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ELECTRONIC PROJECIILE FUS E
H einz Ga wlick, Fu r th ; Uwe B r ede,
S ch wa ig ; H ellm u t B endler ,
Er la ng en- S p a r do r f , a ll o f Fed. Rep .
o f Ger m a ny
Inv ento r s :
D yna m it No b el AG, Tr o is do r f , Fed.
Rep . o f Ger m a ny
As s ig nee:
Ap p l. No : 4 9 4 , 2 0 0
Filed: Au g . 1 , 1 9 7 4
Rela ted US . Ap p lica tio n D a ta
Co ntinu a tio n o f S er . No . 2 6 2 , 9 3 0 , Ju n. 9 , 1 9 7 2 , a b a n
do ned.
Int. Cl. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 /0 6 ; F4 2 C 9 /1 6
u s . 0 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 2 /2 1 0 ; 89 /6 5 ;
1 0 2 /2 0 9
Field o f S ea r ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 2 /7 0 2 R, 7 0 . 2 G,
1 0 2 /7 0 2 GA, 7 0 . 2 P, 7 0 . 2 A, 2 0 9 , 2 1 8;
3 0 7 /1 1 0 ; 89 /6 . 5
[ 1 1 ] 4 , 3 2 0 , 7 0 4
[ 4 5 ] Ma r . 2 3 , 1 9 82
[ 5 6 ] Ref er ences Cited
U. S . PATENT D OCUMENTS
2 , 5 5 5 , 3 84 6 /1 9 5 1 Wa tt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 2 /7 0 1 2 G
3 , 0 3 4 , 4 3 7 5 /1 9 6 2 S ch er m er et a l. . . 1 1 0 2 /7 0 2 GA
3 , 3 5 3 , 4 86 1 1 /1 9 6 7 H a iken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 2 /7 0 2 GA
3 , 5 0 0 , 1 6 4 3 /1 9 7 0 B u r kh a r dt et a 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 7 /1 1 0
3 , 6 7 0 , 6 5 2 6 /1 9 7 2 Ziem b a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 2 /7 0 2 P
3 , 7 0 3 , 1 4 5 1 1 /1 9 7 2 B u r kh a r dt et a l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 2 /7 0 2 P
Pr im a r y Exa m iner Ch a r les T. Jo r da n
Atto r ney, Ag ent, o r Fir m Cr a ig a nd Anto nelli
[ 5 7 ] AB S TRACT
An electr o nic s witch f o r p r o j ectiles inclu des a cir cu it
with a s o u r ce o f electr ic ener g y wh ich is s witch ed in
wh en th e p r o j ectile is dis ch a r g ed. Th e cir cu it inclu des
a n a dj u s ta b le tim e- dela y dev ice f o r th e exp lo s io n o f th e
p r o j ectile, a dev ice f o r p r ev enting m u z z le b u r s t, a nd a
s elf - des tr u ct a r r a ng em ent. Th e exp lo ding f u s e is co n
nected to th e s o u r ce o f ener g y b y a n im p a ct o r a p r o x
im ity s witch . Th e s elf - des tr u ct a r r a ng em ent is s etta b le
b y co o p er a ting cells ca r r ied b y th e p r o j ectile a nd b y th e
b a r r el o f th e g u n.
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ELECTRONIC PROJECTILE FUS E
Th is is a co ntinu a tio n o f a p p lica tio n S er . No . 2 6 2 , 9 3 0 ,
? led Ju ne 9 , 1 9 7 2 , no w a b a ndo ned.
B ACKGROUND OF TH E INVENTION
1 . Field o f th e Inv entio n
Th e inv entio n r ela tes to electr o nic f u s es f o r s h ells ,
p r o j ectiles , o r th e like with a s witch , a deto na to r a nd a
b u r s ting ch a r g e.
2 . Th e Pr io r Ar t
It is kno wn, in p r o j ectile f u s es , wh ich wo r k with
im p a ct o r p r o xim ity s witch es , to co ns tr u ct th e tim e
co ntr o l m ech a nis m s f r o m p yr o tech nic o r m ech a nica l
s tr u ctu r a l elem ents . In a p r o j ectile f u s e, f u nctio ns wh ich
m u s t b e es p ecia lly b o r ne in m ind a r e th e p r ev entio n o f
m u z z le b u r s t, p o s s ib ly exp lo s io n dela y a nd s elf - des tr u c
tio n.
S UMMARY OF TH E INVENTION,
Th e p u r p o s e o f th e inv entio n is to m a ke p o s s ib le th e
co ns tr u ctio n o f a s im p le extr em ely r elia b le electr o nic
f u s e wh ich f u l? lls th e a b o v e s ta ted f u nctio ns with o u t
m o v ing p a r ts . I .
