EP1101077A1

EP1101077A1 - Ammunition container

Info

Publication number: EP1101077A1
Application number: EP99930983A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Marco Fischer
Original assignee: Mueller AG Verpackungen
Current assignee: Mueller AG Verpackungen
Priority date: 1998-07-27
Filing date: 1999-07-27
Publication date: 2001-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2019-07-27
Also published as: WO2000006967A1; DE59903192D1; US6357582B1; IL138046A0; EP1101077B1

Abstract

The invention relates to an ammunition container (1) which is configured in a special manner and comprises a stackable outer container (2) which in the area of a hinged lid (15) has a reinforcing frame (20). The reinforcing frame (20) rises above the hinge lid (15) and its closing lever (16). The ammunition container (1) further has an internal packaging system (8) comprising an adapter element (12) and an inner sleeve (10). The adapter element (12) cooperates with the inner sleeve (10) in the manner of a locking mechanism and makes it possible to introduce an item of ammunition (7) in a simple manner, to secure it in its packaged position (S) and to remove it again.

Description

AMMUNITION HOLDER

The present invention relates to an ammunition container according to the preamble of claim 1 and an inner packaging therefor.

Such ammunition containers are known, for example, from CH 679 181 and are used in containers or ammunition batteries in which a large number of ammunition containers are stacked on a load-bearing pallet, with maximum space being used. These load-bearing pallets generally have a standard dimension designed for a transport vehicle, which specifies the stack volume that can be used for the largest possible number of ammunition containers.

These known ammunition containers comprise a cylindrical container per ammunition unit, the chamber of which has inner support elements, for example made of foamed plastic, cardboard or rubber, for the ammunition to be transported.

Supporting elements of known type for ammunition in ammunition containers are shown in DE 195 14 988 and DE 197 48 829. Here the ammunition is held in an inner socket over the entire length, the projectile tip being surrounded by an insert which is equipped with a further inner socket and an adapter part keeps the ammunition centered along the longitudinal axis of the container.

An important task of an ammunition container is the safe transport of the ammunition from one place to another, which means that the ammunition can be easily fed and removed from the ammunition container and that the ammunition is protected during transport. This task must still be guaranteed even after the effects of mechanical stress. A disadvantage of known ammunition containers is the fact that although the ammunition supported therein is surrounded by a protective container, the ammunition container itself is not always able to withstand the possible strong mechanical loads acting from the outside. For example, impacts such as those that occur during a fall can damage a hinged lid that closes the ammunition container in such a way that it can no longer be operated. The ammunition may still be functional, but it can no longer be removed from the container. Similar restrictions on operability can also occur in the event of severe deformations of the outer surface of the ammunition container.

Modern ammunition containers must therefore not only be stacked securely, but must also remain functional after falling onto the cover from a height of 2.5 m. In addition, the ammunition must not detonate automatically if the loaded container falls from 12.5 m. The thermal resistance of an ammunition container is subject to withstand a burnup of 800 ° C without damage for 5 minutes. The adverb "harmless" encompasses both the ammunition container itself and the ammunition stored in it. In addition, ammunition containers are said to be bullet-proof against small-caliber projectiles.

Another disadvantage is the fact that known ammunition containers are difficult to load and unload.

It is therefore the object of the invention to create a more advantageous ammunition container. In particular, the ammunition container of the type mentioned at the outset is to be developed in such a way that it is subjected to external mechanical and thermal loads remains functional. In addition, the ammunition container should be easy to load and unload. In particular, a stackable ammunition container is to be created which can be easily manipulated even after falling onto the closure lid and can be opened without problems.

This object is achieved according to the invention by an ammunition container with the features of claims 1 and / or 12. The subclaims 2 to 11 and 13 to 21 relate to further advantageous embodiments. The ammunition container consists in particular of a stackable outer container and an inner container. It is essential that the outer container is provided with a reinforcement frame which projects beyond a hinged lid with a locking lever arranged on the front of the ammunition container. The reinforcement frame thus surrounds the hinged lid with a locking lever to protect against mechanical damage.

