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US 5,493,974 AGranted
Saboted projectile with sub-caliber core projectile and discarding cage
AssigneeSteyr-Daimler-Puch AG
InventorElmar Bilgeri
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Abstract
In the sub-caliber projectile proposed, the discarding cap (10) is made up of segments (11) whose bases (14) are secured between a pressure plate (15) and a pressure piece (18). In order to ensure that all the sabot segments (11) fall away reliably and precisely, the front end of each segment (11) has two surfaces (40, 41) inclined at an angle to each other in the shape of a roof to form a head (42).
Claims8
A saboted projectile comprising
- a sub-calibre core projectile (1) having a front end with a tip (2) and a rear end (6) on an axis (36),
- a discarding cage (10) surrounding said sub-calibre core projectile, said cage being opened by aerodynamic forces,
- said cage (10) further comprising segments (11) linked to bases (14) by means of webs (13) constituting breaking points, said bases (14) being secured to a pusher means (15, 16, 18, 31) wherein the front end of each said segment (11) has two surfaces (40, 41) inclined at an angle to each other in a roof-like shape, so as to form a ridge (42) in a plane of symmetry (43) of said segment (11), said plane of symmetry (43) also containing said axis (36) of said projectile (1).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.