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Finned subcaliber projectile
Assignee: Rheinmetall Industrie AG
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Filing: 1984-09-25
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2004-09-25
Abstract
Abstract The technical area of the present invention relates to an anti-tank weapon comprising a finned projectile of the arrow type and a launching shoe. The projectile of the invention comprises a shoe 2 the rear portion of which has fins 10 provided with pins 11 which rest against the compression cone 7 of the tube of the weapon. These fins make it possible to obtain practically constant compressive pressure and assure a proper guidance of the projectile during the barrel phase. Application to the field of armaments.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernhard Bisping
- 👤 Klaus Gersbach
- 👤 Hans Luther
- 👤 Walter Simon
- 👤 Peter Wallow
- 👤 Patrick Montier
- 👤 Pierre A. Moreau
- 👤 Jean C. Sauvestre
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:13
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B5/00; F42B5/02; F42B5/067; F42B14/00; F42B14/06; F42B14/061; F42B14/062; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S102/00; Y10S102/703
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
Ammunition to be launched from a barrel of a weapon comprising: a finned subcaliber-sized projectile; a combustible tubular case surrounding a rear part of said projectile and containing a propulsive charge; at least two longitudinal shell portions together comprising a launching shoe for launching movement with said projectile along a barrel of a weapon, said shoe being partially disposed within said tubular case and having an inner portion in form locking engagement with said projectile to prevent axial shifting between said shoe and said projectile while said shoe and said projectile are within said barrel but allow radial separation of said longitudinal shell portions from said projectile upon exit of said shoe and said projectile from said barrel; said shoe comprising a tubular middle portion extending between a front portion and a rear portion of said shoe; said front portion being disposed forward of said tubular case and being caliber-sized to create a seal between a combustion chamber and a front part of said barrel of said weapon; said rear portion having recesses to permit passage of propulsive gases toward said front portion and having above caliber-sized projections extending through holes in said tubular case to frictionally engage a forcing cone of said barrel, the frictional engagement between said projections and said forcing cone being such as to limit movement of said shoe during launch until said propulsive gases reach a forcing pressure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
Ammunition to be launched from a barrel of a weapon comprising: a finned subcaliber-sized projectile; a combustible tubular case surrounding a rear part of said projectile and containing a propulsive charge; at least two longitudinal shell portions together comprising a launching shoe for launching movement with said projectile along a barrel of a weapon, said shoe being partially disposed within said tubular case and having an inner portion in form locking engagement with said projectile to prevent axial shifting between said shoe and said projectile while said shoe and said projectile are within said barrel but allow radial separation of said longitudinal shell portions from said projectile upon exit of said shoe and said projectile from said barrel; said shoe comprising a tubular middle portion extending between a front portion and a rear portion of said shoe; said front portion being disposed forward of said tubular case and being caliber-sized to create a seal between a combustion chamber and a front part of said barrel of said weapon; said rear portion having recesses to permit passage of propulsive gases toward said front portion and having above caliber-sized projections extending through holes in said tubular case to frictionally engage a forcing cone of said barrel, the frictional engagement between said projections and said forcing cone being such as to limit movement of said shoe during launch until said propulsive gases reach a forcing pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The ammunition of claim 1, wherein said rear portion of said launching shoe comprises at least two radial fins having pins at the outer ends thereof extending through said tubular case, said pins comprising said above caliber-sized projections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The ammunition of claim 2, wherein said pins are comprised of a deformable material such that said pins will deform to allow movement of said shoe when said propulsive gases reach said forcing pressure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ammunition of claim 2, wherein said longitudinal shell portions comprising said launch shoe contact each other along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of said radial fins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The ammunition of claim 4, wherein said longitudinal shell portions are held together by clips.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The ammunition of claim 5, wherein said clips are designed to break during an intermediate ballistic phase.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
231 words
Ammunition to be launched from a barrel of a weapon comprising: a finned subcaliber-sized projectile; a non combustible tubular case surrounding a rear part of said projectile and containing a propulsive charge; at least two longitudinal shell portions together comprising a launching shoe for launching movement with said projectile along a barrel of a weapon, said shoe being partially disposed within said tubular case and having an inner portion in form locking engagement with said projectile to prevent axial shifting between said shoe and said projectile while said shoe and said projectile are within said barrel but allow radial separation of said longitudinal shell portions from said projectile upon exit of said shoe and said projectile from said barrel; said shoe comprising a tubular middle portion extending between a front portion and a rear portion of said shoe; said front portion being disposed forward of said tubular case and being caliber-sized to create a seal between a combustion chamber and a front part of said barrel of said weapon; said rear portion having recesses to permit passage of gases toward said front portion and having above caliber-sized projections to frictionally engage a forcing cone of an internal surface of said tubular case, the frictional engagement between said projections and said forcing cone being such as to limit movement of said shoe during lauch until said propulsive gases reach a forcing pressure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
231 words
