EP1376045B1 - Adaptive device for a projectile fired from a launching tube - Google Patents

Adaptive device for a projectile fired from a launching tube Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1376045B1
EP1376045B1 EP03101900A EP03101900A EP1376045B1 EP 1376045 B1 EP1376045 B1 EP 1376045B1 EP 03101900 A EP03101900 A EP 03101900A EP 03101900 A EP03101900 A EP 03101900A EP 1376045 B1 EP1376045 B1 EP 1376045B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
tube
adapter
projectile
adapter tube
adapter device
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP03101900A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1376045A1 (en
EP1376045B8 (en
Inventor
Marc Vallier
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
MBDA France SAS
Original Assignee
MBDA France SAS
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by MBDA France SAS filed Critical MBDA France SAS
Publication of EP1376045A1 publication Critical patent/EP1376045A1/en
Publication of EP1376045B1 publication Critical patent/EP1376045B1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1376045B8 publication Critical patent/EP1376045B8/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B10/00—Means for influencing, e.g. improving, the aerodynamic properties of projectiles or missiles; Arrangements on projectiles or missiles for stabilising, steering, range-reducing, range-increasing or fall-retarding
    • F42B10/02—Stabilising arrangements
    • F42B10/14—Stabilising arrangements using fins spread or deployed after launch, e.g. after leaving the barrel
    • 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
    • F41F3/042—Rocket or torpedo launchers for rockets the launching apparatus being used also as a transport container for the rocket