The reinforcement frame prevents mechanical deformations of moving parts of the ammunition container and their damage, as can occur if the lid area is dropped. This ensures full operability of the hinged lid even after heavy mechanical stress.

A deformation of the ammunition container also has no influence on the unloadability of the container. For this purpose, the inner tube is only connected to the outer container on its end face and on its bottom side, so that deformations of the outer container do not deform the inner tube.

A particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the hinged cover closing the inner tube is directly on the inventive according to the reinforcement frame. Relative movements and positioning tolerances between the inner tube and the hinged lid can thus be absorbed by a suitably designed seal between the hinged lid and the inner tube.

In addition, it is particularly advantageous if the locking lever has lever claws which engage on locking tabs on the reinforcement frame. Thus, the entire hinged lid closure forms a self-reinforced unit, the operability of which is guaranteed even after a fall.

A pressure compensation valve is advantageously arranged on the hinged cover for the pressure compensation. When the locking lever is closed, the pressure compensation valve is closed and it only opens when the locking lever is opened.

In order to ensure that a large number of ammunition containers can be stacked as securely and compactly as possible, the outer container is advantageously provided with an essentially square cross section and the upper and lower stacking surfaces of the ammunition container have complementary locking structures. The upper stacking surface is provided with recesses for the protected holding of carrying handles.

It is particularly advantageous if the inner tube has a fastening element for fastening packaging elements which directly surround the ammunition on its inwardly facing tube plate surface. When the ammunition is removed at the place of use, the attached packaging element remains in the inner tube, which simplifies and speeds up the removal. In a further preferred embodiment, the packaging elements are designed such that when the ammunition is removed, not only the attached packaging elements, but as far as possible the entirety of the packaging elements, hereinafter also referred to as inner packaging, remain in the ammunition container.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner packaging also has a support function acting in the longitudinal direction of the ammunition container in order to prevent the ammunition from being displaced in the longitudinal direction during transport. In particular if the ammunition container falls, it is of central importance that the ammunition does not move, or only to a small extent, in the longitudinal direction within the longitudinal direction despite the acceleration occurring

Ammunition container moves. If the ammunition is hit by such a shift, there is a risk of independent ignition.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner packaging is designed in such a way that it has a closed position in which the ammunition is held firmly in the longitudinal direction and in the radial direction, and that it can be transferred to a manipulation position in which the ammunition holder is released and the

Ammunition can be pulled out of the inner tube or the inner packaging. The reverse process must also be executable. The ammunition should be able to be inserted into the inner packaging when the inner packaging is in the manipulated position and should

Inner packaging can then be moved into a closed position to hold the ammunition firmly.

A further preferred embodiment is characterized in that the space between the inner tube and the outer container is filled with an absorption material. This absorption On the one hand, material serves for thermal insulation and, on the other hand, it improves the bullet resistance compared to small-caliber ammunition. The ammunition container can thus also be exposed to comparatively high temperatures or be shot at without the packaged ammunition being directly damaged.

For the practical use of the ammunition container according to the invention on a standard pallet, the ammunition container can be used on both sides with a

Be hinged lid. The ammunition container is then - with correspondingly adapted inner packaging elements - also suitable for the transport of smaller projectiles which can be inserted into a container from both sides in pairs.

In a preferred embodiment, the palletized ammunition containers are provided with a common base plate and cover plate. The ammunition containers are held together by the base plate and the cover plate as well as any other aids such as straps.

The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of exemplary embodiments and with the aid of the drawings. Only the elements essential for understanding the invention are shown schematically. Show it:

1 shows a longitudinal section through an ammunition container according to the invention without inner packaging;

2 shows a view of an upper stacking surface of the ammunition container;

3 shows an end view of the cover area;

4 is a vertical section through the ammunition container along lines AA and BB of Fig. i;

5a shows a longitudinal section through an inner packaging with ammunition;

Fig. 5b is a partial view of a longitudinal section through those in a closed position

Inner packaging;

5c shows a further partial view of a longitudinal section through the inner packaging which is in a manipulation position;

6a shows a partial view of the inlet opening of the inner packaging in longitudinal section;

6b shows a detailed view of the entrance opening with a band.

