Title:
SAFETY SYSTEM FOR THE IGNITION CHAIN OF A PROJECTILE FUZE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004065891
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A small arms projectile for a small arms weapon, which projectile comprises a warhead (116) having an explosive charge (not shown), an initiator (102), and a firing pin (not shown). The initiator has safe and armed conditions and is capable of detonating the explosive charge of the warhead when the initiator is in the armed condition and impacted with sufficient force by the firing pin. The projectile further comprises shielding means (106) positioned between the initiator and the explosive charge of the warhead, which shielding means is slidable from a safety position in which the shielding means shields the explosive charge of the warhead from the initiator, to an armed position in which the initiator is capable of detonating the explosive charge of the warhead. The shielding means is slidable from the safe to the armed position in response to the initiator moving from the safe to the armed condition.
Inventors:
ALCULUMBRE MICHAEL (GB)
SHARP FRED (GB)
SHARP FRED (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2004/000312
Publication Date:
September 16, 2004
Filing Date:
January 26, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPIC TECHNOLOGIES LTD
ALCULUMBRE MICHAEL (GB)
SHARP FRED (GB)
ALCULUMBRE MICHAEL (GB)
SHARP FRED (GB)
International Classes:
F42C15/188; F42C15/192; F42C15/24; F42C15/26; F42C15/34; (IPC1-7): F42C15/192
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999051934A1 | 1999-10-14 |
Foreign References:
| US5670736A | 1997-09-23 | |||
| EP0566469A1 | 1993-10-20 | |||
| CH648655A5 | 1985-03-29 |
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