Global Patent Index - EP 0870166 A1

EP 0870166 A1 19981014 - LAUNCH PACK

Title (en)

LAUNCH PACK

Title (de)

ABSCHUSSVORICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE LANCEMENT

Publication

EP 0870166 A1 19981014 (EN)

Application

EP 96938553 A 19961121

Priority

  • NL 9600461 W 19961121
  • NL 1001710 A 19951121

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9719315A1] Launch pack (5) for accelerating projectiles (4) to hypervelocities in an electromagnetic accelerator (1), comprising a casing (7) in which at least one electric sliding contact (6) is arranged, which sliding contact (6) is formed by multiple fibres of an electrically conducting material onto which an electrically insulating material has been applied, the fibres running from the top to the bottom of the casing (7), wherein the length of the fibres is essentially greater than the height of the casing (7) to such an extent that a feed mechanism is provided to compensate for wearing away of the ends of the fibres.

IPC 1-7

F42B 6/00

IPC 8 full level

F41B 6/00 (2006.01); F42B 6/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

F42B 6/00 (2013.01 - KR); F42B 6/006 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9719315A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9719315 A1 19970529; AU 702837 B2 19990304; AU 7590796 A 19970611; DE 69606889 D1 20000406; DE 69606889 T2 20001005; EP 0870166 A1 19981014; EP 0870166 B1 20000301; IL 124504 A0 19981206; IL 124504 A 20000831; JP H11515083 A 19991221; KR 19990071501 A 19990927; NL 1001710 C2 19970523; NO 982216 D0 19980515; NO 982216 L 19980716; PL 326749 A1 19981026

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 9600461 W 19961121; AU 7590796 A 19961121; DE 69606889 T 19961121; EP 96938553 A 19961121; IL 12450496 A 19961121; JP 50236697 A 19961121; KR 19980703773 A 19980520; NL 1001710 A 19951121; NO 982216 A 19980515; PL 32674996 A 19961121