1 shows an ammunition container 1 according to the invention which is loaded with an ammunition 7. In order to keep the ammunition 7 supported in the ammunition container 1 along its longitudinal axis 24, an inner packaging 8 with packaging elements 9 to 13 (according to FIG. 5a) is provided. These packaging elements comprise an insert 10 which is put over a projectile tip 7a. Furthermore, the ammunition 7 is centered with respect to the longitudinal axis 24 by a spacer sleeve 11 and a support ring 12 and aligned in the longitudinal path. The ammunition 7 is surrounded over the entire length by a packaging sleeve 9, which consists for example of cardboard, foamed plastic or rubber. The packaging sleeve 9 is closed in the area of the ammunition tip 7a with an open sleeve base 13.

The ammunition 7 is packaged in this way for the purpose of transport and storage in the ammunition container 1 according to the invention inserted through a hinged lid 15 on the other side. The ammunition container 1 consists of an inner tube 3, which is surrounded by a metallic outer container 2. In the preferred embodiment this is

Inner tube 3 made of steel with a thickness of 0.6 mm, and the outer container 2 for weight reasons made of aluminum with a wall thickness of 2.5 mm. The inner tube 3 is closed with a tube plate 5 and the outer container 2 with a container plate 4.

The inner tube 3 is connected on the bottom side to the outer container via the tube plate 5 and the container plate 4. At the front end of the inner tube 3, this is provided with a circumferential bead 28 for reinforcement. In addition to the bead 28, a reinforcing frame 20 connects the inner tube 3 to the outer container 2. For this purpose, the reinforcing frame 20 has a circular connection to the inner tube 3 and a corresponding shape to the essentially square outer container (see FIG. 3). Such an arrangement of the inner tube 3 in the outer container 2 ensures, despite a mechanically extremely stable construction, the smallest possible thermal bridges between the tube and the container.

The reinforcement frame 20 serves to protect the entire closure arrangement of the ammunition container 1 and comprises a hinged lid 15 arranged on a cover hinge 21, a lever hinge 22 and a lock lever 16. Protection against mechanical damage is ensured by the reinforcement frame 20 on the end face of the inner tube 3 Hinged lid 15 and the hinged locking lever 16 projects in the longitudinal direction 24. Damage to the entire closure arrangement in the event of a fall onto this arrangement is thus effectively prevented. Even after falling from a height of 2.5 to the The closing arrangement of the hinged lid 15 remains manipulable. If the hinged lid 15 is opened, it assumes the position 25 shown in broken lines in FIG. 1, and the ammunition 7 can be removed.

In the closed position, the ammunition 7 is supported on a resilient axial buffer 14, for example made of rubber, against the hinged cover 15, the hinged cover 15 sealing the inner tube 3 air-tight by means of a seal 27. The locking lever 16 has two lever claws

18, which can be closed with two locking tabs

19 (see also Fig. 3) attack. The locking tabs 19 are attached to the reinforcement frame 20. The entire closure arrangement thus forms a unit which is arranged on the reinforcement frame and is protected against mechanical damage. In its thickness and radial width, the seal 27 is designed such that small relative movements, for example due to different thermal expansion, and positioning tolerances between the hinged cover 15 and the inner tube 3 can be reliably accommodated.

A pressure compensation valve 17 is arranged in the hinged lid 15 and is covered by the locking lever 16 for protection. The pressure compensation valve 17 can be made from a rubber plug provided with a bore, which is squeezed in a sealing manner by the locking lever in the closed position. When the locking lever 16 is opened, the rubber stopper takes on its natural shape, which opens the hole in the rubber stopper and enables pressure equalization. If no pressure equalization between the ammunition container and the surrounding atmosphere is made possible, the ammunition container 1 can be opened only with difficulty or not at all.

