Active body for a submunition having effective agents

Abstract

The invention relates to a submunition ( 100 ) having effective masses (i.e., active masses), particularly having at least one pyrotechnic fog body ( 1 ), comprising an insulation layer ( 2 ) disposed between an active body container ( 3 ) and a pyrotechnic unit ( 4 ), wherein the active body container ( 3 ) can be closed by a cover ( 5 ) having a blow-out opening ( 6 ).

1 . An active mass body for a submunition having active masses, wherein the active mass body comprises:
 (a) an effective agent body container;   (b) the active masses, wherein the active masses include a pyrotechnic charge; and   (c) an insulating layer disposed between the active body container and the pyrotechnic charge, wherein the active body container is closed by a cover provided with a blow-out opening formed in the cover.   
     
     
         2 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of smoke bodies form the submunition. 
     
     
         3 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the active mass body comprises a plurality of active body containers that are distributed symmetrically around an imaginary projectile longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         4 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein compounds whose chemical and physical characteristics comply with characteristic preconditions of an insulating layer are used as the basis for the insulating layer. 
     
     
         5 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the compounds are preparations or products of non-toxic, organic or inorganic compounds from groups 2, 3 and 4 of the periodic table of elements. 
     
     
         6 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the insulating layer has a shock-absorbing effect. 
     
     
         7 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the active mass body is a pyrotechnic smoke body. 
     
     
         8 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the compounds are preparations or products of non-toxic, organic or inorganic compounds from groups 2, 3 and 4 of the periodic table of elements that include an element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, boron, aluminum, carbon, silicon and tin. 
     
     
         9 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein compounds whose chemical and physical characteristics comply with characteristic preconditions of an insulating layer are used as the basis for the insulating layer. 
     
     
         10 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the compounds are preparations or products of non-toxic, organic or inorganic compounds from groups 2, 3 and 4 of the periodic table of elements. 
     
     
         11 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the compounds are preparations or products of non-toxic, organic or inorganic compounds from groups 2, 3 and 4 of the periodic table of elements that include an element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, boron, aluminum, carbon, silicon and tin. 
     
     
         12 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein compounds whose chemical and physical characteristics comply with characteristic preconditions of an insulating layer are used as the basis for the insulating layer. 
     
     
         13 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the compounds are preparations or products of non-toxic, organic or inorganic compounds from groups 2, 3 and 4 of the periodic table of elements. 
     
     
         14 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the compounds are preparations or products of non-toxic, organic or inorganic compounds from groups 2, 3 and 4 of the periodic table of elements that include an element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, boron, aluminum, carbon, silicon and tin. 
     
     
         15 . A submunition having active masses, wherein the submunition includes one or more active mass bodies, wherein each active mass body comprises:
 (a) an effective agent body container;   (b) one or more active masses, wherein each active mass includes a pyrotechnic charge; and   (c) an insulating layer disposed between the active body container and the pyrotechnic charge, wherein the active body container is closed by a cover provided with a blow-out opening formed in the cover.   
     
     
         16 . The submunition as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the active mass body is a pyrotechnic smoke body. 
     
     
         17 . The submunition as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the submunition comprises a plurality of active mass bodies, wherein the active mass bodies are smoke bodies. 
     
     
         18 . The submunition as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the submunition comprises a plurality of active body containers that are distributed symmetrically around an imaginary projectile longitudinal axis of the submunition. 
     
     
         19 . The submunition as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the insulating layer comprises compounds that are preparations or products of non-toxic, organic or inorganic compounds that include an element selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, boron, aluminum, carbon, silicon and tin. 
     
     
         20 . The active mass body as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the insulating layer has a shock-absorbing effect.