WO1992012396A1 - Self disarming fuze for cargo munition granades - Google Patents
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- WO1992012396A1 WO1992012396A1 PCT/GR1991/000001 GR9100001W WO9212396A1 WO 1992012396 A1 WO1992012396 A1 WO 1992012396A1 GR 9100001 W GR9100001 W GR 9100001W WO 9212396 A1 WO9212396 A1 WO 9212396A1
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- fuze
- disarming
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
- F42C15/00—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges
- F42C15/18—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges wherein a carrier for an element of the pyrotechnic or explosive train is moved
- F42C15/184—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges wherein a carrier for an element of the pyrotechnic or explosive train is moved using a slidable carrier
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
- F42C15/00—Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges
- F42C15/44—Arrangements for disarming, or for rendering harmless, fuzes after arming, e.g. after launch
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- the invention is referring to a self disarming fuze that can be used in grenades of artillery cargo munition, as well as in rotating mortars, bombs, and rockets.
- the unexploded grenades are dangerous for the troops that will go through the bombarded areas, as well as for the field cleaning personel.
- the armies that are currently using cargo munitions demand the use of a fuze, for the grenades, that will be self-destructive in the case that they will not operate, for any reason, after the impact on the target.
- the described fuze, that constitutes the object of the invention is self disarming, in the occasion that it will not operate after the impact on the target, making the grenade entirely harmless.
- the fuze For the rare occasion that the fuze will not operate explosively and it will not self disarm after the impact of the grenade on the target, the fuze is again harmless for the troops that will go through the field and accidentally step on a grenade.
- the Joint slider (2) because of the centrifugal force, has moved in a way that the detonator (7) is on line with the striker (3) making the spring (6) be compressed. At the same time the part (2b) of Joint slider, figure 2, has been ejected away. The exact position of the slider (2) , is determined by the end stop- per (2a) , that is freely sliding in an opposite groove (12) of the shell (1).
- the upright position of the grenade during the fall is assured by the ribbon (13) , that is firmly attached on the top of the fuze with the metal straps (9) and (14) .
- the metal straps (9a) and (9b) in the ribbon ends, during the rotation maintain the ribbon in an almost horizontal position, simulating in this maner the helicopter blades.
- the metal straps (9a) and (9b) can be omitted if the ribbon, when rotating, has enough weight to maintain its horizontal position during the rotation of the grenade.
- figure 3 (side view) is shown the fuze when the grenade is hitting the target.
- the striker (3) because of the inertia, has struck the detonator (7) , causing its explosion.
- the Joint slider (2) and (2b) is shown in top and side view.
- location (1) the deto ⁇ nator (7) of figures 1,2,3 is placed.
- location (3) the end of the striker (3) figures 1,2,3 is inserted when the fuze is in safe position.
- the groove (4) is making the movement of the main slider (2) easier during the arming procedure.
- the movable cylinder or sphere (6) is located in groove (5) .
- the reason for the cylinder of sphere (6) is to maintain the main sli ⁇ der (2) in armed position when the spin of the fuze is reduced or stop- ped.
- FIG 9 is shown the fuze as it will be assembled and ready for shipping.
- the safety pin (17) is holding the ribbon (13) tight in place and also helps the loading of the shell with grenades in a spe ⁇ cial order.
Abstract
The self disarming fuze, for cargo munition that is used on grenades that are being carried above the target by cargo munitions and dispersed in a great area, and exploding after the impact on the ground, sea, or any other target. The fuze is being armed during the rotation of the grenade immediately after its expulsion from the projectile, and in an adequate height above the ground. In case the grenade hits the target, or the ground and the fuze will not operate, (remotest possibility), then the fuze will immediately return to the disarmed position, making the grenade completely safe for handling, or for the occasion that a truck, or any other vehicle, or even personnel, will go through the bombarded area.
Description
-1- SELF DISARMING FUZE FOR CARGO MUNITION GRENADES
The invention is referring to a self disarming fuze that can be used in grenades of artillery cargo munition, as well as in rotating mortars, bombs, and rockets.
The fuzes in use today, in cargo munitions, do not solve the signifi¬ cant problem of not exploded granades in the battlefield, or in the training field.
The unexploded grenades are dangerous for the troops that will go through the bombarded areas, as well as for the field cleaning personel.
The armies that are currently using cargo munitions, demand the use of a fuze, for the grenades, that will be self-destructive in the case that they will not operate, for any reason, after the impact on the target.
The only way of self distruction, that has been devised up to now is pyrotechnical. This solution is not acceptable by the users, because, besides the high cost, in a case that the self destruction mechanism will not operate, even to a low percentage, it will render the grana¬ des more hazardous than the ones that are using common fuzes.
The described fuze, that constitutes the object of the invention is self disarming, in the occasion that it will not operate after the impact on the target, making the grenade entirely harmless.
For the rare occasion that the fuze will not operate explosively and it will not self disarm after the impact of the grenade on the target, the fuze is again harmless for the troops that will go through the field and accidentally step on a grenade.
In figure 1, art overall picture of the fuze is given, with the Joint slider (2) of the detonator (7) , in a safe position that is achieved by the pressure of the spring (6) .
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-2- In this case, the detonator (7) and the striker (3) , are off line. In addition the slider (2) cannot move in the armed position, because the end of the striker (3) is inside an opening of the slider (2) ,and retained in this position by the safety (5) . The entire system of the slider (2) and the striker (3) and the safety (5) , is inside the shell (1) and enclosed with the metal plate (11) . In figure 2 (side section) the fuze is shown in the armed position. By the rotation of the fuze, the safety (5) of figure 1 is ejected and the striker (3) has been retracted from the slider (2) because of the expansion of the spring (4) of figures 1 and 2. The Joint slider (2) , because of the centrifugal force, has moved in a way that the detonator (7) is on line with the striker (3) making the spring (6) be compressed. At the same time the part (2b) of Joint slider, figure 2, has been ejected away. The exact position of the slider (2) , is determined by the end stop- per (2a) , that is freely sliding in an opposite groove (12) of the shell (1).
