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EP 0492546 B1 19960410 - Submarine weapon with active acoustic target seeker

Title (en)

Submarine weapon with active acoustic target seeker

Title (de)

Unterwasserwaffe mit aktiv ortender akustischen Zielsuchvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Arme sous-marine pourvue d'un système actif autodirecteur du type acoustique

Publication

EP 0492546 B1 19960410 (DE)

Application

EP 91122019 A 19911220

Priority

DE 4041457 A 19901222

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5309855A] In a submarine weapon, particularly for combating submarines, a rocket engine with continuous rocket thrust is utilized as the submarine drive unit. An actively locating, acoustic target seeking device is provided for target detection and target pursuance, the ranging frequency of which is selected so that the echo level to be expected from its detection range lies above the noise level of the rocket engine.

IPC 1-7

F41G 7/22; F42B 19/26

IPC 8 full level

F41G 7/22 (2006.01); F42B 19/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F41G 7/228 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0492546 A2 19920701; EP 0492546 A3 19921209; EP 0492546 B1 19960410; DE 59107666 D1 19960515; NO 176373 B 19941212; NO 176373 C 19950322; NO 915057 D0 19911220; NO 915057 L 19920623; US 5309855 A 19940510

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91122019 A 19911220; DE 59107666 T 19911220; NO 915057 A 19911220; US 81200991 A 19911223