Connection between the casing and the rear part of a sabot for projectile
US4726298A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B14/064
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Ever greater demands in terms of mechanical strength and gas tightness are being made on the connection between the rear part and the casing of a sabot for a projectile. To improve this connection a circumferential groove is provided in the rear part of the sabot into which protrudes a rotating band of the sabot casing which band contacts the barrel rifling to spin or rotate the projectile. The circumferential groove and the rotating band anchored therein exhibit a dovetailed cross-section which prevents the rotating band from slipping out of the circumferential groove. The rotating band is linked to the casing via a predetermined break point.
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