EP0641990B1 - Container for the packaging of an object with a radioelectric transmission device and detachable element for such a container - Google Patents

Container for the packaging of an object with a radioelectric transmission device and detachable element for such a container Download PDF

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EP0641990B1
EP0641990B1 EP94401822A EP94401822A EP0641990B1 EP 0641990 B1 EP0641990 B1 EP 0641990B1 EP 94401822 A EP94401822 A EP 94401822A EP 94401822 A EP94401822 A EP 94401822A EP 0641990 B1 EP0641990 B1 EP 0641990B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B39/00—Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts or bags
    • 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
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    • F41F3/042—Rocket or torpedo launchers for rockets the launching apparatus being used also as a transport container for the rocket

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  • the present invention relates to a container for packaging of an object provided with a radio transmission device and a removable element for such a container.
  • the present invention particularly applies to the case where said object is a missile. It will be explained below in relationship with such an object.
  • a missile When wrapped in its packaging, a missile must ability to communicate with an external control station, either to transmit information such as telemetry before firing or testing, either for receive information, such as fire order, trajectory to follow, order of remote destruction, etc ... To this effect it is natural to use the transmission device radioelectric which is provided with said missile.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks.
  • any external control station can be in radio link with the device radio transmission linked to said object (missile), so to exchange information, said radio antenna of the removable element ensuring the connection with said device radio transmission.
  • said element is removable, several interchangeable removable elements can be provided, each specifically adapted to a particular missile and / or at a particular phase in the life of a missile (experimentation, development, storage, waiting for firing, etc ).
  • said removable elements can be manufactured and placed point, regardless of the containers, which is an ease.
  • the container according to the present invention may include moreover a simple plug likely to take the place of said removable element in said opening, for periods when radio links are not required.
  • Said opening may be any already existing opening of the container.
  • the opening for receive said removable element (and / or said plug) is specifically fitted for said removable element.
  • it is made in the upper wall of said container.
  • the present invention further relates to an element removable for closing a container opening intended for the packaging of an object provided with a device for radio transmission.
  • a removable element is remarkable in that it carries, on one side, at least one radio antenna and, on the other side, at least one coaxial connector, said antenna and said connector coaxial being electrically connected to each other, so that when said removable element is in the closed position from said opening, said coaxial connector is accessible from outside of said container, while said antenna is inside said container and is susceptible to be radio-coupled with said device radio transmission of said object wrapped in said container.
  • said removable element comprises a shutter, capable of closing said opening and provided with said coaxial connector which passes through it, and a plate, integral with said shutter and carrying said radio antenna, this plate being susceptible to pass through said opening, so that be introduced inside said container, when the shutter is placed on said opening, or in be out, when said shutter is released from said opening.
  • said shutter is cylindrical and said plate is integral with the end face interior of said shutter.
  • Said coaxial connector then crosses a transverse wall of said cylindrical shutter and is fixed on this last.
  • said plate is arranged radially with respect to said shutter and said antenna is arranged on the face of said plate intended to be located, in closed position of said removable element, opposite said object.
  • the other opposite face of said plate can carry the circuit of said antenna.
  • said removable element comprises a plurality of radio antennas each corresponding to a specific radio transmission (telemetry, remote destruction, teletrajectography, etc.) and a number equal of coaxial connectors, respectively associated to said antennas.
  • These coaxial connectors can be different dimensions.
  • the transverse wall of said cylindrical shutter on which said said are fixed coaxial connectors may not be planar, but at otherwise present different levels, in order to accommodate the better said coaxial connectors in said shutter.
  • Figure 1 schematically illustrates a container according to the present invention, equipped with a removable element also according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a partial section along line II-II of container of Figure 1, showing said removable element in section shown on a wall of said container.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view from above of the element removable according to the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a bottom view of said removable element.
  • Container 1 shown schematically in dashed lines on Figure 1, encloses a missile 2 equipped with a device for radio transmission, of which only the one (s) antennas 3 has (have) been shown.
  • a removable element 5 is fixed on a wall 4 of said container 1, for example the wall upper.
  • said wall 4 is pierced with an opening 6, for example bordered by a flange 7, and on which can be fixed said removable element 5, for example by means of screws 8 (see figure 2).
  • a seal 9 seals this fixation.
  • said removable element 5 consists of a cylindrical shutter 10, intended to cooperate with the flange 7 to close said opening 6, and of a projecting radial plate 11, fixed to the face inner end 12 of said shutter 10, for example by means of screws 13.
  • the width l of said radial plate 11 is smaller than the diameter of the opening 6, so that it can pass through said opening 6 to be introduced inside the container 1, or be removed therefrom.
  • antennas radio stations 17, 18, 19 and 20 On the face 15 of the wafer 11, are arranged antennas radio stations 17, 18, 19 and 20, while on the face 16 of said plate 11, the circuits are arranged said antennas, protected by a cover 21.
  • transverse 22 on which are fixed coaxial sockets through 23, 24, 25 and 26.
  • the transverse wall 22 is not planar, but has bleachers.
  • the coaxial socket 26 is larger than the sockets coaxial 23, 24 and 25 and that the part 22A of the wall 22 on which it is fixed is deeper than the part 22B on which the coaxial sockets 23, 24 and 25.
  • the through coaxial sockets 23 to 26 are fixed by clamping nuts 27, cooperating with their threaded body.
  • removable plugs 28 are provided to seal the external ends of the sockets coaxial 23 to 26.
  • coaxial links 29 to 32 (not shown in Figure 2, but partially visible in the Figure 3 and only illustrated in Figure 4 by dashed lines for clarity of the drawing) connect each of the electrodes 17 to 20 to the coaxial socket 23 to 26 corresponding.
  • coaxial sockets 23 to 26 are accessible from the outside and can therefore be connected, by cables coaxial 33 (only shown in dotted lines on the figure 1), at any transmitting and / or receiving station radioelectric 34, outside said container 1.
  • the removable element 5 is specific to the radio transmission device carried by missile 2.
  • a removable element 5 can be used, whatever the container 1 and the missile 2, provided that this element 5 can cooperate with the transmission device carried by said missile.
  • several removable elements are provided 5, which can be interchangeably mounted on a container 1, it is possible either to use said container to pack several different types of missiles 2, whose transmission devices are respectively adapted to said removable elements 5, or to produce different specific radio links between a same missile 2 and station 34.
  • the opening 6 can be specially provided on container 1 to receive the element removable 5, or the shutter 10 of said element removable 5 can be adapted to be able to close an opening 6 already existing on said container 1 for another use.

