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US 5,111,748 AGranted
Submunition deployable through an artillery projectile
AssigneeDiehl GmbH & Co.
InventorsGunther Thurner, Helmut Hammer
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Abstract
Submunition which is deployable through the intermediary of an artillery projectile, and in which the submunition includes a releasing device for a braking parachute which is stowed in the tail end region of the submunition. The releasing device is activatable through the intermediary of a retarding element which, in turn, is releasable in dependence upon the exit of the submunition from the casing of the carrier projectile.
Claims6
Artillery projectile-delivered article of submunition including release means for a braking parachute stowed in the tail end region of said article of submunition;
- a retarding element operatively connected to said release means for activating said release means, said retarding element including operative structure for activation thereof responsive to the exit of the article of submunition from a casing of the carrier projectile contacted by said operative structure, said release means including a tension cord extended behind the braking parachute in the packed condition of said parachute;
- and separating means for releasing said tension cord in response to the influence of said retarding element being exerted thereon upon exit from said casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.