Definitions

  • An adapter device for use in conjunction with a deployable fin projectile, such as a missile, for firing such a projectile from a small diameter launch tube, such as a tube of mortar or cannon.
  • the invention allows in particular the firing of projectiles guided by optical fibers, or the like, from a launch tube of standard dimensions, without having to modify it.
  • the projectile is guided in flight by deployable fins which are housed before firing in recesses provided for this purpose in the outer casing of said projectile.
  • This arrangement requires the fins to be mounted on the envelope via complex articulated mechanisms.
  • the presence of the recesses in the outer shell of the projectile leads to reduce the useful volume available inside the projectile envelope.
  • the invention specifically relates to an adapter device designed to allow the firing of a projectile such as a missile from a standard small diameter launch tube, such as a mortar or barrel tube, without modification said tube and without requiring housing or complex joints for mounting the guide vanes on the outer shell of the projectile.
  • a projectile such as a missile from a standard small diameter launch tube, such as a mortar or barrel tube
  • an adapter device designed to be interposed between a projectile, provided with deployable fins, able to occupy a folded position, and a standard launching tube
  • said device being characterized by it comprises a retaining ring adapted to be mounted on an open end of the launch tube, an adapter tube adapted to be placed around the projectile, so that the fins in the folded position are housed in a first part of the tube adapter, and attachment means of the adapter tube on the retaining ring, in a position such that the first portion of the adapter tube is located outside the launch tube and a second portion of the adapter tube is received in the launch tube.
  • the adapter device makes it possible to fire a projectile provided with deployable fins from a standard launching tube whose internal diameter is only slightly greater than the inside diameter of the body of the projectile, without it is necessary to modify the launch tube.
  • the retaining ring mounted on the launch tube serves as anchoring means for attaching the adapter tube in which the projectile is placed.
  • the mounting of the retaining ring on the launch tube can in particular be achieved by friction, giving said ring the form of a split ring which is clamped with a bolt interposed between its ends.
  • the folded wings of the projectile are received in the front part of the adapter tube, which serves to guide the projectile when firing is performed.
  • the first part of the adapter tube comprises longitudinal guide grooves opening inside the adapter tube, so as to receive each of the fins of the projectile.
  • the first part of the tube advantageously comprises longitudinal outer ribs and each of said longitudinal guide grooves is formed in a corresponding one of said longitudinal outer ribs.
  • the first part of the tube comprises an outer ring adjacent to the second portion of the adapter tube and adapted to abut against an open end of the launch tube.
  • the attachment means are then interposed between the retaining ring and the outer ring of the adapter tube.
  • the attachment means may in particular comprise latch mechanisms.
  • the device further comprises removable transport elements including a front protective cap and a rear protective cap, able to be placed respectively on the front and rear ends of the projectile covered with the adapter tube, and a strap of transport connecting said protective caps.
  • an open end of the adapter tube, opposite the second portion thereof, is provided to be placed behind auxiliary propellants of the projectile.
  • the projectile is an optical fiber guided missile.
  • the adapter tube generally comprises a closed end, opposite to the first part thereof, and a return pulley of the optical fiber, mounted inside said closed end.
  • the launch tube is advantageously a mortar tube.
  • front and rear refer respectively to the front and rear of the projectile placed in the launch tube through the adapter device.
  • the invention relates to an adapter device 10 designed to be interposed between a projectile 12 such as an optical fiber guided missile and a standard launch tube 14 such as a tube mortar, to allow a shot of the projectile 12 without the need to change the launch tube.
  • a projectile 12 such as an optical fiber guided missile
  • a standard launch tube 14 such as a tube mortar
  • the projectile 12 comprises a cylindrical body on which are articulated fins 16 (Figure 2) adapted to occupy a folded position shown in solid lines and an extended position (not shown).
  • the fins 16 are four in number, regularly distributed over the circumference of the body of the projectile.
  • Each of the fins 16 is flat and located in a plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the body of the projectile.
  • With respect to its articulation axis 18 on the body of the projectile each fin 16 is able to fold towards the front of the projectile 12, so that its edge turned forward when the fins are deployed is placed against the circumferential surface of the body of the projectile when the fins 16 are folded.
  • the projectile 12 also comprises auxiliary boosters 18 (for example two in number) which open onto the circumferential surface of the body of the projectile, in front of the fins 16 when they ci are in the folded position.
  • auxiliary boosters 18 for example two in number
  • the projectile 12 is guided by an optical fiber 20 used, in known manner, to ensure the transmission of information between said projectile and a control station (not shown), after firing of the projectile.
  • the optical fiber 20 is stored on a coil 21 placed in the rear part of the body of the projectile 12. It leaves said body by a central orifice formed on the rear face thereof.
  • the optical fiber 20 then travels along the inner wall of the tube 14 or outside the body of the projectile 12, along a path that will be specified later, before emerging through the open end of the launch tube 14 to join the command post.
  • the adapter device 10 essentially comprises a retaining ring 22, intended to be fixed on the open end of the launching tube 14, an adapter tube 24 designed to be placed around the body of the projectile 12 and means hooking 26 of the adapter tube 24 on the retaining ring 22.
  • the retaining ring 22 is designed to be fixed by clamping on the launching tube 14, in the immediate vicinity of its open end, without the need to make any modification or machining of said tube.
  • the retaining ring 22 may in particular be a split ring, the ends of which can be brought closer to one another by a rapid clamping device such as a bolt 28. The tightening of the bolt 28 has the effect of securing by friction retaining ring 22 of the end of the launch tube 14.
  • the retaining ring 22 On its outer surface, the retaining ring 22 carries a portion of the attachment means 26 for immobilizing the adapter tube 24 relative to said ring when a projectile assembly 12 - adapter tube 24 is placed on the launch tube 14.
  • said part of the attachment means 26 comprises two latch mechanisms 30 mounted at diametrically opposed locations on the outer surface of the retaining ring 22.
  • the adapter tube 24 is a tube of slightly length less than that of the projectile 12 and whose inner diameter is uniform and slightly greater than the outer diameter of the body of the projectile.
  • the front end of the adapter tube 24 is open while the rear end of said tube is closed by a bottom 32.
  • the adapter tube 24 may be placed around the body of the projectile 12, so that the front end of the projectile 12 protrudes a certain length out of the open forward end of the adapter tube 24.
  • the rear end of the projectile 12 is then located inside the adapter tube 24, at a distance from the bottom 32 of said tube. This latter distance is determined by the bearing, against the open front end of the launch tube 14, of an outer ring 34 which is an integral part of the adapter tube 24.
  • this arrangement makes it possible to mount a return pulley 36 of the optical fiber 20 on the inner face of the bottom 32 of the adapter tube 24.
  • the optical fiber 20 The path extends over the return pulley 36 and returns to the open front end of the launch tube 14, between the adapter tube 24 and the projectile 12, and then to the control station (not shown). More specifically, the portion of the optical fiber 20 which travels between the adapter tube 24 and the projectile 12 passes into a sheath (not shown) provided for this purpose inside the adapter tube. This sheath provides the mechanical and thermal protection of the optical fiber 20 during the launching of the projectile 12.
  • the outer ring 34 is provided with another part of the attachment means 26 of the adapter tube 24 on the launch tube 12.
  • this other part of the attachment means 26 comprises two hooks 48 located in diametrically opposed locations on the outer surface of said outer ring 34.
  • the latch mechanisms 30 mounted on the retaining ring 22 are arranged to be engageable with the hooks 48 when the adapter tube 24 is placed in the tube. 14. The adapter tube 24 is then immobilized relative to the launch tube 14.
  • the outer ring 34 is located substantially in the middle of the adapter tube 24 and separates the latter in a first portion 38, located in front of said outer ring and a second portion 40 located behind said outer ring.
  • the first portion 38 of the adapter tube 24 includes longitudinal guide grooves 42 (FIG. 2), each of which is adapted to receive one of the fins 16 of the projectile 12.
  • each of the longitudinal guide grooves 42 is formed in a rib outer longitudinal 44 of the adapter tube 24 and opens into the interior of said tube over its entire length.
  • the number and distribution of the ribs 44 around the adapter tube 24 and the number and distribution of the fins 16 around the body of the projectile 12 are identical.
  • there are four fins 16 and four ribs 44 regularly distributed around the body of the projectile 12 and around the adapter tube 24, respectively.
  • Each of the longitudinal guide grooves 42 also opens at its front end, so that the projectile can be introduced and extracted from the adapter tube 24 from the front of the latter.
  • the front end of the first portion 38 of the adapter tube 24 is reinforced by a segmented outer ring 46, between the longitudinal outer ribs 44.
  • the second portion 40 of the adapter tube 24, located behind the outer ring 34, has a uniform outer diameter, slightly less than the inner diameter of the launch tube 14 from which the projectile is to be fired.
  • the second portion 40 of the adapter tube 24 can be introduced through the open front end of the launch tube 14, after the retaining ring 22 has been mounted on the launch tube 14.
  • an adapter tube 24 serving as an interface between the projectile 12 and the tube of launch 24 and by mounting a retaining ring 22 on the launch tube 14, the adapter tube 24 can be easily attached to the retaining ring 22 by the attachment means 26.
  • the ribs 44 formed on the front portion of the adapter tube 24 are used to guide the fins 16 folded projectile 12, when it is launched.
  • the booster thrusters 18 are then placed in front of the segmented outer ring 46 which delimits the front end of the front part of the adapter tube 24. The jets emitted by these thrusters 18 thus bear on said ring 46 during firing. .
  • the assembly formed by the projectile 12 and by the adapter device 10 is intended to be easily transported to the firing site, where the launch tube 14 is located.
  • the adapter device 10 further comprises a front protection cap 48, intended to be placed on the front end of the projectile 12, a rear protective cap 50, intended to be placed on the rear end of the adapter tube. 24, closed by the bottom 32, and a transport strap 52, which connects the front and rear 48 and 50 protective caps.
  • the plugs 48 and 50 form with the strap 52 removable transport elements of the assembly consisting of the projectile 12 and its adapter tube 24. These removable transport elements are deposited upon arrival at the launch site.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

Description

DOMAINE TECHNIQUETECHNICAL AREA

L'invention concerne un dispositif adaptateur destiné à être utilisé en association avec un projectile à ailettes déployables, tel qu'un missile, pour permettre le tir d'un tel projectile à partir d'un tube de lancement de faible diamètre, tel qu'un tube de mortier ou de canon.An adapter device for use in conjunction with a deployable fin projectile, such as a missile, for firing such a projectile from a small diameter launch tube, such as a tube of mortar or cannon.