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- Container (1) for the packaging of an object (2) provided with a radio frequency transmission device. - According to the invention, this container is noteworthy: . in that it includes a removable element (5) capable of closing off an opening in the said container (1) and carrying, on the one hand, at least one radio frequency antenna and, on the other hand, at least one coaxial connector, the said antenna and the said coaxial connector being electrically linked to one another; . and in that, when the said removable element (5) is in the position of closing off the said opening, the said coaxial connector is accessible from outside the said container (1), while the said antenna is within the said container and is capable of being coupled in radio frequency terms with the said radio frequency transmission device of the said object (2) packaged in the said container (1). - Packaging of missiles. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un conteneur pour l'emballage d'un objet pourvu d'un dispositif de transmission radioélectrique et un élément amovible pour un tel conteneur.The present invention relates to a container for packaging of an object provided with a radio transmission device and a removable element for such a container.

Quoique ledit objet puisse être quelconque, la présente invention s'applique tout particulièrement au cas où ledit objet est un missile. Elle sera expliquée ci-après en rapport avec un tel objet.Whatever the said object may be, the present invention particularly applies to the case where said object is a missile. It will be explained below in relationship with such an object.

On sait que de nombreux missiles sont en liaison radioélectrique avec un poste de commande et/ou de contrôle extérieur et possèdent, à cet effet, un ou plusieurs dispositifs de transmission radioélectrique. On sait de plus qu'il est fréquent que de tels missiles soient emballés dans un conteneur pendant leur stockage et leur transport, ou même en attente de tir.We know that many missiles are in radio link with an external command and / or control station and have, for this purpose, one or more radio transmission. We also know that he is frequent that such missiles are packed in a container during storage and transport, or even waiting to fire.

