DE1094621B - Missile device for ejecting a line, in particular for sea rescue purposes - Google Patents

Description

GERMAN

The invention relates to improvements in rocket launching devices.

One such device includes a missile with a tail or bridle on which to be ejected Leash is attached, a launcher with a container to hold the missile and which has a closure to receive the missile ignition cartridge, further a container in which the line to be ejected is rolled up in layers, and another container with a supply Igniter cartridges. These pieces of equipment are mounted separately from one another in a housing from which they are taken out before use. You have to put one end of the line on the launcher or at a suitable attachment point on the ship or on the beach and the other end Attach the line to the tail or bridle of the missile and place the missile in the hold of the launcher and insert the cartridge into the breech before the device is ready for use is.

Since the missile device for ejecting lines mainly for emergencies, in particular in distress at sea, it is often difficult to put the device together under such conditions to add.

There are already rocket devices for casting lines, especially for sea rescue purposes, known that from a Raiketen launch rotir and means for receiving a layer rolled up and connected to the missile Line exist, whereby both parts are connected to one another.

The invention has for its object to achieve an improvement in the known missile devices.

This improvement is in a missile device for ejecting a line, in particular for sea rescue purposes, consisting of a rocket launch tube and a device for receiving the line, rolled up in layers and attached to the rocket, connected to form a unit are, in that this unit consists of a divided into two compartments, open at the end of the lid and with consists of a removable cover closable housing, one of which is a compartment for receiving the leash serves, while in the other compartment the rocket launch tube, which with its muzzle on the lid is directed, and a bracket for receiving and inserting the detonator through the rear wall of the housing are fixed therethrough, and that a handle is provided on the housing on which the Device is carried and held during the casting of the line and on which a trigger is arranged who actuates the detonator.

Missile facility

to cast a line,

especially for sea rescue purposes

Applicant:

Waeco Limited,

High Post, Salisbury, Wiltshire
(Great Britain)

Representative: Dr.-Ing. J. Schmidt, patent attorney,
Munich 13, Hohenzollernplatz 8

Claimed priority:
Great Britain 10 May 1956 and 3 May 1957

Edward Hanley Wheel-Wright,

Alderbuxy Hill House, Salisbury, Wiltshire,

Donald John Bonness, Amesbury, Wiltshire,

and Walter Whitehorn, Fovant, Wiltshire

(Great Britain),
have been named as inventors

Another embodiment of the rocket device is that the line with one end for a Attachment to a suitable holding point can be pulled out of the housing. Another embodiment the invention consists in having several detonators remote as a safety measure in the housing are arranged from the holder for receiving the fuze in the launch tube, for. B. in the lid to to be exposed by removing the lid. So it is ready to use the device according to the invention To make it, only necessary to remove the lid, attach the protruding end of the leash to attach a breakpoint and insert the cartridge in the holder. The missile will then go straight Fired from the upper compartment of the facility's housing and the line straight from the lower Compartment thrown out. It can thus be seen that

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the ejection of the line is made easier compared to the known device.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the compartment containing the line can be opened at its open The end of the line must be closed by paper or a similar fastener, and the end of the line that is attached to the Missile is attached, pass through a hole in the breech.

Another feature of the invention is that the missile with a cross bracket, with outside of the launch tube running along arms and with a pivoted at the rear end of the arms articulated Carrying handle and is equipped with a hawser that connects the carrying handle to the line. To Another inventive feature is the Ouerbail with the help of a retaining screw that through one of the rings extends into the missile body, is detachably attached for a quick exchange of the Allow missile without removing the line from the housing. Furthermore, the rear ring is used for the removable The crossbar determines the extent to which the missile can be inserted into the launch tube can limit.

According to a further feature of the invention, each igniter having a housing for receiving the Has a firing charge and a spring-loaded firing bolt for the charge, equipped with a plate, which is engaged with the firing bolt to keep it inoperative, and which is with the aid of the trigger is pulled up to release the firing bolt. According to the invention, the plate is with a Slot in the manner of a keyhole for engaging a head on the firing bolt and with a recess to engage the trigger.

