Plasma injection device for an electrothermal gun

US5898124A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Rheinmetall Industrie AG · DE

Inventors

• Herbert Krumm · Kaarst, DE
• Thomas Weise · Berlin, DE
• Frank Venier · Weinsberg, DE
• Gunter Stoffler · Reichenbach/Oberlausitz, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 1997
• Grant date: Apr 27, 1999
• Expiry date: May 5, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42B5/08
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A plasma injection device (plasma burner) for a projectile has a multi-part propellant case and a plasma-receiving container attached to the propellant case. The multi-part propellant case includes a cartridge base; an electrically insulating case body directly attached to the cartridge base and also constituting an obturator; and an electrode held in and being electrically insulated from the cartridge base.