EP2255154B1 - Method for producing a cartridge having a sabot projectile produced according to said method - Google Patents

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EP2255154B1
EP2255154B1 EP09721311A EP09721311A EP2255154B1 EP 2255154 B1 EP2255154 B1 EP 2255154B1 EP 09721311 A EP09721311 A EP 09721311A EP 09721311 A EP09721311 A EP 09721311A EP 2255154 B1 EP2255154 B1 EP 2255154B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F42B5/18—Caseless ammunition; Cartridges having combustible cases
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F42B5/18—Caseless ammunition; Cartridges having combustible cases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F42B5/18—Caseless ammunition; Cartridges having combustible cases
    • F42B5/181—Caseless ammunition; Cartridges having combustible cases consisting of a combustible casing wall and a metal base; Connectors therefor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F42B5/18—Caseless ammunition; Cartridges having combustible cases
    • F42B5/192—Cartridge cases characterised by the material of the casing wall

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing a cartridge having a projectile and a combustible propellant charge sleeve and a sleeve cover connecting the propellant charge sleeve to the projectile, the projectile having a sealing ring adjacent to the sleeve cover.
  • the invention further relates to a cartridge with a sabot projectile made by this method. Such a method is known from EP 1 586 852 A1 ,
  • a sleeve cover which may consist of a combustible material (for example nitrated plastic-impregnated cardboard) or an inert material (for example non-nitrated plastic-impregnated cardboard).
  • tank ammunition requires a ductile sealing tape to prevent any propellant gases from passing the missile as it passes through the corresponding gun barrel.
  • the sleeve cover is connected, for example via a screw or an adhesive connection with the rear-side portion of the projectile body, while the metal or plastic existing separate sealing ring is either pressed or injected into a designated annular groove of the projectile and then has to be post-treated.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method of the type mentioned, which compared to comparable known methods for the preparation of Cartridges with sleeve cover allows a more cost-effective installation.
  • a cartridge with a sabot projectile to be disclosed which is produced by this method.
  • the invention is based essentially on the idea to produce the sleeve cover as an injection molded part made of an elastic plastic, wherein the projectile facing the front side portion of the sleeve cover forms the sealing ring of the projectile.
  • the integration of the sealing ring in the sleeve cover not only a simple assembly of the cartridge is possible, but by replacing the used in known cartridges, relatively brittle and abrasion-sensitive material for the sleeve cover by an elastic plastic is also the whole of sleeve cover, projectile and propellant charge existing arrangement with environmental pollution less prone to breakage and cracking than corresponding known arrangements, since the elastic plastic absorbs deformation energy.
  • there is no inadvertent ignition of the sleeve cover when a sleeve cover made of plastic if this is rubbed during loading and unloading of parts of the corresponding weapon.
  • a required in known sleeve covers protective coating can be omitted as a rule.
  • the sleeve cover should preferably be provided with an annular predetermined breaking point between the region serving as a sealing ring and the region adjoining it at the rear, so that upon firing the sleeve cover during threading of the projectile into the caliber region of a corresponding weapon barrel is separated along the predetermined breaking points. The remains of the sleeve cover remaining in the charge space region of the weapon barrel are then expelled from the tube by the propellant charge gases on the outlet side.
  • the serving as a sealing ring portion of the sleeve cover can be pressed or shrunk onto the projectile or attached by means of an adhesive bond to the projectile.
  • the serving as a sealing ring portion of the sleeve cover is fixed to the projectile by a lock nut.
  • Fig. 1 1 denotes a cartridge which can be fired from a large-caliber smooth-bore gun and which comprises a sabot projectile 2, a propellant charge sleeve 3 indicated only by dashed lines and a sleeve cover 4 connecting the propellant charge shell 3 and the sabot 2.
  • the sabot projectile 2 essentially consists of a subcaliber penetrator 5 and a disposable sabot 6.
  • the sabot 6 in this exemplary embodiment is a shock-absorbing cage with a plate-shaped driving element 7 acting on the rear side of the subcaliber penetrator 5.
  • the sleeve cover 4 is an injection-molded part made of an elastic plastic whose front-side region 8 (FIG. Fig. 2 ) surrounds the drive element 7 of the sabot 6 on the outside and forms the sealing ring of the sabot projectile 2.
  • annular predetermined breaking point 10 is provided between the sealing ring 8 and the adjoining rear region 9. This is advantageously arranged so that it is in loaded in a gun barrel cartridge 1 in the region of the cone transition to the cargo space of the corresponding weapon, so that when firing the sleeve cover 4 when threading the sabot projectile 2 in the caliber area of the corresponding gun barrel along the predetermined breaking points 10 separated becomes. The remains of the sleeve cover 4 remaining in the charge space region of the weapon barrel are subsequently expelled from the tube by the propellant charge gases on the outlet side.
  • the sleeve cover 4 is attached to the sabot floor 2 by a screwed onto the plate-shaped driving element 7 rear side lock nut 11.
  • the cartridge does not necessarily have to be one with a stator-stabilized sabot projectile.
  • the method according to the invention can also be used, for example, in cartridges with guide-stabilized bullet-shaped bodies.
  • the attachment of serving as a sealing ring portion of the sleeve cover can be done on the usually conically shaped portion of the projectile body facing Leitmaschinens.

