US 6,318,269 B1Granted

Air current operated projectile fuze

AssigneeRheinmetall W & M GmbH

InventorsWolfgang Hoffmann, Karlheinz Roosmann

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Abstract

A projectile includes a fuze assembly which has a firing pin carrier supported for motion parallel to a longitudinal axis of the projectile; a firing pin secured to the firing pin carrier; a slide supported for motion transversely to the projectile longitudinal axis and having a safety position and a firing position; and a detonator mounted on the slide. The detonator is out of alignment with the firing pin in the safety position of the slide and is in alignment with the firing pin in the firing position of the slide. A holding shell is positioned in the projectile and is exposed to a force of an air current during projectile flight for causing the holding shell to fly off the projectile. A force-transmitting component connects the holding shell with the slide for displacing the slide from the safety position into the firing position upon movement of the holding shell away from the projectile.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A projectile comprising a fuze assembly including

(a) a firing pin carrier supported for motion parallel to a longitudinal axis of said projectile;
(b) a firing pin secured to said firing pin carrier;
(c) a slide supported for motion transversely to said longitudinal axis;
said slide having a safety position and a firing position;
(d) a detonator mounted on said slide;
said detonator being out of alignment with said firing pin in said safety position of said slide and being in alignment with said firing pin in said firing position of said slide;
(e) a holding shell positioned in the projectile and being exposed to a force of an air current during projectile flight for causing said holding shell to be displaced relative to said projectile;
and
(f) force-transmitting means for connecting said holding shell with said slide for displacing said slide from said safety position to said firing position upon movement of said holding shell by the air current relative to said projectile.

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