L'invention permet notamment le tir de projectiles à guidage par fibres optiques, ou analogues, à partir d'un tube de lancement de dimensions standard, sans avoir à modifier celui-ci.The invention allows in particular the firing of projectiles guided by optical fibers, or the like, from a launch tube of standard dimensions, without having to modify it.

ETAT DE LA TECHNIQUE ANTERIEURESTATE OF THE PRIOR ART

Comme l'illustre notamment le document US-A-4 907 763, il est connu de tirer un projectile guidé par un câble ou une fibre optique, à partir d'un tube de mortier ou de canon.As illustrated in particular in US-A-4 907 763, it is known to draw a projectile guided by a cable or an optical fiber from a tube of mortar or barrel.

Dans ce cas, le projectile est guidé en vol par des ailettes déployables qui viennent se loger avant le tir dans des évidements prévus à cet effet dans l'enveloppe extérieure dudit projectile. Cet agencement impose de monter les ailettes sur l'enveloppe par l'intermédiaire de mécanismes articulés complexes. De plus, la présence des évidements dans l'enveloppe extérieure du projectile conduit à réduire le volume utile disponible à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe du projectile.In this case, the projectile is guided in flight by deployable fins which are housed before firing in recesses provided for this purpose in the outer casing of said projectile. This arrangement requires the fins to be mounted on the envelope via complex articulated mechanisms. In addition, the presence of the recesses in the outer shell of the projectile leads to reduce the useful volume available inside the projectile envelope.

EXPOSÉ DE L'INVENTIONSTATEMENT OF THE INVENTION

L'invention a précisément pour objet un dispositif adaptateur conçu pour permettre le tir d'un projectile tel qu'un missile à partir d'un tube de lancement standard de faible diamètre, tel qu'un tube de mortier ou de canon, sans modification dudit tube et sans nécessiter des logements ni des articulations complexes pour le montage des ailettes de guidage sur l'enveloppe extérieure du projectile.The invention specifically relates to an adapter device designed to allow the firing of a projectile such as a missile from a standard small diameter launch tube, such as a mortar or barrel tube, without modification said tube and without requiring housing or complex joints for mounting the guide vanes on the outer shell of the projectile.

Conformément à l'invention, ce résultat est obtenu au moyen d'un dispositif adaptateur conçu pour être interposé entre un projectile, muni d'ailettes déployables, aptes à occuper une position repliée, et un tube de lancement standard, ledit dispositif étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une bague de retenue apte à être montée sur une extrémité ouverte du tube de lancement, un tube adaptateur apte à être placé autour du projectile, de telle sorte que les ailettes en position repliée soient logées dans une première partie du tube adaptateur, et des moyens d'accrochage du tube adaptateur sur la bague de retenue, dans une position telle que la première partie du tube adaptateur soit située à l'extérieur du tube de lancement et qu'une deuxième partie du tube adaptateur soit reçue dans le tube de lancement.According to the invention, this result is obtained by means of an adapter device designed to be interposed between a projectile, provided with deployable fins, able to occupy a folded position, and a standard launching tube, said device being characterized by it comprises a retaining ring adapted to be mounted on an open end of the launch tube, an adapter tube adapted to be placed around the projectile, so that the fins in the folded position are housed in a first part of the tube adapter, and attachment means of the adapter tube on the retaining ring, in a position such that the first portion of the adapter tube is located outside the launch tube and a second portion of the adapter tube is received in the launch tube.

L'utilisation du dispositif adaptateur conforme à l'invention permet de tirer un projectile muni d'ailettes déployables à partir d'un tube de lancement standard dont le diamètre intérieur est à peine supérieur au diamètre intérieur du corps du projectile, sans qu'il soit nécessaire de modifier le tube de lancement. En effet, la bague de retenue montée sur le tube de lancement sert d'ancrage aux moyens d'accrochage du tube adaptateur dans lequel est placé le projectile. Le montage de la bague de retenue sur le tube de lancement peut notamment être réalisé par friction, en donnant à ladite bague la forme d'une bague fendue que l'on serre à l'aide d'un boulon interposé entre ses extrémités. Les ailettes repliées du projectile sont reçues dans la partie avant du tube adaptateur, qui sert de guidage au projectile lorsque le tir est effectué.The use of the adapter device according to the invention makes it possible to fire a projectile provided with deployable fins from a standard launching tube whose internal diameter is only slightly greater than the inside diameter of the body of the projectile, without it is necessary to modify the launch tube. Indeed, the retaining ring mounted on the launch tube serves as anchoring means for attaching the adapter tube in which the projectile is placed. The mounting of the retaining ring on the launch tube can in particular be achieved by friction, giving said ring the form of a split ring which is clamped with a bolt interposed between its ends. The folded wings of the projectile are received in the front part of the adapter tube, which serves to guide the projectile when firing is performed.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, la première partie du tube adaptateur comprend des rainures de guidage longitudinal débouchant à l'intérieur du tube adaptateur, de façon à pouvoir recevoir chacune des ailettes du projectile.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first part of the adapter tube comprises longitudinal guide grooves opening inside the adapter tube, so as to receive each of the fins of the projectile.

Dans ce cas, la première partie du tube comprend avantageusement des nervures extérieures longitudinales et chacune desdites rainures de guidage longitudinal est formée dans l'une correspondante desdites nervures extérieures longitudinales.In this case, the first part of the tube advantageously comprises longitudinal outer ribs and each of said longitudinal guide grooves is formed in a corresponding one of said longitudinal outer ribs.

Selon une réalisation avantageuse de l'invention, la première partie du tube comprend une bague extérieure adjacente à la deuxième partie du tube adaptateur et apte à venir en appui contre une extrémité ouverte du tube de lancement.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the first part of the tube comprises an outer ring adjacent to the second portion of the adapter tube and adapted to abut against an open end of the launch tube.