Acco r ding to th e inv entio n a n electr o nic f u s e. is p r o
v ided wh ich is ch a r a cter iz ed b y a n electr ica l ener g y
s to r ing p a r t, a dv a nta g eo u s ly m o tiv a ted b y th e dis
ch a r g e, a co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent f o r th e m u z z le b u r s t
s ecu r ity tim e, a n a dj u s ting a r r a ng em ent f o r th e exp lo
s io n dela y tim e a nd a s elf - des tr u ct p a r t with a p r o g r a m
m a b le u nit. Am o ng th e a b o v e m entio ned a dj u s ta b le
f u nctio n tim es , eith er th e ener g y s to r ing elem ent to
g eth er with th e co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent f o r th e m u z z le
b u r s t s ecu r ity tim e a nd th e a dj u s ting a r r a ng em ent f o r
th e exp lo s io n dela y tim e to g eth er f o r m a n im p u ls e s u p
p ly m ea ns f o r s u p p lying a ? r ing im p u ls e th r o u g h th e
s witch to th e deto na to r o r els e, in ca s e o f a no n- f u nc
tio ning co nditio n o f th e s witch , th e im p u ls e to th e f u s e
o f th e deto na to r is g iv en a f ter th e exp ir a tio n o f th e
m u z z le b u r s t p r ev entio n tim e o v er lth e p r o g r a m m a b le
s elf - des tr u ct p a r t. A f u s e a cco r ding to th e inv entio n is
f u r th er ch a r a cter iz ed in th a t th e co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent,
th e a dj u s ting a r r a ng em ent a nd th e s elf - des tr u ct p a r t
co ns titu te a co ntr o l cir cu it with in ea ch ca s e its o wn
s elf - co nta ined s tr u ctu r e. Th r o u g h a dev elo p m ent o f a
s p ecia l co ntr o l elem ent o f a n electr o nica lly integ r a ted
u nit with th e p r o v is io n o f a th yr is to r in th e a no de- ca th
o de co nnectio n a nd th e p r o v is io n o f a n exa ct tr ig g er
dio de in th e co ntr o l cir cu it, th e co ns tr u ctio n o f a s im p le
electr o nic f u s e wh ich is r elia b le u nder extr em e p h ys ica l
co nditio ns is m a de p o s s ib le. Th e co ntr o l elem ent is u s ed
in co nnectio n with a n a dj u s ta b le tim e cir cu it, f o r exa m
p le a n electr ica l RC link. Th r o u g h th e s im ila r ity o f th e
o p er a ting cir cu its f o r th e tim e co ntr o l o f th e m u z z le
b u r s t p r ev entio n, th e s elf - des tr u ctio n a nd th e exp lo s io n
dela y, th er e is m a de p o s s ib le a s electio n o f th e a dj u s t
m ent o f th e r eq u ir em ents with r ela tio n to tim e wh ich
r es u lts f r o m th e ins er tio n r a ng e o f a p r o j ectile. Th e
m u z z le b u r s t p r ev entio n tim e a nd th e exp lo s io n dela y
tim e a r e th en m a inta ined ? xed b y th e electr ica l RC link,
wh er ea s in th e a dj u s ting a r r a ng em ent f o r th e exp lo s io n
dela y tim e a n a dditio na l s witch is p r o v ided b y m ea ns o f
wh ich th e exp lo s io n dela y ca n b e a dj u s ted a s des ir ed.
Acco r ding to a f u r th er f ea tu r e o f th e inv entio n, th e
s elf - des tr u ct tim e o f th e electr o nic f u s e ca n b e a dditio n
a lly p r o g r a m m ed, ev en with o u t r eq u ir ing th a t th e b u ilt
in ener g y s o u r ce b e a ctiv a ted. Th is p r o g r a m m ing ca n
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f o r exa m p le f o llo w with o u t cu r r ent th r o u g h a co il b y
m ea ns o f a m a g netic ? eld p r o v ided a t th e m u z z le o f th e
g u n. Th is m a g netic ? eld a t th e m u z z le o f th e g u n ca n f o r
exa m p le b e p r o du ced b y a no th er co il wh ich ca n b e
ch a r a cter iz ed a s th e m u z z le co il. Th is m u z z le co il is
m o u nted b y a n extens io n in f r o nt o f th e g u n. Th e p r o
g r a m m ing o f th e s elf - des tr u ct tim e a cco r ding to th e
inv entio n, wh ich a t th e ins er tio n o f th e s h ell, dep ending
o n th e ta r g et dis ta nce a nd th e r eq u ir em ents ca n b e
a ch iev ed indep endently o f th e b u ilt- in ener g y s o u r ce,
enla r g es no t o nly th e ins er tio n r a ng e o f th e f o r eg o ing
p r o j ectile f u s e to a s u b s ta ntia l extent, b u t p er m its a ls o
lo ng er o p er a ting tim e o f th e b u ilt- in ener g y s o u r ce, f o r
exa m p le a b a tter y with a dir ect v o lta g e tr a ns f o r m er o r
a dir ect cu r r ent g ener a to r .
