EP0662599B1 - Conteneur pour le lancement d'une torpille légère à partir d'un bâtiment de surface - Google Patents
Conteneur pour le lancement d'une torpille légère à partir d'un bâtiment de surface Download PDFInfo
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
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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
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- the present invention relates to the launching of weapons of the light torpedo type from a surface building, and in particular a container intended to store the weapon with launch to its launch pad.
- Light torpedo type weapons are generally launched from surface buildings using tubes horizontal launching or catapults. These means of launch are arranged on the deck of the boat where they are generally grouped by two or three. So they are subject to direct exposure to the marine environment and bad weather, risks due to splinters during a fight naval, and in addition they need to be insulated to to protect the organs of the weapon.
- the launch is implemented by using compressed air bottles.
- the compressed air bottles are placed in the cylinder head door; the sudden opening of a valve creates an overpressure on the back of the weapon which is then propelled towards the front of the tube and ejected outside the boat.
- the bottles compressed air supplies energy to a jack that propels the weapon to eject it from the boat.
- Light torpedo type weapon has batteries used to power the propulsion means and of which priming is done by entering water when leaving tear.
- a security isolates the case charge arming and is cleared upon departure of the weapon.
- the torpedo has a socket for remote control connected to the control computer for programming of the machine, and which must be removed the most late possible at launch.
- a device ensuring the disconnection of the remote control socket by the separation of the weapon from its container which is described in French patent 2301802 in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
- the main object of the invention is to provide a container for a light torpedo-type weapon avoiding maximum manipulation of the weapon.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type intended to be brought on the launching bench with the weapon held in the storage position.
- Yet another object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type having the devices for security necessary for launching the weapon, thus avoiding handling of the weapon at the time of its launch.
- the object of the invention is a container intended to contain a light torpedo type weapon to be launched at from a surface building, said weapon comprising a means of priming power supply batteries for its propulsion, a means of extracting weapon security from launch time and a remote control socket to provide the programming of weapon controls from a computer control, said remote control socket being integral with said container and its disconnection taking place automatically at moment of launching the weapon by separation from the latter and said container].
- These various means are integral with the container which is brought to the launch pad with the weapon kept in the container in storage position. The activation of the battery priming means and of the means takes place automatically by separating the weapon from its container.
- the object of the invention is avoid handling the torpedo when it is installed in its firing position.
- the container according to the invention achieves this goal since it is brought itself with the torpedo it contains, on the launch pad.
- the preferably cylindrical container 10 has been shown on Figure 1 without its upper part to reveal the torpedo 12 which it contains. Torpedo 12 is immobilized in the container by slides (not shown) to transverse immobilization, and by a terminal sphere 14 for longitudinal immobilization and whose explanation will be given below.
- the slides, classic, are therefore used for storage torpedo in its container at the same time as sliding the torpedo forward and guiding it at launch.
- the upper slide includes reservations for the water inlet pin 16, the safety pin of the armament box 18, and the socket remote control 20.
- this launch module includes a tank of compressed gas and a launch valve.
- the torpedo is immobilized longitudinally thanks to its terminal sphere 14 held by the device shown in Figure 2.
- This device has two clamps 30 and 32 which are held in place and immobilize the torpedo via the sphere 14, thanks to locks for immobilizing the clamps 34 and 36 fixed to the rear support plate 38.
- the valve is opened by means of explosive bolts. This opening brutal releases compressed gas at the same time that it does jump the two immobilization locks of the clamps 34 and 36, which allows the two clamps 30 and 32 to open and thus release the sphere 14. Thanks to the force exerted by the gas under pressure, the torpedo is pushed forward and acquires a speed allowing it to touch the water according to a good tilt.
- the input device water for priming batteries usually has a water inlet lever 40 which tends to fade in a chamber provided for this purpose under the action of a spring 42. But the lever is actually held in place, so preventing any entry of water, by the pin 44 (in the form of pin) passing through lever 40 in a housing located above the wall of the torpedo 46.
- the ring of the pin 44 is placed in a carabiner 48 secured a leaf spring 50.
- the leaf spring 50 is fixed rigidly to the wall of the upper slide of such so, in the rest position shown in the figure 3, the spring is under tension.
- the pin 44 retained by the carabiner 48 is torn off its housing in the lever 40.
- the spring 42 projects the lever 40 inside the chamber provided for this purpose, and the water inlet is released which will allow priming the batteries when the torpedo enters in seawater.
- the leaf spring 50 relaxes and drives the pin laterally in a slide housing provided for this purpose, so that the pin does not not on the empennage trajectory of the torpedo.
- the remote control socket 60 shown in FIG. 4a is in a fork 62 illustrated in Figure 4b (which is a top view of the assembly while the Figure 4a is an elevational view), when the torpedo is in the process of launching and receiving orders in from a control computer.
