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US 6,523,476 B1Granted
Ammunition with a shell whose wall consists of combustible or consumable wound body
AssigneeDynamit Nobel GmbH Explosivstoff-und Systemtechnik
InventorsHeinz Riess, Erich Muskat
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Abstract
The invention aims at improving the quality of ammunition having a shell whose wall consists of a combustible or consumable wound body with at least one double layer of crossed threads. The wound body (1) forms a single piece. The winding density of the wound body (1) varies along the length of the wound body (1) so that distribution of the threads (3) optimally matches the charge of the shell (12).
Claims11
Ammunition, comprising:
- a case comprising a combustible or consumable wound package having an adaptation region for a projectile at a first end, an adaptation region for an end socket at a second end and a wall including at least one double layer of intersecting filaments, the filaments being impregnated or coated with a binding agent;
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- an end socket containing a detonating charge connected to the adaptation region for the end socket at the second end of the wound package;
- wherein the wound package is in one piece and a density of winding of the wound package is varied over a length of the wound package to match a loading of the case, the density of winding being determined by an angle of intersection of the filaments in the at least one double layer, angles of intersection of the filaments of the wound package being smaller in the adaptation region for a projectile and the adaptation region for the end socket than angles of intersection of the filaments in remaining regions of the wound case.
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