WO2016055207A1

WO2016055207A1 - Submarine

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Publication number: WO2016055207A1
Application number: PCT/EP2015/068892
Authority: WO
Inventors: Helmut Rademann
Original assignee: Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Gmbh
Priority date: 2014-10-08
Filing date: 2015-08-18
Publication date: 2016-04-14
Also published as: DE102014220409B4; EP3204290B1; ES2686531T3; EP3204290A1; DE102014220409A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a submarine comprising a plurality of weapon barrels guided through the pressure body of the submarine on the bow side, at least one of said weapon barrels being located above the water surface during surface cruising by the submarine. Said submarine has a magazine within the pressure body, which magazine can be positioned in front of the weapon barrels, and which has a plurality of receptacles, each of which is designed to receive a weapon. The magazine is moveable in such a way that each of the receptacles of the magazine can be positioned in longitudinal alignment with the weapon barrel, and can also be moved into a position in which the magazine is arranged outside of a clearance zone spanned by the weapon barrels.

Description

submarine

description

The invention relates to a submarine.

Military submarines are usually equipped with a bow-sided guided by the pressure hull of the submarine gun barrel set with a plurality of horizontally and / or vertically juxtaposed gun barrels over which weapons can be deployed in the outer environment of the submarine. In addition to weapons can on the weapon tubes but also others

weapons-like objects such as decoys, drones and the like are spent outside the submarine, inasmuch as the term "weapon" also includes such weapons-like objects but also one of several smaller, releasably connected to each other during storage weapons such.

To understand sea mines existing weapon set.

Already at the beginning of the use of a military submarine whose gun barrels are normally loaded in each case with a weapon. Other weapons can be used within the

Pressure hull be kept as a reserve. The loading of the submarine with the weapons is usually in overwater swimming position of the submarine. Is the

Arrangement of the weapon tubes on the submarine such that at least one

Gun barrel is located above the water surface in Überwasserschwimmlage the submarine, this gun barrel can be used to arms acquisition. Otherwise, it is known to provide the Unterseeboot a pressure hull of the submarine in the region of the upper deck obliquely penetrating Übernahmeluk over which then the loading of the submarine can be done with the weapons.

When taking over a weapon located above the water surface

Gun barrel becomes outside the submarine in front of this weapon barrel one

Takeover stage, from which the weapons are moved into the barrel become. With the exception of in the arranged above the water surface gun barrel to be stored weapon that is pushed into this gun last and then remains there, all the other weapons are successively from the located above the water surface gun barrel in one in the pressure hull of the submarine before the

Weapon tubes located loading space where they are stored either as reserve weapons or from where they are transferred to the located below the water surface weapons.

At a takeover of weapons over the pressure hull in the area of the upper deck

penetrating Überehmmeluk, which is located above the loading tubes located in front of the gun barrels, the weapons are introduced one after the other to be arranged on the upper deck loading device obliquely into the loading space and there each taken from a gun well, from which they then into one of the gun barrels and in the case of reserve weapons be placed in a storage rack located in the loading space.

Both the well-known weapon takeover above the water surface

The weapon barrel as well as the takeover of weapons via a takeover melukin is very time-consuming and comparatively labor-intensive with a duration of several hours.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a submarine, which can be loaded much faster with auszubringenden from the submarine weapons with less manpower requirements.

This object is achieved by a submarine having the features specified in claim 1. Advantageous developments of this submarine result from the

Subclaims, the following description and the drawings. Here, the features specified in the dependent claims in each case but also in a suitable combination with each other, the solution according to claim 1 further

embellish. The submarine according to the invention is a military submarine. This submarine is equipped with several bow-sided guided by the pressure hull of the submarine weapon tubes, of which at least one is located in Überwasserschwimmlage the submarine above the water surface. About the gun barrels stored therein weapons preferably at dive of the

Submarines are spent in its outdoor environment. This in

Overwater swimming position of the submarine above the water surface arranged weapons raw r is hereinafter referred to for simplicity's sake as upper weapon barrel.

The submarine according to the invention also has a magazine which can be positioned within the pressure hull in front of the weapon tubes. This magazine serves primarily to take on a load of the submarine with weapons, which takes place on the upper gun barrel, weapons from this barrel and then to transport them into the other weapons tubes. Then the magazine can also be used for storage of reserve weapons, which are also transferred via the upper gun barrel in the magazine. For storage and transport of the weapons, the magazine has several shots to accommodate each weapon.