Avantageusement, les moyens d'accrochage sont alors interposés entre la bague de retenue et la bague extérieure du tube adaptateur.Advantageously, the attachment means are then interposed between the retaining ring and the outer ring of the adapter tube.

Dans ce cas, les moyens d'accrochage peuvent notamment comprendre des mécanismes à grenouillère.In this case, the attachment means may in particular comprise latch mechanisms.

Selon un perfectionnement avantageux, le dispositif comprend de plus des éléments de transport amovibles incluant un bouchon de protection avant et un bouchon de protection arrière, aptes à être placés respectivement sur les extrémités avant et arrière du projectile recouvert du tube adaptateur, et une sangle de transport reliant lesdits bouchons de protection.According to an advantageous improvement, the device further comprises removable transport elements including a front protective cap and a rear protective cap, able to be placed respectively on the front and rear ends of the projectile covered with the adapter tube, and a strap of transport connecting said protective caps.

De préférence, une extrémité ouverte du tube adaptateur, opposée à la deuxième partie de celui-ci, est prévue pour être placée derrière des propulseurs auxiliaires du projectile.Preferably, an open end of the adapter tube, opposite the second portion thereof, is provided to be placed behind auxiliary propellants of the projectile.

Avantageusement, le projectile est un missile à guidage par fibre optique.Advantageously, the projectile is an optical fiber guided missile.

Dans ce cas, le tube adaptateur comprend généralement une extrémité fermée, opposée à la première partie de celui-ci, et une poulie de renvoi de la fibre optique, montée à l'intérieur de ladite extrémité fermée.In this case, the adapter tube generally comprises a closed end, opposite to the first part thereof, and a return pulley of the optical fiber, mounted inside said closed end.

Enfin, le tube de lancement est avantageusement un tube de mortier.Finally, the launch tube is advantageously a mortar tube.

BRÈVE DESCRIPTION DES DESSINSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

On décrira à présent, à titre d'exemple illustratif et non limitatif, un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, en se référant aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective qui représente un projectile prêt à être tiré à partir d'un tube de lancement, un dispositif adaptateur conforme à l'invention étant interposé entre le projectile et le tube ;
  • La figure 2 est une vue en coupe longitudinale à plus grande échelle, qui représente notamment les ailettes du projectile reçues dans des rainures prévues à cet effet dans le tube adaptateur ; et
  • La figure 3 est une vue de côté qui représente schématiquement les bouchons de protection et la sangle de transport du projectile placé dans son tube adaptateur.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of illustrative and nonlimiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a projectile ready to be fired from a launch tube, an adapter device according to FIG. the invention being interposed between the projectile and the tube;
  • Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on a larger scale, which represents in particular the fins of the projectile received in grooves provided for this purpose in the adapter tube; and
  • Figure 3 is a side view which schematically shows the protective caps and the carrying strap of the projectile placed in its adapter tube.

EXPOSE DETAILLE D'UN MODE DE REALISATION PREFEREDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Dans l'ensemble de la description, les termes "avant" et "arrière" font référence respectivement à l'avant et à l'arrière du projectile placé dans le tube de lancement par l'intermédiaire du dispositif adaptateur.Throughout the description, the terms "front" and "rear" refer respectively to the front and rear of the projectile placed in the launch tube through the adapter device.

Comme on l'a illustré schématiquement sur la figure 1, l'invention concerne un dispositif adaptateur 10 prévu pour être interposé entre un projectile 12 tel qu'un missile à guidage par fibre optique et un tube de lancement standard 14 tel qu'un tube de mortier, afin de permettre un tir du projectile 12 sans qu'il soit nécessaire de modifier le tube de lancement.As schematically illustrated in FIG. 1, the invention relates to an adapter device 10 designed to be interposed between a projectile 12 such as an optical fiber guided missile and a standard launch tube 14 such as a tube mortar, to allow a shot of the projectile 12 without the need to change the launch tube.

Plus précisément, le projectile 12 comprend un corps cylindrique sur lequel sont articulées des ailettes 16 (figure 2) aptes à occuper une position repliée illustrée en trait plein et une position déployée (non représentée). Dans le mode de réalisation non limitatif représenté sur les figures, les ailettes 16 sont au nombre de quatre, régulièrement réparties sur la circonférence du corps du projectile. Chacune des ailettes 16 est plane et située dans un plan passant par l'axe longitudinal du corps du projectile. Par rapport à son axe 18 d'articulation sur le corps du projectile, chaque ailette 16 est apte à se replier vers l'avant du projectile 12, de telle sorte que son bord tourné vers l'avant lorsque les ailettes sont déployées vient se placer contre la surface circonférentielle du corps du projectile lorsque les ailettes 16 sont repliées.More specifically, the projectile 12 comprises a cylindrical body on which are articulated fins 16 (Figure 2) adapted to occupy a folded position shown in solid lines and an extended position (not shown). In the nonlimiting embodiment shown in the figures, the fins 16 are four in number, regularly distributed over the circumference of the body of the projectile. Each of the fins 16 is flat and located in a plane passing through the longitudinal axis of the body of the projectile. With respect to its articulation axis 18 on the body of the projectile, each fin 16 is able to fold towards the front of the projectile 12, so that its edge turned forward when the fins are deployed is placed against the circumferential surface of the body of the projectile when the fins 16 are folded.

Comme on le voit également sur la figure 1, le projectile 12 comprend aussi des propulseurs d'appoint 18 (par exemple au nombre de deux) qui débouchent sur la surface circonférentielle du corps du projectile, à l'avant des ailettes 16 lorsque celles-ci sont en position repliée.As can also be seen in FIG. 1, the projectile 12 also comprises auxiliary boosters 18 (for example two in number) which open onto the circumferential surface of the body of the projectile, in front of the fins 16 when they ci are in the folded position.