According to a preferred feature of the invention, the handle is on the top of the housing with its rear part perpendicular to it and near the wall opposite the cover, and the trigger has a hook-shaped part that extends through the rear part of the handle to the housing extends in the vicinity of the holder for the detonator, and another part outside of the Handle, which part is operated by hand. Means can also be provided for a random To avoid operating the trigger. For example, according to the invention, a safety bolt is which extends through the rear part of the handle, and a pin which engages behind the safety bolt, provided for accidental actuation of the trigger as long as the safety bolt is in position. In the inventive Training contains the handle a middle part, which extends from the rear part to the front Part, near the lid end of the housing, extends, with the second part of the trigger parallel to the central one Part of the handle runs and its upwardly bent end in one when the trigger is operated Hole of the middle part of the handle slides.

According to a further feature of the invention, the handle has a sighting device in the form a pipe section is attached at a suitable angle.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the launch tube with an insert, which consists of a Ring made of wood or another easily deformable material and a thin metal jacket, Mistake. The insert is inserted into the launch tube between the detonator and the rocket to prevent it to protect against damage during the combustion of the rocket's propulsion charge.

The device according to the invention has a number of advantages over the devices previously used on. These are:

1. The device is more easily brought into use, since it is not necessary to all take their parts out of a case and then assemble them.

2. Since the housing is made of relatively cheap material and most of the The cost of the facility is in the rocket and in the leash that is not used a second time the whole device can be thrown away after use.

3. With the device, the target can be sighted, which was previously because of the angle at which the Establishment had to be held at launch was not possible.

4. The fact that the launcher is thrown away after a single missile launch, are difficulties previously encountered in the storage and use of rocket launching pistols or guns could arise as a result of mistakes.

5. The majority of naval agencies specify the number of missiles and lines that can be carried by one specific vehicle. When using the device according to the invention These can be stored in different parts of the vehicle and by different people be operated, which is compared to the well-known line throwing apparatus, which is usually only contains a single rifle or pistol is an advantage.

There now follows a description of an embodiment of the invention with reference to the drawings is taken.

Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section of the device;

Fig. 2 shows the front view of the device with the cover removed (direction of arrow 2);

3 shows the rear view (direction of arrow 3) with the caps removed;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through one form of missile suitable for use in the establishment according to Fig. 1 to 3 is suitable;

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section through an ignition device for use in the device according to FIG. 1 to 3, and

Fig. 6 shows a view of the ignition device (direction of arrow 6).

The rocket device for ejecting a line is supported by a housing with a rectangular cross-section comprised of sheet metal having a bottom wall 10 and a top wall H defined by side walls 12 and an end wall 13 are connected to one another, the end opposite the latter being open which can be closed by means of a removable cover 14. The lid 14 is to be removed To facilitate use, equipped with a grip ring 15. A partition 16 parallel to the lower and upper wall 10 and 11 extends and is attached to the side walls 12, divides the housing in two compartments 17 and 18, the lower compartment 17 being the storage compartment for the leash, while the upper compartment 18 is used to receive the missile launch tube 19.

A handle 21, expediently made from a metal tube, is attached to the upper wall 11 its rear end near the wall 13 and with its front end near the open end of the Case attached. The handle 21 has near the

Rear wall 13 has a rear part 21 a, which is at right angles to the upper wall 11, a central part 21 b, parallel to the top of the housing, and a front part 21 c, perpendicular to the upper wall 11 at the open end of the housing, the parts 21b and 21c of the handle are connected by an open sights 22nd The visor 22 is z. B. in the form of a piece of pipe with open ends and closes with the upper wall 11 or with the horizontal when aiming at the target an angle of about 40 °.

The missile launch tube 19 is a steel tube that is in the compartment 18 by means of a U-shaped strip 20 is fixedly mounted and attached to the upper wall 11.

The rear end of the tube 19 has a short distance from the rear wall 13, while its front end is separated by a greater distance from the open end of the housing. A Free space is left inside the container 18 below the tube 19. The tube 19 is on his rear end equipped with a hollow plug 23, which has a combustion chamber for the ignition charge the missile forms

A holder 24 for the igniter 28 of the missile in the form of a short tube with a bayonet connection is attached to the housing as an extension of the hollow plug 23 and into its bore, access to the holder 24 is achieved through a hole 25 in the rear wall 13, which is connected to a threaded metal flange 26 externally attached to the end wall. This flange carries a threaded cap 27. A tubular protective screen 56 extends from the opening 25 to the vicinity of the rear end of the launch tube 19. The front end of the protective screen 56 is provided with a cover 57 through which the holder 24 passes.