Lorsqu'il est emballé dans son emballage, un missile doit pouvoir communiquer avec un poste de commande extérieur, soit pour émettre des informations telles que télémesures d'expérimentation ou de contrôle avant tir, soit pour recevoir des informations, telles que ordre de tir, trajectoire à suivre, ordre de télédestruction, etc ... A cet effet, il est naturel d'utiliser le dispositif de transmission radioélectrique dont est pourvu ledit missile.When wrapped in its packaging, a missile must ability to communicate with an external control station, either to transmit information such as telemetry before firing or testing, either for receive information, such as fire order, trajectory to follow, order of remote destruction, etc ... To this effect it is natural to use the transmission device radioelectric which is provided with said missile.

Cependant, on se heurte à des difficultés du fait que les parois dudit conteneur atténuent fortement, si ce n'est complètement, les ondes radioélectriques.However, there are difficulties due to the fact that the walls of said container strongly attenuate, if not completely, radio waves.

La présente invention a pour objet de remédier à ces inconvénients. The object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks.

A cette fin, selon l'invention, le conteneur pour l'emballage d'un objet pourvu d'un dispositif de transmission radioélectrique et comportant une interface qui, d'un côté, est reliée audit objet et, de l'autre côté, comporte un connecteur accessible de l'extérieur dudit conteneur est caractérisé :

  • en ce que ladite interface est un élément amovible susceptible d'obturer une ouverture dudit conteneur et portant, d'un côté, au moins une antenne radioélectrique et, de l'autre côté, au moins un tel connecteur, de type coaxial, ladite antenne et ledit connecteur coaxial étant électriquement reliés l'un à l'autre ; et
  • en ce que, lorsque ledit élément amovible est en position d'obturation de ladite ouverture, ledit connecteur coaxial est accessible de l'extérieur dudit conteneur, tandis que ladite antenne est intérieure audit conteneur et est susceptible d'être couplée radioélectriquement avec ledit dispositif de transmission radioélectrique dudit objet emballé dans ledit conteneur.
To this end, according to the invention, the container for packaging an object provided with a radio transmission device and comprising an interface which, on one side, is connected to said object and, on the other side, comprises a connector accessible from the outside of said container is characterized:
  • in that said interface is a removable element capable of closing off an opening of said container and carrying, on one side, at least one radio antenna and, on the other side, at least one such connector, of coaxial type, said antenna and said coaxial connector being electrically connected to each other; and
  • in that, when said removable element is in the closed position of said opening, said coaxial connector is accessible from the outside of said container, while said antenna is inside said container and is capable of being radio-coupled with said device radio transmission of said object packed in said container.

Ainsi, par l'intermédiaire dudit connecteur coaxial et d'un câble coaxial approprié, tout poste de commande extérieur peut être en liaison radioélectrique avec le dispositif de transmission radioélectrique lié audit objet (missile), afin d'échanger des informations, ladite antenne radioélectrique de l'élément amovible assurant la liaison avec ledit dispositif de transmission radioélectrique.Thus, via said coaxial connector and a suitable coaxial cable, any external control station can be in radio link with the device radio transmission linked to said object (missile), so to exchange information, said radio antenna of the removable element ensuring the connection with said device radio transmission.

On remarquera que, du fait que ledit élément est amovible, on peut prévoir plusieurs éléments amovibles interchangeables, chacun spécifiquement adapté à un missile particulier et/ou à une phase particulière de la vie d'un missile (expérimentation, développement, stockage, attente de tir, etc...). Ainsi, il est possible d'utiliser un seul type de conteneur pour des missiles différents et/ou pendant des phases différentes de la vie des missiles. Il en résulte donc des économies sur les coûts des conteneurs. De plus, lesdits éléments amovibles peuvent être fabriqués et mis au point, indépendamment des conteneurs, ce qui est une facilité.It will be noted that, since said element is removable, several interchangeable removable elements can be provided, each specifically adapted to a particular missile and / or at a particular phase in the life of a missile (experimentation, development, storage, waiting for firing, etc ...). Thus, it is possible to use only one type of container for different missiles and / or for different phases of missile life. The result therefore savings on container costs. Moreover, said removable elements can be manufactured and placed point, regardless of the containers, which is an ease.