It is particularly advantageous that the double-walled structure in the event of a deformation of the ammunition container maintains limited unloadability of the container. For this purpose, the inner tube is only connected to the outer container on its end face and on its bottom side, so that deformations of the outer container do not deform the inner tube.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the intermediate space between the inner tube 3 and the outer container 2 is filled with an absorption material 29. This absorption material 29 fulfills a double function. On the one hand, it serves for thermal insulation and, on the other hand, the absorption material 29 ensures bulletproofness against small-caliber ammunition. The projectile energy striking the absorption material 29 is dissipated here. Either foamed polyurethane is used as the absorption material, or polystyrene half-shells 30a, 30b are placed in the outer container 2. The outer container 2 is made of two container shells 2a, 2b which are riveted together along horizontal connection points 26. A riveted connection is particularly advantageous here, since at the same time the container shells have a secure electrical contact for the purpose of equipotential bonding. However, it is also conceivable to weld or flare the connection points 26.

Because of its stable shape, the ammunition container 1 according to the invention is able to withstand standard falls from 12.5 m without the ammunition itself igniting. It also withstands a burn test at 800 ° C for 5 minutes without damaging the ammunition container or the ammunition in it.

For safe stackability, the ammunition container, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, has detent structures 38 complementary to one another on an upper 31 and a lower 32 stacking surface. In sales Recesses 23 of the locking structure 38 on the upper stacking surface 31, pull-out carrying handles 33 are arranged. In the lowered position shown, the carrying handles 33 do not hinder the stackability of the ammunition container 1 and they are themselves protected against mechanical damage. A spring, not shown, causes the carrying handles 33 to be pulled back, so that after carrying, they automatically move into the basic position shown. The carrying handles 33 can also be designed as pivotable bow handles. The return spring, not shown, causes the carrying handle 33 to spring automatically into its basic position, so that the carrying handles 33 are not a hindrance during the stacking of the individual ammunition containers.

For the removal of the ammunition 7, it is of particular importance that the inner tube 3 has a fastening element 6 on its inwardly facing tube sheet surface for fastening packaging elements which directly surround the ammunition. The insert 10 is advantageously connected to a fastening element 6 on the sleeve base 13. This can be a snap connection or screw connection. When the ammunition 7 is removed at the place of use, the insert 10 and the further packaging elements fixed to it, such as the packaging sleeve 9 or the spacer sleeve 11, thus remain in the inner tube, which simplifies and accelerates the removal.

The invention is in no way limited to the embodiments shown here. Without departing from the concept of the invention, an ammunition container 1 is also conceivable, for example, which is double-walled and is provided with a hinged lid at both ends. Such an ammunition container can then be fitted in pairs with smaller ammunition, the inner packaging material having to be adapted. Such a use is so advantageous because the invented ammunition container 1 according to the invention with the greatest possible density, that is to say the greatest possible number of containers per volume, can be safely stacked on a standard supporting pallet. Only the inner packaging elements need to be modified to a different type

To be able to transport ammunition in the standard ammunition container according to the invention.

Furthermore, it is conceivable, for example, to replace the locking tabs 19 with a punched part which is provided with slots corresponding to the engaging lever claws 18 and which is to be riveted to the reinforcing frame 20.

5a shows a longitudinal section through a schematically illustrated ammunition container 1 with a stackable outer container 2. In the inner tube 3 there is an inner packaging 8 comprising the packaging elements 9, 10, 11 and 12, through which the ammunition 7 shown in the longitudinal section both in the longitudinal direction 24 and is held securely in the radial direction. The ammunition 7 comprises a projectile 7a, a cartridge 7b, a propellant charge sleeve 7c, a flange 7d, a further flange 7f, a propellant cage 7e and a cartridge bottom 7g. The partially cylindrical inner sleeve 10 is preferably fixedly connected to the tube sheet 5 or to the inner tube 3 by means of a fastening means 6 (not shown in more detail). The inner sleeve 10 has a contact edge 10f, on which the flange 7f of the ammunition 7 bears firmly. At the point opposite in the longitudinal direction 24, the flange 7f bears firmly against a plurality of lips I2d resilient in the radial direction. The ammunition 7 is held firmly in the longitudinal direction 24 by the contact edge 10f and the lips 12d. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the ammunition 7 is held in the longitudinal direction 24 by the resilient axial buffers 14. Ammunition 7 is radial to the longitudinal direction, inter alia, via the Flange 7f held by the inner sleeve 10 and via the flange 7d by the adapter part 12.