In order to allow the fastest possible loading of the submarine with the weapons, the magazine is movable so that each recording of the magazine can be positioned in longitudinal alignment with each weapon barrel. Consequently, each of the receptacles of the magazine is movable to a position in which it is in the pressure body in longitudinal extension of the upper

Armed barrel is arranged so that a pushed in the weapon loading of the submarine gun in the upper gun barrel can be spent by this weapon barrel in the front mounted receptacle, whereupon this recording can be moved in longitudinal flight before lying below the water surface gun barrel, so that the stored in the recording weapon can be moved from the inclusion in this weapon raw r.

To take over the weapons from the upper gun barrel and transport the weapon into the other weapon tubes, the shots inside the magazine can be arranged individually movable. However, an embodiment in which the magazine as a whole is movable or all the images of the magazine are movable together is preferred. So proves to be particularly advantageous, for example, when the magazine is designed as a circulation magazine, with the particularly time-saving loaded with a weapon taken over from the upper gun weapon recording to one of the other weapons tubes for the purpose of transferring the weapon can be moved while another Recording the magazine is positioned in longitudinal alignment with the upper gun barrel, so that with the magazine at the same time on the one hand a weapons takeover and on the other hand a weapons transfer can be made to perform this activity in the pressure hull of the submarine with a suitable design of the magazine less staff than before required is required.

Furthermore, the submarine according to the invention is characterized in that the magazine is movable from a position in which it is positioned in front of the weapon tubes, into a position in which it is outside of a spanned by the weapon tubes

Clearance profile is arranged. That is, the magazine is located only in an area in front of the gun barrel during loading of the submarine and can after

Completion of the loading process as a whole horizontally and / or vertically next to the weapon tubes are moved to a position in which the magazine does not interfere with the boat operation during the actual use of the submarine. In this context, it is conceivable, for example, that the magazine is moved to a position below a bottom of the loading space in front of the weapon tubes.

As already noted, it proves to be particularly advantageous if the magazine is designed as a circulation magazine. Although the design of this circulation magazine is in principle arbitrary and it is in the circulation magazine z. B. may also be a chain magazine, it is preferably provided that the magazine is a revolver magazine.

Accordingly, the magazine is structurally simple preferably as a whole rotatable about a central axis, wherein the receptacles for receiving the weapons are arranged side by side and preferably at the same distance from each other on a circular path spaced from the central axis of the magazine.

In particular, in conjunction with the use of a revolver magazine, it proves to be advantageous if, as provided according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the weapon tubes also on a circular path next to each other and are preferably performed at the same distance from each other by the pressure hull of the submarine. Conveniently, in this arrangement, the gun tube diameter of the circular path on which the weapon tubes are arranged side by side, the diameter of the circular path on which the recordings for the weapons are arranged in the magazine. This embodiment makes it possible to move the magazine in a position in which the circular path on which the shots of the magazine are arranged side by side, is arranged congruent with the circular path, on which the

Weapons tubes are guided by the pressure hull of the submarine. This makes it possible to position by a simple rotation of the magazine about its central axis each shot of the magazine in longitudinal alignment with each gun barrel of the submarine.

In conjunction with an arrangement of the weapon tubes on a circular path and the

Using a corresponding Revolver magazine it proves to be further advantageous if the number of shots of the magazine corresponds to the number of weapons tubes. In this way, when a positioning of the magazine in front of the weapon tubes of the submarine in front of each of the weapon tubes each have a recording of the magazine, so always at the same time a takeover of a weapon from the top

Gun barrel into the magazine and a weapon transfer from the magazine into one of the other weapon tubes can be made.

In principle, all devices which support a weapon in the direction of gravity in the receptacle and during the movement of the magazine or during the movement of the receptacles of the magazine are suitable for forming the receptacles of the magazine

Prevent falling out of the weapons from the recording. Structurally simple, the images are preferably formed by tubular containers. So are as containers

preferably elongated hollow cylinder provided, which at least at one

Weapons tubes facing the end are formed open and expediently have an inner diameter which corresponds to the inner diameter of the weapon tubes.

Weapons, such as torpedoes, are usually in the weapon tubes only in

Movable longitudinally of the barrel and prevented during storage in the barrel of a movement. For this purpose, the weapons is usually

externally formed a pin, which is in a on the inner wall of the weapon tubes engages through the entire barrel extending longitudinal groove, wherein the pin is held in a storage position of the weapon in the barrel of a holding pawl.

