ELECTROPRIMING BUSH Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: structural members of ammunition electric primers.

SUBSTANCE: the electropriming bush has an igniting charge placed in a cap, which by means of expansion of the body open end face is geometrically closed and pressed to a disk electrode coupled by a bridge of heating of the initiating compound to the lower disk electrode engageable with the central current tap insulated by the bush from the body, a spacer of non-conducting material is installed between the disk electrodes. The cap of the igniting charge is narrowed down, mainly it has a stepped profile, and the central current tap is provided with an obturating flange which directly joins the lower disk electrode.

EFFECT: enhanced reliability of the electropriming bush at fire from automatic weapon.

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