The holder 24 is used to hold a detonator 28, which has a cylindrical housing 28 b with protruding pin 29 for engagement in the bayonet connection of the holder 24, furthermore a detonating charge 33 and a full spring-loaded firing pin 30, which is pulled up under the load of a spring 31 by the ' Plate 32 is retained. The plate 32 has a keyhole-like slot 32 a, in which a head 30 α engages on the firing bolt 30, and a recess 32 δ to make the plate pullable. The plate is guided through extension pieces 28a, which are bent out of the material of the housing 28 upwards. When the plate 32 is pulled up, the firing pin is pushed forward by its tension spring 31 and the primer 33 is ignited.

The plate 32 is arranged so that it is pulled up by operating a trigger 34, one end 34a of which is hook-shaped, is guided in an end plug 54 which is inserted in the handle 21 and which is inserted into the housing up to the vicinity of the Threaded flange 26 is sufficient where it engages in recess 32 b of plate 32. The other end 34 & of the trigger runs under the handle part 21b and is bent upwards in order to slide in a hole in the handle part 21b when the trigger is actuated. A safety bolt 35 extends through the handle part 21 α just above the trigger, which in turn is provided with a protruding pin 36 to prevent the trigger from rising upwards when the bolt 35 is in place.

The rocket 37 (Fig. 4), which is inserted into the launch tube 19, has a steel housing 38 as a casing, which is closed at its front end by a wooden plug 39 and a drive charge 40 contains. At its rear end, the housing 38 has a clay plug 41 through a wooden counter-pressure piece 42, the bore of which with a jacket 43 made of steel or another heat-resistant metal or lined with refractory material, is supported. The counter pressure piece is held in place by screws 55.

The device also includes a cross bracket 44 that attaches to the missile by means of a screw 46 that through one of the rings 44 a, which surround the rocket axially separated, through to the rocket housing, is detachably attached. A U-piece 446 is attached to the rings 44 a, the arms of the U-piece outside of the launch tube 19, along the missile to extend beyond its rear end. The bracket 44 has at its rear end a rotatable support bracket 47, at which one end of an asbestos-wrapped steel cable 48, which on the Partition wall 16 rests, is attached, while its other end is connected to the line 45. Rear Ring 44 a limits the extent to which the missile can be inserted into the launch tube 19 can.

Since the cross bracket 44 is easily detachable from the rocket 37, it can easily be replaced if necessary without the leash 45 being detached from the bracket or removed from the housing got to.

The line 45 is accommodated in the lower compartment 17, wound up in layers. A closure 49 made of paper or other suitable frangible material closes the end of the part 17 so that when the cover 14 of the housing is removed the line does not immediately fall out of the compartment. The end of the line 45, which is attached to the hawser 48, passes through a hole in the lock 49. The other end of the line 45 α leads through a hole from the rear wall 13 into a space which is formed by a threaded flange 50 which is closed by a closure cap 51.

The device is equipped with a number of detonators 28, which are in the cover 14 with the help of suitable Brackets 52 are supported.

Before operating the leash device, the screw caps 47 and 51 and the cover 14 of the housing are removed. The holder 24 for receiving the igniter 28 is thus exposed. The end 45a of the line, which is also exposed, is attached to a suitable holding point. An igniter 28 is removed from its clamp 52 in the cover 14 and inserted into the holder 24 with the aid of the bayonet lock. The recess 32 b of the plate 32 is brought into engagement with the hook end 34 a of the trigger 34. The screw cap 27 is now put back on. The ready-to-fire device is then held by the handle 21, the safety bolt 35 removed and, after the target has been sighted through the open sight 22, the trigger 34 'is actuated. The trigger 34 pulls the plate 32 up, thus releasing the firing pin 30 and igniting its charge 33. The fuel gases generated ignite the rocket 37 and give it the thrust to drive it out of its launch tube. When the missile shoots out of the launch tube, it takes the bracket 44 with and

pulls the steel hawser 48 and then the line from the lower compartment with it, with the Leash retaining clasp 49 tears when pulled out of it.