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A method for producing a shell and a shell produced by this method, wherein the shell has a projectile, a combustible propellant charge casing, and a casing cover that joins the propellant charge casing with the projectile, such that the projectile has a sealing ring adjacent to the casing cover. To realize cost-effective assembly of a shell of this type, the casing cover is produced as an injection molded part made of an elastic plastic, such that the front end region of the casing cover facing the projectile forms the sealing ring.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Patrone mit einem Geschoss und einer verbrennbaren Treibladungshülse sowie einem die Treibladungshülse mit dem Geschoss verbindenden Hülsendeckel, wobei das Geschoss einen dem Hülsendeckel benachbarten Dichtungsring aufweist. Die Erfindung bezieht sich ferner auf eine Patrone mit einem Treibkäfiggeschoss, hergestellt nach diesem Verfahren. Ein solches Verfahren ist bekannt aus EP 1 586 852 - A1 .The invention relates to a method for producing a cartridge having a projectile and a combustible propellant charge sleeve and a sleeve cover connecting the propellant charge sleeve to the projectile, the projectile having a sealing ring adjacent to the sleeve cover. The invention further relates to a cartridge with a sabot projectile made by this method. Such a method is known from EP 1 586 852 A1 ,

Insbesondere bei großkalibriger Panzermunition mit verbrennbarer Treibladungshülse erfolgt die Anbindung der Treibladungshülse an das Geschoss üblicherweise mittels eines Hülsendeckels, der aus einem verbrennbaren Material (beispielsweise nitrierter kunststoffgetränkter Pappe) oder einem inerten Material (beispielsweise nicht nitrierter kunststoffgetränkter Pappe) bestehen kann. Außerdem erfordert Panzermunition ein verformbares Dichtungsband, damit an dem Geschoss bei seinem Durchgang durch das entsprechende Waffenrohr keine Treibladungsgase vorbeiströmen.Especially with large caliber tank ammunition with combustible propellant charge sleeve, the binding of the propellant charge sleeve to the projectile is usually carried out by means of a sleeve cover, which may consist of a combustible material (for example nitrated plastic-impregnated cardboard) or an inert material (for example non-nitrated plastic-impregnated cardboard). In addition, tank ammunition requires a ductile sealing tape to prevent any propellant gases from passing the missile as it passes through the corresponding gun barrel.