On remarquera de plus que, par le document FR-A-2 431 673 servant de base au préambule de la revendication indépendante 1, on connaít déjà un lance-roquettes contenant au moins une roquette et comportant un boítier d'interface relié, d'un côté, à une installation de tir externe audit lance-roquettes par un connecteur et, de l'autre côté, aux circuits de commande de bobinage et de mise à feu desdites roquettes. It will further be noted that, by the document FR-A-2 431 673 serving as a basis for the preamble of independent claim 1, we already know a rocket launcher containing at least one rocket and comprising a connected interface box, a side, to an external audit shooting facility rocket launcher through a connector and, on the other side, to winding control and firing circuits for said rockets.

Le conteneur conforme à la présente invention peut comporter de plus un simple bouchon susceptible de prendre la place dudit élément amovible dans ladite ouverture, pendant des périodes où des liaisons radioélectriques ne sont pas nécessaires.The container according to the present invention may include moreover a simple plug likely to take the place of said removable element in said opening, for periods when radio links are not required.

Ladite ouverture peut être toute ouverture déjà existante du conteneur. Cependant, de préférence, l'ouverture destinée à recevoir ledit élément amovible (et/ou ledit bouchon) est spécifiquement aménagée pour ledit élément amovible. Avantageusement, elle est réalisée dans la paroi supérieure dudit conteneur.Said opening may be any already existing opening of the container. Preferably, however, the opening for receive said removable element (and / or said plug) is specifically fitted for said removable element. Advantageously, it is made in the upper wall of said container.

Ainsi, la présente invention concerne de plus un élément amovible pour l'obturation d'une ouverture d'un conteneur destiné à l'emballage d'un objet pourvu d'un dispositif de transmission radioélectrique. Un tel élément amovible est remarquable en ce qu'il porte, d'un côté, au moins une antenne radioélectrique et, de l'autre côté, au moins un connecteur coaxial, ladite antenne et ledit connecteur coaxial étant électriquement reliés l'un à l'autre, de façon que, lorsque ledit élément amovible est en position d'obturation de ladite ouverture, ledit connecteur coaxial est accessible de l'extérieur dudit conteneur, tandis que ladite antenne est intérieure audit conteneur et est susceptible d'être couplée radioélectriquement avec ledit dispositif de transmission radioélectrique dudit objet emballé dans ledit conteneur.Thus, the present invention further relates to an element removable for closing a container opening intended for the packaging of an object provided with a device for radio transmission. Such a removable element is remarkable in that it carries, on one side, at least one radio antenna and, on the other side, at least one coaxial connector, said antenna and said connector coaxial being electrically connected to each other, so that when said removable element is in the closed position from said opening, said coaxial connector is accessible from outside of said container, while said antenna is inside said container and is susceptible to be radio-coupled with said device radio transmission of said object wrapped in said container.

Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, ledit élément amovible comporte un obturateur, susceptible d'obturer ladite ouverture et pourvu dudit connecteur coaxial qui le traverse, et une plaquette, solidaire dudit obturateur et portant ladite antenne radioélectrique, cette plaquette étant susceptible de passer à travers ladite ouverture, de façon à pouvoir être introduite à l'intérieur dudit conteneur, lorsque l'obturateur est mis en place sur ladite ouverture, ou en être sortie, lorsque ledit obturateur est dégagé de ladite ouverture.In a preferred embodiment, said removable element comprises a shutter, capable of closing said opening and provided with said coaxial connector which passes through it, and a plate, integral with said shutter and carrying said radio antenna, this plate being susceptible to pass through said opening, so that be introduced inside said container, when the shutter is placed on said opening, or in be out, when said shutter is released from said opening.

