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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Hans-Karl Haak, Unterlüss, DE;
Alexei Voronov, Grosskrotzenburg, DE;
Rheinmetall W & M GmbH, Unterluss, DE;
Abstract
A disk-shaped propellant module ( ) for a propellant charge ( ), which can be composed of several modules of this type. To ensure a uniform and symmetrical ignition of the propellant charge ( ) for a cartridge with increased charge density (>1.2 g/cm ), the propellant module ( ) is provided with at least three axially extending ignition channels ( ), uniformly distributed over a partial circle, and at least three radial ignition channels ( ) that extend from the inside or interior of the propellant module ( ) to its outer edge surface ( ). The center of the circle for the axial ignition channels ( ) is positioned on the central axis ( ) for the propellant module ( ) and each of the radial ignition channels ( ) intersects with at least one of the axial ignition channels ( ).