FIG. 5b shows a longitudinal section of the inner packaging 8 of the arrangement according to FIG. 5a in detail, the held ammunition 7 not being shown for the sake of clarity. The inner packaging 8 comprises the packaging sleeve 9, the adapter part 12, the locking element 11, the inner sleeve 10 and a second packaging sleeve 9g, 9h. This inner packaging 8 is arranged in the inner tube 3, not shown. The inner sleeve 10 and the inner part 9g, 9h of the packaging sleeve 9 are firmly connected to the tube sheet 5 or the sleeve base 13 shown schematically. The remaining parts 9, 12, 11 are firmly connected to one another on the adapter part 12 and are mounted so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction L. The adapter part 12 comprises a centering section 12e with a conically tapering inner cross section, which centers the ammunition 7 to be introduced. The adapter part 12 further comprises a centering sleeve 12a, as well as adjoining, arranged in the longitudinal direction 24 towards the inner sleeve 10, formed as tongues elastic elements 12h, which form an end portion 12g. These tongues 12h are evenly spaced over the entire circular circumference of the adapter part 12.

A slot-shaped opening 12c extends between the tongues 12h. The entirety of the tongues 12h forms a cylindrical or tapered body 12b. The tongues 12h are resiliently movable radially to the longitudinal direction 24, whereas the tongues 12h in

Longitudinal direction 24 have relatively stiff properties. The inner sleeve 10 comprises a first sleeve part 10b and a second sleeve part 10c, also referred to as an outer section, with a larger inner diameter, the second sleeve part 10c ending in a radially outwardly projecting boundary edge 10d, which also has an inlet section 10e. The inside diameter of the The second sleeve part 10c is designed such that it is adapted to the end section 12g in such a way that the tongues 12h rest against the sleeve part 10c over a partial section, or that there is only a small distance between the tongues 12h and the sleeve part 10c in order to move the tongues 12h radially To prevent direction. The position of the inner packaging 8 shown in FIG. 5b is also referred to as the closed position S. This prevents radial movement of the tongues 12h, and the end faces 12d of the tongues 12h together with the contact edge 10f form a secure hold against displacement of the ammunition 7 in the longitudinal direction 24.

In order to remove the ammunition 7 from the inner packaging 8 or from the inner tube 3, the clasping exerted on the ammunition 7 by the tongues 12h must be removed. 5c shows the inner packaging 8 in a position which is also referred to as a manipulation position M. The movable parts 9, 12, 11, 9g of the inner packaging 8 are shifted in the direction of movement L. The cylinder-shaped locking element 11, which is fixedly connected to the adapter part 12, has a spacer sleeve part 11a, at the end of which a stopper part 11b is arranged. The stopper part 11b and the boundary edge 10d of the inner sleeve 10 are mutually adapted such that they limit the movement of the locking element 12 in the longitudinal direction 24. The total displacement length L1 of the locking element 12 is limited in the manipulation position M by the arrangement of the parts 11b, 10d.

As can be seen from FIG. 5c, the tongues 12h are movable in the radial direction, since the end section 12g in the longitudinal direction 24 is arranged at a substantial distance from the second sleeve part 10c and the movement of the tongues 12h in the radial direction is unimpeded or essentially unimpeded. During which the interior Pack 8 in the manipulation position M shown, the ammunition 7 can be pulled out of the inner packaging 8 or inserted into it. In this case, the tongues 12h are pressed slightly outwards in the radial direction by the flange 7f, so that the flange 7f can be pulled through the adapter part 12.

