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Sealing system for a wedge-type breech mechanism

US4130047A · kind A · utility

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Inventors

Anton Politzer · Achern, DE
Wilhelm Machmer · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 6, 1976
Grant date	Dec 19, 1978
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 6, 1996

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A3/74
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for sealing a wedge-type breech mechanism for a weapon firing caseless ammunition using a clamping stud in the external drive and enclosed in a recess provided in a wedge which axially presses a sealing ring against the sealing surface of a chamber wherein gear actuated clamping studs press a sealing ring against its sealing surface by a radially displaceable segment.

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