Oth er ch a r a cter is tics o f th e inv entio n a r e th a t a ? r ing
co ndens er is co nnected a f ter th e co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent
wh ich ca n b e a ctiv a ted b y th e ener g y s o u r ce, to wh ich ,
a f ter th e exp ir a tio n o f th e m u z z le b u r s t p r ev entio n tim e
b y th e a dj u s ta b le tim e elem ent, th e ? r ing cu r r ent f o r th e
deto na to r is s witch ed b y th e co ntr o l cir cu it to th e r ea dy
p o s itio n. Th u s th e ? r ing cu r r ent ca n b e tr a ns m itted to
th e deto na to r o v er th e s witch wh ich m a kes co nta ct
wh en th e s h ell s tr ikes . Fo r th e s elected a dj u s tm ent o f
th e dela yed o r th e u ndela yed ? r ing o f th e deto na to r
a f ter th e s h ell s tr ikes , a n a dj u s tm ent s witch f o r th e a d
, j u s tm ent a r r a ng em ent is p r o v ided. In th is r es p ect a c
co r ding to a s p ecia l f ea tu r e o f th e inv entio n, in ca s e o f
a dela yed ? r ing , th e exp lo s io n dela y tim e is a dj u s ta b le a s
a f u nctio n o f th e tim e o f ? ig h t, f o r exa m p le b y m ea ns o f
a r es is to r co nnected in p a r a llel with th e ? r ing co n
dens er a nd r edu cing th e ? r ing cu r r ent a cco r ding to a n
exp o nentia l f u nctio n. Th u s des p ite incr ea s ing tim e o f
? ig h t o f th e p r o j ectile, th r o u g h th e s p ecia l ch a r a cter is
tics th e exp lo s io n dela y s witch , a co ns ta nt exp lo s iv e
a ctio n o f th e p r o j ectile is a ch iev ed. Th e p r o j ectile deto
na tes th en a f ter a lo ng er f lig h t tim e co m p a r a tiv ely la ter
th a n with a s h o r ter f lig h t tim e, s o th a t th e f u s e a f ter
s tr iking th e ta r g et a lwa ys deto na tes a f ter a co ns ta nt
m u ltip le o f th e f lig h t tim e.
B RIEF D ES CRIPTION OF TH E D RAWINGS
Fu r th er f ea tu r es o f th e inv entio n will b e a p p a r ent
f r o m th e f o llo wing des cr ip tio n ta ken into co ns ider a tio n
with th e a cco m p a nying dr a wing s , in wh ich :
FIG. 1 s h o ws th e co ns tr u ctio n o f th e p r o j ectile with
a f u s e a cco r ding to th e inv entio n;
FIG. 2 s h o ws th e electr ic cir cu it o f th e electr o nic
f u s e;
FIG. 3 s h o ws a v a r ia nt o f th e p r o g r a m m ing a r r a ng e
m ent o f FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 4 s h o ws th e u nita r y co ns tr u ctio n o f th e electr ic
s witch ; a nd
FIG. 5 s h o ws deta ils o f th e a r r a ng em ent a cco r ding to
FIG. 4 .
A D ES CRIPTION OF TH E PREFERRED
EMB OD IMENTS
Th e f u s e s h o wn in FIG. 1 h a s in its no s e co ne 9 th e
electr ic f u s e 3 with a n im p a ct s witch 2 a t th e p o int.
Ins tea d o f th e im p a ct s witch 2 , a no th er ta r g et- a ctu a ted
s witch , s u ch a s a n electr o nic p r o xim ity s witch , ca n j u s t
a s well b e u s ed. Th e electr o nic s witch 3 r es ts o n th e
deto na to r 4 , f o r exa m p le a n electr o nic deto na to r , o n
wh ich th e electr o nic f u s e wo r ks . f o r exa m p le th r o u g h a
m eta l la yer elem ent. S u ch deto na to r s a r e extr a o r di
na r ily m ech a nica lly s ta b le a nd r elia b le in o p er a tio n. Th e
deto na to r 4 is s ecu r ed b y th e deto na to r s a f ety r ing 5 , f o r
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exa m p le a m ech a nica l deto na to r s a f ety, wh ich is r e
lea s ed b y th e r o ta tio na l a cceler a tio n o f th e s h ell. Th e
m a in b u r s ting ch a r g e 7 a nd th e b o o s ter 6 co m p lete th e
s h ell. S cr ew co u p ling 8 b etween th e no s e o f th e s h ell
a nd th e b o dy o f th e s h ell is co ns tr u cted a s a f r a ctu r a b le
p a r t, in o r der to p r o du ce a n incr ea s e in th e tr a ns p o r t
a b ility o f th e deto na to r if th is wo r ks o n th e deto na to r
s a f ety in th e s a v e p o s itio n.
In FIG. 2 is a cir cu it dia g r a m o f th e electr o nic f u s e.