Comme on l'a indiqué précédemment, le projectile 12 est guidé par une fibre optique 20 utilisée, de façon connue, pour assurer la transmission d'informations entre ledit projectile et un poste de commande (non représenté), après le tir du projectile. La fibre optique 20 est emmagasinée sur une bobine 21 placée dans la partie arrière du corps du projectile 12. Elle sort dudit corps par un orifice central formé sur la face arrière de celui-ci. La fibre optique 20 chemine ensuite le long de la paroi interne du tube 14 ou à l'extérieur du corps du projectile 12, selon une trajectoire qui sera précisée par la suite, avant de ressortir par l'extrémité ouverte du tube de lancement 14 pour rejoindre le poste de commande.As previously indicated, the projectile 12 is guided by an optical fiber 20 used, in known manner, to ensure the transmission of information between said projectile and a control station (not shown), after firing of the projectile. The optical fiber 20 is stored on a coil 21 placed in the rear part of the body of the projectile 12. It leaves said body by a central orifice formed on the rear face thereof. The optical fiber 20 then travels along the inner wall of the tube 14 or outside the body of the projectile 12, along a path that will be specified later, before emerging through the open end of the launch tube 14 to join the command post.

Le dispositif adaptateur 10 conforme à l'invention comprend essentiellement une bague de retenue 22, prévue pour être fixée sur l'extrémité ouverte du tube de lancement 14, un tube adaptateur 24 conçu pour être placé autour du corps du projectile 12 et des moyens d'accrochage 26 du tube adaptateur 24 sur la bague de retenue 22.The adapter device 10 according to the invention essentially comprises a retaining ring 22, intended to be fixed on the open end of the launching tube 14, an adapter tube 24 designed to be placed around the body of the projectile 12 and means hooking 26 of the adapter tube 24 on the retaining ring 22.

La bague de retenue 22 est prévue pour être fixée par serrage sur le tube de lancement 14, à proximité immédiate de son extrémité ouverte, sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'effectuer une modification ou un usinage quelconque dudit tube. Ainsi, la bague de retenue 22 peut notamment être une bague fendue dont les extrémités peuvent être rapprochées l'une de l'autre par un dispositif de serrage rapide tel qu'un boulon 28. Le serrage du boulon 28 a pour effet de solidariser par friction la bague de retenue 22 de l'extrémité du tube de lancement 14.The retaining ring 22 is designed to be fixed by clamping on the launching tube 14, in the immediate vicinity of its open end, without the need to make any modification or machining of said tube. Thus, the retaining ring 22 may in particular be a split ring, the ends of which can be brought closer to one another by a rapid clamping device such as a bolt 28. The tightening of the bolt 28 has the effect of securing by friction retaining ring 22 of the end of the launch tube 14.

Sur sa surface extérieure, la bague de retenue 22 porte une partie des moyens d'accrochage 26 destinés à immobiliser le tube adaptateur 24 par rapport à ladite bague lorsqu'un ensemble projectile 12 - tube adaptateur 24 est placé sur le tube de lancement 14. Dans le mode de réalisation représenté à titre d'exemple sur les figures, ladite partie des moyens d'accrochage 26 comprend deux mécanismes à grenouillères 30 montés en des emplacements diamétralement opposés sur la surface extérieure de la bague de retenue 22.On its outer surface, the retaining ring 22 carries a portion of the attachment means 26 for immobilizing the adapter tube 24 relative to said ring when a projectile assembly 12 - adapter tube 24 is placed on the launch tube 14. In the embodiment shown by way of example in the figures, said part of the attachment means 26 comprises two latch mechanisms 30 mounted at diametrically opposed locations on the outer surface of the retaining ring 22.

Comme l'illustre la figure 1, le tube adaptateur 24 est un tube de longueur légèrement inférieure à celle du projectile 12 et dont le diamètre intérieur est uniforme et légèrement supérieur au diamètre extérieur du corps du projectile. L'extrémité avant du tube adaptateur 24 est ouverte alors que l'extrémité arrière dudit tube est fermée par un fond 32.As illustrated in Figure 1, the adapter tube 24 is a tube of slightly length less than that of the projectile 12 and whose inner diameter is uniform and slightly greater than the outer diameter of the body of the projectile. The front end of the adapter tube 24 is open while the rear end of said tube is closed by a bottom 32.

Ainsi, le tube adaptateur 24 peut être placé autour du corps du projectile 12, de telle sorte que l'extrémité avant du projectile 12 fasse saillie sur une certaine longueur hors de l'extrémité avant ouverte du tube adaptateur 24. L'extrémité arrière du projectile 12 est alors située à l'intérieur du tube adaptateur 24, à une certaine distance du fond 32 dudit tube. Cette dernière distance est déterminée par la venue en appui, contre l'extrémité avant ouverte du tube de lancement 14, d'une bague extérieure 34 qui fait partie intégrante du tube adaptateur 24.Thus, the adapter tube 24 may be placed around the body of the projectile 12, so that the front end of the projectile 12 protrudes a certain length out of the open forward end of the adapter tube 24. The rear end of the projectile 12 is then located inside the adapter tube 24, at a distance from the bottom 32 of said tube. This latter distance is determined by the bearing, against the open front end of the launch tube 14, of an outer ring 34 which is an integral part of the adapter tube 24.

