WO2021083537A1 - Tube d'arme - Google Patents

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WO2021083537A1
WO2021083537A1 PCT/EP2020/000181 EP2020000181W WO2021083537A1 WO 2021083537 A1 WO2021083537 A1 WO 2021083537A1 EP 2020000181 W EP2020000181 W EP 2020000181W WO 2021083537 A1 WO2021083537 A1 WO 2021083537A1
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weapon
weapon barrel
barrel
interior
drive
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PCT/EP2020/000181
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Helmut Rademann
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Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Gmbh
Thyssenkrupp Ag
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Priority to EP20820778.7A priority Critical patent/EP4051978B1/fr
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F3/00—Rocket or torpedo launchers
    • F41F3/08—Rocket or torpedo launchers for marine torpedoes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
    • F41A23/20—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles for disappearing guns
    • F41A23/22—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles for disappearing guns on board of submarines

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  • the invention relates to a weapon barrel with a forward device arranged in the interior of the weapon barrel.
  • a weapon in particular a torpedo
  • the weapon is rapidly accelerated very strongly within the weapon barrel.
  • the weapon is brought out of the weapon barrel in the longitudinal direction, the opening through which the weapon is ejected can be closed by a muzzle flap.
  • a lead is usually arranged between a weapon barrel and the outer skin of the submarine, in which the weapon is still guided but no longer accelerated.
  • a lead can be attached to the weapon barrel.
  • Other gun barrels are provided with foldable or rotatable fore-runners.
  • Corresponding foldable or slidable leads are known from US Pat. No. 2,153,285 A, for example.
  • a device for ejecting an object from a weapon barrel with a linear motor is known from DE 102014 017 554 A1.
  • Such gun barrels therefore regularly require accessibility for personnel. On the one hand, this restricts the positions at which such weapon barrels can be arranged in a watercraft. On the other hand, the necessary manual intervention slowed down the process of ejecting a weapon.
  • the object of the invention is to create a weapon barrel which can be arranged flexibly and is quickly ready for use.
  • the weapon barrel according to the invention has an interior.
  • the weapon barrel usually has a cylindrical shape in a first approximation, the interior being the area enclosed by the wall of the weapon barrel.
  • the interior can be enclosed in a pressure-tight manner, for example in the case of a weapon barrel of a submarine.
  • a weapon can be stored in the interior and a weapon can be ejected from the interior.
  • the gun barrel has a muzzle flap.
  • the weapon barrel has an ejection device for ejecting a weapon from the weapon barrel.
  • An ejection device is therefore usually designed to strongly accelerate a weapon, for example a torpedo, on the short distance that it covers inside the weapon barrel.
  • the weapon can for example be a heavyweight torpedo with a weight of approximately two tons. Therefore, ejectors are usually designed to be large in a short time Deliver amount of energy and transfer it directly or indirectly to the weapon for acceleration.
  • the weapon barrel has a forward device arranged in the interior of the weapon barrel. Furthermore, the weapon barrel has a forward drive arranged in the interior of the weapon barrel.
  • the advance device can be partially deployed from the weapon barrel in the longitudinal direction of the weapon barrel by the advance drive.
  • the forward drive only moves the forward device, in particular not the weapon.
  • the forward drive can be made significantly smaller than an ejection device in terms of power and thus also in terms of weight and volume. This saves a considerable amount of space in the weapon barrel compared to a joint deployment of the forward device and weapon, which avoids further dead spaces, for example next to the weapon, especially with the given size of a weapon to be ejected and the round cross-sectional shape often used for a weapon barrel.
  • the lead device is held mechanically by the part remaining in the weapon barrel when the lead device has been partially deployed from the weapon barrel.
  • the point is that the lead device is arranged in front of the weapon barrel, where a corresponding structure is not present as in a conventional submarine.
  • the lead device is thus self-supporting and is supported on the inside of the weapon barrel. In this way, the advance device can then stabilize a weapon in advance during the ejection.
  • a weapon within the meaning of the invention is in particular a torpedo, a missile, a decoy or a mine.
  • Such weapons are regularly carried by warships such as corvettes, frigates, destroyers, cruisers or submarines. These weapons are regularly ejected through a weapon barrel, although other types of ejection are also common.
  • the separation of the deployment of the lead device and the ejection of the weapon is advantageous, since in this way the safe deployment of the lead device can optionally be specified as an initial condition for the discharge of the weapon. Through this it can be avoided that a weapon is ejected without the advance device being able to stabilize the weapon.
  • the first caliber ring surrounds a weapon arranged in the interior of the weapon barrel in the extended state.
  • Many gun barrels use compressed air or pressurized water to eject a gun.
  • the weapon must be accelerated strongly within the weapon barrel, usually a weight of the order of magnitude of 2 tons is accelerated over a distance of roughly 10 m to a speed of the order of magnitude of about 10 m / s .
  • strong forces have to cause an enormous acceleration of a large mass over a very short distance.
  • the caliber ring now has the effect that the compressed air introduced behind the weapon or the water only flows past the side of the weapon to the smallest possible extent without driving the weapon.
  • the caliber ring should preferably be arranged as close as possible to the muzzle flap, since acceleration can hardly take place behind the caliber ring and the advance device runs precisely in this area, a continuous caliber ring cannot be used.
  • a corresponding caliber ring is therefore advantageous for an ejection of compressed air or an ejection of pressurized water.
  • a caliber ring can of course be omitted for self-running torpedoes or mines, which only have to be ejected slowly.
