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Priming mechanism for a propellant charge notably for field artillery ammunition and its manufacturing process

US5712444A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 1996
Grant dateJan 27, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42C19/0803
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A priming mechanism for a propellant charge, notably for field artillery ammunition, comprising a tube (2) made of a combustible material, whose inner wall is lined with a priming charge which marks out a central channel (5) inside the tube (2), characterised in that the priming charge is formed of several successive layers (3) of black powder granules with a binder (4).

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