Nachteilig ist bei den bekannten Verfahren unter anderem, dass die Montage der Patronen relativ zeit- und kostenaufwendig ist, da für die Montage des Hülsendeckels und die Montage des Dichtungsringes separate Fertigungslinien erforderlich sind. So wird der Hülsendeckel beispielsweise über eine Verschraubung oder eine Klebeverbindung mit dem heckseitigen Bereich des Geschosskörpers verbunden, während der aus Metall oder Kunststoff bestehende separate Dichtring entweder in eine hierfür vorgesehene Ringnut des Geschosses eingepresst oder eingespritzt wird und anschließend nachbehandelt werden muss.A disadvantage of the known methods, inter alia, that the installation of the cartridges is relatively time consuming and expensive, since separate production lines are required for the assembly of the sleeve cover and the assembly of the sealing ring. Thus, the sleeve cover is connected, for example via a screw or an adhesive connection with the rear-side portion of the projectile body, while the metal or plastic existing separate sealing ring is either pressed or injected into a designated annular groove of the projectile and then has to be post-treated.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren der eingangs erwähnten Art anzugeben, welches gegenüber vergleichbaren bekannten Verfahren zur Herstellung von Patronen mit Hülsendeckel eine kostengünstigere Montage ermöglicht. Außerdem soll eine Patrone mit einem Treibkäfiggeschoss offenbart werden, die nach diesem Verfahren hergestellt wird.The invention has for its object to provide a method of the type mentioned, which compared to comparable known methods for the preparation of Cartridges with sleeve cover allows a more cost-effective installation. In addition, a cartridge with a sabot projectile to be disclosed, which is produced by this method.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß hinsichtlich des Verfahrens durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 und hinsichtlich der Patrone durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 3 gelöst. Weitere, besonders vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung offenbaren die Unteransprüche.This object is achieved with respect to the method by the features of claim 1 and with respect to the cartridge by the features of claim 3. Further, particularly advantageous embodiments of the invention disclose the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung beruht im Wesentlichen auf dem Gedanken, den Hülsendeckel als Spritzgussteil aus einem elastischen Kunststoff herzustellen, wobei der dem Geschoss zugewandte vorderseitige Bereich des Hülsendeckels den Dichtungsring des Geschosses bildet.The invention is based essentially on the idea to produce the sleeve cover as an injection molded part made of an elastic plastic, wherein the projectile facing the front side portion of the sleeve cover forms the sealing ring of the projectile.

Durch die Integration des Dichtungsringes in den Hülsendeckel wird nicht nur eine einfache Montage der Patrone ermöglicht, sondern durch das Ersetzen des bei bekannten Patronen benutzten, relativ spröden und abriebempfindlichen Materials für den Hülsendeckel durch einen elastischen Kunststoff ist auch die gesamte aus Hülsendeckel, Geschoss und Treibladungshülse bestehende Anordnung bei Umweltbelastungen weniger bruch- und rissanfällig als entsprechende bekannte Anordnungen, da der elastische Kunststoff Verformungsenergie aufnimmt. Außerdem erfolgt bei einem aus Kunststoff bestehenden Hülsendeckel keine unbeabsichtigte Entzündung des Hülsendeckels, wenn dieser beim Laden und Entladen an Teilen der entsprechenden Waffe gerieben wird. Ferner kann eine bei bekannten Hülsendeckeln benötigte Schutzlackierung in der Regel entfallen.The integration of the sealing ring in the sleeve cover not only a simple assembly of the cartridge is possible, but by replacing the used in known cartridges, relatively brittle and abrasion-sensitive material for the sleeve cover by an elastic plastic is also the whole of sleeve cover, projectile and propellant charge existing arrangement with environmental pollution less prone to breakage and cracking than corresponding known arrangements, since the elastic plastic absorbs deformation energy. In addition, there is no inadvertent ignition of the sleeve cover when a sleeve cover made of plastic, if this is rubbed during loading and unloading of parts of the corresponding weapon. Furthermore, a required in known sleeve covers protective coating can be omitted as a rule.

Vorzugsweise sollte der Hülsendeckel zwischen dem als Dichtungsring dienenden Bereich und dem sich daran heckseitig anschließenden Bereich mit einer ringförmigen Sollbruchstelle versehen werden, damit bei Schussabgabe der Hülsendeckel beim Einfädeln des Geschosses in den Kaliberbereich eines entsprechenden Waffenrohres entlang der Sollbruchstellen getrennt wird. Die im Ladungsraumbereich des Waffenrohres dabei verbleibenden Reste des Hülsendeckels werden anschließend durch die Treibladungsgase mündungsseitig aus dem Rohr herausgestoßen.The sleeve cover should preferably be provided with an annular predetermined breaking point between the region serving as a sealing ring and the region adjoining it at the rear, so that upon firing the sleeve cover during threading of the projectile into the caliber region of a corresponding weapon barrel is separated along the predetermined breaking points. The remains of the sleeve cover remaining in the charge space region of the weapon barrel are then expelled from the tube by the propellant charge gases on the outlet side.

Der als Dichtungsring dienende Bereich des Hülsendeckels kann auf das Geschoss aufgepresst oder aufgeschrumpft oder mittels einer Klebeverbindung an dem Geschoss befestigt werden.The serving as a sealing ring portion of the sleeve cover can be pressed or shrunk onto the projectile or attached by means of an adhesive bond to the projectile.