In this respect, in particular when using a circulation magazine, it must be ensured that the orientation of the weapon in the receptacle of the magazine does not change during the movement of the magazine. Therefore, according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the containers, which are preferably used as receptacles, are rotatable about their central axis. In order to generate a rotational movement of the container relative to the magazine during a movement of the magazine, which causes the orientation of the weapons located in the containers does not change, can be arranged on the containers below the focal points structurally simple an additional weight, which causes that the containers always oscillate in the desired position. However, this is here

expediently to ensure that the container, when the circulation magazine is not moved, be prevented from undesired pendulum movement. In this respect, it may be more advantageous if the container by means of a suitable

Drive device are aligned in the circulation magazine, wherein the

Drive device counteracts a non-actuation by self-locking movement of the container. Thus, each container can each be coupled in motion with a drive motor and a drive connected downstream of the drive motor, or a drive, provided for moving the circulation motor, can be followed by a transmission, for example in the form of a planetary gear

Rotary movement causes all containers simultaneously.

As in the weapon pipes is expediently provided on the inner walls of the receptacles of the magazine forming a longitudinal groove for receiving a formed on the weapon spigot, which is arranged so that when the container is positioned in the longitudinal extension of a gun barrel, with the aligned with the gun barrel longitudinal groove is aligned. In addition, it is useful to provide the containers locking means, such as provided on the weapon tubes holding pawls, which provide the weapons in the containers against a

Secure unintentional movement in the longitudinal direction of the container.

Around the stored in the containers of the magazine weapons from the containers in the

To be able to move weapons tubes, the containers of the magazine are preferably each equipped with a feed device for the weapon stored therein. So can within the Container may be arranged a preferably elongated pusher or a driver, which or by means of a motor drive, which is preferably also disposed within the container, can be extended such that a stored in the container weapon is pushed by the pusher into the barrel , Advantageously, gripping means can be provided on the front end of the push element or driver in the direction of ejection of the weapon out of the container, with which means a

positive connection of the thrust element can be made with the weapon. These gripping means also make it possible, when taking over a weapon from the upper gun barrel into the container to grab a weapon located in the upper gun barrel and to pull it into the container by means of the push member / driver. As drive for the thrust element or the driver both an electric drive motor and a corresponding hydraulic device is conceivable.

The invention is based on a shown in the drawing

Embodiment explained in more detail. In the drawing shows, in different scales:

Fig. 1 schematically very simplified a cross-sectional view of a pressure hull of a submarine and

Fig. 2 schematically greatly simplified in a longitudinal section in Fig. 1 illustrated magazine for weapons storage and weapons transport.

The pressure body 2 of a submarine in Fig. 1 is shown with a view of its bow-sided end. A deck 4 divides the pressure body 2 into an upper area 6 and a lower area 8. In the area 6 of the pressure body 2, i. above the deck 4 are seven

Weapon tubes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 guided by the pressure body 2, wherein the weapon tubes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 are arranged on a circular path 26 side by side. The upper weapon tubes 10 and 22 are arranged so that they are in

Overwater swimming position of the submarine are located above the water surface. In the pressure body 2, a magazine 26 for storage and transport of weapons 48 is arranged. The weapons shown in the drawing are torpedoes, but in the magazine other weapons such as missiles or naval mines as well as weapon-like objects such as decoys or drones can be stored. The magazine 26 is mounted in a storage rack 28, from which in Fig. 1st

only two vertical struts 30 and 32 are shown. In the storage rack 28, which extends from the region 8 of the pressure body 2 into the region 6 of the pressure body 2, the magazine 26 is by means of a not shown in the drawing

Hydraulic cylinder displaced in the vertical direction.

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The magazine 26 is formed as a revolver magazine and has seven tubular containers 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 for receiving a weapon 48. In the magazine 26, the containers 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 are arranged side by side on a circular path 50. The diameter of the circular path 50 corresponds to the diameter of the circular path 15 24, on which the weapon tubes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 are arranged.

In the magazine 26, the containers 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 are supported on five in

From the longitudinal direction of the magazine 26 spaced from each other, circular support plates 52, through which they are passed on the circular path 50. Each of the support discs 20 52 is rigidly connected to a shaft 54 which passes through the center of the support discs 52. Around a central axis A of the shaft 54, the magazine 26 is rotatable by means of a motion-coupled to the shaft 54 drive, which is not shown in the drawing. In the magazine 26, each of the containers 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 is rotatable relative to the support discs 52.

