Igniting device for a propellant charge
US6708621B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C19/0834
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ignition device for a propellant charge contained in a cylindrical case of a munition, said device comprising at least one linear energetic element and means to ignite said element, and characterised in that the ignition means comprise a tubular part, placed at a bottom cap part of the case and delimiting a chamber that communicates with a pyrotechnic igniting component, said tubular part comprising an axial hole intended to allow the passage and entry into the chamber of the linear igniting element or elements arranged substantially along the case axis.
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