Patent · US Expired

Cartridge ammunition having accidental ignition preventing means

US5625163A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

7References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Rheinmetall Industrie AG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Thiesen · Willich, DE
Thomas Heitmann · Unterlüß, DE
Holger Brase · Bergen, DE
Reiner Bukowski · Hermannsburg, DE
Ulrich Schulte · Kelkheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 17, 1996
Grant date	Apr 29, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B12/38
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cartridge includes a case defining an inner space and having a case bottom; a propellant powder accommodated in the inner space; a propellant igniter centrally arranged on the case bottom and having a closure remote from the case bottom; a projectile held by the case and having a rear portion extending into the inner space; a tracer assembly held in the rear portion and being spaced from the closure; and an arrangement for preventing the propellant igniter from pressing propellant powder into the tracer assembly.

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