Munition with multiple propellant chambers
US9500451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42C19/0834
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A munition includes a projectile and a propellant unit. The propellant unit includes a shell having a cylindrical configuration centered on a longitudinal central axis of the munition. The shell has a cylinder opening that receives a cylinder. The cylinder is selectively rotatable in the cylinder opening about a cylinder axis, offset from the munition axis, between a plurality of firing positions. The cylinder has a plurality of propellant chambers each with a respective propellant charge. The propellant chambers are located in the cylinder so that when the cylinder is in a firing position one of the propellant chambers is on munition axis.
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