RU2462678C1 - Cartridge of remote electro-shock weapon and multicharged remote electro-shock weapon - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: cartridge comprises a body made of dielectric material. The cartridge body contains acceleration channels, the channels of passing gas of pyrotechnic energy source of throwing the probes of shot to the accelerating channels, throwing projectiles and pyrotechnic source of throwing energy of these projectiles. The throwing projectiles are located in the accelerating channels, and the source of energy is initiated low-voltage electric voltage. The cartridge additionally comprises a channel and a piston, made with a possibility of its extension along the channel beyond the outer surface of the body when throwing the shot projectiles, and with the ability to lock in the extended position. The remote electric-shock gun comprises a body made of a dielectric material, a source of electrical power, the voltage converter, high voltage generator, an electric fuse, the trigger element and cartridges with throwing projectiles. Each of the cartridges contains a channel and a piston, with the piston interacts with elements of remote electric-shock gun, retaining the cartridge, so that at the end of shot from each cartridge the cartridge is shot from the weapon.

EFFECT: simplified remote electric-shock gun and an increase in its fire rate.

10 cl, 8 dwg

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a non-lethal remote weapon with an electric means of hitting a target, in particular to a multiple-charged remote electroshock weapon (DESHO) and its cartridge.

State of the art

Known cartridge according to US patent No. 7640839 B2. The cartridge has a non-conductive housing, in which accelerating channels-trunks are made with pyrotechnic sources of energy for throwing probes installed in them, probes with a device for fixing onto targets and pockets for placing electric wires in them. The initiation of pyrotechnic energy sources is carried out by the high (combat) voltage of the DESHO, using a spark discharge passing through the pyrotechnic composition of the energy source. The drawback of the cartridge is the presence of two energy sources in it, that is, halving the reliability of initiating a full-time shot, and the possibility of initiating energy sources by static electricity, for example, from friction of the user's clothing, static potential of a car, static fields during a thunderstorm, and user contact with woolly pets accumulating static discharge.

As a prototype, the initial version of the firing cartridge for the recharged DESO was selected according to the application US No. 2009323248 A1, intended for use in the Taser X3 DESO.

The cartridge has a body made of dielectric material, in which accelerating channels are made, trunks, gas passage channels of a pyrotechnic energy source of throwing the shot probes to the channels, probes with a device for fixing on the target (needles with bumps), laying of an electric wire, pyrotechnic source of energy of throwing probes initiated by low voltage. The cartridge option in the application has a spring-loaded cartridge retainer in the DESO. In the final (serial) version of the DESHO cartridge, Taser also has a spring-loaded cartridge lock in the weapon. Before firing, the cartridges are inserted into the DESO and locked into it by spring-loaded clips. When firing from a Taser X3 DESHO, the cartridges remain in the arms held by the locks. After firing, they are removed from the weapon by manually squeezing the clips. The constant holding of cartridges in the weapon during firing and manual (non-automatic) removal of the fired cartridges after firing reduces the rate of fire of the weapon, and does not allow the organization of a heap shot, i.e. actually reduces the reliability of the weapons. A description of the drawbacks of the DESO with cartridges remaining when firing in weapons is provided below.

Known multi-charge DESHO according to the patent of the Russian Federation No. 2305245, in which for the remote destruction of the target using electric wires tagged with a pyrotechnic energy source. An electric shock occurs when two projectile projectiles (probes) are fixed on an object, each of which is connected by an electric wire to the corresponding front contact of a unitary cartridge according to RF patent No. 2308668, which, in turn, is supplied with voltage from a high-voltage generator located in the device. The cartridges are placed in the clip of the weapon, and when shooting the wires are removed from the weapon, to produce the next shot.

The weapon in question has the main drawback, which is that it has large dimensions that exceed those of a hand-held short-barreled firearm and non-lethal (traumatic) short-barreled or barrel-free firearms. The weapon has dimensions that almost completely exclude its hidden wearing, for example, in an axillary holster, a waist holster hidden under clothes, on the ankle of the foot for use in special power services, and excludes its use as a civilian self-defense weapon for men, and even more so for women whose clothes in most cases preclude the wearing of marker weapons on the body or in women's handbags.

In addition, the dimensions of the analog are so large that they create inconvenience even when worn over uniforms (for example, police) in a special holster.

The weapon in question does not have the ability to use other types of ammunition except for cartridges equipped with an electric wire, or annoying gas, as the pusher 4 (Figs. 1 and 2 according to RF patent No. 2305245), which receives recoil when fired at its midpoint between its shoulders when used , for example, cartridges equipped with a stronger charge than is necessary for throwing wires, and a more massive projectile than a probe (for example, a bullet), are deformed, which completely excludes further operation of the weapon.