Comme le montre la figure 1, cet agencement permet de monter une poulie de renvoi 36 de la fibre optique 20 sur la face intérieure du fond 32 du tube adaptateur 24. A la sortie de l'extrémité arrière du projectile 12, la fibre optique 20 chemine sur la poulie de renvoi 36 et revient jusqu'à l'extrémité avant ouverte du tube de lancement 14, entre le tube adaptateur 24 et le projectile 12, pour se diriger ensuite vers le poste de commande (non représenté). Plus précisément, la partie de la fibre optique 20 qui chemine entre le tube adaptateur 24 et le projectile 12 passe dans une gaine (non représentée) prévue à cet effet à l'intérieur du tube adaptateur. Cette gaine assure la protection mécanique et thermique de la fibre optique 20 lors du lancement du projectile 12.As shown in FIG. 1, this arrangement makes it possible to mount a return pulley 36 of the optical fiber 20 on the inner face of the bottom 32 of the adapter tube 24. At the exit of the rear end of the projectile 12, the optical fiber 20 The path extends over the return pulley 36 and returns to the open front end of the launch tube 14, between the adapter tube 24 and the projectile 12, and then to the control station (not shown). More specifically, the portion of the optical fiber 20 which travels between the adapter tube 24 and the projectile 12 passes into a sheath (not shown) provided for this purpose inside the adapter tube. This sheath provides the mechanical and thermal protection of the optical fiber 20 during the launching of the projectile 12.

La bague extérieure 34 est munie d'une autre partie des moyens d'accrochage 26 du tube adaptateur 24 sur le tube de lancement 12. Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, cette autre partie des moyens d'accrochage 26 comprend deux crochets 48 situés en des emplacements diamétralement opposés sur la surface extérieure de ladite bague extérieure 34. Les mécanismes à grenouillères 30 montés sur la bague de retenue 22 sont agencés de façon à pouvoir venir en prise sur les crochets 48 lorsque le tube adaptateur 24 est placé dans le tube de lancement 14. Le tube adaptateur 24 est alors immobilisé par rapport au tube de lancement 14.The outer ring 34 is provided with another part of the attachment means 26 of the adapter tube 24 on the launch tube 12. In the embodiment shown, this other part of the attachment means 26 comprises two hooks 48 located in diametrically opposed locations on the outer surface of said outer ring 34. The latch mechanisms 30 mounted on the retaining ring 22 are arranged to be engageable with the hooks 48 when the adapter tube 24 is placed in the tube. 14. The adapter tube 24 is then immobilized relative to the launch tube 14.

La bague extérieure 34 est située sensiblement au milieu du tube adaptateur 24 et sépare celle-ci en une première partie 38, située en avant de ladite bague extérieure et une deuxième partie 40 située en arrière de ladite bague extérieure.The outer ring 34 is located substantially in the middle of the adapter tube 24 and separates the latter in a first portion 38, located in front of said outer ring and a second portion 40 located behind said outer ring.

La première partie 38 du tube adaptateur 24 comprend des rainures de guidage longitudinal 42 (figure 2) dont chacune est prévue pour recevoir l'une des ailettes 16 du projectile 12. Plus précisément, chacune des rainures de guidage longitudinal 42 est formée dans une nervure extérieure longitudinale 44 du tube adaptateur 24 et débouche à l'intérieur dudit tube sur toute sa longueur. En outre, le nombre et la répartition des nervures 44 autour du tube adaptateur 24 et le nombre et la répartition des ailettes 16 autour du corps du projectile 12 sont identiques. Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, il existe quatre ailettes 16 et quatre nervures 44, régulièrement réparties autour du corps du projectile 12 et autour du tube adaptateur 24, respectivement. Chacune des rainures de guidage longitudinal 42 débouche également à son extrémité avant, de telle sorte que le projectile puisse être introduit et extrait du tube adaptateur 24 par l'avant de celui-ci.The first portion 38 of the adapter tube 24 includes longitudinal guide grooves 42 (FIG. 2), each of which is adapted to receive one of the fins 16 of the projectile 12. Specifically, each of the longitudinal guide grooves 42 is formed in a rib outer longitudinal 44 of the adapter tube 24 and opens into the interior of said tube over its entire length. In addition, the number and distribution of the ribs 44 around the adapter tube 24 and the number and distribution of the fins 16 around the body of the projectile 12 are identical. In the embodiment shown, there are four fins 16 and four ribs 44, regularly distributed around the body of the projectile 12 and around the adapter tube 24, respectively. Each of the longitudinal guide grooves 42 also opens at its front end, so that the projectile can be introduced and extracted from the adapter tube 24 from the front of the latter.

L'extrémité avant de la première partie 38 du tube adaptateur 24 est renforcée par une bague extérieure segmentée 46, entre les nervures extérieures longitudinales 44.The front end of the first portion 38 of the adapter tube 24 is reinforced by a segmented outer ring 46, between the longitudinal outer ribs 44.

La deuxième partie 40 du tube adaptateur 24, située en arrière de la bague extérieure 34, présente un diamètre extérieur uniforme, légèrement inférieur au diamètre intérieur du tube de lancement 14 à partir duquel le projectile doit être tiré. Ainsi, la deuxième partie 40 du tube adaptateur 24 peut être introduite par l'extrémité avant ouverte du tube de lancement 14, après que la bague de retenue 22 a été montée sur le tube de lancement 14.The second portion 40 of the adapter tube 24, located behind the outer ring 34, has a uniform outer diameter, slightly less than the inner diameter of the launch tube 14 from which the projectile is to be fired. Thus, the second portion 40 of the adapter tube 24 can be introduced through the open front end of the launch tube 14, after the retaining ring 22 has been mounted on the launch tube 14.

Grâce à l'agencement qui vient d'être décrit en se référant aux figures 1 et 2, il est possible de tirer un projectile 12 guidé par une fibre optique 20 et muni d'ailettes extérieures 16 repliables mais non escamotables à l'intérieur du corps du projectile, depuis un tube de lancement 14 non prévu à cet effet, sans aucune modification dudit tube.Thanks to the arrangement that has just been described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, it is possible to fire a projectile 12 guided by an optical fiber 20 and provided with foldable but non-retractable outer fins 16 inside the body of the projectile, from a launch tube 14 not provided for this purpose, without any modification of said tube.

Ce résultat est rendu possible grâce à l'utilisation d'un tube adaptateur 24 servant d'interface entre le projectile 12 et le tube de lancement 24 et grâce au montage d'une bague de retenue 22 sur le tube de lancement 14, le tube adaptateur 24 pouvant être aisément fixé à la bague de retenue 22 par les moyens d'accrochage 26.This result is made possible by the use of an adapter tube 24 serving as an interface between the projectile 12 and the tube of launch 24 and by mounting a retaining ring 22 on the launch tube 14, the adapter tube 24 can be easily attached to the retaining ring 22 by the attachment means 26.