De préférence, afin que ladite plaquette soit écartée de la face interne de la paroi dudit conteneur en position d'obturation dudit élément amovible, ledit obturateur est cylindrique et ladite plaquette est solidaire de la face d'extrémité intérieure dudit obturateur. On remarquera de plus que l'on peut ainsi loger ledit connecteur coaxial à l'intérieur dudit obturateur, sans qu'il fasse saillie à l'extérieur. Ledit connecteur coaxial traverse alors une paroi transversale dudit obturateur cylindrique et est fixé sur cette dernière.Preferably, so that said plate is separated from the internal face of the wall of said container in the closed position of said removable element, said shutter is cylindrical and said plate is integral with the end face interior of said shutter. We will also note that one can thus house said coaxial connector inside said shutter, without it protruding outside. Said coaxial connector then crosses a transverse wall of said cylindrical shutter and is fixed on this last.

Avantageusement, ladite plaquette est disposée radialement par rapport audit obturateur et ladite antenne est disposée sur la face de ladite plaquette destinée à se trouver, en position d'obturation dudit élément amovible, en regard dudit objet. L'autre face opposée de ladite plaquette peut porter le circuit de ladite antenne.Advantageously, said plate is arranged radially with respect to said shutter and said antenna is arranged on the face of said plate intended to be located, in closed position of said removable element, opposite said object. The other opposite face of said plate can carry the circuit of said antenna.

Il est avantageux que ledit élément amovible comporte une pluralité d'antennes radioélectriques correspondant chacune à une transmission radioélectrique spécifique (télémesures, télédestruction, télétrajectographie, etc ...) et un nombre égal de connecteurs coaxiaux, respectivement associés auxdites antennes. Ces connecteurs coaxiaux peuvent être de dimensions différentes. Dans ce cas, la paroi transversale dudit obturateur cylindrique sur laquelle sont fixés lesdits connecteurs coaxiaux peut ne pas être plane, mais au contraire présenter des niveaux différents, afin de loger au mieux lesdits connecteurs coaxiaux dans ledit obturateur. It is advantageous that said removable element comprises a plurality of radio antennas each corresponding to a specific radio transmission (telemetry, remote destruction, teletrajectography, etc.) and a number equal of coaxial connectors, respectively associated to said antennas. These coaxial connectors can be different dimensions. In this case, the transverse wall of said cylindrical shutter on which said said are fixed coaxial connectors may not be planar, but at otherwise present different levels, in order to accommodate the better said coaxial connectors in said shutter.

Les figures du dessin annexé feront bien comprendre comment l'invention peut être réalisée. Sur ces figures, des références identiques désignent des éléments semblables.The figures in the accompanying drawing will make it clear how the invention can be realized. In these figures, references identical denote similar elements.

La figure 1 illustre schématiquement un conteneur conforme à la présente invention, équipé d'un élément amovible également conforme à la présente invention.Figure 1 schematically illustrates a container according to the present invention, equipped with a removable element also according to the present invention.

La figure 2 est une coupe partielle selon la ligne II-II du conteneur de la figure 1, montrant ledit élément amovible en coupe montré sur une paroi dudit conteneur.Figure 2 is a partial section along line II-II of container of Figure 1, showing said removable element in section shown on a wall of said container.

La figure 3 est une vue en perspective du dessus de l'élément amovible conforme à l'invention.Figure 3 is a perspective view from above of the element removable according to the invention.

La figure 4 est une vue de dessous dudit élément amovible.Figure 4 is a bottom view of said removable element.

Le conteneur 1, montré schématiquement en traits mixtes sur la figure 1, enferme un missile 2 équipé d'un dispositif de transmission radioélectrique, dont seule(s) la ou les antennes 3 a(ont) été représentée(s).Container 1, shown schematically in dashed lines on Figure 1, encloses a missile 2 equipped with a device for radio transmission, of which only the one (s) antennas 3 has (have) been shown.

Sur une paroi 4 dudit conteneur 1, par exemple la paroi supérieure, est fixé un élément amovible 5.On a wall 4 of said container 1, for example the wall upper, a removable element 5 is fixed.