Another important disadvantage of the described weapon is the vulnerability of the weapon from atmospheric precipitation in the form of rain, snow, fog or salt fog. The weapon in question has open (non-pressurized) upward cavities relative to the weapon body, in which moving parts are located, such as cartridges, a cartridge feeder, feeder springs, a pusher, a pusher spring. When water (rainfall) enters these open cavities from above, the electrical insulation of the hollow cavities, in which the cartridges are located when fired under opposite high voltage potentials, are located. When firing, the initiating voltage is either shunted by the sediment liquid, or distributed randomly along the conducting channels of the flowing liquid, or by a surface discharge on wet surfaces, which can lead to abnormal initiation of cartridges in the store’s mines without taking them to a combat position and subsequent complete destruction of the weapon with injury user. When snow enters the cavity of the weapon, it is likely to melt with the above consequences, or partially melt due to the internal heat of the weapon, stored, for example, on the body, followed by freezing of partially melted snow with freezing of moving parts to each other and complete cessation of the functioning of the weapon. Ordinary or salt fog will cause the above consequences with the failure or destruction of weapons, and salt fog is especially dangerous.

As a prototype, a multi-charged DESHO (US patent No. 7800885) was selected, which is a 3-charge pistol that strikes targets with an electric pulse from a high-voltage generator located in the weapon along electric wires fired from cartridges. In this case, the cartridge has two pulling wires of the projectile with wires in one housing with a common source of energy for throwing. Throwing cartridges use a pneumatic throwing energy source, initiated by a pyrotechnic charge, which in turn is initiated by a low voltage electrical current pulse.

Such weapons have the following disadvantages.

All cartridges are rigidly connected to the weapon with the help of a spring-loaded mechanical latch located in the cartridge, and after a shot are not automatically separated from the weapon. This significantly limits the ability to quickly and accurately fire a second shot if the next target appears behind the user of the weapon or in the plane behind the wires already stretching to the first target. The wires reaching the first target do not allow the user to turn with the weapon toward the target that appeared behind his back, because this is hindered by durable wires, fixed by probes with harpoons at the ends, on the clothes of the first target. These wires interfere with the physical rotation of the shooter and aiming, since the strength and elasticity of the wires prevents the weapon from aiming at the target. In addition, on the line of the next shot, there may be wires from the previous shot, which will inevitably change the trajectory of the probes of the new shot, and they simply will not hit the target even with proper guidance. The production of three consecutive aimed shots is possible only in an arc, from left to right, which is associated with the sequence of initiation of cartridge shots (from left to right) with each trigger pull (see, for example, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM5Yn1EnadU&NR = 1 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zN3aAXSksE).

In the same way, the wires of the previous shot will deflect the flight path of the probes of the next shot when the next target appears in the plane behind the wires stretching to the first target.

In connection with the declared ability of Taser X3 to control three affected targets at the same time, if they hit them, it is necessary to transmit electrical effects to all three targets, which cannot be done at the same time, since the resistance of the targets is different (the resistance of both the bio-targets themselves and the resistance determined by the breakdown the distance of the spark discharge on the target in connection with different thicknesses of clothes, different depths of penetration of probe needles into clothes of different density, etc.) Thus, while feeding and electric discharge in parallel on three circuits one goal inevitably shunt common (parallel) electric circuit, and therefore the effect on the other goals will not happen. To prevent shunting of targets for other purposes, DESHO Taser X3 has not one output high-voltage transformer, but three separately electrically isolated high-voltage and software-switched high-voltage transformers that, sequentially switched on in a certain order, transmit electrical effects to each target separately for some time. A triple increase in the number of high-voltage transformers, which are practically the largest overall unit of DESHO, inevitably increases the overall dimensions of the analogue in question.

At the same time, at present, the monitoring of bio-targets upon the entry of TESO probes into them is achieved by a very short exposure time of an electro-damaging impulse (about 1 s) with an aftereffect time increased to several minutes, i.e. paralysis of the target (see, for example, “Combat and service electric shock weapons”, M. V. Silnikov, NGO Special Materials, St. Petersburg, Asterion, 2007); therefore, such a complex design with three output transformers for modern DESHOs is no longer required. In connection with the latter drawback, the prototype considered has dimensions that almost completely exclude its comfortable and even more hidden wearing.