  • At least one first caliber ring is arranged in the interior of the weapon barrel, the first caliber ring together with the forward device surrounding a weapon disposed in the interior of the weapon barrel.
  • the weapon barrel has at least one first folding rail.
  • the first folding rail is arranged below the forward device when the forward device is arranged completely in the interior of the weapon barrel.
  • the first folding rail is arranged next to the forward device when the forward device is extended from the weapon barrel.
  • the first folding rail is in contact with an im after the advance device has been extended
  • Weapon barrel arranged weapon can be brought. Since the lead device can be deployed in the longitudinal direction of the weapon barrel from the weapon barrel, this means that the lead device is arranged within the weapon barrel directly under a weapon, otherwise the lead device could not support the weapon in advance in the extended state. However, this leads to the fact that after the extension in the area in which the forward device was arranged in the retracted state, the weapon is no longer supported by the forward device. In order to nevertheless enable the weapon to be supported, folding rails can be moved against the weapon, in particular folded, and thus assume the load-bearing function of the forward device in the interior.
  • the first folding rail is made up of several folding rail modules, the folding rail modules being arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the weapon barrel. Due to this modular structure, the folding rail module can be folded up, which is released by the forward device that is currently being extended. This reduces the unsupported area of the weapon.
  • the ejection device of the weapon barrel is an ejection of compressed air.
  • This is particularly preferred for surface vehicles. While the formation of bubbles can be problematic in submarines and the pressurized water output is therefore better in terms of noise, this aspect is not applicable in surface vehicles, so that the simple and efficient compressed air output is advantageous.
  • the forward device has a first partial rail and a second partial rail.
  • the forward drive has a first partial drive and a second partial drive.
  • the first partial drive can deploy the first partial rail and the second partial drive can deploy the second partial rail.
  • a centrally arranged guide rail can run between the two parts, which supports a weapon over its full length.
  • the ejection device and the forward drive are driven by a switchable primary drive arranged outside the weapon barrel.
  • the primary drive can be a compressor and a compressed air reservoir or a hydraulic drive.
  • the primary drive can also be a ship-wide system, for example a compressed air system or a hydraulic system.
  • the invention relates to a watercraft with a weapon barrel according to the invention.
  • a military watercraft more preferably a military surface vehicle.
  • the military surface vehicle is selected from the group comprising aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, landing ships, mine layers, mine clearance vehicles, minehunters, patrol boats, speed boats, escort boats, hovercraft and reconnaissance ship.
  • the military surface vehicle is particularly preferably selected from the group comprising cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, speed boats and escort boats.
  • the invention relates to a method for ejecting a weapon from a weapon barrel according to the invention, comprising the following steps: a) providing the weapon barrel with a weapon arranged in the interior of the weapon barrel, b) opening the muzzle flap, c) deploying the forward device with the forward drive, d) ejecting the weapon with the ejector device, e) introducing the forward device with the forward drive into the interior of the weapon barrel, f) closing the muzzle flap.
  • the first folding rail is brought into contact with the weapon during or after step c) and before step d).
  • the ejection of the weapon begins in step d) only after the deployment of the advance device has been completely completed in step c).
  • a cassette is removed from the interior of the weapon barrel through a base cover.
  • This embodiment is particularly preferred in the case of wire-guided torpedoes, wire in the sense of the person skilled in the art also including an optical waveguide here.
  • Fig. 2 weapon barrel with open muzzle flap
  • Fig. 6 empty weapon barrel after retraction of the forward device
  • FIGS. 1 to 7 show a weapon barrel with a weapon 70 in the course of the weapon 70 being ejected.
  • FIG. 1 the gun barrel is shown closed and loaded.
  • a weapon 70 here a torpedo, is located in the interior of the weapon barrel, recognizable by the two propellers rotating in opposite directions at the stern.
  • the mouth flap 10 is closed.
  • the feed rail 20 is also arranged completely in the interior of the weapon barrel.
  • the folding rail 50 is folded down under the forward device 20.
  • Behind the Forward device 20, the forward drive 30 is arranged.
  • Behind the weapon 70 is a cassette 80, preferably with an optical fiber.
  • the weapon barrel has a compressed air output 60.
  • the weapon barrel also has a caliber ring 40 so that the pressure builds up behind the weapon 70 and does not escape next to the weapon 70.
  • the weapon barrel can be loaded from the inside via the base cover 90 or the cassette 80 can be removed after the weapon 70 has been ejected.
  • Fig. 2 shows the gun barrel after the muzzle flap 10 has been opened.
  • the advance device 20 After opening the muzzle flap 10, the advance device 20 is extended by the advance drive 30.
  • the folding rail 50 folds up and stabilizes the weapon 70 from below. In FIG. 3, the state after the leading device 20 has been fully extended is shown.
  • FIG 4 shows how the weapon 70 is ejected from the weapon barrel by the compressed air ejection 60.
  • the weapon 70 is supported by the forward device 20 in front of the weapon barrel.
  • this is helpful in order to gain distance from your own water vehicle.
  • FIG. 5 shows the empty weapon barrel immediately after the weapon 70 has been ejected.
  • the advance device 20 is then conveyed back into the interior of the weapon barrel by the advance drive 30.
  • the folding rail 50 is also folded back into the original position.
  • the image shown in FIG. 6 is obtained with the muzzle flap 10 open.
  • the muzzle flap 10 is closed, the weapon barrel is empty and closed, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the muzzle flap 10 is closed only after the torpedo has been steered via the optical waveguide unwound from the cassette 80, i.e. usually after the torpedo has hit its target, since closing the muzzle flap 10 regularly results in the connection being severed would.
  • Reference numeral 10 muzzle flap 20 advance device 30 advance drive 40 caliber ring