A cet effet, ladite paroi 4 est percée d'une ouverture 6, par exemple bordée d'une bride 7, et sur laquelle peut être fixé ledit élément amovible 5, par exemple grâce à des vis 8 (voir la figure 2). Un joint 9 assure l'étanchéité de cette fixation.To this end, said wall 4 is pierced with an opening 6, for example bordered by a flange 7, and on which can be fixed said removable element 5, for example by means of screws 8 (see figure 2). A seal 9 seals this fixation.

Comme le montrent les figures 2, 3 et 4, ledit élément amovible 5 est constitué d'un obturateur cylindrique 10, destiné à coopérer avec la bride 7 pour obturer ladite ouverture 6, et d'une plaquette radiale saillante 11, fixée à la face d'extrémité intérieure 12 dudit obturateur 10, par exemple au moyen de vis 13. La largeur l de ladite plaquette radiale 11 est plus petite que le diamètre de l'ouverture 6, de manière à pouvoir passer à travers ladite ouverture 6 pour être introduite à l'intérieur 14 du conteneur 1, ou en être retirée.As shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4, said removable element 5 consists of a cylindrical shutter 10, intended to cooperate with the flange 7 to close said opening 6, and of a projecting radial plate 11, fixed to the face inner end 12 of said shutter 10, for example by means of screws 13. The width l of said radial plate 11 is smaller than the diameter of the opening 6, so that it can pass through said opening 6 to be introduced inside the container 1, or be removed therefrom.

Lorsque l'élément 5 est ainsi mis en place sur le conteneur 1 (voir la figure 2), ladite plaquette 11 est décalée par rapport à l'ouverture 6, l'une de ses faces 15 étant dirigée vers l'intérieur 14 dudit conteneur 1, et donc vers le missile 2, et l'autre de ses faces 16 étant dirigée vers la face interne de la paroi 4.When element 5 is thus placed on the container 1 (see FIG. 2), said plate 11 is offset by relative to the opening 6, one of its faces 15 being directed towards the interior 14 of said container 1, and therefore towards the missile 2, and the other of its faces 16 being directed towards the inner face of the wall 4.

Sur la face 15 de la plaquette 11, sont agencées des antennes radioélectriques 17, 18, 19 et 20, tandis que, sur la face 16 de ladite plaquette 11, sont agencés les circuits desdites antennes, protégés par un capot 21.On the face 15 of the wafer 11, are arranged antennas radio stations 17, 18, 19 and 20, while on the face 16 of said plate 11, the circuits are arranged said antennas, protected by a cover 21.

Par ailleurs, dans l'obturateur 10, est prévue une paroi transversale 22, sur laquelle sont fixées des prises coaxiales traversantes 23, 24, 25 et 26.Furthermore, in the shutter 10, a wall is provided. transverse 22, on which are fixed coaxial sockets through 23, 24, 25 and 26.

Eventuellement, pour pouvoir loger des prises coaxiales de dimensions différentes dans l'obturateur cylindrique 10, la paroi transversale 22 n'est pas plane, mais comporte des gradins. Dans l'exemple représenté, sur les dessins, on peut voir que la prise coaxiale 26 est plus grosse que les prises coaxiales 23, 24 et 25 et que la partie 22A de la paroi 22 sur laquelle elle est fixée est plus profonde que la partie 22B sur laquelle sont fixées les prises coaxiales 23, 24 et 25.Possibly, to be able to accommodate coaxial sockets of different dimensions in the cylindrical shutter 10, the transverse wall 22 is not planar, but has bleachers. In the example shown, in the drawings, one can see that the coaxial socket 26 is larger than the sockets coaxial 23, 24 and 25 and that the part 22A of the wall 22 on which it is fixed is deeper than the part 22B on which the coaxial sockets 23, 24 and 25.

