Weapons system having a shock absorber
AssigneeEtienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S.A.
InventorsDenis Dilhan, Jean Baricos
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Abstract
Weapons system comprising a fixed reference, a launcher tube slidingly mounted in relation to the fixed reference and a damper inserted between the fixed reference and the launcher tube. The weapon further comprises a lock serving as a stop for the damper in the launching position, so as to avoid displacement of the damper in the initial launching phase, and a sensor which reacts to projectile launching, capable of releasing the lock so as to rearwardly eject the unit formed by the damper and the launcher tube.
Claims12
A weapons system comprising a fixed reference, a launch tube slidably mounted relative to said fixed reference, a shock absorber (30) interposed between said fixed reference and said launch tube, a latch constituting an abutment for said shock absorber in a launch position to prevent movement of said shock absorber during an initial stage of launch, and sensor means responsive to launch of a projectile and suitable for releasing said latch so that said latch then allows an assembly constituted by said shock absorber and said launch tube to be ejected in a direction opposite said projectile.
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