KR20210019011A - Barrel module for the release of two guided weapons arranged one after another - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an inorganic tube module (10) for an inorganic tube (20) having at least one first weapon (30) and one second weapon (32), wherein the inorganic tube module (10) comprises the weapon It is completely introduced into the tube 20 and can be completely removed from the inorganic tube 20, the inorganic tube module 10 has at least one first storage area 40, the at least one first storage The sub-area 40 has at least one first first storage position and one second first storage position, and the first first storage position and the second first storage position are weapons (30, 32). Each configured to receive, the first first storage position and the second first storage position are arranged one after another in the longitudinal direction of the weapon tube module 10, the first weapon 30 is the first first Arranged in the storage position, the second weapon 32 is arranged in the second first storage position, the weapon tube module 10 comprises at least one first secondary region 50, the at least One first secondary region (50) is arranged in the transverse direction of the inorganic tube module (10) in parallel with the at least one first storage region (40), and the at least one first storage region (40) In, the first connection device (60) is arranged behind the first weapon (30), the first connection device (60) from the at least one first storage area (40) the at least one first secondary Can be moved into area 50.

Description

Barrel module for the release of two guided weapons arranged one after another

The present invention relates to a weapon tube module in which two weapons are stored one behind the other and released one after the other. Weapons are attached to the cable in this case so that they can be guided after release.

DE　10　2007　030　509　B3 discloses a device that stores two weapons and launches two weapons stored one after another in the submarine's emitter tube.

A release device for payload is known from WO 2008/074993 A2.

The launch device for submarine bodies is known from DE 　10　2008　021　040　A1.

The loading device for torpedo tubes is known from DE 　33　45　334　C2.

The problem posed by the present invention is to manufacture an inorganic tube module in which two guided weapons can be stored and released one after another.

This problem is solved by an inorganic tube module having the features specified in claim 1. Advantageous refinements result from the dependent claims, the following description and drawings.

The inorganic tube module according to the invention for an inorganic tube having at least one first weapon and one second weapon is completely introduced into the inorganic tube and completely removed from the inorganic tube. The inorganic tube module has at least one first storage area. The at least one first storage area has at least one first first storage position and one second first storage position, and the first first storage position and the second first storage position are each configured to contain a weapon do. The first first storage position and the second first storage position are arranged one after another in the longitudinal direction of the inorganic tube module. The first weapon is arranged in a first first storage position and a second weapon is arranged in a second first storage position. The inorganic tube module includes at least one first secondary area, and the at least one first secondary area is arranged in the transverse direction of the inorganic tube module in parallel with the at least one first storage area. In the at least one first storage area, the first connection device is arranged behind the first weapon. The first connection device may be moved from the at least one first storage area to the at least one first secondary area. The first connection device is connected to the inorganic tube module.

The first connection device thus remains in the inorganic tube. The second weapon can nonetheless be released.

If only the first weapon is released from the weapon tube, the connection between the first weapon and the object guiding the weapon tube, for example a submarine, is maintained by the first connecting device. The connection can be realized, for example, in the form of a fiber-optic cable. When the first weapon is released to maintain the connection, the first connection device is arranged immediately after the first weapon. In particular, the first connection device is a reel on which, for example, a fiber-optic cable is conveyed. The arrangement on the axis of movement is thus suitable to avoid damage to the fiber-optic cable. However, this means that the first connecting device is disturbed when the second weapon has to be released. In general, the connection between the inorganic tube and the first weapon is no longer required at this point in time, which means that the first connection device can be moved from the first storage area to the first secondary area.

If both weapons are released, the weapon tube can be reloaded. For this purpose, the first weapon can be introduced into the weapon tube, and in this case into the region of the first reservoir of the weapon tube module, for example inward, for example into the pressure hull of the submarine. The first connection device is then moved back from the first secondary area into the first storage area, and the consumable parts are replaced and connected to the first weapon. The second weapon can then be introduced into the first storage area of the inorganic tube module. The first connection device thus does not need to be released, which means that it is not a disposable item. Removal from the inside is therefore not necessarily essential.

Of course, it is also possible for the entire inorganic tube module to be removed from the inorganic tube and newly loaded outside the inorganic tube and re-introduced into the inorganic tube in a newly loaded form.