Th e f u s e co ns is ts o f a n electr ica l ener g y s o u r ce 1 0 a cti
v a ta b le th r o u g h th e dis ch a r g e, a co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent
2 0 f o r th e m u z z le b u r s t s a f ety tim e, a n a dj u s tm ent a r
r a ng em ent 3 0 o f th e exp lo s io n dela y tim e, th e s elf
des tr u ct p a r t 4 0 a nd th e p r o g r a m m ing u nit 5 0 f o r th e
s elf - des tr u ct p a r t.
Th e ener g y s to r ing p a r t 1 0 co ns is ts f o r exa m p le o f th e
b a tter y 1 1 with th e dir ect v o lta g e tr a ns f o r m er 1 2 a nd a n
iner tia s witch 1 1 ' . Th e a ctiv a tio n o f th e ener g y s to r a g e
p a r t 1 0 in co nnectio n with a b a tter y 1 1 is ca r r ied o u t
du r ing th e a cceler a tio n b y th e dis ch a r g e in th e g u n
th r o u g h th e s witch ' ll;
Th e co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent 2 0 f o r th e m u z z le b u r s t
s a f ety tim e co ns is ts in g ener a l o f a n electr o nic co ntr o l
cir cu it 2 1 r with la p r e- co nnected electr ic tim e cir cu it 2 2 ,
a s o - ca lled RC link, a s well a s a dio de 2 3 , r es is ta nce 2 4
a nd a co ndens er 2 5 . Th e r es is ta nce 2 4 a nd th e co ndens er
2 5 p r o v ide a na dditio na l s a f ety, b eca u s e a n u ndes ir ed
? r ing o f th e co ntr o l cir cu it 2 1 b y a v v er y s h a r p incr ea s e
o f cu r r ent th r o u g h th e ener g y s o u r ce 1 0 is p r ev ented.
Th e dio de 2 3 co ns titu tes a dev ice wh ich h elp s to m a ke
it p o s s ib le to wo r k with th e co ntr o l elem ent 2 1 in th e
ch o s en cu r r ent r a ng e. Th e f u nctio n o f th e dio de 2 3 is
th a t th e co ntr o l v cir cu it 2 1 ? r es o nly u p o n exceeding a
p r e- deter m ined th r es h o ld cu r r ent, wh ich m u s t b e co n
s ider ed to b e in co nnectio n with th e tim e s etting o f [ th e
co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent 2 0 . Th e electr o nic co ntr o l elem ent
2 1 is ch a r a cter iz ed b y th e p r o v is io n o f a th yr is to r in th e
a no de- ca th o de co nnectio n a nd p r o v is io n o f a tr ig g er
dio de in th e co ntr o l cir cu it. Th is co ntr o l elem ent is f o r
ins ta nce s o dim ens io ned th a t it h a s a m a xim u m co ntr o l
cu r r ent o f l0 /u A, a n a no de v o lta g e r a ng e o f 5 V to 80
V a nd a n o u tp u t cu r r ent o f 1 0 A, a nd is no t s elf - ? r ed b y
a n incr ea s e in a no de cu r r ent s p eed ( s teep nes s ) o f 1 0 8
V/s ec. Af ter th e exp ir a tio n o f th e m u z z le b u r s t s a f ety
tim e r eg u la ted th r o u g h th e tim e cir cu it 2 2 , th e co ntr o l
cir cu it 2 1 co nnects th e ? r ing cu r r ent to th e ? r ing co n
dens er 2 7 . B y th is th e ? r ing ener g y is f u r nis h ed. Pa r a llel
to ? r ing co ndens er 2 7 a r es is ta nce 2 6 is co nnected,
th r o u g h wh ich th e cu r r ent in th e ? r ing co ndens er 2 7 in
line with th e p r o g r a m m ed tim e o f ? ig h t decr ea s es a c
co r ding to th e exp o nentia l f u nctio n. Th e tim e co ns ta nt
is a dj u s ted in dir ect p r o p o r tio n to th e v elo city- tim e
r a tio o f th e p r o j ectile. In th is wa y th e exp lo s io n dela y
ca n b e a dj u s ted a s a f u nctio n o f th e f lig h t tim e, s o th a t
th e exp lo s io n tr a ck is a u to m a tica lly kep t co ns ta nt ev en
with dif f er ent im p a ct s p eeds o f th e s h ell.
Th e co nta ct 2 8 o f th e im p a ct s witch 2 co ns titu tes th e
co nnectio n b etween th e co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent 2 0 a nd th e
a dj u s ting a r r a ng em ent 3 0 f o r th e exp lo s io n dela y tim e
a nd s er v es f o r th e tr a ns m is s io n o f th e ? r ing cu r r ent
s to r ed in th e f u s e co ndens er 2 7 to th e deto na to r 4 . Th e
a dj u s ting a r r a ng em ent 3 0 f u r th er inclu des th e centr a l
electr ic co ntr o l cir cu it 3 1 with th e a dj u s ta b le electr o nic
RC link 3 2 , 3 2 . B y m ea ns o f th e a dj u s tm ent s witch 3 3
th e ? r ing cu r r ent ca n b e s witch ed o v er th e co ntr o l
cir cu it 3 1 , to th e deto na to r 4 eith er with o r with o u t
dela y.
