A medium calibre gyro-stabilized anti-air shell intended to produce a spray of sub-projectiles, wherein it includes an ogive shaped nose cone extended by a case tube and a central pin delimiting with the case tube a housing enclosing sub-projectiles, a casing covering the case tube attached, by an upstream thread at its front end, to a flange on the nose cone and attached by a downstream thread at its rear end onto a rear end cap enclosing an air burst charge, translation means being positioned between the rear end cap and the case tube so as to ensure the shearing of the upstream and downstream threads.
F42B 12/62 - Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles the submissiles being ejected parallel to the longitudinal axis of the projectile
A telescoped ammunition formed of a shell integrated into a case closed by a rear end cap, the shell includes a nose cone, a body made of a heavy material followed by a cage, wherein the body of the shell is formed of an internal part and an external part, the internal part being tubular in shape and having embrittlement grooves the external part being arranged to press on the internal part and formed of a stack of discs, each disc having embrittlement grooves.
F42B 12/28 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction the projectile wall being built from annular elements
F42B 5/045 - Cartridges, i.e. cases with propellant charge and missile of telescopic type
F42B 14/06 - Sub-calibre projectiles having sabotsSabots therefor
A valve sleeve for a CT40-type cannon that functions in association with a detonation assembly to activate a firing pin. The valve sleeve incorporates a receiver to ensure the mechanical support of the cannon's firing pin during firing events, the firing pin being coupled to the valve sleeve and translatable in relation to it, the receiver being constituted by a cylindrical firing pin sleeve, a firing pin valve, and a firing pin assembly inserted in the substantially cylindrical sleeve and the firing pin being inserted both in the valve and in the firing pin assembly, this receiver being revolving.
F41A 19/36 - Mechanical firing mechanisms having only slidably-mounted striker elements, i.e. percussion or firing pins the percussion or firing pin being movable relative to the breech-block propelled by a spring under tension in block-action guns
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TELESCOPED AMMUNITION ROUND COMPRISING A SUB-CALIBER PROJECTILE STABILIZED BY A DEPLOYABLE EMPENNAGE
The invention relates to an ammunition round (1) of the telescoped type, comprising a case (2) which accommodates a sub-caliber projectile (16) equipped with a segmented ejectable sabot (11), a propellant charge (8) and a device (4) for igniting the propellant charge, characterized in that said sub-caliber projectile (16) comprises an extension (10) receiving an empennage (19) that is able to move between a position in which it is folded back against said extension and a deployed position, said sabot (11) holding said empennage (19) in said folded-back position, said sabot (11) wrapping around said empennage (19) to isolate it in order to prevent contact between said empennage (19) and said propellant charge (8).
F42B 5/045 - Cartridges, i.e. cases with propellant charge and missile of telescopic type
F42B 14/06 - Sub-calibre projectiles having sabotsSabots therefor
F42B 10/14 - Stabilising arrangements using fins spread or deployed after launch, e.g. after leaving the barrel
F42B 12/20 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELL FOR TELESCOPED AMMUNITION WITH DOUBLE UNLOCKING
Disclosed is a gyrostabilised medium-calibre anti-aircraft shell (1) intended to produce a spread of sub-projectiles (6), characterised in that it comprises a warhead (2) extended by a skirt (3) and a central axis (4) delimiting, with the skirt (3), a cavity (5) containing the sub-projectiles (6), a casing (7) covering the skirt (3) fastened by means of an upstream thread (8) at its front end to a shoulder (19) of the warhead (2) and fastened by means of a downstream thread (11) at its rear end to a cup (10) containing an ejection charge (14), translational movement means (15) being interposed between the cup (10) and the skirt (3) in order to ensure the shearing of the upstream thread (8) and the downstream thread (11).
F42B 12/62 - Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles the submissiles being ejected parallel to the longitudinal axis of the projectile
The invention relates to telescoped ammunition (1) consisting of a shell (20) integrated in a casing (19) closed by a base (3), the shell (20) comprising a nose cone (4), a body (2) of heavy material followed by a cage (10), characterised in that the body (2) of the shell (20) consists of an inner portion (6) and an outer portion (7), the inner portion (6) being tubular and having embrittlement grooves (16) and the outer portion (7) being disposed to bear around the inner portion and being formed by a stack of discs (7), each disc (7) having embrittlement grooves (17).