Claims (18)

Patent claims: 1. Missile device for ejecting a line, especially for sea rescue purposes, be ίο standing from a rocket launch tube and a device for receiving the rolled up in layers, line attached to the missile, which are connected to one another to form a unit, thereby characterized in that this unit consists of one divided into two compartments (17, 18) at the end of the lid open and closable with a removable cover (14) housing, one of which is a compartment (17) serves to receive the line (45), while the rocket launch tube is in the other compartment (18) (19), which is directed with its mouth on the cover (14), and a holder (24) for receiving and inserting the igniter (28) through the rear wall (13) of the housing are attached therethrough, and that a handle (21) is provided on the housing on which the device is worn and held while the line is being cast and on which a Trigger (34) is arranged, which actuates the igniter (28). 2. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 1, characterized in that that the leash (45) with one end (45 a) for attachment to a suitable holding point can be pulled out of the housing. 3. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 2, characterized in that this end (45 a) of the line (45) protrudes through the wall (13) of the housing and the housing with a flange (50) and a removable cap (51 ) is closed. 4. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 2 and 3, characterized in that that the line containing the compartment (17) at its open end by paper (49) or a similar fastener is closed and the end of the leash that attaches to the missile through a hole in the shutter. 5. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 2 to 4, characterized in that that the rocket (37) with a cross bracket (44) known per se, outside of the Firing tube (19) running along arms (446) and rotatable with one at the rear end of the arms hinged support bracket (47) and is equipped with a hawser (48) that supports the support bracket (47) connects to the line (45). 6. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 5, characterized in that that the removable cross bracket (44) has two axially separated rings (44a) which surround the missile and carry the arms of the U-piece (44 fr), the rear ring being the extent limited up to which the missile (37) can be inserted into the launch tube (19). 7. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 6, characterized in that that the cross bracket (44) with the help of a retaining screw (46), which is through one of the rings (44 a) extends into the missile body, is detachably attached. 8. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 7, characterized by, that several detonators (28) in the housing remote from the holder for receiving the detonator in the Launch tube (24) are arranged. 9. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 8, characterized in that that the detonators (28) are stored in brackets (52) inside the removable cover (14) are attached. 10. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 1, characterized in, that the igniter (28) in the holder (24) of the launch tube (19) can be held in place with the aid of a bayonet lock. 11. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 10, characterized in, that the spring-loaded firing pin (30) of each detonator (28) is equipped with a plate (32), which is in engagement with the firing bolt to keep it inoperative, and which with the aid of the Trigger (34) is pulled up to release the firing bolt. 12. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 11, characterized in that the plate (32) with a keyhole slot (32 a) for engaging a head (30 a) on the firing pin (30) and with a recess (32 b) for engagement of the trigger (34) is provided. 13. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 10 to 12, characterized in that the handle (21) on the top (11) of the housing with its rear part (21a) perpendicular to this and near the wall (13) is attached and the trigger (34) has a hook-shaped part (34a) which extends through the rear part (21α) of the handle (21) into the housing near the holder (24) for receiving the igniter, and another part (34 b) outside of the handle (21), which part is operated by hand. 14. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 13, characterized in that that a safety bolt (35) extends through the rear part (21a) of the handle (21) and a pin (36) on the trigger engages behind the safety bolt (35) to prevent accidental actuation the trigger (34) to prevent. 15. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 13 and 14, characterized in that the handle (21) has a central part (21 b) which extends from the rear part (21a) to the front part (21c) near the end of the lid ( 14) of the housing, and a part (34 b) of the trigger runs parallel to the central part (216) of the handle (21), its upwardly bent end in a hole in the central part of the handle (21 b) when the trigger is operated ) slides. 16. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 1 to 15, characterized in, that the handle (21) carries a sighting device. 17. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 16, characterized in that that the sighting device consists of a pipe piece (22) which is attached to the handle (21) in one Angle is attached. 18. rocket device for ejecting a line according to claim 1 to 17, characterized in that that the launch tube (19) with an insert (23) consisting of a ring made of wood and a thin metal jacket, which is inserted into the launch tube (19) between the fuse (28) and missile (37) is deployed to counter this 10 Protect damage during the combustion of the rocket's propulsion charge. Documents considered: German Patent No. 302 968; British Patent No. 327 894. 1 sheet of drawings