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Wh en th e s witch 2 th r o u g h th e la nding o f th e s h ell
a nd b ef o r e th e exp ir a tio n o f th e s elf - des tr u ct tim e a p
p lies th e co nta cts a t th e co nta ct 2 8, th en th e deto na to r 4
is ? r ed eith er with o r with o u t dela y. Th e s witch co n
nectio n o f th e a dj u s tm ent s witch 3 3 to th e p r ea dj u s t
m ent o f th e exp lo s io n dela y du r ing th e p r o du ctio n o f
th e electr o nic f u s e p a r t is ca r r ied o u t th r o u g h ch a r g ing
o r dis ch a r g ing o f a s h o r t cir cu it b r idg e in th e a dj u s t
m ent s witch 3 3 ( s ee a ls o FIG. 1 ) .
Th e s elf - des tr u ct p a r t 4 0 co ns is ts o f a centr a l electr ic
co ntr o l elem ent 4 1 with a p r eco nnected electr ica l RC
link 4 2 , 4 2 f o r th e tim e a dj u s tm ent a nd th e dio de 4 3
wh ich wo r ks s im ila r to th e dio de 2 3 . Indep endently o f
th e s elf - des tr u ct tim e wh ich is a dj u s ta b le b y th e RC link
4 2 , 4 2 , th is ca n b e v a r ied th r o u g h th e p r o g r a m u nit 5 0
a f ter - co nnected o v er th e co nnectio n p o int 4 4 in ea ch
ca s e b y th e ins er tio n o f th e s h ell. Th e es s entia l s tr u c
tu r a l elem ent o f th e p r o g r a m u nit 5 0 is th e co il 5 4 ,
wh ich , th r o u g h th e in? u ence o f m o r e o r les s s tr o ng
m a g netic indu ctio n wh ich is p r o du ced a t th e m u z z le o f
th e g u n, p r o g r a m s th e s elf - des tr u ct tim e. Th e s tr eng th
o f th e o u tp u t o f th e m a g netic indu ctio n o f th e p r o g r a m
co il 5 4 is deter m ined b y th e s h ell v elo city Vo a s well a s
b y th e s tr eng th o f th e s ta tic m a g netic ? elds o f a m u z z le
co il a r r a ng ed a t th e m o u th o f th e g u n a nd its leng th . In
th e p r o g r a m co il 5 4 o f th e p r o j ectile a cu r r ent is in
du ced wh en th e s h ell p a s s es th r o u g h th is m u z z le co il
wh ich is m o u nted f o r wir eles s p r o g r a m m ing o f th e
s elf - des tr u ct tim e in f r o nt o f th e g u n. Th e co il 5 4 ca n
eith er b e co nnected o v er th e dio de 5 2 , co ndens er 5 3 a nd
th e ? eld tr a ns is to r 5 1 to th e s elf - des tr u ct' u nit o r a s
s h o wn in FIG. 3 o v er th e dio des 5 5 , 5 7 a nd z ener dio de
5 6 . .
Th e p r o g r a m m ing is in th is wa y co ntr o lled b y th e
co il leng th o f th e m u z z le co il m o u nted in f r o nt o f th e
g u n. '
Fo r th is it is h o wev er neces s a r y th a t th e m a g netic
? eld s tr eng th o f th e m u z z le co il, th r o u g h wh ich th e
p r o j ectile p a s s es wh en it is dis ch a r g ed, s h o u ld b e g r ea t
eno u g h to exceed th e th r es h o ld cu r r ent o f th e z ener
dio de 5 6 a cco r ding to FIG. 3 o r th e th r es h o ld v a lu e o f
th e ? eld ef f ect tr a ns is to r 5 1 a cco r ding to FIG. 2 . Th e
tim ewis e p r o g r a m m ing ca n b e ca r r ied o u t in a s im p le
wa y, if th e m u z z le co il o n th e g u n is s ep a r a ted leng th
wis e into s ev er a l z o nes . Fo r exa m p le, f o r a s h o r t s elf
des tr u ct tim e, th r o u g h th e p r o g r a m m ing cir cu it 5 0 o f
FIG. 2 o f th e s elf - des tr u ct cir cu it 4 0 , a g r ea ter ch a r g e
m u s t b e p r e- p r o g r a m m ed o n th e co ndens er 4 2 th a n f o r
a lo ng er s elf - des tr u ct tim e. Th is is a cco m p lis h ed in th a t
f o r exa m p le th e wh o le leng th o f th e co il ( th e wh o le
m a g netic ? eld) is electr o nica lly co nnected; co r r es p o nd
ing ly f o r lo ng er s elf - des tr u ct tim es o nly p a r t o f th e
z o nes o f th e m u z z le co il a r e p r o v ided with cu r r ent
( s h o r ter leng th o f m a g netic ? eld) .
