SIGNAL MINE OF NON-LETHAL EFFECT Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F42B12/36 F42B23/00 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: proposed mine comprises outer case to house firing element, firing element burster, base with its one side furnished with central ledge with outer annular groove accommodating gas ring and its opposite side furnished with gas channels accommodating pyrotechnical amplifiers, and bottom sleeve squeezed by lower annular ledge of the cartridge. Base central ledge accommodates fuse tail part burster charge, pyrotechnical decelerator is arranged below the latter and, opposite them and in bottom sleeve, pyrotechnical igniter communicated with pyrotechnical amplifiers via crosswise gas ducts is arranged. Firing element comprises firing part furnished with pyrotechnical elements of sound-and-light effects and light signal effect. Firing part case represents cylindrical cartridge with top and bottom annular ledges and lengthwise channels regularly made along the circumference. Pyrotechnical elements of sound-and-light effects and light signal effect are arranged in different lengthwise channels while pyrotechnical amplifiers are arranged aligned with lengthwise channels. Case of each pyrotechnical element represents a paper cartridge filled with sound-and-light effects and light signal effect charges and comprises sleeve spinned in by cap with gas discharge bore made in its bottom part accommodating primer cap, pyrotechnical decelerator, burster charge and igniter circle. Burster charge weight in each sleeve of light signal charge exceeds 3 to 3.5 times that of similar charge in sound-and-light pyrotechnical element sleeve. Fuse is arranged on top annular ledge of firing part case with the help of sealing bush with inner thread and outer annular groove accommodating gas ring. Fuse tail part is furnished with outer thread and outer circular groove and gas ring. Sealing bush is squeezed y top annular ledge of firing part case and screwed on fuse tail part to seat in firing part case lengthwise channel and allow squeezing towards central ledge of the fuse end face base via gas ring.

EFFECT: expanded applications and higher efficiency and safety.

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