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Charge arrangement for cartridge ammunition

US5443009A · kind A · utility

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5Claims

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Assignees

Rheinmetall GmbH · DE
WNC Nitrochemie GmbH · DE

Inventors

Stefan Thiesen · Willich, DE
Eckhard Rahnenfuhrer · Dormagen, DE
Josef Kohler · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 1994
Grant date	Aug 22, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42C19/0838
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A charge arrangement for cartridge ammunition having a cartridge case, a bottom igniter secured in the case bottom and a primer that coaxially surrounds at least one part of the propellant composed of bulk powder and a tail-side part of a projectile that projects into the cartridge case. To ensure reliable ignition of the propellant bulk in a simple manner, a primer is provided that is comprised of either a separate, relatively thin-walled, combustible sleeve or the inner layer of a multilayer, combustible cartridge case which faces the propellant.

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