Disclosure of invention

The aim of the invention is the creation of a cartridge and multi-shot remote stun guns, devoid of the disadvantages of the prototypes, as well as allowing to increase the rate of fire, to make it possible to conduct targeted shooting at targets located in any planes relative to the user with minimum mass-dimensional indicators.

This goal is achieved by using a cartridge remote electric shock weapons according to the present invention. The cartridge contains a housing made of a dielectric material and contains accelerator channels, gas passage channels of the pyrotechnic throwing energy source of the shot probes to the accelerating channels, throwing shells located in the said accelerating channels, a pyrotechnic throwing energy source of the said shells, initiated by low-voltage voltage, wherein the cartridge additionally contains a channel and a piston made with the possibility of its extension along the said channel beyond the external surface of the housing in the implementation of said shot shells and to be locked in the extended position.

In particular, said shells comprise a probe with a device for fixing onto targets and an electric wire connected to said probe, and said electric wire is made in the form of a stacking, which is placed in said accelerating channels, inside the probe or in additional made pockets inside said body.

In particular, a part of the lateral surface of said piston is a conical surface, and said channel in which said piston moves is made tapering to the outer surface of the housing.

In particular, said piston is made cylindrical with a through channel perpendicular to the axis of the piston, in which a smaller movable piston is mounted, which carries out said fixation in the extended position.

In particular, the cartridge further comprises an atmospheric channel extending onto the front end surface of said housing, which is connected to said gas passage channels of a pyrotechnic shot throwing probe energy source. Moreover, said atmospheric channel is configured to adjust its cross-sectional area.

Also, the goal is achieved by using a multi-shot remote stun gun according to the present invention. The weapon contains a body made of dielectric material, an electric power source, a voltage converter, a high voltage generator, an electric fuse, a trigger element and cartridges with throwing projectiles, each of the cartridges containing a channel and a piston configured to extend it through said channel beyond the limits of the outer surface of the cartridge case when firing, while said piston interacts with weapon elements holding the cartridge, t kim a way that at the end of each shot cartridge said cartridge is fired from a gun.

In particular, said weapon elements holding each of said cartridges are a spring cartridge ejection member and a cartridge locking member.

In particular, said cartridge comprises a housing made of dielectric material and containing accelerating channels, gas passage channels of the pyrotechnic throwing energy source of the shots to the accelerating channels, throwing shells located in the said accelerating channels, pyrotechnic throwing energy source of the said shells, initiated by low voltage wherein said piston is capable of being fixed in an extended position.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 is a sectional view of the cartridge before firing.

Figure 2 is a section of a cartridge at the time of the shot.

Figure 3 is a General view of a multi-charge DESHO without cartridges.

Figure 4 is a General view of a multi-charged DESHO charged with cartridges.

Figure 5 is a section of a multiply charged DESHO before the second shot is fired (two cartridges are inserted into the weapon, the third is in the already ejected state).

6 is a section of a multiply charged DESHO at the time of the shot.

The implementation of the invention

Figure 1 is a section of a cartridge before firing. The cartridge has a sturdy housing 1 made of a dielectric material, such as nylon. Inside the housing 1 made trunks 2 containing shells 3 DESHO. The said shells contain inside themselves the laying of an electric wire, or they are DESO probes that do not carry inside an electric wire, but have pockets in the cartridge case 1 for laying out an electric wire when fired. In the housing 1, a pyrotechnic energy source 4 of projectile or probe throwing, rigidly and hermetically mounted, is initiated by a low-voltage voltage, for example, an electric ignition capsule of cartridge ГР 40 according to RF patent No. 2104467, and a channel 5 is made, having a plug 6 on one side and hydraulically connected to the trunks 2 through holes.

In one type of cartridge design, the channel 5 has a cylinder-conical part at the end opposite the plug 6, and at the end of the channel 5, for example, a weak cylinder-conical gas piston 7 is installed by weak gluing, the end of which does not protrude beyond the bottom of the recess 8 the housing of the cartridge 1 (the outer surface of the cartridge), and the reduced diameter of the cone of the piston 7 is more than the reduced diameter of the cone of the end of the channel 5 (said channel is made tapering to the outer surface of the housing).

In another type of cartridge design, the channel 5 is cylindrical and at the end opposite to the plug 6 passes through the internal slot 9 into the cylindrical channel 10, in which, for example, a weakly attached gas movable piston 11 is installed, the end of which does not protrude beyond the bottom recesses 8 of the cartridge housing 1 (outer surface of the cartridge) and a through channel 12 perpendicular to its axis. In the channel 12 of the gas piston 11, a movable elongated small piston-retainer 13 is installed, and a selection is made in the cartridge housing 1 ka 14 to lock in fluid communication with the atmosphere.

