Priming mechanism for a propellant charge notably for field artillery ammunition and its manufacturing process
US5712444A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 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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