- the fork 62 has a plane tilted which lifts the grip when the torpedo starts its forward movement when opening the launch valve as previously explained.
- the socket 60 is torn off, and the rod 64 also actuated by the opening of the valve, presses the internal slide lever 66 and propels it rotation.
- the lever 66 rotates the lever internal tube 68 and discharges the fork hitch on the side 62-outlet 60, which clears the passage where the drift of the torpedo.
- the opening of the parachute is connected to a rope wound on a drum fixed to the container.
- the length of the rope is greater than the length of the container for allow the parachute to be put into service after crossing of a safety zone adapted to the boat.
- the drum is housed in a slide located at the part back of the container. At launch, the cable is unwinds and after a torpedo journey corresponding to the length of the rope, the traction exerted by the rope tears off the opening safety of the parachute which can then open up.
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- Conteneur (10) destiné à contenir une arme (12) du type torpille légère à lancer à partir d'un bâtiment de surface, ladite arme comprenant un moyen (18) d'amorçage des piles d'alimentation en énergie de l'arme, un moyen (16) d'extraction de la sécurité d'armement au moment du lancement de l'arme et une prise de téléréglage (20) pour fournir la programmation des commandes de l'arme avant son lancement, ladite prise de téléréglage étant solidaire dudit conteneur et sa déconnexion ayant lieu automatiquement au moment du lancement de l'arme par séparation de cette dernière et dudit conteneur
ledit conteneur étant caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen d'amorçage des piles, ledit moyen d'extraction de la sécurité d'armement sont solidaires dudit conteneur qui est amené sur la position de lancement avec l'arme étant maintenue en position de stockage, et en ce que l'activation dudit moyen d'amorçage des piles et dudit moyen d'extraction de la sécurité d'armement a lieu automatiquement au moment du lancement de l'arme par séparation de cette dernière et dudit conteneur. - Conteneur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit moyen (18) d'amorçage des piles et ledit moyen (16) d'extraction de la sécurité d'armement comprennent chacun une épingle (44) empêchant l'activation dudit moyen lorsque le conteneur (10) est en position de stockage, le lancement de l'arme et sa séparation du conteneur provoquant l'arrachement de ladite épingle et l'activation résultante dudit moyen d'amorçage des piles ou dudit moyen d'extraction de la sécurité d'armement.
- Conteneur selon la revendication 2, dans lequel ladite épingle (44) est reliée à un ressort à lame (50) fixé audit conteneur et en position tendue lorsque le conteneur est en position de stockage, l'arrachement de ladite épingle provoquant la détente dudit ressort à lame et l'escamotage de ladite épingle dans un logement du conteneur prévu à cet effet, de façon à ce que ladite épingle ne se trouve pas sur le trajet de la dérive de l'arme lors de son lancement à partir du conteneur.
- Conteneur selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, dans lequel ladite prise de téléréglage (60) se trouve dans une fourchette (62) dotée d'un plan incliné permettant le soulèvement de ladite prise et sa déconnexion au moment du lancement de l'arme à partir du conteneur (10).
- Conteneur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ladite fourchette (62) est reliée à un levier (66) actionné par un élément poussoir (64) mis en mouvement lors du lancement de l'arme, de façon à évacuer latéralement ladite fourchette et ladite prise et dégager ainsi le passage de la dérive de l'arme.
- Conteneur selon l'une des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce qu'un module de lancement comprenant un réservoir à gaz comprimé et une soupape de lancement est fixé à l'arrière dudit conteneur avant le lancement, l'ouverture de la soupape provoquant la libération du gaz sous pression et le lancement de l'arme hors du conteneur.
- Conteneur selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'arme (12) à lancer est munie à l'arrière d'une sphère (14) bloquée par deux mâchoires de façon à assurer l'immobilisation longitudinale de l'arme, les deux mâchoires étant desserrées et ladite sphère étant dégagée au moment de l'ouverture de ladite soupape de lancement.
- Conteneur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que l'arme à lancer est munie d'un parachute destiné à assurer un meilleur angle de contact de l'arme avec l'eau, l'ouverture dudit parachute étant connectée à un filin enroulé sur un tambour fixé audit conteneur, de telle sorte que l'ouverture dudit parachute se produise qu'après que l'arme a parcouru une distance déterminée après son lancement à partir du conteneur.
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FR9400160A FR2714964B1 (fr) | 1994-01-10 | 1994-01-10 | Conteneur pour le lancement d'une torpille légère à partir d'un bâtiment de surface. |
FR9400160 | 1994-01-10 | ||
US08/371,746 US5551368A (en) | 1994-01-10 | 1995-01-12 | Container for launching a lightweight torpedo from a surface craft |
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EP0662599B1 true EP0662599B1 (fr) | 1999-08-11 |
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US5551368A (en) | 1996-09-03 |
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