Weapons within the meaning of the invention are in particular torpedoes, in particular lightweight torpedoes or anti-torpedo torpedoes, missiles, decoy flares, remote operated underwater vehicles (ROVs), in particular unmanned mine-disarming vehicles. Particularly preferably, it is a lightweight torpedo, anti-torpedo torpedo, or missile.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the first connection device can be moved from the at least one first storage area into the at least one first secondary area via rotation about an axis of rotation.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the axis of rotation passes through at least one first secondary region.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the axis of rotation runs perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the inorganic tube module.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the first connection device is connected to the swing-actuating device. In particular, the swing-actuating device can be realized as a rotating device. The swing-actuating device comprises a holding part arranged in a first secondary area, the holding part being connected to the inorganic tube module in a fixed and immovable manner. The swing-actuating device comprises a yoke, the yoke being connected to the holding part in a rotatable manner and the yoke fixedly connected to the first connection device. The axis of rotation by which the yoke is rotated is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the inorganic tube module in this case. Particularly preferably, the axis of rotation is oriented perpendicularly and horizontally (parallel to the deck) to the longitudinal axis of the inorganic tube module. However, the axis of rotation may also be parallel to the imaginary longitudinal axis or may employ any angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the inorganic tube module. During the rotational operation of the yoke, the axis of rotation can also change its spatial orientation, for example the first connecting device starts to turn downward and then to the side.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the holding part and the yoke are connected to each other at an axis of rotation, and the yoke is rotatable about the axis of rotation.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the yoke can be rotated by an actuator, the actuator comprising a spring comprising a tension spring, a compression spring and a torsion bar spring, an electric motor, a motor comprising a hydraulic motor, and a pneumatic motor, permanent It is selected from the group consisting of magnets, electromagnets, and combinations of electromagnets and permanent magnets.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the actuator is pre-tensioned and the actuator is held by means of fastening. After release by the fastening means, the actuator moves the first connection device from the at least one first storage area through rotation along the axis of rotation into the at least one first secondary area.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the actuator is a torsion bar spring. The torsion bar spring is held in a fixed bearing and is tensioned by a rotationally mounted tension bearing. The tensile torque can be set in this way.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the actuator has a watertight design. In particular, the actuator has seals.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the inorganic tube module comprises at least one first emitter device, and the emitter device is designed to release the first weapon.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the first connection device is connected to the first weapon by a cable, the cable being selected from the group comprising metal cables, copper cables, fiber-optical cables, and fiberglass cables. The first connection device preferably has a spool for the cable. Alternatively or additionally, the weapon may have a spool for the cable. Particularly preferably, both first connecting devices and the weapon each have a spool for the cable. In this way, the unwinding speed can be halved.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the inorganic tube module has a second storage area having a first second storage position and a second second storage position, the first storage area and the second storage area are parallel Are arranged.

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to an inorganic tube having an inorganic tube module according to the invention. The inorganic tube preferably has a pressure tight design.

In a further embodiment, the invention relates to a ship having an inorganic tube and an inorganic tube module according to the invention arranged in the inorganic tube. The ship is preferably a submarine.

Next, the inorganic tube module according to the present invention is described in more detail with the aid of an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings.

1 shows a loaded weapon tube module.
2 shows the inorganic tube module during the release of the second weapon.
3 shows a swing-actuated device in a side view.
4 shows a swing-actuating device in a front view.
5 shows a swing-actuating device in a perspective view.
6 shows a cross-sectional view through a swing-actuated device along AA.
7 shows a swing-actuated device that is moved into the secondary region.

1 shows an inorganic tube module 10 loaded in cross section. The inorganic tube module 10 is introduced into the inorganic tube 20. The first weapon 30 is located in the first storage position of the first storage area 40; The second weapon 32 is located in a second first storage position in the first storage area 40. The inorganic tube module 10 has a first secondary area 50 arranged in parallel with the first storage area in the transverse direction of the inorganic tube module 10. The first connection device 60 is arranged behind the first weapon 30; The second connection device 62 is arranged behind the second weapon 32. The swing-actuating device 70 has a holding part 80 and a yoke 90, the holding part 80 being arranged in a first secondary area 50 and the yoke being a first in the first storage area 40. It is connected to the connection device 60. The second connection device 62 does not have a swing-actuated device when it does not need to be removed from the first storage area, since there is no third weapon arranged behind the second weapon 32. If the first storage area 40 is to have a third first storage position and a third weapon arranged therein, the second connection device 62 can also have a swing-actuating device 70.

2 shows the inorganic tube module 10 after release of the first weapon 30. The first connection device 60 is moved by the swing-actuating device 70 into the first secondary region 50 so that the second weapon 32 can be released.

3-7 show the swing-actuating device 70 in an enlarged view. 3 shows a side view, FIG. 4 shows a front view, and FIG. 5 shows a perspective view. The yoke 90 and the holding part 80 are each clearly recognizable.