Ammunition to be launched from a barrel of a weapon comprising: a finned subcaliber-sized projectile; a non combustible tubular case surrounding a rear part of said projectile and containing a propulsive charge; at least two longitudinal shell portions together comprising a launching shoe for launching movement with said projectile along a barrel of a weapon, said shoe being partially disposed within said tubular case and having an inner portion in form locking engagement with said projectile to prevent axial shifting between said shoe and said projectile while said shoe and said projectile are within said barrel but allow radial separation of said longitudinal shell portions from said projectile upon exit of said shoe and said projectile from said barrel; said shoe comprising a tubular middle portion extending between a front portion and a rear portion of said shoe; said front portion being disposed forward of said tubular case and being caliber-sized to create a seal between a combustion chamber and a front part of said barrel of said weapon; said rear portion having recesses to permit passage of gases toward said front portion and having above caliber-sized projections to frictionally engage a forcing cone of an internal surface of said tubular case, the frictional engagement between said projections and said forcing cone being such as to limit movement of said shoe during lauch until said propulsive gases reach a forcing pressure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The ammunition of claim 7, wherein said rear portion of said launching shoe comprises at least two fins having pins at the outer ends thereof, said pins comprising the projections which frictionally engage said forcing cone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The ammunition of claim 8, wherein said pins are comprised of a deformable material such that said pins will deform to allow movement of said shoe when said propulsive gases reach said forcing pressure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ammunition of claim 8, wherein said longitudinal shell portions comprising said launch shoe contact each other along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of said radial fins.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The ammunition of claim 10, wherein said longitudinal shell portions are held together by clips.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The ammunition of claim 11, wherein said clips are designed to break during a intermediate ballistic phase.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
240 words
Ammunition to be launched from a barrel of a weapon comprising: a finned subcaliber-sized projectile; a non-combustible tubular case surrounding a rear part of said projectile and containing a propulsive charge; at least two longitudinal shell portions together comprising a launching shoe for launching movement with said projectile along a barrel of a weapon, said shoe being partially disposed within said tubular case and having an inner portion in form locking engagement with said projectile to prevent axial shifting between said shoe and said projectile while said shoe and said projectile are within said barrel but allow radial separation of said longitudinal shell portions from said projectile upon exit of said shoe and said projectile from said barrel of said weapon; said shoe comprising a tubular middle portion extending between a front portion and a rear portion of said shoe; said front portion being disposed forward of said tubular case and being caliber-sized to create a seal between a combustion chamber and a front part of said barrel of said weapon; said rear portion having recesses to permit passage of propulsive gases toward said front portion and having projections extending at least partially through hole in said tubular case to limit movement of said shoe during launch until said propulsive gases reach a forcing pressure, said projections shearing at an inner surface of said tubular case to allow movement of said shoe when said propulsive gases reach said forcing pressure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
240 words
Ammunition to be launched from a barrel of a weapon comprising: a finned subcaliber-sized projectile; a non-combustible tubular case surrounding a rear part of said projectile and containing a propulsive charge; at least two longitudinal shell portions together comprising a launching shoe for launching movement with said projectile along a barrel of a weapon, said shoe being partially disposed within said tubular case and having an inner portion in form locking engagement with said projectile to prevent axial shifting between said shoe and said projectile while said shoe and said projectile are within said barrel but allow radial separation of said longitudinal shell portions from said projectile upon exit of said shoe and said projectile from said barrel of said weapon; said shoe comprising a tubular middle portion extending between a front portion and a rear portion of said shoe; said front portion being disposed forward of said tubular case and being caliber-sized to create a seal between a combustion chamber and a front part of said barrel of said weapon; said rear portion having recesses to permit passage of propulsive gases toward said front portion and having projections extending at least partially through hole in said tubular case to limit movement of said shoe during launch until said propulsive gases reach a forcing pressure, said projections shearing at an inner surface of said tubular case to allow movement of said shoe when said propulsive gases reach said forcing pressure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
The ammunition of claim 13, wherein said rear portion of said launching shoe further comprises at least two radial fins having pins at the outer ends thereof, said pins comprising said projection extending at least partially through said tubular case.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
The ammunition of claim 14, wherein said pins are comprised of a deformable material such that said pins will deform to allow move ment of said shoe when said propulsive gases reach said forcing pressure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ammunition of claim 14, wherein said longitudinal shell portions comprising said launch shoe contact each other along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of said radial fins.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The ammunition of claim 16, wherein said longitudinal shell portions are held together by clips.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The ammunition of claim 17, wherein said clips are designed to break during an intermediate ballistic phase.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-06-24 | 1988-12-24 | 1989-06-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-06-24 | 1992-12-24 | 1993-06-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-06-24 | 1996-12-24 | 1997-06-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |