Research/Patents/US 4494440
US 4494440

ARMING SETS FOR WEAPONS SYSTEM

Assignee

RHEINMETALL INDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Filed

Apr 14, 1978

Granted

Jan 22, 1985

Location

DE

Abstract

A weapons system for single-barrel automatic cannons uses PRUNIT rounds consisting of a projectile and a casingless solid body of propellant affixed to the projectile. A respective arming set is provided for at least some of said weapons to form central units therewith. Each arming set comprises means defining first and second energy-flow paths with respective shafts adapted to transmit torque from input ends to output ends of the path. Both of the shafts are connected to a wedge-type breech block for shifting same between open and closed positions. One of the shafts is connected to a loader and the other to a belt feeder for the PRUNITs.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Sep 17, 1982

Rescinded

May 18, 1984

Duration

1 year, 8 months

Inventor

  • 1RICHARD KOINE

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