtier (2) de la mine (1) et sur lequel le boîtier de réception (7) peut être emboîté, de préférence conjointement avec le bobinage (18) du fil senseur (6).
  6. Mine suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée par le fait que le dispositif de pose (5) peut être amené de la position de départ à la position active sous la force de traction d'un dispositif de freinage à déploiement aérodynamique, de préférence un parachute (28) de la mine (1).
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