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Projectile propulsion assembly that limits recoil force

US6044746A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 1998
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42C19/083
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a projectile propulsion assembly of the type comprising a chamber housing a pressure source. The chamber which houses the pressure source communicates with at least one pipe placed inside the launch tube and having bores distributed along its length so as to be released in succession during ejection of the projectile.

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