In both types of execution, channel 5 can be hydraulically connected to the atmosphere by channel 15 of a certain diameter or by an overlapping adjusting and locking screw, that is, be configured to adjust its cross-sectional area. The purpose of channel 15 is to regulate the energy of the shot for different batches of making capsules of the cartridge ГР 40 by bleeding part of the gases of the shot into the atmosphere, since the capsule of the cartridge ГР 40 is characterized by extremely low constancy of the muzzle energy of the shot, varying from batch to batch from 5 J (which fully satisfies the conditions throwing two shells or probes DESO) up to 20 J, which in case of impossibility to release the shot gases will lead either to rupture of the cartridge body 1, or to increased trauma of the effects of shells or probes DE SHO on purpose.

Figure 2 is a section of a cartridge at the time of the shot. When a low-voltage initiating voltage of an electric current is supplied to the contacts of the pyrotechnic energy source 4, its pyrotechnic composition ignites, accompanied by a rapid increase in the pressure channel 5 of the hot gaseous products of the chemical reaction. At the same time, in trunks 2, acceleration of DESO shells 3 or DESO probes occurs. DESO shells or probes fly toward the target, pulling electrical wires from themselves or from the pockets of case 1, through which the DESO high-voltage combat voltage is applied to the target.

Simultaneously with the acceleration of DESO shells or probes under the action of the gas pressure of the shot in the channel 5, the gas piston 7 or in the channel 10, the gas piston 11, hydraulically connected to the channel 5 by the slot 9, begin to advance with a considerable force, determined by the product of the pressure of the shot gases by the working areas of the pistons towards lower pressure, i.e. towards the atmosphere. Weak adhesive bond of the pistons 7 or 11 with the housing 1 is broken. With further movement, the gas piston 7 extended into the recess 8 with its cone with effort enters the mating cone of the housing 1 and wedges in it at the end of the stroke, being fixed in the extended position.

The gas piston 11 also moves into the channel 10, and at the end of its course, under the influence of the gas pressure of the shot in the channel 12 of the gas piston 11, an elongated small piston 13 (a smaller piston) also starts to move into its sample 14, fixing the gas piston 11 An obstacle to the complete exit of the gas piston 11 beyond the generatrix of the housing of the cartridge 1 is the elongated end of the small piston-retainer 13, restricting the movement of the gas piston 11 in the channel 10. In turn, the obstacle to the complete exit of the piston-retainer 13 beyond the generatrix of the plane of the housing of the cartridge 1 is its protrusion 16, restricting its movement in the channel 12.

Figure 3 is a General view of a multi-charge DESHO without cartridges. DESHO consists of a housing 17 made of a dielectric material and consisting of two halves fastened with screws, glue or welding. In the front end of the housing 17 are guides 18 for cartridges and combat electrodes 19. In the handle of the housing is a removable electric battery or power battery 20. In the housing 17 there is a trigger element in the form of a trigger 21 and spring-loaded clips 22 of the cartridges. At the bottom of the housing 17 is a block 23 of a removable laser target designator (LCC) and an LED LED flashlight. On top of the housing 17 is an electric fuse in the form of a slide switch 24 and front sight 25 with the entire 26. At the end of the housing 17 a spring-loaded contact action button 27 is installed.

Figure 4 is a General view of a multi-charged DESHO charged with cartridges. Cartridges 28 are inserted into the guides 18 of the housing 17, which are fixed in the housing 17 by the clips 22.

Figure 5 is a section of a multiply charged DESHO before the second shot. For clarity, the moment before the second DESHO shot is shown, since the upper recesses of the cartridge fixation are located symmetrically on it and during the first shot the position of the stop element of the throwing cartridges will not be visible (the stop element will be closed by the body of the cartridge).

Before firing, the spring-loaded latch 22, interacting with the fixing recess 29 of the cartridge 28, holds it in place, preventing the cartridge 28 from being ejected from the guides 18 by the force of the springs 30 and springs 31 of the contact block 32 (3 pieces of springs 30 and 3 are installed in the contact block 32 springs 31), which are compressed when the cartridges are loaded 28 with the muscular effort of the DESO user through the ejector pin 33 and the central contact 34 (in the terminal block 32 there are 3 pcs of ejector contacts 33 and 3 pcs of central contacts 34). The locking element 35 in the form of a rocker arm on the axis 36 is pressed from the upper recesses of the fixing 37 of the cartridges 28 by the spring force 38, and the trigger 21, in turn, is pressed into the forward position by the shoulder 39 of the locking element 35 through the roller 40 and does not interact through the pusher 41 with the microswitch 42 of production shots of the electrical part of DESHO.

