EP0594689A1 - Sub-calibre projectile with discarding cap. - Google Patents
Sub-calibre projectile with discarding cap.Info
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- EP0594689A1 EP0594689A1 EP92914875A EP92914875A EP0594689A1 EP 0594689 A1 EP0594689 A1 EP 0594689A1 EP 92914875 A EP92914875 A EP 92914875A EP 92914875 A EP92914875 A EP 92914875A EP 0594689 A1 EP0594689 A1 EP 0594689A1
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- caliber projectile
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- F42B14/00—Projectiles or missiles characterised by arrangements for guiding or sealing them inside barrels, or for lubricating or cleaning barrels
- F42B14/06—Sub-calibre projectiles having sabots; Sabots therefor
- F42B14/064—Sabots enclosing the rear end of a kinetic energy projectile, i.e. having a closed disk shaped obturator base and petals extending forward from said base
Definitions
- the invention relates to a sub-caliber projectile with a projectile core and a detachable cage. With such bullets, very high initial speeds and thus large firing ranges can be achieved. As a result, the target accuracy plays an even greater role and measures must be taken that neither the sabot nor the parts falling off after leaving the barrel, the target accuracy have adverse effects on the projectile.
- a sub-caliber projectile with a detachable cage which consists of segments which are torn off by air forces and possibly also by centrifugal forces after leaving the barrel. For the attack of the air forces is on the cage top on the same
- a hypersonic flow is characterized, among other things, by the fact that the shock wave emanating from a leading edge contacts the body around which the flow is flowing, so that no back pressure can develop. In extreme cases, the segments then no longer open at all.
- the aim of the invention to avoid effects of the detaching cage and drive parts on the projectile with certainty in the case of bullets of the highest initial speed in order to achieve high accuracy.
- the effect of the incoming flow to the projectile should lead to a synchronous detachment of the segments, while the angles between the segments also remain the same.
- the cage consists of segments which merge into base parts via webs forming predetermined breaking points, which are fastened to a driving part and the front end of each of the segments has two roof-shaped inclined surfaces which in the firing direction have one at the front Form ridge that lies in the plane of symmetry of the segment.
- the predetermined breaking points can be arranged at the most favorable point, where the individual segments may also merge into one another via further predetermined breaking points.
- the roof-shaped design of the symmetrical guiding surfaces ensures that the result of the air forces points outwards precisely in the plane of symmetry of the segment, even with hypersonic flow.
- the ridge formed by the roof-shaped surfaces runs radially inwards to the rear (claim 2).
- the roof-like surfaces on the outer circumference of the cage are surrounded by an essentially cylindrical wall (claim 3). This protects the roof surfaces from damage during handling and loading. Damage (especially if the segments are made of plastic) could nullify the effect of the invention.
- the segments project forward beyond the tip of the projectile core (claim 4). This not only protects the tip of the projectile core from dirt and damage, but also provides more space for the roof-shaped surfaces.
- the driving part engages at the rear end of the projectile (claim 5). There- this further reduces the risk of the projectile core being adversely affected by the sloping segments and, in the case of a wing-stabilized projectile, that of damaging the wings.
- the foot parts of the segments are clamped in the driving part between a pressure plate and a pressure piece (claim 6).
- the clamping of the foot parts between the pressure piece and the pressure plate ensures that the segments are separated at the same time and exactly at the predetermined breaking points. This also achieves the advantage that the pressure plate and pressure piece are separate parts and that the choice of materials is free and that the foot parts can also be easily assembled.
- the pressure plate has a centering mandrel at the back which is pressed into the pressure piece (claim 7).
- Fig. 1 Projectile according to the invention in a first embodiment in longitudinal section
- the projectile core of an arrow projectile is designated by 1 and has a tip 2, a recess 3 for positioning, a cylindrical part 4 for receiving stabilizing wings 5 and a conical rear part 6.
- it could also be a spin-stabilized projectile or a projectile without stabilizing wings.
- the projectile 1 is surrounded by a cage 10, which can consist of a suitable plastic and which consists of segments 11, which may or may not be connected to one another and may have openings 12 or other shaped elements which are not essential to the invention.
- the segments 11 pass over webs 13 forming predetermined breaking points into foot parts 14 which are fastened between a pressure plate 15 made of high-strength steel or titanium and a pressure piece 18 in a manner to be described.
- the pressure plate 15 has a conical receptacle 19 at the front for a conical rear part 6 of the projectile and at the rear a centering mandrel 16 with circumferential grooves 17 of barb-like profile.
- the pressure plate 15 is on the outer periphery of the Surround walls of the segments 11, which are very thin at this point in the present exemplary embodiments, in order to create space for the stabilizing wings 5.
- versions without such are also conceivable.
- the front parts of the segments 11 protrude beyond the projectile tip 2 and close it together.
- the individual segments 11 have guiding surfaces 40, 41 there, the design of which considerably improves the opening of the segments 11 after leaving the barrel.
- the pressure piece 18 is made of a suitable plastic and consists of a peripheral wall 21 which forms a drive cup 22 in its lower part.
- a cylindrical groove 23 runs in its upper part and serves to fasten the foot parts 14 of the segments 11.
- these are individual segments 11, but all of them could also be a part connected to predetermined breaking points.
- the segments 11 merge via the web 13 into a radially directed flange part 25, which is adjoined by a collar part 24 which is inserted into the cylindrical groove 23.
- the peripheral wall 21 is shortened at the top to create space for the flange parts and for a mounting ring 26.
- the centering mandrel 16 of the pressure plate 15 is pressed into a central part 27, as a result of which the foot parts 14 are held firmly between the pressure piece 18 and the pressure plate 15.
