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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Thomas Heitmann, Unterlüss, DE;
Michael Schwenzer, Hermannsburg, DE;
Thomas Heitmann, Unterlüss, DE;
Michael Schwenzer, Hermannsburg, DE;
Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, Aschau am Inn, DE;
Abstract
A lateral thrust control is provided for influencing the flight trajectory of a projectile. The control has a main control unit; a central, axially extending main recess in the main control unit; a plurality of thruster recesses in the main control unit for accepting correction thrusters; an ignition element for one of the correction thrusters disposed in each of the thruster recesses; and at least one tubular conductor support of an electrically insulating material arranged inside the main recess of main control unit. At least some of the electrical conductors are in the form of conductive tracks fixedly arranged on the at least one tubular conductor support such that a particular contact element for a particular ignition element contacts the conductive track assigned to the particular contact element.