Les nervures 44 formées sur la partie avant du tube adaptateur 24 sont utilisées pour assurer le guidage des ailettes 16 repliées du projectile 12, lors de son lancement. Les propulseurs d'appoint 18 sont alors placés devant la bague extérieure segmentée 46 qui délimite l'extrémité avant de la partie avant du tube adaptateur 24. Les jets émis par ces propulseurs 18 prennent donc appui sur ladite bague 46 lors de la mise à feu.The ribs 44 formed on the front portion of the adapter tube 24 are used to guide the fins 16 folded projectile 12, when it is launched. The booster thrusters 18 are then placed in front of the segmented outer ring 46 which delimits the front end of the front part of the adapter tube 24. The jets emitted by these thrusters 18 thus bear on said ring 46 during firing. .

Comme on l'a illustré sur la figure 3, l'ensemble formé par le projectile 12 et par le dispositif adaptateur 10 est prévu pour être transporté aisément sur le site de tir, où se trouve le tube de lancement 14.As illustrated in FIG. 3, the assembly formed by the projectile 12 and by the adapter device 10 is intended to be easily transported to the firing site, where the launch tube 14 is located.

A cet effet, le dispositif adaptateur 10 comprend de plus un bouchon de protection avant 48, prévu pour être placé sur l'extrémité avant du projectile 12, un bouchon de protection arrière 50, prévu pour être placé sur l'extrémité arrière du tube adaptateur 24, fermée par le fond 32, ainsi qu'une sangle de transport 52, qui relie les bouchons de protection avant 48 et arrière 50. Les bouchons 48 et 50 forment avec la sangle 52 des éléments de transport amovibles de l'ensemble constitué par le projectile 12 et son tube adaptateur 24. Ces éléments de transport amovibles sont déposés lors de l'arrivée sur le site de lancement.For this purpose, the adapter device 10 further comprises a front protection cap 48, intended to be placed on the front end of the projectile 12, a rear protective cap 50, intended to be placed on the rear end of the adapter tube. 24, closed by the bottom 32, and a transport strap 52, which connects the front and rear 48 and 50 protective caps. The plugs 48 and 50 form with the strap 52 removable transport elements of the assembly consisting of the projectile 12 and its adapter tube 24. These removable transport elements are deposited upon arrival at the launch site.

Claims (11)

  1. An adapter device (10) designed to be interposed between a projectile (12), fitted with deployable fins (16), suitable for occupying a folded position, and a launching tube (14), said device being characterized in that it comprises a retaining ring (22) suited to being mounted on an open end of the launching tube (14), an adapter tube (24) suited to being placed around the projectile (12), such that the fins (16) in the folded position are lodged in a first part (38) of the adapter tube (24), and hooking means (26) of the adapter tube (24) on the retaining ring (22), in a position such that the first part (38) of the adapter tube (24) is situated outside the launching tube (14) and that a second part (40) of the adapter tube (24) is received in the launching tube (14), the first part having a larger maximum diameter than the second part.
  2. The adapter device (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first part (38) of the adapter tube (24) comprises longitudinal guide grooves (42) terminating inside the adapter tube (24), so as to be able to receive each of the fins (16) of the projectile (12).
  3. The adapter device (10) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first part (38) of the adapter tube (24) comprises longitudinal external grooves (44) and each of said longitudinal guide grooves (42) is formed in the corresponding one of said longitudinal external grooves (44).
  4. The adapter device (10) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first part (38) of the adapter tube (24) comprises an external ring (34) adjacent to the second part (40) of the adapter tube (24) and capable of being supported against an open end of the launching tube (14).
  5. The adapter device (10) as claimed in Claim 4, wherein the hooking means (26) are interposed between the retaining ring (22) and the external ring (34) of the adapter tube (24).
  6. The adapter device (10) as claimed in Claim 5, wherein the hooking means (26) comprise dunking mechanisms (30).
  7. The adapter device (10) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said device further comprises mobile transport elements including a protective cap front (48) and a protective cap back (50), to be placed respectively on the front and back ends of the projectile (12) covered by the adapter tube (24), and a transport sling (52) connecting said protective caps (48, 50).
  8. The adapter device (10) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein an open end of the adapter tube (24), opposite the second part (40) of the latter, is provided to be placed behind auxiliary propulsion units (18) of the projectile (12).
  9. The adapter device (10) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the projectile (12) is a missile guided by optical fibre (20).
  10. The adapter device (10) as claimed in Claim 9, wherein the adapter tube (24) comprises an end closed by a base (32), opposite the first part (38) of the latter, and a pulley (36) for returning the optical fibre (20), mounted inside said base (32).
  11. The adapter device (10) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the launching tube (14) is a mortar tube.
EP03101900A 2002-06-28 2003-06-26 Adaptive device for a projectile fired from a launching tube Expired - Fee Related EP1376045B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0208082 2002-06-28
FR0208082A FR2841643B1 (en) 2002-06-28 2002-06-28 ADAPTER DEVICE FOR PROJECTILE PULLING FROM A LAUNCH TUBE

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1376045A1 EP1376045A1 (en) 2004-01-02
EP1376045B1 true EP1376045B1 (en) 2006-03-08
EP1376045B8 EP1376045B8 (en) 2006-06-28

Family

ID=29717128

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP03101900A Expired - Fee Related EP1376045B8 (en) 2002-06-28 2003-06-26 Adaptive device for a projectile fired from a launching tube