The upright position of the grenade during the fall is assured by the ribbon (13) , that is firmly attached on the top of the fuze with the metal straps (9) and (14) . The metal straps (9a) and (9b) , in the ribbon ends, during the rotation maintain the ribbon in an almost horizontal position, simulating in this maner the helicopter blades. The metal straps (9a) and (9b) can be omitted if the ribbon, when rotating, has enough weight to maintain its horizontal position during the rotation of the grenade.
In figure 3 (side view) is shown the fuze when the grenade is hitting the target. The striker (3) , because of the inertia, has struck the detonator (7) , causing its explosion. In figure (4) the Joint slider (2) and (2b) is shown in top and side view. In location (1) the deto¬ nator (7) of figures 1,2,3 is placed. In location (3) the end of the striker (3) figures 1,2,3 is inserted when the fuze is in safe position.
The groove (4) is making the movement of the main slider (2) easier during the arming procedure. The movable cylinder or sphere (6) , is
located in groove (5) .
The reason for the cylinder of sphere (6) is to maintain the main sli¬ der (2) in armed position when the spin of the fuze is reduced or stop- ped.
In figure 5 (down view of the shell (1) of figures 1,2, and 3) are shown:
-The groove (12) in which the stopper (2a) of figures 1,2 and 3 can slide freely.
-The two holes (16) and (16a) , are used to mount the fuze on the gre¬ nade.
-The cylindrical cavity (10)inside which the striker (3) can move in figures 1,2, and 3.
-The opening (15) that is used for partial entry of the cylinder (6) of figure 4 when due to the centrifugal force, the main slider (2) of the detonator- oi iigure 4 has stopped in the armed position.
The section of the cylinder (6) in figure 4 that has moved in to gro¬ ove (15) restricts the movement of the main slider (2) to the safe position, despite the pressure of the spring (6) in figures l,2,and 3.
If during the impact, and for any reason, the detonator (7) of figu¬ res 1,2,3 will not explode, then, because of the shock, the small cylinder (6) of figure 4, is retract toward the groove (5) of figure 4 and the main slider (2) with the pressure of the spring (6) of fi- gures 1,2 and 3 returns to the safe position as in figure 1 , without the part (2b) which has been ejected away. In figures 6,7 and 8, are shown the above mentioned metal plates (14) (9) and (11) of figures 1 and 2.
In figure 9, is shown the fuze as it will be assembled and ready for shipping. The safety pin (17) , is holding the ribbon (13) tight in
place and also helps the loading of the shell with grenades in a spe¬ cial order.
Claims
-5- CLAIMS 11. The self disarming fuze for cargo munition grenades which consists of the following:
a. The cell (1) , figure 1.
5 b. The Joint slider, figure 4. c. The striker (3) , figure 1. d. The safely (5) , figure 1. e. The spring (4) , of the striker (3) figure 1. f. The spring (6), of the slider (2) figure 1. 10 g. The ribbon (13), figure 2. h. The etalsheet (9) , in figure 2, which holds the ribbon. i. The metal sheets (9a) and (9b) , figure 2. j. The cylinder or small sphere (6), figure 4. k. The metal sheet (14), figure 6. 15 1. The metal sheet (11), figure 8.
2.The self disarming fuze for cargo munition grenades, as in clain 1, is distinguished from the ribbon (13) , figure 2 which is securely attached on the top of the fuze, and rotates with the grenade, assu- 20 ring this way the vertical fall of the granade to the ground or to the target.
3.The self disarming fuze for cargo munition granades, as in claim 1, is distinguished from the striker (3) in figure 1, which is inde- 2ςj pendent from the ribbon and is retracted from the detonator (7) / figure 2 with the help of the spring (4) figure 2, after its impact to the detonator (7), figure 2.
4.The self disarming fuze for cargo munition grenades as in claim 1, 30 which is distinguished from the fact that the Joint slider (2) and (2b) of the detonator (7) , figure 2, (the details can be seen in fi¬ gure 4 ) , moves to the armed position because of the centrifugal for¬ ce, overcoming the spring (6) force, figures 1,2, and 3.
355. he bhelf disarming fuze for cargo munition grenades as in claim 1, O 92/12396
— 6 — which is distinguished by the fact that the cylinder or sphere system (6) of figure 4 that enters the groove (15) , figure 5, because of the centrifugal force and holds the slider (2) , as in figure 2, in the armed position, even ifthe spin is reduced or stopped during the free fall of the grenade.
6.The shelf disarming fuze for cargo munition grenades as in claim 1, which is distinguished by fact that the safety (5) , figure 1, is hol¬ ding the slider (2) , figure 1, in a non armed position, until the expulsion of the grenades from the shell.
7.The self disarming fuze for cargo munition grenades as in claim 1, which is distinguished by the fact that the shell (1) , figure 1, has certain grooves, that the slider (2) , the striker (3) , and the safe- ties operate properly. Top view of the shell can be seen in figure 5.
8.The self disai-ming fuze for cargo munition granades as in claim 1, which is distinguished by the fact that the metal sheets (14) and (11) of figures 6, and 8 respectively, are holding the fuze as an assembly, and also increasing the strength and endurance of the fuze in th<» extremely high accelerations of 15.000 Gs that are exerted on the projectile during the firing of the cannon.
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