Rifle grenade using bullet trap

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016223308-A1
Application number	US-201314105863-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 13, 2013
Priority date	Aug 23, 2013
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is a rifle grenade using a bullet trap. A propellent assembly is formed with a first housing configured to house a trapping unit that traps a bullet shot from a gun to travel from rear to front and absorbs kinetic energy of the bullet, and a second housing configured to house a propelling unit that is disposed in front of the first housing, and is activated by the kinetic energy of the bullet which is absorbed into the trapping unit to provide a propelling force in a trajectory direction of the rifle grenade.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A rifle grenade using a bullet trap, comprising:
a propellent assembly that has a first housing configured to house a trapping means that traps a bullet shot from a gun to travel from rear to front and absorbs kinetic energy of the bullet, and a second housing configured to house a propelling means that is disposed in front of the first housing, is activated by the kinetic energy of the bullet which is absorbed into the trapping means, and provides a propelling force in a trajectory direction of the rifle grenade; and a stabilizer assembly in which a hollow through which the bullet goes is formed, which is coupled to the propelling means in the front of the hollow so as to face the first housing, and which is coupled to the gun in the rear of the hollow so that the bullet reaches the propelling means through the hollow.

2 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:
a protective shell that is coupled to the front of the propellent assembly, and includes a holder which is movably installed in a third housing formed therein, and a damping means which is disposed between the third housing and the holder to reduce an external impact transmitted to the holder.

3 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the holder is mounted with a robot.

4 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the damping means includes:
a first damper supported in the front of the third housing; and a second damper supported at the rear of the third housing.

5 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 4 , wherein each of the first damper and the second damper includes:
a cylinder which has a flange whose one end is supported on the third housing and whose other end is supported on the holder, and is extendable between one end and the other end thereof; and an elastic member which is provided on an outer surface of the cylinder, and is installed so as to be supported at the third housing and the flange.

6 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the damping means further includes a damping pad which is provided on an inner circumferential surface of the third housing and reduces an impact transmitted to an outer circumferential surface of the holder.

7 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the propellent assembly further includes a plurality of nozzle holes which are formed so as to extend from the outer circumferential surface of the propellent assembly into the second housing.

8 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the propellent assembly further includes a hammer hole which is formed so as to extend from the second housing to the first housing.

9 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the propelling means includes:
a propellant housed in the second housing; an igniter connected to the propellant; and a propellent detonator which is connected to the igniter and installed so as to be inserted into the hammer hole.

10 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the propelling means further includes a retardant which is provided between the propellent detonator and the igniter to retard an ignition time of the igniter for a predetermined time when the propellent detonator is activated.

11 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the propellent assembly further includes a sealing cover which is provided in the second housing so as to seal the propelling means.

12 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the trapping means includes:
a trap part which is provided at a rear inner side of the first housing facing the hollow and traps the bullet shot so as to go through the hollow; and a percussion part which is provided at a front inner side of the first housing and activates the propelling means using the kinetic energy of the bullet trapped by the trap part.

13 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the percussion part includes:
a percussion pin which is provide so as to come into close contact with one surface of the trap part which is the opposite surface of the other surface of the trap part which faces the stabilizer assembly, and is installed in the first housing so as to be slidable in a direction of the second housing; and a safety spring which is provided at the front inner side of the first housing facing the second housing and is installed so as to elastically support the percussion pin in a rearward direction.

14 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 13 , wherein the kinetic energy of the bullet trapped by the trap part is high enough for the percussion pin to pressurize the safety spring to activate the propelling means.

15 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 13 , wherein the propellent assembly further includes a safety pin which is installed so as to pass through the percussion pin from a side of the propellent assembly.

16 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the stabilizer assembly further includes a safety cover which is provided in the front of the hollow to cover the front of the hollow.

17 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the stabilizer assembly further includes a plurality of fins formed on an outer circumferential surface of the stabilizer assembly.

18 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the robot includes a wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive a control signal and data to and from an external controller, and is remotely controlled.

19 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 18 , wherein the robot includes a photographing unit which is installed on the robot to transmit video data obtained by photographing an environment around a place where the robot is located to the controller using the wireless communication unit.

20 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 18 , wherein the robot includes an explosive cartridge which is installed in the robot to be exploded by the control signal of the controller.

21 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 20 , wherein the explosive cartridge includes a fragmentation or thermobaric warhead to which a high explosive for causing casualties is applied.

22 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 20 , wherein the explosive cartridge includes a warhead to which a tear gas or a sleeping gas that is a non-lethal weapon is applied.

23 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 20 , wherein, when enemy personnel are detected by a sensing means embedded in the robot, the robot is set so as to allow the explosive cartridge to be automatically exploded using the controller.

24 . The rifle grenade as set forth in claim 20 , wherein the holder further includes a repeater configured to increase a wireless communication distance between the controller and the robot.

Assignees

• Rhee Joon Seong
• Park Min Su
• Park Soon Suk
• Shin Jun Goo
• Hanwha Corp

Inventors

• Rhee Joon Seong
• Park Min Su
• Park Soon Suk
• Shin Jun Goo

Classifications

• F41H7/005

  Unmanned ground vehicles, i.e. robotic, remote controlled or autonomous, mobile platforms carrying equipment for performing a military or police role, e.g. weapon systems or reconnaissance sensors (F41H11/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F42B12/58

  Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles (F42B12/32 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F42B12/625

  a single submissile arranged in a carrier missile for being launched or accelerated coaxially; Coaxial tandem arrangement of missiles which are active in the target one after the other (with shaped or hollow charges F42B12/16) · CPC title

• F42B10/06

  Tail fins · CPC title

• F42B30/06 Primary

  Bullet traps or bullet decelerators therefor · CPC title