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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2000
Josef Grassl, Schönau, DE;
Ralf Heiduczek, Bischofswiesen, DE;
Fritz Greindl, Bad Reichenhall, DE;
Martin Fegg, Bischofswiesen, DE;
Buck Neue Technologien GmbH, Neuenburg, DE;
Abstract
An ejection device for ejecting a plurality of submunitions ( ) having an adapter ( ) including a control unit ( ) and adapted for releasable fastening in an ejection barrel ( ) of a discharger ( ), and a submunitions cluster ( ) including the submunitions and adapted for releasable connection, both mechanical and electrical, with the adapter. In the assembled condition of the device, the submunitions cluster is connected with the adapter, permitting submunitions to be ejected from the submunitions cluster. The control unit of the adapter controls the device to eject submunitions in one or more of a variety of ejection modes, such as sequentially one by one or at least in part simultaneously. The period between ejection of two consecutive submunitions may be adjustable. The ejection device may be integrated into a discharging unit including at least one discharger ( ), such as a conventional discharging unit.