In a preferred embodiment, a flexible band 9e is arranged at the front end of the packaging sleeve 9, as shown in longitudinal section according to FIG. 6a, which protrudes beyond the end face. On this belt 9e, as shown in FIGS. 6a, 6b, the inner packaging

8 pulled out by a maximum of the displacement length Ll from the inner tube 3. At the same time, the inner packaging 8, as shown in FIGS. 5b and 5c, is transferred from the closed position S to the manipulation position M. As shown in FIGS. 5a and 6a, the packaging sleeve 9 has a semicircular recess 9d. The cartridge base 7g and part of the side wall of the propellant charge sleeve 7c are freely accessible due to the recess 9d, so that the ammunition 7 can be gripped and pulled out of the inner packaging 8. 6a is the packaging sleeve

9 configured in two layers, with an outer layer 9a and an inner layer 9b or an end section 9c, a partial section of the band being arranged between the layers 9a, 9b. On the front side, the outer layer 9a is arranged slightly protruding, which facilitates the insertion of the ammunition 7. Fig. 6b shows an arrangement which, in particular, for

Loading the ammunition container 1 with ammunition 7 is advantageous. The belt 9e running between the inner and outer layers 9a, 9b has an exit point 9f at which the belt 9e comes to rest over the outer layer 9a. The exit point 9f is preferably arranged approximately at a distance from the end face by the displacement length L1. The distance between the packaging sleeve 9 or the outer layer 9a and the inner tube 3 is very small, so that the protruding band 9e makes it difficult to insert the packaging sleeve 9 into the inner tube 3. The distance is preferably less than the thickness of the band 9. In a preferred embodiment, the band, as shown, passes through the exit point 9f at an angle of 90 degrees. The angle can also be chosen to be smaller. To fill the ammunition 7 into the ammunition container 1, the ammunition 7 is pushed into the inner packaging 8 in the position shown in FIGS. 6b and 5c, the inner band 8 being temporarily prevented from moving due to the protruding band 9e, so that the ammunition 7 is complete is pushed into the inner packaging 8. Thereupon, the ammunition 7 together with the inner packaging 8 is pushed fully into the inner tube 3 by the distance L1 with increased effort, as a result of which the adapter part 12 is transferred from the manipulation position M to the closed position S.

A major advantage of this inner packaging 8 or this ammunition container 1 can thus be seen in the fact that the ammunition 7 can be transported safely and the ammunition 7 can be easily removed or filled. In addition, no additional, in particular no loose parts are required, so that the ammunition 7 can be removed and filled in quickly and safely even under the most difficult conditions.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 5a, 5b, 5c, the adapter part 12 has a plurality of resilient, circularly arranged tongues 12h, the freedom of movement of which can be limited in the radial direction by the inner sleeve 10. However, a multitude of arrangements having the same effect are known to a person skilled in the art, which are either lockable or movable in the radial direction in order to thereby generate a support function or a support function. cancel the function. Such locking and / or locking mechanisms are in the area of ordinary professional knowledge and ability.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS

1. ammunition container (1) with a hinged lid (15) for closing the front of this ammunition container (1), which hinged lid (15) has a locking lever (16) hinged to it, characterized in that the ammunition container (1) has an inner tube ( 3) and a stackable outer container (2), that the outer container (2) in the area of the hinged cover (15) with a reinforcing frame

(20) is provided, and that the reinforcing frame (20) projects beyond the hinged cover (15) with its locking lever (16).

2. ammunition container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner tube (3) is closed on one side with a tube sheet (5), and that the inner tube (3) indirectly via the tube sheet (5) and the reinforcing frame (20) is attached to the outer container (2).

3. Ammunition container (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the hinged lid (15) closing the inner tube (3) is articulated on the reinforcing frame (20).

4. ammunition container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that between the hinged lid (15) and the inner tube (3) a seal (27) is arranged, which is designed such that relative movements and positioning tolerances between the hinged lid (15 ) and the inner tube (3).