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US7036419B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1376045B8 (en)
DE (1) DE60305382T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2259404T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2841643B1 (en)
IL (2) IL165576A0 (en)
WO (1) WO2004003461A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB0521649D0 (en) 2005-10-24 2006-03-29 Strachan & Henshaw Ltd A payload deployment system
KR101648841B1 (en) * 2015-10-26 2016-08-19 대한민국 SinGung Field Handling Trainer Equipment by Using Waste SinGung Tubes
US10386167B2 (en) * 2016-02-26 2019-08-20 General Dynamics—OTS, Inc. Ammunition container with improved latching and sealing arrangements
CN110132054B (en) * 2019-05-20 2021-07-23 厦门市神手科技有限公司 Throwing device and rope bomb applied to throwing device
CN110749233A (en) * 2019-10-28 2020-02-04 上海机电工程研究所 Honeycomb adapter and method of manufacture
CN114264194B (en) * 2021-12-06 2023-07-25 西安精密机械研究所 High-speed emitter with attack angle based on in-pipe adapter
CN115164654B (en) * 2022-06-06 2023-10-13 西北工业大学 Auxiliary device for water inlet test of aircraft with attack angle

Family Cites Families (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2974593A (en) * 1952-11-07 1961-03-14 Forrest G Bitner Seal
US2802399A (en) * 1953-11-30 1957-08-13 Steven M Little Rocket launcher
US2961928A (en) * 1958-11-03 1960-11-29 Rosenthal Henry Folding wing projectile
US3160060A (en) * 1961-12-21 1964-12-08 Lockheed Aircraft Corp Missile transporting and launching system
US3438303A (en) * 1966-11-30 1969-04-15 Bombrini Parodi Delfino Spa System including a tubular launching tube and a rocket provided with an outer auxiliary launching charge
CH450966A (en) * 1966-12-20 1968-05-15 Transurvey Holding Company Inc Device for transforming the combustion energy of an explosive material into mechanical energy
CH528058A (en) * 1970-08-06 1972-09-15 Sarmac Sa Transport and firing case for self-propelled projectiles
US3750578A (en) * 1972-01-04 1973-08-07 Us Army Expellable cartridge case
GB1442061A (en) * 1973-04-10 1976-07-07 Leshem M Device for loading artillery
FR2492083A1 (en) * 1980-10-14 1982-04-16 Serat ANTICHAR ROCKET LAUNCHER
DE3533417A1 (en) * 1985-09-19 1987-03-26 Rheinmetall Gmbh SIGNAL DEVICE, PREFERRED FOR LUMINAIRES
DE19655109C2 (en) * 1996-04-30 2000-06-15 Diehl Stiftung & Co Mortar ammunition
US6290087B1 (en) * 1998-12-30 2001-09-18 Raytheon Company Ammunition shipping and storage container and method

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2004003461A3 (en) 2004-06-10
IL165576A (en) 2011-04-28
IL165576A0 (en) 2006-01-15
WO2004003461A2 (en) 2004-01-08
EP1376045A1 (en) 2004-01-02
ES2259404T3 (en) 2006-10-01
FR2841643B1 (en) 2004-09-17
DE60305382D1 (en) 2006-06-29
US7036419B2 (en) 2006-05-02
FR2841643A1 (en) 2004-01-02
EP1376045B8 (en) 2006-06-28
DE60305382T2 (en) 2007-04-19
US20050242230A1 (en) 2005-11-03

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1550837B1 (en) Device for the deployment and the control of the control vanes of a projectile
EP3174794B1 (en) Satellite comprising an optical photography instrument
EP1092939A1 (en) Device for connecting a cartridge case base to a cartridge case and cartridge case base suitable for such a connecting device
EP0434505B1 (en) Peripheral jacket for a tube launched guided missile
FR2750206A1 (en) NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE
EP0690284B1 (en) Deploying device for a projectile wing
EP1376045B1 (en) Adaptive device for a projectile fired from a launching tube
WO2012120232A1 (en) Method and device for the successive launching of two satellites
FR2743110A1 (en) DEPLOYABLE DIVERGENT OF PROPELLER
EP0454545B1 (en) Device for the temporal mechanical assembly and for its fast separation of an ejecting object attached to a support
EP0640204B1 (en) Telescoped round-type ammunition
FR3029615A1 (en) DEVICE FOR LAUNCHING A PROJECTILE BY COMPRESSED FLUID
EP1369349B1 (en) Weapon provided with a missile and which is mounted on a stealth aircraft, and a weapon system comprising a stealth aircraft and such a weapon
EP3660441B1 (en) Device for deploying a deployable element, in particular a handle, for a weapon system
WO2013102668A1 (en) Assembly comprising a telescopic mast and a device for supporting equipment of an underwater vehicle
FR2665762A1 (en) PROJECTILES.
FR2742537A1 (en) Missile retaining catch for launch tube
EP0679861B1 (en) Firing installation for wire guided ammunition from a mobile launcher
EP0653604B1 (en) Stabilising for deployment device for a rocket type projectile
EP3910280A1 (en) Device for detecting absence of mechanical barrier for a missile and missile comprising such a device
FR2874251A1 (en) AERODYNAMIC PLAN DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM
EP1532418B1 (en) Fouling-resistant ammunition
EP1371935B1 (en) Device and ammunition for the protection of a vehicle or platform against threats
EP0376826B1 (en) Safety device for a releasable airborne charge
EP4105591A1 (en) Stationing device for a projectile

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL LT LV MK

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20040224

AKX Designation fees paid

Designated state(s): BE DE ES GB IT SE

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): BE ES GB IT SE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: 8566

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): BE ES GB IT SE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): BE DE ES GB IT SE

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 20060517

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SE

Ref legal event code: TRGR

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 60305382

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 20060629

Kind code of ref document: P

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2259404

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20061211

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20200612

Year of fee payment: 18

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Payment date: 20200622

Year of fee payment: 18

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20200619

Year of fee payment: 18

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20200619

Year of fee payment: 18

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20200616

Year of fee payment: 18

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20200713

Year of fee payment: 18

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 60305382

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: SE

Ref legal event code: EUG

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20210626

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20210630

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210626

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20220101

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210627

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210626

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210630

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20220826

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210627