US2923236A - Scatter mine - Google Patents

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US2923236A
US2923236A US585845A US58584556A US2923236A US 2923236 A US2923236 A US 2923236A US 585845 A US585845 A US 585845A US 58584556 A US58584556 A US 58584556A US 2923236 A US2923236 A US 2923236A
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Diels Albert
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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

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  • the present invention relates to mines which may be scattered by retreating troops to defend their rear against an advancing enemy, and more particularly to completely nonmagnetic disc-shaped mines which may be scattered by hand.
  • a land mine comprising a casing with a resilient cover, the casing containing the main explosive charge, a detonator charge, a primer charge arranged in the same horizontal plane with the detonator, and a spring-loaded striker means held in cocked position and'out of contact with the primer charge by means of a spring retaining means attached to the resiliently mounted cover and releasable by downward pressure upon the cover whereby the spring-loaded strikers are propelled against the primer charge and ignite the detonator.
  • the resilient cover is secured against downward movement by a pin which is removed to place the mine in firing condition.
  • the mine casing preferably has the shape of a disc with a diameter of about 80 mm. or so.
  • Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section and Fig. 2 is a top view and partial section along line IIII of Fig. 1.
  • the land mine comprises a pan-shaped casing 1 of non-magnetic material, preferably plastic, containing explosive 13 to form the main explosive charge.
  • the casing is closed by resilient cover 2 which is upwardly arched to allow its downward depression.
  • Centrally positioned plug 2a is integrally connected with the cover and forms a part thereof.
  • the resilient cover is secured against flexing by a rigid protective cover 3 placed over the cover 2 with plug 2a protruding through a central aperture in cover 3.
  • the plug is provided with a diametric bore receiving pin 11 which engages the rigid cover and holds the resilient cover in position against flexing.
  • the ignition means for the mine comprises the following parts: an arcuate retaining member 4 having a pair of apertures 4a, is fixedly attached to plug 2a.
  • a pair of 2,923,236 Patented Feb. 2, 1960 tension springs 6, 6' is mounted on platform 5, their ends forming strikers to ignite primer 8 which is mounted in a recess in support element 14.
  • platform 5 and support element 14 are integral with the bottom of the casing.
  • Apertures 4a are positioned above the primer 8 in the normal or upper position of resilient cover 2, when pin 11 is removed by attached loop 12 and vertically downward pressure is exerted on plug 2a, retaining member 4 will also be depressed until apertures 4a are in the same plane with primer 8, at which time, the tension springs will propel the strikers through the apertures against the primer to ignite the same.
  • Detonator 7 is radially positioned adjacent primer 8. Detonator 7 may be introduced into the casing by a lateral opening 15 in the side wall of the casing. Sealing plug 10 and cover 16 seal the detonator from the outside.
  • All parts of the mine are made of non-magnetic material, preferably plastic.
  • a non-magnetic scatter mine wherein all parts are of non-magnetic material, comprising a shallow casing, a disc-shaped main explosive charge in the casing, a primer and a detonator co-planar therewith, the primer and detonator being arranged within the main charge, a springcontrolled striker means mounted in the casing for horizontal movement adjacent the primer, a retaining member for holding the spring-controlled striker means in cocked position out of contact with the primer in a normal, upper position of the retaining member, the retaining member having a vertical wall portion separating the striker means from the primer, a resilient cover for said casing, the retaining member being rigidly and fixedly mounted on the resilient cover and projecting inwardly therefrom toward said striker means, and said wall portion having aperture means positioned above the primer in said upper position and permitting propulsion of the striker means therethrough into contact with the primer in a depressed position of the resilient cover, a rigid protective cover placed over the resilient cover and a removable pin engaging the two covers to secure

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GB472602A (en) * 1936-03-24 1937-09-24 Basil Lucius Turner Improvements in and relating to military land mines
US2376332A (en) * 1941-06-14 1945-05-22 Adelman Arthur Antitank mine fuse
US2398718A (en) * 1942-12-07 1946-04-16 Gen Motors Corp Percussion fuse
US2514401A (en) * 1942-08-17 1950-07-11 Us Sec War Land mine
US2678604A (en) * 1945-02-01 1954-05-18 Walker Brooks Land mine fuse
US2833143A (en) * 1955-04-25 1958-05-06 Monroe Calculating Machine Apparatus for detecting land mines
US2848949A (en) * 1955-05-18 1958-08-26 Prb Nv Percussion fuse for land mines

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB472602A (en) * 1936-03-24 1937-09-24 Basil Lucius Turner Improvements in and relating to military land mines
US2376332A (en) * 1941-06-14 1945-05-22 Adelman Arthur Antitank mine fuse
US2514401A (en) * 1942-08-17 1950-07-11 Us Sec War Land mine
US2398718A (en) * 1942-12-07 1946-04-16 Gen Motors Corp Percussion fuse
US2678604A (en) * 1945-02-01 1954-05-18 Walker Brooks Land mine fuse
US2833143A (en) * 1955-04-25 1958-05-06 Monroe Calculating Machine Apparatus for detecting land mines
US2848949A (en) * 1955-05-18 1958-08-26 Prb Nv Percussion fuse for land mines

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