5. Ammunition container (1) according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that the locking lever (16) has lever claws (18) in the closed position of the hinged cover (15) on the locking tabs (19) of the reinforcement frame (20).

6. ammunition container (1) according to claim 5, character- ized in that on the hinged lid (15)

Pressure compensation valve (17) is arranged such that it is covered by the locking lever (16).

7. ammunition container (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the outer container

(2) has an essentially square cross-section, two outer surfaces of the outer container (2) being designed as an upper and a lower stacking surface (31, 32) with mutually complementary latching structures (38).

8. Ammunition container (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that at least one handle (33) is arranged in at least one recess (23) of the latching structure (38) on the upper stacking surface (31), and that in particular one on the Carrying handle (33) acting spring element is arranged to hold the carrying handle (33) in a rest position.

9. ammunition container (1) according to one of claims 1 to

8, characterized in that the inner tube (3) has a fastening element (6) on the side facing the tube interior, and that packaging elements (9, 10, 11, 12, 13) can be fastened to the fastening element (6).

10. Ammunition container (1) according to one of claims 1 to

9, characterized in that the space between the inner tube (3) and the outer container (2) is filled with an absorption material (29).

11. ammunition container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that at both ends of the ammunition container (1) hinged lid (15) for closing the inner tube (3) are arranged.

12. inner packaging (8) for an inner tube (3) of an ammunition container (1) according to claim 1, wherein the inner packaging (8) comprises an adapter part (12) and an inner sleeve (10), the inner packaging (8) having a longitudinal axis (24 ) and the adapter part (12) and the inner sleeve (10) are arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis (24) and are mutually displaceably mounted in this direction, the adapter part (12) having an end section aligned against the inner sleeve (10) ( 12g), which is designed to be resilient in the radial direction, and wherein the inner sleeve (10) has an outer section (10c) oriented towards the adapter part (12), which is designed so as to be adapted with respect to the end section (12g) in such a way that by Pushing the adapter part (12) and the inner sleeve (10) into a closed position (S), the outer section (10c) is arranged radially outside against the end section (12g) in order to achieve a radial movement of the end section (12g), or by pushing apart the adapter part (12) and inner sleeve (10) into a manipulation position (M), the outer section (10c) is arranged at a substantial distance from the end section (12g) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (24) in order not to hinder radial movement of the end section (12g) through the outer section (10c).

13. Inner packaging (8) according to claim 12, characterized in that the inner sleeve (10) firmly with the

Inner tube (3) is connected.

14. Inner packaging (8) according to one of claims 12 or 13, characterized in that the adapter part (12) comprises a centering sleeve (12a), from which elastic elements (12h) extend towards the inner sleeve (10), the elastic elements (12h) are in particular tongue-shaped, and all elastic elements (12h) form the end section (12g) and are in particular arranged in a cylindrical or conical manner.

15. Inner packaging (8) according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the adapter part (12) has a centering section (12e) with a conically tapering inner diameter, the centering section (12e) in the

End section (12g) or opens into the centering sleeve (12a).

16. inner packaging (8) according to any one of claims 12 to 15, characterized in that a to the inner sleeve

(10) aligned locking element (11) is firmly connected to the adapter part (12), and that the locking element (11) and the inner sleeve (10) are designed and arranged in such a way that they are mutually adapted and arranged limiting elements (10d, 11b) such that they move mutually is limited by the adapter part (12) and inner sleeve (10) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (24).

17. inner packaging (8) according to any one of claims 12 to

16, characterized in that a packaging sleeve (9) is fixedly connected to the adapter part (12).

18. Inner packaging (8) according to one of claims 12 to

17, characterized in that at the end portion of the packaging sleeve facing away from the adapter part (12) (9) a band (9e) is arranged to bring the packaging sleeve (9) into its manipulation position (M).

19. Inner packaging (8) according to claim 18, characterized in that the band (9e) runs over a length (L1) on the outside of the packaging sleeve (9).