Th e p r o cedu r e o f th e p r o g r a m m ing a r r a ng em ent is a s
f o llo ws :
B eca u s e o f th e m u z z le v elo city o f a s elected typ e o f
s h ell h a s extr em ely s m a ll v a r ia tio ns , th e tim e wh ich th e
s h ell r eq u ir es f o r p a s s ing a p r edeter m ined co il leng th is
q u ite co ns ta nt. H o wev er th e leng th o f th e m a g netic
? eld th r o u g h delib er a te s witch ing in o f dif f er ent s ec
tio ns o f th e co il ca n b e v a r ied in leng th , a nd in th e
p r o g r a m co il 5 4 o f th e s h ell a cu r r ent is p r o du ced s o m e
tim es f o r lo ng er tim es a nd s o m etim es f o r s h o r ter tim es .
Th e co ndens er 4 2 a nd th e p r o g r a m m ing p a r t o f FIG. 2
is co r r es p o nding ly ch a r g ed m o r e o r les s . Th e s m a ll
ch a r g ing g iv es a lo ng s elf - des tr u ct tim e, with g r ea ter
ch a r g ing th e r ev er s e is tr u e.
4 , 3 2 0 , 7 0 4
B y th e dis ch a r g e o f th e s h ell th e ener g y s o u r ce p a r t
1 0 is a ctiv a ted. In th is it is im p o r ta nt th a t f o r exa m p le
th e b a tter y is ? r s t a ctiv a ted b y th e dis ch a r g e a nd in th e
no n- a ctiv e co nditio n is s h o r t cir cu ited, s o th a t th e f u s e is
no t r ender ed ino p er a tiv e b y a n u ndes ir ed a ctiv a tio n
lea ding to dis ch a r g e o f th e b a tter y. S im u lta neo u s ly with
th e a ctiv a tio n o f th e ener g y s to r ing p a r t 1 0 , th e deto na
to r s a f ety 5 th r o u g h th e r o ta tio n a cceler a tio n m o v es o u t
a nd lea v es th e f u s e tr a ns m itting tr a in f r ee. In co ns e
q u ence o f th e cu r r ent s u p p ly o f th e ener g y s o u r ce 1 0 ,
th e tim e co ntr o l 2 1 f o r th e m u z z le b u r s t s a f ety tim e
b eg ins to o p er a te a nd th e tim e co ntr o l 4 2 , 4 2 f o r th e
s elf - des tr u ct. In a cco r da nce with th e dis ta nce o f th e
ta r g et, f o r exa m p le m ea s u r ed b y r a da r , th r o u g h th e co il
s u r r o u nding th e m u z z le o f th e g u n a cu r r ent ca n b e
indu ced a s needed in th e p r o g r a m co il 5 4 , wh ich v a r ies ,
in a cco r da nce with th e intens ity a nd leng th o f ? eld o f
th e m u z z le co il o n th e g u n, th e s elf - des tr u ct tim e in th e
p r ea dj u s ted s elf - des tr u ct p a r t 4 1 , 4 2 . Fo r th is ch a ng e th e
s u p p ly o f cu r r ent f r o m th e ener g y s o u r ce 1 0 is no t nec
es s a r y.
Th e m u z z le b u r s t s a f ety o f th e s h ell is a ch iev ed b y th e
f a ct th a t th e s witch 2 ca n ? r s t b e co ndu ctiv e o f cu r r ent
wh en th e p r es et tim e f o r th e m u z z le b u r s t s a f ety in th e
co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent 2 2 h a s exp ir ed. Af ter th e exp ir a
tio n o f th e a dj u s ted m u z z le b u r s t s a f ety tim e, th e ? r ing
cu r r ent is s witch ed to th e ? r ing co ndens er 2 7 a nd
s to r ed. If th e im p a ct s witch 2 th r o u g h th e im p a ct o f th e
s h ell b ef o r e th e exp ir a tio n o f th e a dj u s ted s elf - des tr u ct
tim e m a ke co nta ct, th en a cco r ding to th e p r e- a dj u s t
m ent o f th e tim e elem ents 3 1 , 3 2 a nd th e s witch 3 3 with
o r with o u t dela y th e deto na to r 4 is ? r ed o v er th e tim e
elem ent 3 1 .
With r ef er ence to th e u s e o f th e electr o nic f u s e, in
s tea d o f th e im p a ct s witch 2 o n th e co nta ct 2 8, a n elec
tr o nic p r o xim ity s witch co u ld a ls o b e u s ed.
