Patent · US Expired

Projectile accelerating device

US4967637A · kind A · utility

17Cited by

9References

4Claims

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Assignees

Rheinmetall GmbH · DE
TZN Forschungs-Und Entwicklungszentrum UnterlÃƒÂ¼ss GmbH · DE

Inventors

Markus Loffler · Unterlüß, DE
Wolfram Witt · Goldkronach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 12, 1989
Grant date	Nov 6, 1990
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2009

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41B6/00
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for accelerating projectiles from a launching tube by means of an electrically heated plasma and two electrodes between which burns an electric arc so as to heat the plasma. To cause the pressure for accelerating the projectile in the launching tube to be as high as possible, the two electrodes and thus the electric arc which heats the plasma are disposed within a rear portion of the projectile.

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