Propellant portioning device comprising an expandable holding element
AssigneeKrauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsRoland Spork, Matthias Raczek, Matthias Czok
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Abstract
A propellant portioning device for a propellant formed from a plurality of individual propellant modules includes at least a first module holder, wherein the first module holder has at least one expandable holding element for holding one of the individual propellant modules. In an embodiment, the expandable holding element is expandable by a pressure of a fluid, wherein the fluid is introduced into an interior of the expandable holding element.
Claims19
A propellant portioning device for a propellant formed from a plurality of individual propellant modules, the propellant portioning device comprising:
- at least a first module holder and a second module holder, wherein the first module holder and the second module holder each have at least one expandable holding element for holding one of the individual propellant modules, wherein a center axis of the first module holder and a center axis of the second module holder are offset relative to each other.
A propellant handling device, comprising:
- a propellant portioning device formed from a plurality of individual propellant modules with at least a first module holder and a second module holder, wherein the first module holder and the second module holder each have at least one expandable holding element for holding a propellant module, wherein a center axis of the first module holder and a center axis of the second module holder are offset relative to each other.
A weapon system with a propellant magazine and a weapon, comprising:
- a propellant handling device having a propellant portioning device formed from a plurality of individual propellant modules with at least a first module holder and a second module holder, wherein the first module holder and the second module holder each have at least one expandable holding element for holding a propellant module, wherein a center axis of the first module holder and a center axis of the second module holder are offset relative to each other.
A method for portioning a propellant formed from a plurality of individual propellant modules, the method comprising:
- providing a propellant portioning device having at least a first module holder and a second module holder, wherein a center axis of the first module holder and a center axis of the second module holder are offset relative to each other;
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- providing the first module holder with at least one expandable holding element and providing the second module holder with at least one expandable holding element, wherein the each expandable holding element is expandable to hold a first one of the individual propellant modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.