If with in th e p r o g r a m m ed s elf - des tr u ct tim e no ta r g et
is h it b y th e s h ell, th a t is th e s witch 2 a s well a s th e
co nta ct 2 8 h a v e no t clo s ed, th e deto na to r 4 , co r r e
s p o nding to th e s elf - des tr u ct tim e p r o g r a m m ed u p o n
th e tim e cir cu it 4 2 a nd th e p r o g r a m u nit 5 0 , is a u to m a ti
ca lly ? r ed o v er th e co ntr o l cir cu it 4 1 . Th e neces s a r y
dela y tim e f o r th e s h ell u nder co ns ider a tio n lies b e
tween a b o u t 1 m illis eco nd a nd 1 0 s eco nds a nd ca n b e
a dj u s ted with th e tim e- co ntr o l cir cu its p r o v ided a c
co r ding to th e inv entio n.
In FIG. 4 th e u nita r y co ns tr u ctio n o f th e electr o nic
s witch with th e s witch 2 in th e no s e is s h o wn. It is
p r ef er r ed to m a ke it in tier s , wh ich h a s th e a dv a nta g e
th a t a ll th e o p er a tio na l g r o u p s 1 0 , 2 0 , 3 0 , 4 0 a nd 5 0 ca n
b e m a nu f a ctu r ed s ep a r a tely a s b o x elem ents a nd tes ted
a nd th en b e a s s em b led to g eth er in th e f o r m o f a f u s e.
Th e im p a ct s witch 2 is a r r a ng ed in th e no s e o f th e
s h ell, a nd th er eb elo w th e a dj u s ting a r r a ng em ent 3 0 f o r
th e exp lo s io n dela y tim e. Th er eb enea th f o llo ws th e
co ntr o l a r r a ng em ent 2 0 f o r th e m u z z le b u r s t s a f ety tim e
with th e f u s e co ndens er a nd th er ea f ter th e p r o g r a m p a r t
5 0 f o r th e s elf - des tr u ct tim e a nd th e s elf - des tr u ct p a r t
4 0 . Th e p r o g r a m co il 5 4 is s o a r r a ng ed th a t it co incides
in s h a p e with th e s u r f a ce o f th e s h ell ca s ing . Th e b a s e o f
th e p yr a m id o f th e electr o nic s witch co ns titu tes th e
ener g y s to r ing p a r t 1 0 with th e deto na to r 4 . Th e indi
v idu a l s tr u ctu r a l p a r ts a r e co nnected th r o u g h a co nta ct
s ys tem in th e a ng le s cr een o n th e o u ter cir cu m f er ence o f
th e s witch u nit, s ee FIG. 5 , wh ich a r e co nnected b y a
s p ecia l a cceler a tio n- r es is ta nt p lu g s ys tem . Th e wh o le
electr o nic p a r t is th en a s s em b led into a s tr u ctu r a l u nit
with th e deto na to r a nd m a g netic s witch , in o r der to b e
2 5
4 5
6 5
6
a b le to u nder g o h ig h a cceler a tio n a nd to a s s u r e excep
tio na l tr a ns p o r t s a f ety.
Th etf o r eg o ing electr o nic p r o j ectile f u s e a cco r ding to
th e inv entio n is s u ita b le es p ecia lly f o r a ll ca lib er s a b o v e
2 0 m m a nd f u l? lls th r o u g h th e u s e o f a new electr o nic
s witch cir cu it, wh ich h a s b een es p ecia lly dev elo p ed f o r
th is p u r p o s e, th e f u nctio ns o f s a f ety a g a ins t m u z z le
b u r s t, s electiv e a dj u s tm ent with o r with o u t exp lo s io n
dela y b y s im u lta neo u s eq u a liz a tio n o f th e exp lo s io n
dela y tim e with th e ? ig h t tim e, a nd a s elf - des tr u ct tim e
p r o g r a m m a b le th r o u g h exter na l m a g netic im p u ls es a t
th e m u z z le with h ig h r elia b ility a nd with o u t m o v a b le
p a r ts f o r th e f u nctio n m ech a nis m s .
We cla im :
1 . Electr o nic f u s e f o r p r o j ectiles h a v ing a s witch , a
deto na to r a nd a n exp lo s iv e ch a r g e, s a id f u s e co m p r is ing
a s o u r ce o f electr ica l ener g y, m ea ns r es p o ns iv e to dis
ch a r g e o f th e p r o j ectile to r ender s a id ener g y s o u r ce
o p er a tiv e, a co ntr o l m ech a nis m f o r p r ev enting m u z z le
b u r s t, a n a dj u s ta b le m ech a nis m f o r deter m ining th e tim e
dela y o f exp lo s io n a nd a p r o g r a m m a b le s elf - des tr u ct
m ech a nis m , a ll s a id m ech a nis m s b eing co nnected to s a id
ener g y s o u r ce, s a id m ech a nis m s b eing p r o v ided with
co ntr o l elem ents a nd f o r m ed a s s elf - co nta ined u nits , th e
co ntr o l m ech a nis m inclu ding a n electr o nic integ r a ted
cir cu it h a v ing a n a no de- ca th o de co nnectio n with a
th yr is to r in th e a no de- ca th o de co nnectio n a nd a tr ig g er
dio de.