6 is a section of a multiply charged DESHO at the time of the shot. For clarity, the latch 22 of the first cartridge is additionally removed since the position of the extended gas piston of the cartridge will not be visible behind its body.

When you press the trigger 21, its rear part interacts with the pusher 41, which in turn at the end of the trigger stroke includes a microswitch 42 for firing a DESO electrical part. The roller 40 interacts with the shoulder 39 of the locking element 35, while the spring 38 is compressed, and the locking hooks 43 of the locking element 35 enter the upper recesses 37 of the fixing cartridges 28. The microswitch 42 starts a switching circuit (electronic step finder) for supplying a low voltage to initiate the next shot ( second) cartridge (i.e., electric start pyrotechnic source of energy throwing the probes of the cartridge). When fired, the gas piston 11 of the cartridge 28 extends from the body of the cartridge and is fixed in this position, while the latch 22, under the action of the gas piston of the cartridge, leaves the fixing recess 29 of the cartridge 28, compressing its spring. The microswitch 42 simultaneously with applying a low voltage to the initiating contacts of the cartridge 28 also includes a high-voltage part of the DESHO, which supplies high combat voltage to the fighting electrodes 19 and then to the cartridge’s current paths being thrown to the target. When releasing the trigger 21, the spring 38 opens, pressing the locking hooks 43 of the locking element 35 from the upper recesses 37 of the fixing cartridges. At the same time, the microswitch 42 turns off, turning off the high-voltage part of the DESHO and stopping the supply of high combat voltage to the target through the cartridge’s current paths shot into it.

The fired cartridge that is not held by the latch 22 and the fixing hooks 43 of the locking element 35 is ejected from the DESO forward under the action of the cartridges compressed and loaded by the springs 30 and 31 of the contact block 32. The DESO is ready for the next shot with the third cartridge.

Claims (10)

1. Cartridge remote electroshock weapons, comprising a housing made of dielectric material and containing accelerating channels, gas passage channels of the pyrotechnic throwing energy source of the shots to the accelerating channels, throwing shells located in the said accelerating channels, pyrotechnic throwing energy source of the said shells, initiated by low-voltage voltage, characterized in that it further comprises a channel and a piston made with the possibility of its extension fusion along the said channel beyond the outer surface of the hull when firing said shells and with the possibility of fixation in the extended position. 2. The cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that the said projectiles contain a probe with a device for securing to the target and an electric wire connected to the said probe. 3. The cartridge according to claim 2, characterized in that said electric wire is made in the form of a stack, which is placed in said accelerating channels, inside a probe or in additional pockets made inside said housing. 4. The cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that a part of the side surface of said piston is a conical surface, and said channel in which said piston moves is made tapering to the outer surface of the housing. 5. The cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that said piston is made cylindrical with a through channel perpendicular to the axis of the piston, in which a movable piston of a smaller size is mounted, performing said fixation in the extended position. 6. The cartridge according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises an atmospheric channel extending onto the front end surface of said housing, which is connected to said gas passage channels of a pyrotechnic energy source for throwing shot probes. 7. The cartridge according to claim 6, characterized in that said atmospheric channel is configured to adjust its cross-sectional area. 8. Multiply charged remote stun guns containing a housing made of dielectric material, an electric power source, a voltage converter, a high voltage generator, an electric fuse, a trigger element and cartridges with throwing projectiles, characterized in that each of the cartridges contains a channel and a piston made with the possibility of its extension through the said channel beyond the outer surface of the cartridge housing when firing, while the said piston interacts with the weapon elements holding the cartridge, so that when the shot is completed from each cartridge, the cartridge is fired from the weapon. 9. The weapon of claim 8, characterized in that said weapon elements holding each of said cartridges are a spring cartridge ejection element and a cartridge retaining element. 10. The weapon according to claim 9, characterized in that said cartridge comprises a housing made of dielectric material and containing accelerating channels, gas passage channels of a pyrotechnic energy source for throwing shot probes to accelerating channels, throwing shells located in said accelerating channels, pyrotechnic source the throwing energy of said projectiles, initiated by low voltage electrical voltage, wherein said piston is arranged to be locked in an extended position.

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