US932214A - Projectile. - Google Patents

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Patented Aug. 24, 1909 Mib UNTE

KARL WIESER, '0F BREDENEY-ON-TE-RUHB, GERMANY, ASSIGNR T0 FRIED. KRUPP AKTIEN GESELLSCHAFT, OF ESSEN-ON-THE-RUHR, GERMANY.

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PRoJEc'rILE.

932, 214., Specification of Letters Patent; Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

' Application filed October 29, 1908. Serial No. 460,131.'Y v

To all whom it may concern.' shaft D with the projectile body. The Be it known that I, KARL Winsen, a sub- Vshaft is composed of three cylindrical parts ject of the Emperor of Germany, and a resiof different diameter. That part (d1) ofthe dent of Bredeney-on-the-Ruhr, Germany, shaft which is of smallest diameter is loosely have invented certain new and useful lminserted in the sleeve E and in a cap Hoo proveniente in lf'rojectiles, of which the folwhich islsecured to the flange c2 of the sleeve lowing 1s a specification. E. The cap lies with a spherical lsurface The present invention relates to the type against the flange e2 and serves for transof projectiles (exploding, illuminating, invInitting to the projectile-body A the preshl() `cendiary and-the like projectiles) which is sure which acts on the shaft D when the .65

provided Witha shaft serving for guiding the gun is red. To that end the shaft abuts projectile in the projecting device (the-gun with a shoulder d3 against the cap'H. The barrel for instance). This shaft is for inshoulder is produced by the change in distance necessarywhen the projectile body ameter between the shaft-part d1 and the proper, which for instance contains the longer shaft-part which is of intermedie 70 bursting charge, is of greater caliber than diameter. The latter shaft-partis rovid d the gun barrel serving for throwing the prowith ribs d* whichv together with t e sha 4tjectile. in the known projectiles of this part (Z2, the diameter of which correspond type the shaft is rigidly` connected with the to the caliber of the smooth barrel, se es projectile and the shaft and proj ectile'therefor-guiding the shaft in the gun barrel. 75 fore remain connected together throughout On the shaft D is loosely and slidabl the entire path of fiight. Due to this fact mounted a disk sha ed weight Whic i the shaft has a detrimental effect on the serves for separating t e shaft from the prof path of flight of the projectile, as has been jectile-body after the gun fired, The. l

demonstrated by trials, the shaft causing weight K is provided with a bore whichicor-80 the projectile to tilt and, in case of strong responds to the diameter of the' art of'the 'Y laterall wind, causing the projectile to beshaft which carries the ribs-d4. rlhe weight come deflected to a considerable extent is further provided with grooves k1 for the from its direction of flight. In accordance ribs d, The ring-sector shaped ribs k2 (Fig.

with the present invention these drawbacks 2) located between the grooves 761 on the 85"I are avoided by having the shaft connected Weight form a stop for the shaftart d?.

with the projectile-body so to be readily The drawings show the position Which the l* detached therefrom and in such a vmanner several parts of the projectile assume before that the shaft can separate from the projecthe gun is fired. When the gun is' fired the,

tile body soonl after the projectile has com- -shaft D is ejected from the gun barrel and 90 menced its movement. i carries the projectile-body A along, While the As an example of the invention the ac- Weight K, which is loosely slidable on the 7' companying drawings show an exploding shaft, first remains behind relatively to they projectile which is to be thrown by a gun. shaft due to the inertia of the weight. `When 40 Figure i shows the projectile' partly in the ribs k2 of the Weight hit the shaft-part d2 95 elevation and partly in section, part of' the the velocity of theishaft becomes less than gun barrel being shown, and Fig. 2 is a secthe velocity of theV projectilelbody and the tion online 2 2, F ig. l, looking from the projectile-body therefore separates from the right. A shaft soon after the gun is fired, the project- The projectile has a thin-Walled body A ilc-body then proceeding farther alone 1n the 100 which contains a charge B of high-explosive Vdirection of flight imparted thereto by the material. The body is of spherical 'form shaft. I u and its diameter iseonsidcrably greater than The invention can also be directly applled. the caliber of' the gun barrel C and shaft D. to incendiary projectiles, illunnnatmg pro- .A 5o A sleeve E which is composed of two parts jcctiles and the like and also to such project- 10@ is arranged diametrically in the body A. iles which are ejected by means of springs, The sleeve is secured to the body A by compressed an' and thehke. The welgh". K means of two Hanges el e'the sleeve conmight also be replaced oy stops arranged at tains a fuse F-pref'erably a time-fuse-and the muzzle of the gun barrel and cooperating .5a.a-detoi1ator Gf ang.l serves for connecting the with ,stops provided near the free end (d2) of` ll shaft for guiding the projectile in the project- '.vrestraining connection Avith the projecting the shaft. These stops would have to 'be constructed in such a, manner as to )errnit the shaft passing out of the gun barrel while on the other hand they would have to cop crate to retard the movement of the shaft in such a manner that the shaft would separate from the projectile-body soon after the bel ginning oi' the movement of the projectiie.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed and desired to be secured by Let i. A. projectile having a proj ectile-body, a

ing device, seid shaft having driving and nondevice, and e connection betweei'i the projectile-body and the shaft permitting seid arts to separate at substantially upon the eginning of flieht thereof. l

2. A projectile having e projectile-`oody, o sheit for guiding the projectile in the pro.n jecting device, said shaft having driving and non-restraining connection With the projecting device, and removably connected with the projectile-body, and Ineens causing the shaft to seperate from the projectileloody upon the beginning of flight thereof.

3. A projectile having a projectile-body, e shaft for guiding the projectile in the projecting device and removably connected with the projectileebody, and ineens causing the shaft to separate from the proj ectilsbody after firing, seid Ineens comprising e' weight mounted to slide loosely on the shaft,

` ing a shoulderebutting sin esente end a stop on the shaft adapted to be en@ 35 gaged hy the weight to retard the movement of the shaft.

e. A projectiie having e projectile-body, el ccp on seid body, and a shaft for guiding the projectile in the projectindevice and .hev-

' cap.

5. A projectile having e, projectile body, a sleeve in seid body, e sha-it Within seid sleeve for guiding the rojectile in the projecting device, seid sheJ t having -driving end non-m 45 restraining connection. with said projecting device, end ineens carried by said'shaft for separating the projectile therefrom during 'the Hight thereof. l

6. A projectile having e projectile-body, e sleeve in said body, a fuse in said sleeve, and a shefteiog: guiding the projectile in the guid ing device end looseljT inserted in said sleeve.;

7. A projectile having e projectile-body, e sheit for guiding the projectile in the projecting device and. removably connected with the projectile-body, and 'means carried by said shaft for positively eiecting schieration ci seid sha'it and the projectileody during the iiight thereof. 60 'ifhe foregoing specification signed at Bernien, Germany, this 15th day of' September, 1908.

KARL VVIESER.

in presence oi?- OTTO Alnio, WM. WAsniNGToN BRUNsWioK.

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