GB1391589A - Non-metallic anti-personnel mine - Google Patents
Non-metallic anti-personnel mineInfo
- Publication number
- GB1391589A GB1391589A GB3392762A GB3392762A GB1391589A GB 1391589 A GB1391589 A GB 1391589A GB 3392762 A GB3392762 A GB 3392762A GB 3392762 A GB3392762 A GB 3392762A GB 1391589 A GB1391589 A GB 1391589A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- body portion
- detonator
- container
- charge
- plastics
- 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
Links
- 238000010304 firing Methods 0.000 abstract 8
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 abstract 6
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 abstract 6
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- AGUIVNYEYSCPNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N N-methyl-N-picrylnitramine Chemical group [O-][N+](=O)N(C)C1=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=C([N+]([O-])=O)C=C1[N+]([O-])=O AGUIVNYEYSCPNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000000994 depressogenic effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000001514 detection method Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002360 explosive Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007769 metal material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000009877 rendering Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000000717 retained effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000779 smoke Substances 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B23/00—Land mines ; Land torpedoes
- F42B23/10—Land mines ; Land torpedoes anti-personnel
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B33/00—Manufacture of ammunition; Dismantling of ammunition; Apparatus therefor
- F42B33/04—Fitting or extracting primers in or from fuzes or charges
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B8/00—Practice or training ammunition
- F42B8/28—Land or marine mines; Depth charges
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
- F42C7/00—Fuzes actuated by application of a predetermined mechanical force, e.g. tension, torsion, pressure
- F42C7/02—Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person
- F42C7/04—Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person actuated by applying pressure on the ammunition head
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Air Bags (AREA)
Abstract
1391589 Mines K E CONROY and S LYNN 4 Sept 1962 [5 Sept 1961] 33927/62 Heading F3A An anti-personnel mine has a detonator container and a firing mechanism movable within its body in a first direction to release a detent means, which allows the firing mechanism to move in a second direction to enable its firing pin to be resiliently urged into contact with the detonator. The construction of the mine is largely in non-metallic materials, thus rendering its detection more difficult, and extensive use is made of plastics materials. An upper plastics body portion 2 is screwed into a lower plastics body portion 3. The upper body portion 2 contains a Monroe type charge 43 of pressed tetryl in a removable plastics moulded charge container 4. The plastics moulded detonator container 5 is housed in a lower portion 14 of the upper body portion 2 which extends into the lower body portion 3. The firing mechanism, which is housed in the lower body portion 2, comprises the firing pin 29 around which is moulded a plastics pin carrier 28, a number of balls 30 retained in grooves 23 in the pin carrier, and a spring 27. The specification gives details of various constructions of detonator container one of which is capable of housing more than one type of standard detonator, and also describes a practice version of the mine constructed in a slightly different manner and using a smoke generating charge in place of the explosive charge 43. In operation, when the charge container is depressed, it moves downward in the upper body portion 2 and also forces down the detonator container and firing mechanism against the action of the firing pin spring 27. The balls 30 drop or are forced away from the grooves 23 when the downward displacement is sufficient to clear the lower end of the body portion 14, thus releasing the firing pin and allowing it to strike the detonator. An 0-ring 42 and ribs 17 in the upper body portion 2 respectively limit the ingress of foreign matter, and prevent any that does enter between the charge container and body from jamming the charge container.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA831066 | 1961-09-05 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1391589A true GB1391589A (en) | 1975-04-23 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB3392762A Expired GB1391589A (en) | 1961-09-05 | 1962-09-04 | Non-metallic anti-personnel mine |
Country Status (3)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3575110A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA886120A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1391589A (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2133515A (en) * | 1983-01-12 | 1984-07-25 | Nico Pyrotechnik | Fuze for landmines |
Families Citing this family (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3994227A (en) * | 1971-10-06 | 1976-11-30 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army | Bounding anti-personnel mine |
| DE2207840A1 (en) * | 1972-02-19 | 1975-02-13 | Karlsruhe Augsburg Iweka | INDEPENDENT OPERATING SPREADABLE MINE |
| AT345709B (en) * | 1974-02-26 | 1978-10-10 | Hagenuk & Co Gmbh | WATERPROOF AND CORROSION RESISTANT PULL-OFF SENSOR |
| GB2272046B (en) * | 1989-01-06 | 1994-10-05 | Marconi Co Ltd | Mine |
| US5511482A (en) * | 1994-07-11 | 1996-04-30 | Dipietropolo; Al | Environmentally degradable munitions |
| US5423266A (en) * | 1994-08-18 | 1995-06-13 | Adams; Keith R. | Land mine |
Family Cites Families (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US2830538A (en) * | 1953-07-31 | 1958-04-15 | Albert O Dodge | Automatic firing device |
| US2857842A (en) * | 1956-03-12 | 1958-10-28 | Malm Karl Olof Bertil | Land mine |
| US3923237A (en) * | 1974-08-06 | 1975-12-02 | Ekco Prod Inc | Package and method of forming same |
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1961
- 1961-09-05 CA CA886120A patent/CA886120A/en not_active Expired
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1962
- 1962-09-04 GB GB3392762A patent/GB1391589A/en not_active Expired
- 1962-09-04 US US221376A patent/US3575110A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2133515A (en) * | 1983-01-12 | 1984-07-25 | Nico Pyrotechnik | Fuze for landmines |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CA886120A (en) | 1971-11-16 |
| US3575110A (en) | 1971-04-13 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949] | ||
| PLNP | Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees |