EP0159389A3 - Multi-purpose warhead - Google Patents

Multi-purpose warhead Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0159389A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: purpose warhead; warhead
Prior art date: 1983-10-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP84110066A

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0159389A2 (en

EP0159389B1 (en

Inventor

Jens Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Seidensticker

Benjamin Dipl.-Phys. Furch

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Rheinmetall Industrie AG

Original Assignee

Rheinmetall GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1983-10-11

Filing date

1984-08-23

Publication date

1988-09-07

1984-08-23 Application filed by Rheinmetall GmbH filed Critical Rheinmetall GmbH

1985-10-30 Publication of EP0159389A2 publication Critical patent/EP0159389A2/en

1988-09-07 Publication of EP0159389A3 publication Critical patent/EP0159389A3/en

1990-02-28 Application granted granted Critical

1990-02-28 Publication of EP0159389B1 publication Critical patent/EP0159389B1/en

2004-08-23 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
- F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
- F42B12/04—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type
- F42B12/10—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type with shaped or hollow charge
- F42B12/16—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of armour-piercing type with shaped or hollow charge in combination with an additional projectile or charge, acting successively on the target
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
- F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
- F42B12/20—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
- F42B12/22—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction
- F42B12/32—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction the hull or case comprising a plurality of discrete bodies, e.g. steel balls, embedded therein or disposed around the explosive charge

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)

EP84110066A 1983-10-11 1984-08-23 Multi-purpose warhead Expired - Lifetime EP0159389B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19833336853 DE3336853A1 (en)	1983-10-11	1983-10-11	MULTIPURPOSE HEAD
DE3336853		1983-10-11

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0159389A2 EP0159389A2 (en)	1985-10-30
EP0159389A3 true EP0159389A3 (en)	1988-09-07
EP0159389B1 EP0159389B1 (en)	1990-02-28

Family

ID=6211477

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP84110066A Expired - Lifetime EP0159389B1 (en)	1983-10-11	1984-08-23	Multi-purpose warhead

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4612859A (en)
EP (1)	EP0159389B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE3336853A1 (en)

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DE102019101762A1 (en)	2019-01-24	2020-07-30	Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd.	Explosive charge arrangement of a rocket with two different explosives
DE102019101761A1 (en)	2019-01-24	2020-07-30	Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd.	Explosive charge arrangement of a rocket with a laterally acting shaped charge with a laterally acting fragmentary charge
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US3906860A (en) *	1974-06-04	1975-09-23	Us Army	Dual purpose projectile
FR2406798A1 (en) *	1977-10-18	1979-05-18	Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm	HOLLOW LOAD IN THE FORM OF A REVOLUTION BODY
DE2807280A1 (en) *	1978-02-21	1982-08-19	Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH, 8000 München	Explosive charge for warheads or cluster mines - has prefab. splinters at rear of case for affecting various targets

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1983
- 1983-10-11 DE DE19833336853 patent/DE3336853A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1984
- 1984-08-23 DE DE8484110066T patent/DE3481439D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1984-08-23 EP EP84110066A patent/EP0159389B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1984-10-11 US US06/659,649 patent/US4612859A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3474731A (en) *	1966-06-30	1969-10-28	Franz Rudolf Thomanek	Warhead containing a hollow charge and a fragmentation section
US3906860A (en) *	1974-06-04	1975-09-23	Us Army	Dual purpose projectile
FR2406798A1 (en) *	1977-10-18	1979-05-18	Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm	HOLLOW LOAD IN THE FORM OF A REVOLUTION BODY
DE2807280A1 (en) *	1978-02-21	1982-08-19	Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH, 8000 München	Explosive charge for warheads or cluster mines - has prefab. splinters at rear of case for affecting various targets

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE3336853A1 (en)	1985-04-25
EP0159389A2 (en)	1985-10-30
DE3481439D1 (en)	1990-04-05
US4612859A (en)	1986-09-23
EP0159389B1 (en)	1990-02-28

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1985-08-31	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1985-10-30	AK	Designated contracting states	Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1988-07-19	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
1988-09-07	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1988-10-19	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19880823
1989-03-29	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19890210
1990-01-13	GRAA	(expected) grant	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210
1990-02-28	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB
1990-03-28	GBT	Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)
1990-04-05	REF	Corresponds to:	Ref document number: 3481439 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 19900405
1990-06-15	ET	Fr: translation filed
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