| US 7,600,477 B2 | ||
| Method for discharging countermeasure means, rocket launcher, and dispenser arrangement | ||
| Christer Zätterqvist, Uppsala (Sweden) | ||
| Assigned to SAAB AB, Linköping (Sweden) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/476,757 PCT Filed May 03, 2002, PCT No. PCT/SE02/00850 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 19, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO02/090867, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 14, 2002. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 0101581 (SE), filed on May 07, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0200381 A1, Oct. 14, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. F42B 14/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 102—505 [89/1.816] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A dispenser arrangement for discharging countermeasure ammunition, the dispenser arrangement comprising:
a plurality of countermeasure sections configured to be accommodated and secured in spaces for rockets in a rocket launcher,
each countermeasure section comprising a casing having a cylindrical lateral outer surface including a space configured to
simultaneously accommodate a plurality of countermeasure ammunition, a first end comprising a lateral opening in the cylindrical
lateral outer surface of the casing for discharging the plurality of countermeasure ammunition in a lateral direction with
respect to the cylindrical lateral outer surface casing, and an ammunition-advancing device configured to advance the plurality
of countermeasure ammunition through the countermeasure section toward the lateral opening, and
a discharging mechanism comprising an ammunition-separating device configured to discharge the plurality of countermeasure
ammunition from the countermeasure sections through the lateral openings.
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