Global Patent Index - EP 4327043 A1

EP 4327043 A1 20240228 - ANTI TORPEDO SYSTEM

Title (en)

ANTI TORPEDO SYSTEM

Title (de)

TORPEDOSCHUTZSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME ANTI-TORPILLE

Publication

EP 4327043 A1 20240228 (EN)

Application

EP 22722869 A 20220407

Priority

  • GB 202105538 A 20210419
  • GB 2022050870 W 20220407

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2605967A] An anti-torpedo system 1, suitable for use on a ship 2, comprises a combat management system, a plurality of munitions 10, an auto-fuze setting system and a gun management system. The combat management system comprises a high frequency hull mounted sonar 7, to determine the current position and track of a torpedo 5. Each of the munitions 10 comprises an ogive portion terminating with a water drag reduction element, an energetic payload and a programmable fuze for initiating said payload. The auto-fuze setting system sets the time of initiation of the programmable fuze. The gun management system is adapted to receives the current position and track of the torpedo 5 from the combat management system, aim and fire the munitions, based on the received position and track of the torpedo 5, such as to cause each fired munition 10 to arrive at or proximate to said torpedo 5 and to cause detonation of the payload. The water drag reduction element may be a supercavitating surface feature arranged to vaporise water

IPC 8 full level

F41H 11/02 (2006.01); F42B 15/22 (2006.01); F42B 21/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B63G 9/02 (2013.01 - GB US); F41H 11/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F42B 15/22 (2013.01 - EP); F42B 21/00 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022223942A1

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 202105538 D0 20210602; GB 2605967 A 20221026; AU 2022261459 A1 20231026; CA 3216829 A1 20221027; EP 4327043 A1 20240228; US 2024182145 A1 20240606; WO 2022223942 A1 20221027

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 202105538 A 20210419; AU 2022261459 A 20220407; CA 3216829 A 20220407; EP 22722869 A 20220407; GB 2022050870 W 20220407; US 202218556190 A 20220407