Es kann auch vorgesehen werden, dass der als Dichtungsring dienende Bereich des Hülsendeckels an dem Geschoss durch eine Kontermutter befestigt wird.It can also be provided that the serving as a sealing ring portion of the sleeve cover is fixed to the projectile by a lock nut.

Weitere Einzelheiten und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den folgenden, anhand von Figuren erläuterten Ausführungsbeispielen. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
den Längsschnitt durch den geschossseitigen Teil einer erfindungsgemäßen Patrone mit einem Treibkäfiggeschoss und einem Hülsendeckel;
Fig. 2
eine vergrößerte Ansicht des in Fig. 1 dargestellten Hülsendeckels und
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Ansicht des in Fig. 2 dargestellten Hülsendeckels.
Further details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following, with reference to figures explained embodiments. Show it:
Fig. 1
the longitudinal section through the bullet-side portion of a cartridge according to the invention with a sabot projectile and a sleeve cover;
Fig. 2
an enlarged view of the in Fig. 1 illustrated sleeve cover and
Fig. 3
a perspective view of the in Fig. 2 illustrated sleeve cover.

In Fig. 1 ist mit 1 eine aus einer großkalibrigen Glattrohrkanone verschießbare Patrone bezeichnet, die ein Treibkäfiggeschoss 2, eine nur gestrichelt angedeutete Treibladungshülse 3 und einen die Treibladungshülse 3 und das Treibkäfiggeschoss 2 verbindenden Hülsendeckel 4 umfasst. Dabei setzt sich das Treibkäfiggeschoss 2 im Wesentlichen aus einem unterkalibrigen Penetrator 5 und einem abwerfbaren Treibkäfig 6 zusammen. Bei dem Treibkäfig 6 handelt es sich bei diesem Ausführungsbeispiel um einen Stoßtreibkäfig mit einem heckseitig auf den unterkalibrigen Penetrator 5 wirkenden plattenförmigen Treibelement 7.In Fig. 1 1 denotes a cartridge which can be fired from a large-caliber smooth-bore gun and which comprises a sabot projectile 2, a propellant charge sleeve 3 indicated only by dashed lines and a sleeve cover 4 connecting the propellant charge shell 3 and the sabot 2. In this case, the sabot projectile 2 essentially consists of a subcaliber penetrator 5 and a disposable sabot 6. The sabot 6 in this exemplary embodiment is a shock-absorbing cage with a plate-shaped driving element 7 acting on the rear side of the subcaliber penetrator 5.

Erfindungsgemäß handelt es sich bei dem Hülsendeckel 4 um ein Spritzgussteil aus einem elastischen Kunststoff, dessen vorderseitiger Bereich 8 (Fig. 2) das Treibelement 7 des Treibkäfigs 6 außenseitig umschließt und den Dichtungsring des Treibkäfiggeschosses 2 bildet.According to the invention, the sleeve cover 4 is an injection-molded part made of an elastic plastic whose front-side region 8 (FIG. Fig. 2 ) surrounds the drive element 7 of the sabot 6 on the outside and forms the sealing ring of the sabot projectile 2.

Um bei Schussabgabe ein definiertes Ablösen des Treibkäfiggeschosses 2 von der Treibladungshülse 3 sicherzustellen, ist zwischen dem Dichtungsring 8 und dem sich daran anschließenden heckseitigen Bereich 9 eine ringförmige Sollbruchstelle 10 vorgesehen. Diese wird vorteilhafterweise derart angeordnet, dass sie sich bei in einer Rohrwaffe geladenen Patrone 1 im Bereich des Konusüberganges zum Ladungsraum der entsprechenden Waffe befindet, so dass bei Schussabgabe der Hülsendeckel 4 beim Einfädeln des Treibkäfiggeschosses 2 in den Kaliberbereich des entsprechenden Waffenrohres entlang der Sollbruchstellen 10 getrennt wird. Die im Ladungsraumbereich des Waffenrohres dabei verbleibenden Reste des Hülsendeckels 4 werden anschließend durch die Treibladungsgase mündungsseitig aus dem Rohr herausgestoßen.In order to ensure a defined detachment of the sabot projectile 2 from the propellant charge case 3 upon firing, an annular predetermined breaking point 10 is provided between the sealing ring 8 and the adjoining rear region 9. This is advantageously arranged so that it is in loaded in a gun barrel cartridge 1 in the region of the cone transition to the cargo space of the corresponding weapon, so that when firing the sleeve cover 4 when threading the sabot projectile 2 in the caliber area of the corresponding gun barrel along the predetermined breaking points 10 separated becomes. The remains of the sleeve cover 4 remaining in the charge space region of the weapon barrel are subsequently expelled from the tube by the propellant charge gases on the outlet side.

