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US 12,228,387 B2Granted
Igniter system and piece of ammunition
AssigneeRheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
InventorsFrank Schoetzig, Julia Strenger, Beate Brauer, Christopher Zimmermann
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Abstract
An igniter system for a piece of ammunition, having at least one propellant igniter and at least one igniter element designed for transmitting ignition power and extending away from the propellant igniter. The igniter element is arranged spaced apart from the propellant igniter.
Claims20
An igniter system for a piece of ammunition, the piece of ammunition comprising a penetrator having a tail unit and a sabot, the igniter system comprising:
- at least one propellant igniter;
- at least one propellant charge;
- and
- at least one igniter element designed to transmit ignition power, which extends away from the propellant igniter, and the at least one igniter element is designed to transmit ignition power to the propellant charge,
- wherein the at least one igniter element is arranged at a distance from the propellant igniter,
- wherein the at least one igniter element has a greater flashover speed or burn-through speed, compared to the at least one propellant charge, and
- wherein the at least one igniter element is arranged on the penetrator between the tail unit and the sabot.
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A piece of ammunition comprising:
- a projectile, comprising a penetrator, comprising:
- a sabot;
- a tail unit;
- and
- an igniter system, for a piece of ammunition, the igniter system comprising:
- a propellant igniter;
- a propellant charge;
- and
- an igniter element designed to transmit ignition power, which extends away from the propellant igniter, and the igniter element is designed to transmit ignition power to the propellant charge,
- wherein the igniter element is arranged at a distance from the propellant igniter,
- wherein the at least one igniter element has a greater flashover speed or burn-through speed, compared to the at least one propellant charge;
- and
- wherein the igniter element is arranged on the penetrator between the tail unit and the sabot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.