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un tube d'arme, le tube d'arme ayant un espace intérieur et une porte de bouche (10), caractérisé en ce que le tube d'arme comporte un dispositif de distillation préliminaire (20) disposé dans l'espace intérieur du tube d'arme, le tube d'arme présentant un entraînement de distillation préliminaire (30) disposé dans l'espace intérieur du tube d'arme, avec la porte de bouche (10) ouverte, le dispositif de distillation préliminaire (20) pouvant être partiellement retiré du tube d'arme dans la direction longitudinale du tube d'arme par l'entraînement de distillation préliminaire (30).
PCT/EP2020/000181 2019-10-29 2020-10-28 Tube d'arme WO2021083537A1 (fr)

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US514810A (en) 1894-02-13 Tavb adolphe canet
GB114270A (en) * 1917-09-26 1918-03-28 John Fielding An Improved Submersible Gun Boat.
US2153285A (en) 1938-03-26 1939-04-04 Thornycroft John Edward Means for launching torpedoes
DE4126064C1 (fr) 1991-08-03 1992-08-20 Howaldtswerke - Deutsche Werft Ag, 2300 Kiel, De
DE102008021040A1 (de) 2008-04-26 2009-11-12 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Gmbh Startvorrichtung für Tauchkörper in einem Unterseeboot
CN201444013U (zh) * 2009-07-03 2010-04-28 姜春 深海潜艇鱼雷发射等压推进装置
FR2976063A1 (fr) 2011-05-31 2012-12-07 Dcns Systeme de lancement d'un engin sous-marin
DE102014217747A1 (de) 2014-09-04 2016-03-10 Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Gmbh Unterseeboot
DE102014017554A1 (de) 2014-11-28 2016-06-02 Thyssenkrupp Ag Vorrichtung zum Ausstoßen eines Objekts aus einem Waffenrohr mit einem Linearmotor

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US514810A (en) 1894-02-13 Tavb adolphe canet
GB114270A (en) * 1917-09-26 1918-03-28 John Fielding An Improved Submersible Gun Boat.
US2153285A (en) 1938-03-26 1939-04-04 Thornycroft John Edward Means for launching torpedoes
DE4126064C1 (fr) 1991-08-03 1992-08-20 Howaldtswerke - Deutsche Werft Ag, 2300 Kiel, De
DE102008021040A1 (de) 2008-04-26 2009-11-12 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Gmbh Startvorrichtung für Tauchkörper in einem Unterseeboot
CN201444013U (zh) * 2009-07-03 2010-04-28 姜春 深海潜艇鱼雷发射等压推进装置
FR2976063A1 (fr) 2011-05-31 2012-12-07 Dcns Systeme de lancement d'un engin sous-marin
DE102014217747A1 (de) 2014-09-04 2016-03-10 Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Gmbh Unterseeboot
DE102014017554A1 (de) 2014-11-28 2016-06-02 Thyssenkrupp Ag Vorrichtung zum Ausstoßen eines Objekts aus einem Waffenrohr mit einem Linearmotor

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