2 . Electr o nic f u s e f o r p r o j ectiles h a v ing a s witch , a
deto na to r a nd a n exp lo s iv e ch a r g e, s a id f u s e co m p r is ing
a s o u r ce o f electr ica l ener g y, m ea ns r es p o ns iv e to dis
ch a r g e o f th e p r o j ectile to r ender s a id ener g y s o u r ce
o p er a tiv e, a co ntr o l m ech a nis m f o r p r ev enting m u z z le
b u r s t, a n a dj u s ta b le m ech a nis m f o r deter m ining th e tim e
dela y o f exp lo s io n a nd a p r o g r a m m a b le s elf - des tr u ct
m ech a nis m , a ll s a id m ech a nis m s b eing co nnected to s a id
ener g y s o u r ce, th e s o u r ce o f electr ica l ener g y b eing a
b a tter y p r o v ided with a dir ect v o lta g e tr a ns f o r m er .
3 . Electr o nic f u s e f o r p r o j ectiles h a v ing a s witch , a
deto na to r a nd a n exp lo s iv e ch a r g e, s a id f u s e co m p r is ing
a s o u r ce o f electr ica l ener g y, m ea ns r es p o ns iv e to dis
ch a r g e o f th e p r o j ectile to r ender s a id ener g y s o u r ce
o p er a tiv e, a co ntr o l m ech a nis m f o r p r ev enting m u z z le
b u r s t, a n a dj u s ta b le m ech a nis m f o r deter m ining th e tim e
dela y o f exp lo s io n a nd a p r o g r a m m a b le s elf - des tr u ct
m ech a nis m , a ll s a id m ech a nis m s b eing co nnected to s a id
ener g y s o u r ce, s a id f u s e inclu ding a ? r ing co ndens er ,
s a id m u z z le b u r s t p r ev enting m ech a nis m inclu ding
m ea ns to co nnect s a id co ndens er to th e ener g y s o u r ce
a f ter th e p a s s a g e o f a p r edeter m ined tim e f r o m dis
ch a r g e o f th e p r o j ectile, wh er eb y th e ener g y f o r ? r ing
th e deto na to r is s to r ed in th e co ndens er , s a id co nnecting
m ea ns inclu ding a r es is ta nce m ea ns co nnected in p a r a l
lel to th e ? r ing co ndens er to ca u s e th e ? r ing cu r r ent to
decr ea s e a cco r ding to a n exp o nentia l f u nctio n.
4 . Electr o nic f u s es a s cla im ed in cla im 3 , in wh ich s a id
s elf - des tr u ct m ech a nis m inclu des a co il in wh ich cu r r ent
ca n b e indu ced b y a m a g netic ? eld p r o du cing m ea ns a t
th e m u z z le o f a g u n.
5 . Electr o nic f u s es a s cla im ed in. cla im 4 , in wh ich th e
s elf - des tr u ct m ech a nis m inclu des a dio de co nnected to
s a id co il, a co ndens er , a nd a ? eld ef f ect tr a ns is to r co n
necting s a id dio de a nd s a id co ndens er o f s a id s elf
des tr u ct m ech a nis m .
6 . Electr o nic f u s es a s cla im ed in cla im 4 , in wh ich th e
s elf - des tr u ct m ech a nis m inclu des a dio de co nnected to
s a id co il, a co ndens er a nd a z ener dio de co nnecting s a id
4 , 3 2 0 , 7 0 4
7
dio de a nd s a id co ndens er o f s a id s elf - des tr u ct m ech a
nis m .
7 . Electr o nic f u s es a s cla im ed in cla im 4 , in wh ich s a id
co il co nf o r m s in s h a p e to th e o u ter s u r f a ce o f th e p r o
j ectile.
8. Electr o nic f u s e f o r p r o j ectiles h a v ing a s witch , a
deto na to r a nd a n exp lo s iv e ch a r g e, s a id f u s e co m p r is ing
a s o u r ce o f electr ica l ener g y, m ea ns r es p o ns iv e to dis
ch a r g e o f th e p r o j ectile to r ender s a id ener g y s o u r ce
o p er a tiv e, a co ntr o l m ech a nis m f o r p r ev enting m u z z le
2 5
3 5
4 0
4 5
5 5
6 5
8
b u r s t, a n a dj u s ta b le m ech a nis m f o r deter m ining th e tim e
dela y o f exp lo s io n a nd a p r o g r a m m a b le s elf - des tr u ct
m ech a nis m , a ll s a id m ech a nis m s b eing co nnected to s a id
ener g y s o u r ce, m ea ns indep endent o f th e ener g y s o u r ce
f o r p r o g r a m m ing th e s elf - des tr u ct m ech a nis m , s a id p r o
g r a m m ing m ea ns inclu ding a co il in wh ich cu r r ent ca n
b e indu ced b y a m a g netic ? eld p r o du cing m ea ns a t th e
m u z z le o f a g u n.
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