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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz-Josef Kruse, Ratingen, DE;
Klaus D Karius, Juchen, DE;
Assignee:
Rheinmetall GmbH, Dusseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
102524 ;
Abstract
A projectile for firing from a gun barrel which comprises a projectile body having a radial and longitudinal directions; a rotating band disposed on the projectile body and having at least one material receiving groove to accommodate rotating band material sheared off during passage of the projectile through the gun barrel, and at least one pressure relief groove located in a region of the rotating band where the projectile body is subjected to maximum stress in the radial direction.