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The magazine 26 is used in loading the submarine with weapons 48, which then from outside the submarine to the upper, above the water surface

located weapons tubes 10 and 22 are inserted to take over from the weapon tubes 10 and 22 and then in the rest of the weapon tubes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20

30 transport. For this purpose, the magazine 26 in the storage rack 28 from his

Storage position in the area 8 of the pressure hull 2 in the area 6 of the pressure hull in a position in which the containers 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 of the magazine 26 with the weapon tubes 10, 12, 14, 16 , 18, 20 and 22 are in longitudinal alignment. So is in the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 then the container 46 in the longitudinal extension of the gun barrel 22 and the container 34 in the longitudinal extension of the gun barrel 10th

arranged.

To be mounted on the outside of the bow of the submarine

Waffenübernahmebühne is now inserted into the weapon tubes 10 and 22 each have a weapon 48. After closing the gun barrels 10 and 22 by means of a non-drawing from the drawing muzzle cover, which is located at the outer environment of the submarine end facing the weapon tubes 10 and 22, a bottom closure 56 of the guns tube 10 and 22 is opened and in the weapon tubes 10 and 22 located weapons 48 transported from the weapon tubes 10 and 22 in the container 34 and 46. For this purpose, in the containers 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 of the magazine 26 each have a feed device 58 in the form of a motor-operated spindle drive with a spindle 60 is provided. The spindles 60 of the spindle drives arranged in the containers 34 and 46 are retracted as far as the weapon tubes 10 and 22 until gripping means in the form of gripping tongs 62, which are arranged on the front end of the spindle in the direction of extension of the spindle 60, one on the weapons 48 engage trained pin 64 and establish a positive connection of the spindle 60 with the weapon 48. The spindles 60 are then retracted and the weapons 48 are pulled into the containers 34 and 46.

Subsequently, the magazine 26 can be rotated about the central axis A such that the container 34 is in longitudinal alignment with the weapon barrel 14 and the container 46 in longitudinal alignment with the weapon barrel 12. After opening the bottom closures 56 of the weapon tubes 12 and 14 are now in the containers 34 and 46 located weapons 48 by an extension movement of the arranged in the containers 34 and 46 spindles 60 in the

Weapon tubes 12 and 14 stored and the spindles 60 back into the containers 34 and 46 back.

With the containers 34 and 46 in front of the weapon barrels 12 and 14, the container 44 is longitudinally aligned with the weapon barrel 10 and the container 42 is longitudinally aligned with the weapon barrel 22 so that during transfer of the weapons 48 from the containers 34 and 46 in the weapon tubes 12 and 14 at the same time a weapon takeover of weapons 48 from the weapon tubes 10 and 22 in the container 42 and 44 can be done. This process is repeated until a weapon 48 is in all the weapon tubes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22. Subsequently, a weapon 48 can be transferred via the weapon tubes 10 and 22 in the manner described in each of the containers 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46, wherein the then located in the magazine 26 weapons 48 serve as reserve weapons.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

2 pressure hulls

4 deck

6 area

8 area

10 gun barrel

12 barrel

14 barrel

16 barrel

18 gun barrel

20 gun barrel

22 barrel

24 circular path

26 Magazine

28 storage rack

30 vertical strut

32 vertical strut

34 containers

36 containers

38 containers

40 containers

42 containers 4 containers

6 containers

8 weapon

0 circular path

52 support disk

54 wave

56 bottom closure

58 feed device

60 spindle

62 Gripping pliers

64 cones

A central axis

Claims

claims

1 . Submarine with several bow-sided by the pressure hull (2) of the submarine guided weapon tubes (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22), of which at least one (10, 22) in Überwasserschwimmlage the submarine above the

Water surface is located, and with a within the pressure hull (2) in front of the weapon tubes (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) positionable magazine (26) with a plurality of receptacles for receiving a respective weapon (48), which is movable in that on the one hand each of the receptacles of the magazine (26) is positionable in longitudinal alignment with each weapon barrel, and on the other hand the magazine (26) is movable into a position in which it is outside one of the weapon barrels (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) spanned light space profile is arranged.

2. submarine according to claim 1, wherein the magazine (26) is a revolver magazine.

3. submarine according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the weapon tubes (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22) are guided in a circle next to each other by the pressure body (2).

4. Submarine according to one of the preceding claims, in which the number of receptacles of the magazine (26) corresponds to the number of weapon tubes (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22).

5. Submarine according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the receptacles of the magazine of tubular containers (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) are formed.

A submarine according to claim 5, wherein the containers (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) are rotatable about their central axis.

7. submarine according to one of claims 5 or 6, wherein the containers (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46) have a feed device (58) for the stored therein weapon (48).