De façon connue, les prises coaxiales traversantes 23 à 26 sont fixées grâce à des écrous de serrage 27, coopérant avec leur corps fileté. Eventuellement, des bouchons amovibles 28 sont prévus pour obturer les extrémités externes des prises coaxiales 23 à 26.As is known, the through coaxial sockets 23 to 26 are fixed by clamping nuts 27, cooperating with their threaded body. Optionally, removable plugs 28 are provided to seal the external ends of the sockets coaxial 23 to 26.

Par ailleurs, des liaisons coaxiales 29 à 32 (non représentées sur la figure 2, mais partiellement visibles sur la figure 3 et seulement illustrées sur la figure 4 par des lignes en traits mixtes à des fins de clarté du dessin) relient chacune des électrodes 17 à 20 à la prise coaxiale 23 à 26 correspondante.Furthermore, coaxial links 29 to 32 (not shown in Figure 2, but partially visible in the Figure 3 and only illustrated in Figure 4 by dashed lines for clarity of the drawing) connect each of the electrodes 17 to 20 to the coaxial socket 23 to 26 corresponding.

Ainsi, lorsque l'élément amovible 5 est en place sur le conteneur 1, son obturateur 10 obture l'ouverture 6 et les antennes 17 à 20 sont dirigées vers le missile 2. De plus, les prises coaxiales traversantes 23 à 26 sont accessibles de l'extérieur et peuvent donc être reliées, par des câbles coaxiaux 33 (seulement représentés en pointillés sur la figure 1), à tout poste d'émission et/ou de réception radioélectrique 34, extérieur audit conteneur 1.Thus, when the removable element 5 is in place on the container 1, its shutter 10 closes the opening 6 and the antennas 17 to 20 are directed towards missile 2. In addition, through coaxial sockets 23 to 26 are accessible from the outside and can therefore be connected, by cables coaxial 33 (only shown in dotted lines on the figure 1), at any transmitting and / or receiving station radioelectric 34, outside said container 1.

Il en résulte qu'il est possible d'établir des liaisons radioélectriques entre le dispositif de transmission radioélectrique porté par le missile 2 et ledit poste extérieur 34, par l'intermédiaire des câbles coaxiaux 33, des prises coaxiales 23 à 26, des liaisons coaxiales 29 à 32 et du couplage radioélectrique entre les antennes 17 à 20 et les antennes 3, à l'intérieur du conteneur 1.As a result, it is possible to establish connections between the radio transmission device carried by missile 2 and said external station 34, via coaxial cables 33, sockets coaxial 23 to 26, coaxial links 29 to 32 and radio coupling between antennas 17 to 20 and the antennas 3, inside container 1.

Bien entendu, du fait du couplage radioélectrique entre les antennes 17 à 20 et les antennes 3, l'élément amovible 5 est spécifique au dispositif de transmission radioélectrique porté par le missile 2. Cependant, on remarquera qu'un élément amovible 5 est utilisable, quels que soient le conteneur 1 et le missile 2, pourvu que cet élément 5 puisse coopérer avec le dispositif de transmission porté par ledit missile. De même, si l'on prévoit plusieurs éléments amovibles 5, pouvant être montés de façon interchangeable sur un conteneur 1, il est possible, soit d'utiliser ledit conteneur pour emballer plusieurs types de missiles 2 différents, dont les dispositifs de transmission sont respectivement adaptés auxdits éléments amovibles 5, soit de réaliser des liaisons radioélectriques spécifiques différentes entre un même missile 2 et le poste 34.Of course, due to the radio coupling between the antennas 17 to 20 and the antennas 3, the removable element 5 is specific to the radio transmission device carried by missile 2. However, it will be noted that a removable element 5 can be used, whatever the container 1 and the missile 2, provided that this element 5 can cooperate with the transmission device carried by said missile. Likewise, if several removable elements are provided 5, which can be interchangeably mounted on a container 1, it is possible either to use said container to pack several different types of missiles 2, whose transmission devices are respectively adapted to said removable elements 5, or to produce different specific radio links between a same missile 2 and station 34.