6 shows a cross-sectional view along A-A. The yoke 90 is to be rotated relative to the holding part 80 by a torsion bar spring 100 to move the first connection device 60 from the first reservoir region 40 into the first secondary region 50. I can. The swing-actuating device 70 comprises fixing means 110 for holding the yoke 90 in a vertical position. By removing the fixing means 110, the torsion bar spring 100 moves the first connection device 60 into the first secondary region 50 by swinging the yoke 90 to a horizontal position. The torsion bar spring 100 has a fixed bearing 120 on one side and a tension bearing 130 on the opposite side, and the tension bearing 130 is introduced into the journal 140. The tension of the torsion bar spring 100 can be controlled and changed by the tension bearing 130.

7 shows the swing-actuating device 70 in a horizontal position after removal of the fixing means 110 and movement of the first connection device 60 into the first secondary region 50.

10 weapon tube module
20 weapon tube
30 first weapon
32 second weapon
40 first storage area
50 first secondary area
60 first connection device
62 Second connection device
70 Swing-actuated devices
80 holding parts
90 York
100 torsion rod spring
110 Fastening means
120 fixed bearings
130 tensile bearing
140 journals

Claims (12)

As an inorganic tube module 10 for an inorganic tube 20 with at least one first weapon 30 and one second weapon 32,
The inorganic tube module 10 can be completely introduced into the inorganic tube 20 and completely removed from the inorganic tube 20,
The inorganic tube module 10 has at least one first storage area 40,
The at least one first storage region 40 has at least one first first storage position and one second first storage position,
The first first storage position and the second first storage position are configured to receive weapons 30, 32, respectively,
The first first storage position and the second first storage position are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the inorganic tube module 10,
The first weapon 30 is arranged in the first first storage position,
The second weapon 32 is arranged in the second first storage position,
The inorganic tube module 10 comprises at least one first secondary region 50,
The at least one first secondary region 50 is arranged in the transverse direction of the inorganic tube module 10 in parallel with the at least one first storage region 40,
In the at least one first storage area 40, a first connection device 60 is arranged behind the first weapon 30,
The first connection device 60 can be moved from the at least one first storage area 40 into the at least one first secondary area 50,
The inorganic tube module (10) for an inorganic tube, wherein the first connection device (60) is connected to the inorganic tube module (10). The method of claim 1,
The first connection device (60) comprises an inorganic tube, which can be moved from the at least one first storage region (40) into the at least one first secondary region (50) through rotation about an axis of rotation. For weapon tube module (10). The method of claim 2,
Inorganic tube module (10) for an inorganic tube, wherein the axis of rotation runs through the at least one first secondary region (50). The method of claim 3,
The axis of rotation runs at a right angle to the longitudinal direction of the inorganic tube module (10), the inorganic tube module (10) for the inorganic tube. The method of claim 4,
The first connection device 60 is connected to a swing-actuating device 70,
The swing-actuating device (70) comprises a holding part (80) arranged in the first secondary region (50),
The holding part 80 is connected to the inorganic tube module 10 in a fixed and non-movable manner,
The swing-actuating device 70 comprises a yoke 90,
The yoke 90 is connected to the holding part 80 in a rotatable manner,
The yoke (90) is fixedly connected to the first connection device (60), an inorganic tube module (10) for an inorganic tube. The method of claim 5,
The holding part 80 and the yoke 90 are connected to each other in the axis of rotation,
The yoke (90) is rotatable around the axis of rotation, an inorganic tube module (10) for an inorganic tube. The method of claim 6,
The yoke 90 can be rotated by an actuator, the actuator including a tension spring, a compression spring and a torsion bar spring 100, a motor including an electric motor, a hydraulic motor, and a pneumatic motor, a permanent magnet. Inorganic tube module 10 for an inorganic tube, selected from the group consisting of a combination of electromagnets, electromagnets and permanent magnets. The method of claim 7,
The actuator is pre-tensioned,
The actuator is held by a fixing means (110),
After release by the fixing means (110), the actuator moves the first connection device (60) from the at least one first storage area (40) through rotation along the axis of rotation to the at least one first Inorganic tube module 10 for an inorganic tube, which moves into the secondary area 50. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
Said inorganic tube module (10) comprises at least one first emitter device,
An inorganic tube module (10) for an inorganic tube, wherein the emitter device is designed to release the first weapon (30). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The first connection device 60 is connected to the first weapon 30 by a cable,
Inorganic tube module (10) for an inorganic tube, wherein the cable is selected from the group comprising metal cables, copper cables, fiber-optic cables, and fiberglass cables. Inorganic tube (20) with an inorganic tube module (10) according to any one of the preceding claims. A ship with an inorganic tube (20) according to claim 11 and an inorganic tube module (10) arranged in the weapon tube (20) according to any one of the preceding claims.

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