Electromagnetic projectile launcher with reduced muzzle arcing and associated method
US4938113A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41B6/006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Electrical circuitry for preventing or substantially reducing electrical arcing at the muzzle of an electromagnetic projectile launcher. The circuitry provides a plurality of switches which interconnect portions of the rails of the launcher so that a unidirectional current flows through, the armature of the launcher is a first direction when the armature is in a first section of the launcher and a second section of the launcher. The switches, also cause a current, in a direction opposite the direction of the first direction, to flow through the armature of the launcher when the armature is in the second section of the launcher.
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