Eventuellement, lorsqu'aucune liaison radioélectrique n'est souhaitée entre le missile 2 et le poste 34, on peut prévoir un simple bouchon (non représenté) susceptible d'obturer l'ouverture 6 du conteneur 1 pour remplacer l'obturateur 10, après élimination de l'élément amovible 5 ou avant mise en place de celui-ci.Possibly, when no radio link is desired between missile 2 and station 34, we can plan a simple plug (not shown) capable of closing off the opening 6 of the container 1 to replace the shutter 10, after removal of the removable element 5 or before place of it.

Par ailleurs, on notera que l'ouverture 6 peut être spécialement prévue sur le conteneur 1 pour recevoir l'élément amovible 5, ou bien que l'obturateur 10 dudit élément amovible 5 peut être adapté pour pouvoir obturer une ouverture 6 déjà existante sur ledit conteneur 1 pour un autre usage.Furthermore, it will be noted that the opening 6 can be specially provided on container 1 to receive the element removable 5, or the shutter 10 of said element removable 5 can be adapted to be able to close an opening 6 already existing on said container 1 for another use.

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  1. Container (1) for packaging an object (2) provided with a radio frequency transmission device and including an interface which, on the one hand, is linked to the said object (2) and, on the other hand, includes a connector which is accessible from outside the said container (1), characterized:
    in that the said interface is a removable element (5) capable of blanking off an aperture (6) of the said container (1) and bearing, on the one hand, at least one radio frequency antenna (17 to 20) and, on the other hand, at least one such connector (23 to 26), of coaxial type, the said antenna and the said coaxial connector being linked electrically to one another; and
    in that, when the said removable element (5) is in position blanking off the said aperture (6), the said coaxial connector (23 to 26) is accessible from outside the said container (1), while the said antenna (17 to 20) is internal to the said container and is capable of being coupled in radio frequency terms with the said radio frequency transmission device of the said object (2) packaged in the said container (1).
  2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the said aperture (6) is specifically formed for the said removable element (5).
  3. Container according to either of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the said aperture (6) is provided in the upper wall (4) of the said container.
  4. Container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it includes a simple stopper, capable of taking the place of the said removable element in the said aperture, during periods when radio frequency links are not necessary.
  5. Removable element (5) for blanking off an aperture (6) of a container (1) intended for packaging an object (2) provided with a radio frequency transmission device, characterized in that it bears, on the one hand, at least one radio frequency antenna (17 to 20) and, on the other hand, at least one coaxial connector (23 to 26), the said antenna and the said coaxial connector being linked electrically to one another in such a way that, when the said removable element (5) is in position blanking off the said aperture (6), the said coaxial connector (23 to 26) is accessible from outside the said container (1), while the said antenna (17 to 20) is internal to the said container and is capable of being coupled in radio frequency terms with the said radio frequency transmission device of the said object (2) packaged in the said container (1).
  6. Removable element according to claim 5, characterized in that it includes a blanking plate (10), capable of blanking off the said aperture (6) and provided with the said coaxial connector (23 to 26) which passes through it, and a panel (11) integral with the said blanking plate (10) and bearing the said radio frequency antenna (17 to 20), the said panel (11) being capable of passing through the said aperture (6).
  7. Removable element according to claim 6, characterized in that the said blanking plate (10) is cylindrical and in that the said panel (11) is integral with the inner end face (12) of the said blanking plate (10).
  8. Removable element according to either of claims 6 and 7, characterized in that the said panel (11) is arranged radially with respect to the said blanking plate (10).
  9. Removable element according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the said antenna (17 to 20) is arranged on the face (15) of the said panel (11) intended, in position blanking off the said removable element, to be facing the said object (2).
  10. Removable element according to claim 9, characterized in that the face (16) of the panel (11) opposite the said face (15) intended to be facing the said object (2) carries the circuit of the said antenna (17 to 20).
  11. Removable element according to one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that it includes a plurality of radio frequency antennae (17 to 20) each corresponding to a specific radio frequency transmission and an equal number of coaxial connectors, associated respectively with the antennae.
EP94401822A 1993-09-06 1994-08-08 Container for the packaging of an object with a radioelectric transmission device and detachable element for such a container Expired - Lifetime EP0641990B1 (en)

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