GB999344A - Improvements to impact fuzes for spinning explosive projectiles, and more particularly to base-detonating fuzes of the type equipped with a mechanical auto-destruction device - Google Patents

Improvements to impact fuzes for spinning explosive projectiles, and more particularly to base-detonating fuzes of the type equipped with a mechanical auto-destruction device

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GB999344A
GB999344A GB381064A GB381064A GB999344A GB 999344 A GB999344 A GB 999344A GB 381064 A GB381064 A GB 381064A GB 381064 A GB381064 A GB 381064A GB 999344 A GB999344 A GB 999344A
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pin
impact
projectile
centrifugal force
weight
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Brevets Aero Mecaniques SA
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
    • F42C9/00—Time fuzes; Combined time and percussion or pressure-actuated fuzes; Fuzes for timed self-destruction of ammunition
    • F42C9/14—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes
    • F42C9/16—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes for self-destruction of ammunition
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
    • F42C9/00—Time fuzes; Combined time and percussion or pressure-actuated fuzes; Fuzes for timed self-destruction of ammunition
    • F42C9/14—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes
    • F42C9/16—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes for self-destruction of ammunition
    • F42C9/18—Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes for self-destruction of ammunition when the spin rate falls below a predetermined limit, e.g. a spring force being stronger than the locking action of a centrifugally-operated lock

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Abstract

999,344. Ammunition fuzes. BREVETS AERO-MECANIQUES S.A. Jan. 29, 1964 [Feb. 7, 1963], No. 3810/64. Heading F3A. A percussion fuze for rotated projectiles comprising self-destruction means has a casing 1 to be screwed into the base of a projectile, which casing houses a partitioning member 3, 3a through which projects a firing pin 4. The pin 4 has a flanged head 4a which houses locking balls 9 resting against inclined surfaces 10, 11. Before firing the projectile, the pin 4 is held in the retracted position, Fig. 1, by halfrings 6 bearing against the flange 4a, the halfrings being held together by a spirally-wound strip 7 surrounded by a split sleeve 8. On firing the projectile, the centrifugal force due to spin causes the parts 6, 7, 8 to spread outwardly (Fig. 3) and so free the forward path of the pin 4. While the projectile is accelerating, the pin is still held by the balls 9, which due to centrifugal force bear against the surface 10. If impact then occurs the inertia of the firing pin counteracts the centrifugal force and the striker spring 5 drives the pin 4 forward to initiate the fuze. If impact is delayed, the pin 4 moves when the centrifugal force becomes insufficient to counteract the spring 5. To reduce the sensitivity of the fuze to impact against insubstantial objects, so that it remains armed for tripping by a more violent impact, a braking weight 12 is provided, which can slide in the flange 4a. The second bearing surface 11 is formed at the forward end of this weight and when the projectile is fired, the weight is forced rearwardly against the casing 1. On impact the weight 12 thrusts the balls 9 against surface 10 unless centrifugal force has decreased sufficiently for the balls to have moved away from surface 10 and towards the axis, in which case the weight 12 reinforces the effect of the spring 5.
GB381064A 1963-02-07 1964-01-29 Improvements to impact fuzes for spinning explosive projectiles, and more particularly to base-detonating fuzes of the type equipped with a mechanical auto-destruction device Expired GB999344A (en)

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LU43151 1963-02-07

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GB999344A true GB999344A (en) 1965-07-21

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BE (1) BE643121A (en)
CH (1) CH402673A (en)
DE (1) DE1206761B (en)
ES (1) ES296154A1 (en)
GB (1) GB999344A (en)
LU (1) LU43151A1 (en)
NL (2) NL6401011A (en)

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CN115682845A (en) * 2022-11-17 2023-02-03 南京理工大学 Mechanical trigger fuse for shooting shrapnel and penetration blasting bullet bottom

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DE3535854A1 (en) * 1985-10-08 1987-04-09 Diehl Gmbh & Co HIT WITH A IGNITION CAPSULE
DE3835888A1 (en) * 1988-10-21 1990-04-26 Rheinmetall Gmbh GRENADE BULLET

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Cited By (4)

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CN103527378A (en) * 2013-10-31 2014-01-22 北京汽车研究总院有限公司 Engine starting motor and vehicle
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CN115682845A (en) * 2022-11-17 2023-02-03 南京理工大学 Mechanical trigger fuse for shooting shrapnel and penetration blasting bullet bottom
CN115682845B (en) * 2022-11-17 2023-07-18 南京理工大学 Mechanical triggering fuze for bottom of blasting bullet of penetration blasting primary and secondary bullet

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CH402673A (en) 1965-11-15
BE643121A (en) 1964-05-15
NL6401011A (en) 1964-08-10
LU43151A1 (en) 1964-08-07
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ES296154A1 (en) 1964-07-01
DE1206761B (en) 1965-12-09

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