Decoy with a simple safety device
AssigneeRheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
InventorRainer GAISBAUER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a safety device (1) for a block of explosive material, forming a missile decoy, that is introduced into an explosive material container (2) with a sabot (4) and an ignition transmission charge (5). The safety device (1) is characterized by a prestressed tube sensor/slide (6) that is connected between the sabot (4), the ignition transmission charge (5) and the explosive material container (2) such that it can release or re-close an ignition channel (13) disposed between the ignition transmission charge (5) and the explosive material.
Claims11
A safety device associated with a block of explosives that forms a decoy, wherein the safety device is incorporated in an explosive container of the decoy, and the decoy further comprises a discarding sabot and a firing stemming charge attached to the discharging sabot, wherein the safety device comprises:
- (a) a prestressed tube sensor/slide that is disposed, between the discarding sabot and the firing stemming charge on one side and the block of explosives disposed in an explosive container on another side so that the prestressed tube sensor/slide is operable to open or reclose a firing channel disposed between the firing stemming charge and the block of explosive.
A decoy comprising:
- (a) an explosive container that contains an explosive;
- (b) a discharging sabot;
- (c) a firing stemming charge attached to the discharging sabot, wherein the firing stemming charge is disposed to fire the explosive through a firing channel;
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- (d) a safety device incorporated in the explosive container and disposed to move from a first position to a second position and to a final position, wherein the safety device comprises
- i. a prestressed tube sensor/slide that is disposed between the discarding sabot and the firing stemming charge on one side and the explosive disposed in the explosive container on another side so that the prestressed tube sensor/slide is operable to open then reclose the firing channel disposed between the firing stemming charge and the explosive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.