EP4051978C0 - GUN PIPE - Google Patents

GUN PIPE

Info

Publication number: EP4051978C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: gun pipe; gun; pipe
Prior art date: 2019-10-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP20820778.7A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4051978A1 (en

EP4051978B1 (en

Inventor

Helmut Rademann

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

ThyssenKrupp AG

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH

Original Assignee

ThyssenKrupp AG

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2019-10-29

Filing date

2020-10-28

Publication date

2023-08-23

2020-10-28 Application filed by ThyssenKrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH filed Critical ThyssenKrupp AG

2022-09-07 Publication of EP4051978A1 publication Critical patent/EP4051978A1/en

2023-08-23 Application granted granted Critical

2023-08-23 Publication of EP4051978C0 publication Critical patent/EP4051978C0/en

2023-08-23 Publication of EP4051978B1 publication Critical patent/EP4051978B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-10-28 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
- F41F3/00—Rocket or torpedo launchers
- F41F3/08—Rocket or torpedo launchers for marine torpedoes
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
- F41A23/20—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles for disappearing guns
- F41A23/22—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles for disappearing guns on board of submarines

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
Toys (AREA)
Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

EP20820778.7A 2019-10-29 2020-10-28 Weapon tube Active EP4051978B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102019216604.0A DE102019216604A1 (en)	2019-10-29	2019-10-29	Gun barrel
PCT/EP2020/000181 WO2021083537A1 (en)	2019-10-29	2020-10-28	Weapon tube

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4051978A1 EP4051978A1 (en)	2022-09-07
EP4051978C0 true EP4051978C0 (en)	2023-08-23
EP4051978B1 EP4051978B1 (en)	2023-08-23

Family

ID=73748014

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20820778.7A Active EP4051978B1 (en)	2019-10-29	2020-10-28	Weapon tube

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP4051978B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE102019216604A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2021083537A1 (en)

Family Cites Families (9)

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US514810A (en) *		1894-02-13		Tavb adolphe canet
GB114270A (en) *	1917-09-26	1918-03-28	John Fielding	An Improved Submersible Gun Boat.
GB504771A (en)	1938-03-26	1939-05-01	Thornycroft John I & Co Ltd	Improvements in or relating to means for launching torpedoes
DE4126064C1 (en) *	1991-08-03	1992-08-20	Howaldtswerke - Deutsche Werft Ag, 2300 Kiel, De
DE102008021040B4 (en) *	2008-04-26	2016-05-04	Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Gmbh	Starting device for diving bodies on a submarine
CN201444013U (en) *	2009-07-03	2010-04-28	姜春	Isobaric propulsion device for deep-sea submarine torpedo launch
FR2976063B1 (en) *	2011-05-31	2013-07-12	Dcns	SYSTEM FOR LAUNCHING A SUBMARINE DEVICE
DE102014217747A1 (en) *	2014-09-04	2016-03-10	Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Gmbh	submarine
DE102014017554B4 (en) *	2014-11-28	2021-12-23	Thyssenkrupp Ag	Device for ejecting an object from a weapon barrel with a linear motor

2019
- 2019-10-29 DE DE102019216604.0A patent/DE102019216604A1/en not_active Ceased
2020
- 2020-10-28 EP EP20820778.7A patent/EP4051978B1/en active Active
- 2020-10-28 WO PCT/EP2020/000181 patent/WO2021083537A1/en not_active Ceased

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP4051978A1 (en)	2022-09-07
WO2021083537A1 (en)	2021-05-06
EP4051978B1 (en)	2023-08-23
DE102019216604A1 (en)	2021-04-29

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP3792544A4 (en)	2022-03-09	PIPE ROBOT
EP3653919C0 (en)	2023-10-25	PIPE REPAIR PROCEDURE
DK3699470T3 (en)	2023-01-30	INSULATED PIPE
EP3608433A4 (en)	2020-08-19	FALL-SEAM-WELDED STEEL PIPE
EP4028710C0 (en)	2025-05-07	FIREARM
EP3633259A4 (en)	2020-10-14	PIPE CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT
EP3677824A4 (en)	2020-12-30	PIPE CONNECTION STRUCTURE
DK3654464T3 (en)	2023-02-27	GAS DISCHARGE PIPE
EP3926224A4 (en)	2022-10-26	HOSE CONNECTION
EP3608432A4 (en)	2020-11-04	FALL-SEAM-WELDED STEEL PIPE
DK3824215T3 (en)	2022-03-28	Insulated pipe
EP4043771A4 (en)	2022-12-07	HOSE CONNECTION
EP3992514A4 (en)	2023-08-23	HOSE CONNECTION
EP3904745C0 (en)	2023-09-06	STEEL PIPE SCREW CONNECTION
DK3514434T3 (en)	2024-05-27	PIPE CLAMP
DK3712484T3 (en)	2022-10-31	PIPE SOCKET
EP3977880A4 (en)	2023-03-01	COATING
EP3911882A4 (en)	2022-10-12	HOSE CONNECTION
EP3995725C0 (en)	2025-06-18	PIPE CLAMP
IL288312A (en)	2022-01-01	Anti-flood pipe
EP3800430C0 (en)	2023-06-07	FIREARM
EP3931482C0 (en)	2023-06-07	PIPE CONNECTOR
EP4012241A4 (en)	2023-05-10	PIPE BRANCH STRUCTURE
EP4051978C0 (en)	2023-08-23	GUN PIPE
EP3825640C0 (en)	2023-10-04	GUN

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