US 12,169,120 B2
Weapon having a deflagration igniter and method for operating such a weapon
Knud Lämmle, Hamburg (DE); and Sönke Huckfeldt, Elmshorn (DE)
Assigned to ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH, Bremen (DE); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/420,031
Filed by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH, Bremen (DE); and thyssenkrupp AG, Essen (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/051105
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 30, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/156833, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 201 176.4 (DE), filed on Jan. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0090886 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. F42B 39/20 (2006.01); F42B 3/10 (2006.01); F42B 3/22 (2006.01); F42C 9/00 (2006.01); F42C 9/16 (2006.01); F42C 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 3/22 (2013.01) [F42B 3/10 (2013.01); F42B 39/20 (2013.01); F42C 9/00 (2013.01); F42C 9/16 (2013.01); F42C 19/0842 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weapon comprising:
an explosive charge;
a detonation ignition means that is activatable;
an ignition device configured to activate the detonation ignition means upon receipt of a detonation activation command, wherein the detonation ignition means is configured upon activation to cause the explosive charge to detonate;
a deflagration ignition means that is activatable, wherein the deflagration ignition means is configured upon activation to cause the explosive charge to deflagrate;
an electronic device and a guidance device, wherein the guidance device is configured to guide combustion gases and/or flames that occur during deflagration of the explosive charge in a direction of the electronic device whereby the electronic device is destroyed by the combustion gases and/or flames such that unauthorized persons who come into possession of the remnants of the deflagrated weapon are prevented from obtaining confidential information by inspecting or evaluating the electronic device,
wherein the ignition device is configured to selectively activate the detonation ignition means or the deflagration ignition means; and
a housing having a first housing part, a second housing part, and a predetermined breaking point, wherein the predetermined breaking point is configured such that deflagration of the explosive charge causes breakage of the predetermined breaking point, wherein following breakage of the predetermined breaking point the first housing part is movable relative to the second housing part, wherein the second housing part is configured such that following movement of the first housing part relative to the second housing part the second housing part acts as a component of the guidance device.