EP 2840348 A1 20150225 - Illumination munition
Title (en)
Illumination munition
Title (de)
Leuchtmunition
Title (fr)
Munition d'éclairage
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 13275187 A 20130820
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to an illumination munition, particularly an illumination payload ejection device housed within a common carrier payload delivery shell, with a frangible safety link. There is provided an illumination munition comprising a shearable tail unit (2), a main body (5) which comprises a payload cavity (10a) for receiving an illumination payload apparatus (10), a fuze, an ogive element located between said main body and the fuze, and an explosive train operably connected to said fuze, wherein the illumination payload apparatus comprises an illumination composition, a drogue parachute (47) and a main parachute (51), wherein the main parachute is tethered by a payload tether to the payload apparatus, such that after deployment of said main parachute said payload apparatus descends under the control of said main parachute.
IPC 8 full level
F42B 12/42 (2006.01); F42B 4/28 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F42B 4/28 (2013.01); F42B 12/42 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 5386781 A 19950207 - DAY EVAN E [US]
- [Y] US 6782829 B1 20040831 - HAN SEUNGEUK [US], et al
- [Y] DE 102007048074 A1 20090409 - RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION [DE]
- [A] GB 143281 A 19200527 - LOUIS BOURGUIGNON
- [A] FR 1398715 A 19650514 - LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL ET LE DIR
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13275187 A 20130820