Wie Fig. 1 entnehmbar, ist bei dem dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel der Hülsendeckel 4 an dem Treibkäfiggeschoss 2 durch eine auf das plattenförmige Treibelement 7 heckseitig aufgeschraubte Kontermutter 11 befestigt.As Fig. 1 removed, in the illustrated embodiment, the sleeve cover 4 is attached to the sabot floor 2 by a screwed onto the plate-shaped driving element 7 rear side lock nut 11.

Die Erfindung ist selbstverständlich nicht auf das vorstehend beschriebene Ausführungsbeispiel beschränkt. So muss es sich bei der Patrone nicht zwingend um eine solche mit leitwerkstabilisiertem Treibkäfiggeschoss handeln. Vielmehr kann das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren beispielsweise auch bei Patronen mit leitwerkstabilisiertem kalibergleichen Geschosskörper verwendet werden. In diesem Fall kann die Befestigung des als Dichtungsring dienenden Bereiches des Hülsendeckels an dem üblicherweise kegelförmig ausgebildeten Bereich des dem Geschosskörper zugewandten Leitwerkträgers erfolgen.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. Thus, the cartridge does not necessarily have to be one with a stator-stabilized sabot projectile. Rather, the method according to the invention can also be used, for example, in cartridges with guide-stabilized bullet-shaped bodies. In this case, the attachment of serving as a sealing ring portion of the sleeve cover can be done on the usually conically shaped portion of the projectile body facing Leitwerkträgers.

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Patronecartridge
22
Treibkäfiggeschoss, GeschossSower cage, projectile
33
TreibladungshülseCartridge case
44
Hülsendeckel, SpritzgussteilSleeve cover, injection molded part
55
Penetratorpenetrator
66
Treibkäfigsabot
77
Treibelementdriving element
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Bereich, DichtungsringArea, sealing ring
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heckseitige Bereichrear-sided area
1010
SollbruchstelleBreaking point
1111
Kontermutterlocknut

Claims (4)

  1. Method for production of a cartridge (1) having a projectile (2) and a combustible propellant-charge casing (3), as well as a casing cover (4) which connects the propellant-charge casing (3) to the projectile (2), with the projectile (2) having a sealing ring (8) which is adjacent to the casing cover (4) having the following steps:
    • production of the casing cover (4) by injection moulding with an elastic plastic, with the sealing ring being formed by the front area (8) of the casing cover (4) facing the projectile (2),
    • connection of the casing cover (4) to the propellant-charge casing (3) and to the projectile (2) with
    • the casing cover (4) being provided with an annular weak point (10) between the area (8) which forms the sealing ring and the rear area (9) adjacent thereto, and
    • that area (8) of the casing cover (4) which is used as a sealing ring being pressed or shrunk onto the projectile (2), or being attached to the projectile (2) by means of an adhesive joint.
  2. Method according to Claim 1, characterized in that that area (8) of the casing cover (4) which is used as a sealing ring is attached to the projectile (2) by a locknut (11).
  3. Cartridge having a projectile (2), which consists of a sub-calibre penetrator (5) and a discardable servo (6), having a combustible propellant-charge casing (3) and a casing cover (4) which connects the propellant-charge casing (3) to the servo (6) with
    • the servo (6) having a sealing ring (8), which is adjacent to the casing cover (4), and with the sealing ring being the front area (8) of the casing cover (4),
    • the casing cover (4) consisting of an injection-moulded part composed of an elastic plastic, and with an annular weak point (10) being provided between the area (8) which forms the sealing ring and the rear area (9) adjacent thereto, and
    • that area (8) of the casing cover (4) which is used as a sealing ring being pressed or shrunk onto the projectile (2), or being attached to the projectile (2) by means of an adhesive joint.
  4. Cartridge according to Claim 3, characterized in that the servo (6) is an impact servo having a drive element (7) which is in the form of a plate and acts on the rear end of the sub-calibre penetrator (5), with that area (8) of the casing cover (4) which is used as a sealing ring surrounding the drive element (7) on the outside.
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