Munition Having A Reusable Housing Assembly and A Removable Powder Chamber

摘要

A reusable shell casing having a housing with exterior grooves having a substantially central bore with a tapered end capable of receiving a payload and an opposite threaded end adapted to receive a novel reusable high pressure chamber assembly containing a removable powder chamber, a burst disk, and a threaded insert. The chamber assembly has a central bore having an upper bore portion that is cylindrically shaped having a threaded surface adapted to secure to the threaded portion of a threaded insert. The central bore also has a lower bore portion that is cylindrically shaped having a surface that is adapted to closely contour the circumference of the removable powder chamber. The powder chamber has a primary end having a primary opening adapted to receive a propellant located opposite a secondary end having a protrusion. The protrusion has a secondary opening adapted to receive a primer.

主权项

1. A munition, comprising:
a reusable housing assembly having a removable powder chamber; said housing assembly comprising:
a housing having a first end located opposite a second end; said first end of said housing having a first opening; said second end of said housing having a second opening; a powder chamber, said powder chamber having a powder chamber first end located opposite a powder chamber second end; said powder chamber first end having a powder chamber first opening; said powder chamber second end having a powder chamber second opening; said first opening of said housing configured to receive an end of said powder chamber; said powder chamber having a seat, whereby, said seat is configured to mate with a seating surface of said housing, whereby, said powder chamber having a protrusion, said protrusion received by said second opening of said housing; a plate substantially covering said first opening of said powder chamber; a retaining member having a retaining member first end, said retaining member first end having at least one retaining member opening; said retaining member having a retaining member second end, said retaining member second end having at least one opening; and, said retaining member adapted to retain said plate against said first opening of said powder chamber, whereby, said retaining member retains said plate and said powder chamber within said housing.