ITPD20130333A1 - ANTISOMMOSA PROJECTILE - Google Patents

Description

ANTISO BULLET

DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a riot projectile.

To date, non-lethal ammunition is known, such as rubber bullets, particularly for 12-gauge riot guns, used for personal defense and by the police to quell riots and violent demonstrations, or for exercises.

These rubber bullets are designed to hit an insurgent and temporarily incapacitate him while minimizing the risk of serious injury.

The rubber bullet is typically made with a single body, full and ogival shape, it is not designed to penetrate the target's body, but sometimes the penetration capacity is too high and can therefore cause serious damage to the target or even be lethal if it hits. at a distance shorter than the predetermined distance, according to which it should not cause serious injury. Furthermore, by increasing the range of use, the projectile can lose its trajectory and orientation during flight, with the risk of overturning.

The object of the present invention is to provide a riot projectile, capable of reducing the penetration capacity of the target, with respect to known projectiles used for the same purpose, while at the same time improving the long-range shooting accuracy.

Within the scope of this aim, an object of the invention is to propose an anti-riot projectile capable of hitting the target without causing serious damage.

Another object of the invention is to improve the motion of the projectile in its main quantities, such as speed and pressure.

This task, as well as these and other purposes which will appear better later, are achieved by a riot projectile, of the plastic type and developing around a longitudinal axis of development, characterized in that it comprises a compressible and elastically yielding head portion. axial direction, presenting at least one through opening which crosses it transversely.

Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become clearer from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the anti-riot projectile according to the invention, illustrated, by way of non-limiting example, in the accompanying drawings, in which:

- figure 1 is a perspective view of the anti-riot projectile according to the invention;

Figure 2 illustrates the anti-riot projectile according to the invention in a side elevation.

With reference to the aforementioned figures, the anti-riot projectile according to the invention is indicated as a whole with the reference number 10. The anti-riot projectile 10 is of the plastic type, developing around a longitudinal development axis 11 and made in a single body comprising two portions main, i.e. a head portion 12 and a tail portion 13.

The head portion 12 is substantially cylindrical (in the illustrated example), compressible and elastically yielding in the axial direction, presenting three parallel through openings 14 which cross it transversely.

As clearly visible in Figure 1, the through openings 14 have a substantially quadrangular section, with a greater dimension in the direction transverse to the longitudinal development axis 11 of the projectile 10.

The through openings 14 are in fact narrow and with rounded ends 15.

In particular, in the example illustrated there are three, substantially parallel to each other and of decreasing size, one with respect to the other, towards the nose 16, that is, the front end of the anti-riot bullet 10.

At the nose 16 the head portion 12 has a chamfer 17 and a concentric relief 18 on the front face 19 of first impact.

The tail portion 13 is provided with four stabilizing fins 20, substantially triangular in shape and arranged two by two symmetrically around the longitudinal development axis 11.

In particular, the tail portion 13 comprises a frusto-conical body 21, with a smaller section towards the final portion, on a portion of which the fins 20 extend.

Furthermore, the tail portion 13 also comprises a base 22 for the frusto-conical body 21, in correspondence with which the stabilizing fins 20 are connected.

The operation of the anti-riot bullet according to the invention is as follows.

When the riot projectile 10 hits the target the presence of the through openings 14 allows the head portion 12 to absorb the initial impact. The head portion 12, in fact, responds to the impact by compressing itself along the axis 11 and expanding transversely "barrel-like". In this way the impact force is distributed over a larger surface, reducing the ability to penetrate the target's body.

It should be noted that the fins 20 improve the weight distribution of the projectile 10 and also the aerodynamic performance. Following the shot, the anti-riot bullet 10 is able to better maintain the trajectory with respect to the anti-riot bullets known to date, thus increasing the accuracy of long-range shooting.

Tests carried out showed a decrease in barrel times and pressure and an increase in speed.

In this way, not only is there an improvement in shooting accuracy and in maintaining the trajectory, but also at the same time a potential decrease in the damage caused by the impact, thanks to the shock-absorbing effect and the transverse expansion of the head portion 12.

In practice it has been found that the invention achieves the intended aim and objects by providing a riot projectile with a lower target penetration capacity than known riot projectiles with better performance.

The bullet is in fact potentially capable of arresting the target without causing serious damage.

The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the inventive concept; moreover, all the details can be replaced by other technically equivalent elements.

In practice, the materials employed, so long as they are compatible with the specific use, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

Where the features and techniques mentioned in any claim are followed by reference marks, these marks have been affixed for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and consequently such reference marks have no limiting effect on the interpretation of each element. identified by way of example by these reference signs.

Claims (7)

CLAIMS 1) Anti-riot projectile (10), of the plastic type and developing around a longitudinal development axis (11), characterized by the fact that it comprises a head portion (12) that is compressible and elastically yielding in the axial direction, presenting at least one through opening (14) which crosses it transversely. 2) Projectile, according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one through opening (14) has a substantially quadrangular section with a larger dimension in the direction transverse to said longitudinal development axis (11). 3) Projectile, according to claim 2, characterized in that it presents a series of said through openings (14) substantially parallel to each other. 4) Projectile, according to claim 3, characterized in that it has three of said through openings (14), with rounded ends (15). 5) Projectile, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a tail portion (13), made in a single piece with said head portion (12), provided with stabilizing fins (20) having a substantially triangular shape and symmetrically arranged around to said longitudinal development axis (11). 6) Projectile, according to claim 5, characterized by the fact that said tail portion (13) comprises a frusto-conical body (21), with a smaller section towards the final section, on at least a portion of which said fins (20 ). 7) Projectile, according to claim 6, characterized in that said tail portion (13) comprises a base (22) for said frusto-conical body (21) in correspondence with which said fins (20) are connected.