F42B 5/045 - Cartridges, i.e. cases with propellant charge and missile of telescopic type
F42B 12/28 - Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect of high-explosive type with fragmentation-hull construction the projectile wall being built from annular elements
F42B 14/06 - Sub-calibre projectiles having sabotsSabots therefor
The invention relates to a valve sheath (1) for a CT40-type cannon operating in association with a detonation assembly (11) for actuating a firing pin (10). The sheath (1) comprises receiving means (3, 7) for providing mechanical support for the firing pin (10) of the cannon during the firing sequence, the firing pin (10) being hitched to said valve sheath (1) and able to move in translation with respect to the latter, the receiving means consisting of a cylindrical firing pin sheath body (2), a firing pin valve (3) and a firing pin assembly (7) inserted into said essentially cylindrical sheath body (2) and the firing pin (10) being inserted both into the valve (3) and into the firing pin assembly (7), these means having symmetry of revolution.
F41A 19/27 - Mechanical firing mechanisms having only slidably-mounted striker elements, i.e. percussion or firing pins the percussion or firing pin being movable relative to the breech-block
F41A 19/13 - Percussion or firing pins, i.e. fixed or slidably- mounted striker elementsMountings therefor
F41A 19/43 - Mechanical firing mechanisms having at least one hammer in bolt-action guns
F41A 19/49 - Mechanical firing mechanisms having at least one hammer in block-action guns
F42B 5/045 - Cartridges, i.e. cases with propellant charge and missile of telescopic type
Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; bombs and mortars; weapons and weapon installations; guided rockets, guided missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and stand-off weapons; mines; torpedoes and depth charges; rockets and rocket launchers; pyrotechnic gas actuators; pyrotechnic gas generators; pyrotechnic thrust generators for steering air-borne weapons; propelling charge systems; gun propellant; rocket propellant; detonators; initiators used for shells, firearms, projectiles and explosives; fuses, proximity fuses and contact fuses for shells, firearms, projectiles and explosives; containers for storing and for launching weapons; apparatus and instruments for the firing or launching of weapons; infra-red flares, decoys and jammers, used for shells, missiles and rockets; shells, bullets, cartridges, explosive charges; hand grenades; smoke screen dischargers; explosive cutting charges; linear cutting charges used for shells, projectiles and explosives; hand held guns, machine guns, gatling guns; cannons; cannon tubes; cannon chargers; barrels for cannons; fixed and mobile cannons and artillery guns, howitzers, field guns, tank guns; ammunition for guns; ammunition for firearms; launchers for ammunition; cases for ammunition; ammunition for cannons; telescopic ammunition; mortar bomb launchers; warheads; arming devices; minefield breaching devices; explosive armour plating; and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
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Percussion device for a medium or large calibre weapon
A percussion device for a medium or large caliber weapon incorporating a firing pin, spring means and a drive cam for the firing pin enabling its displacement in translation up to an “armed” position and the compression of the spring means, such device wherein it incorporates means to immobilize the firing in the “armed” position, these means being supported by the weapon breech and able to take up a position in which they immobilize the firing pin and another in which they release the firing pin.
A contact safety device between two mechanical parts mobile which respect to one another to guarantee the internal kinematics, by the release or activation of control means, wherein said device incorporates a safety unit connected to one of said two mechanical parts enclosing a probe activated by one of said two mechanical part and amplifying means constituted by an amplifying lever activated by said probe and an immobilizing lock activated by said amplifying lever meshed on said control means so as to transform a rectilinear micro-movement into a circular movement of large magnitude.
F41A 3/26 - Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks semi-automatically or automatically operated, e.g. having a slidable bolt-carrier and a rotatable bolt
F41A 3/72 - Operating handles or leversMounting thereof in breech-blocks or bolts