- the centering mandrel 16 has circumferential grooves 17 with a barb-like profile, which facilitate pressing the mandrel into a bore in the central part 27, but prevent it from being pulled out.
- the plastic which consists of the pressure piece 18, is selected so that there is a gas pressure acting on the driving cup slight widening and thus sealing against the barrel results and that this plastic also has good sliding behavior.
- the mounting ring 26 facilitates the assembly of the projectile if it consists of individual segments: the individual segments 11 are placed around the projectile 1 with the pressure plate 15 attached, and the assembly ring is then pushed over it. As a result, the individual segments 11 are connected to one another until the pressure piece 18 is pressed onto the centering mandrel 16 and the foot parts 14 are then held in this way.
- the pressure piece 18 consists of individual disks 31 of a suitable plastic, which are firmly connected to one another by ultrasound or friction welding, and thus form a compact block which again provides the desired sealing, sliding and and has strength properties.
- the mandrel 16 of the pressure plate 15 is also pressed into this.
- the foot parts 14 of the sigments 11 are only flange-flange parts 32, to which a ring 33 with claws 34 is then connected. This ring is sufficient in this embodiment to hold the flange parts 32 and also acts as a mounting ring in the manner described above.
- FIG. 3 shows the disintegrating cage for both embodiments according to the invention after leaving the barrel.
- the segments are pressed apart under the effect of the air flow 35. It can be seen that all (in this case) four segments are folded away from the projectile axis by the same angle at which the predetermined breaking points 13 therefore break at the same time. Due to the braking effect, the speed of the segments with the propelling parts is delayed so much before the breaking points act that the propelling parts remain with the segments without touching the projectile in any way.
- the front part of a segment 11 is shown precisely in FIG.
- the two surfaces 40, 41 are inclined at the same angle and form a ridge 42. In the example shown, they are flat surfaces, but they could also be spiral surfaces depending on the production method.
- the cylindrical wall 44 only has an effect at lower speeds, but in any case protects the sensitive ridge 42 from damage.
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- Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
Abstract
Dans un projectile sous-calibré, une coiffe détachable (10) est constituée de segments (11) dont les bases (14) sont fixées entre une plaque de pression (15) et un élément de pression (18). Pour assurer un détachement fiable et précis de tous les segments (11), le bout avant de chaque segment (11) présente deux surfaces (40, 41) inclinées l'une par rapport à l'autre, en forme de toit, (40, 41) et constituant une tête (42).In a sub-calibrated projectile, a detachable cowl (10) consists of segments (11) whose bases (14) are fixed between a pressure plate (15) and a pressure element (18). To ensure reliable and precise detachment of all segments (11), the front end of each segment (11) has two surfaces (40, 41) inclined with respect to each other, in the form of a roof, (40 , 41) and constituting a head (42).
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT0143691A AT399583B (en) | 1991-07-17 | 1991-07-17 | SUB-CALIBRARY BULLET WITH REJECTABLE CAGE |
AT1436/91 | 1991-07-17 | ||
PCT/AT1992/000098 WO1993002334A1 (en) | 1991-07-17 | 1992-07-15 | Sub-calibre projectile with discarding cap |
Publications (2)
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EP0594689A1 true EP0594689A1 (en) | 1994-05-04 |
EP0594689B1 EP0594689B1 (en) | 1995-04-05 |
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EP92914875A Expired - Lifetime EP0594689B1 (en) | 1991-07-17 | 1992-07-15 | Sub-calibre projectile with discarding cap |
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US (1) | US5493974A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0594689B1 (en) |
AT (1) | AT399583B (en) |
DE (1) | DE59201850D1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1993002334A1 (en) |
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US5668347A (en) * | 1996-09-13 | 1997-09-16 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army | Kinetic energy projectile with fin leading edge protection mechanisms |
FR2835602B1 (en) * | 2002-02-04 | 2006-11-10 | Giat Ind Sa | SABOT FOR MUNITION ARROW |
US6829997B1 (en) * | 2002-05-06 | 2004-12-14 | Terry B. Hilleman | Skeletonized sabot |
US20040055496A1 (en) * | 2002-09-24 | 2004-03-25 | Byer Troy Lee | Ammunition |
US20070234925A1 (en) * | 2004-09-07 | 2007-10-11 | Dunn Robert H | Sabot allowing .17-caliber projectile use in a .22-caliber weapon |
US7743709B2 (en) | 2006-10-28 | 2010-06-29 | Integrity Ballistics, Llc | Sabot for elastomeric projectile |
FR2954485B1 (en) * | 2009-12-21 | 2012-05-11 | Nexter Munitions | LAUNCHING DEVICE FOR PROJECTILE OF ARTILLERY UNDER CALIBER. |
US9587922B2 (en) * | 2013-04-12 | 2017-03-07 | Raytheon Company | Attack capability enhancing ballistic sabot |
US9188417B2 (en) * | 2013-08-01 | 2015-11-17 | Raytheon Company | Separable sabot for launching payload |
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1991
- 1991-07-17 AT AT0143691A patent/AT399583B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1992
- 1992-07-15 DE DE59201850T patent/DE59201850D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-07-15 WO PCT/AT1992/000098 patent/WO1993002334A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1992-07-15 EP EP92914875A patent/EP0594689B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-07-15 US US08/182,018 patent/US5493974A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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AT399583B (en) | 1995-06-26 |
ATA143691A (en) | 1994-10-15 |
US5493974A (en) | 1996-02-27 |
WO1993002334A1 (en) | 1993-02-04 |
DE59201850D1 (en) | 1995-05-11 |
EP0594689B1 (en) | 1995-04-05 |
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