Deconfinement device for the casing of a piece of an ammunition
View Patent ↗A deconfinement device for the casing of a piece of ammunition enclosing an explosive load able to be ignited by a priming fuse, said device comprising a connecting ring linked to the casing and enabling the priming fuse to be joined to said casing, wherein said device incorporates a structure to ensure a weakened and shearable link between said fuse and said connecting ring, said link being sheared further to an increase in the pressure inside said casing, said connecting ring incorporating a base forming a plate that can be projected onto said explosive load during the ignition of said fuse, said base being able to be fractured by the presence of pressure inside said body of said projectile.
1. A deconfinement device for the casing of a piece of ammunition enclosing an explosive load able to be ignited by a priming fuse, the deconfinement device comprising:
a connecting ring linked to the casing and enabling the priming fuse to be joined to the casing,
a shearable link between the fuse and the connecting ring,
wherein the shearable link shears by a predetermined increase in a pressure inside the casing,
wherein the connecting ring comprises a base comprising a plate portion that projects onto the explosive load during an ignition of the priming fuse, the base being configured to be fractured by a pressure inside of the body of the projectile,
wherein the shearable link comprises an intermediate ring that is positioned between the connecting ring and the fuse, and the intermediate ring is linked to the connecting ring by a shearable element, and
wherein the intermediate ring comprises a female threaded portion that receives the fuse, and the shearable element is arranged at an external surface of the intermediate ring.
2. The deconfinement device according to claim 1 , wherein the shearable element of the intermediate ring comprises at least one peripheral toothing, and
the connecting ring comprises a matching channel that accommodates the at least one peripheral toothing.
3. The deconfinement device according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate ring comprises at least two longitudinal grooves delimiting radially deformable lips, and
wherein a deformation of the radially deformable lips enables the at least one peripheral toothing to be positioned in the matching channels of the connecting ring such that the intermediate ring is attached to the connecting ring.
4. The deconfinement device according to claim 3 , wherein the intermediate ring comprises at least one longitudinal rib on an external surface of the intermediate ring, the at least one longitudinal rib being configured to be housed in a matching groove in the connecting ring, wherein the rib being housed in the matching groove prevents a rotation of the intermediate ring with respect to the connecting ring.
5. The deconfinement device according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate ring comprises at least one longitudinal rib on an external surface of the intermediate ring, the at least one longitudinal rib being configured to be housed in a matching groove in the connecting ring, wherein the rib being housed in the matching groove prevents a rotation of the intermediate ring with respect to the connecting ring.
6. The deconfinement device according to claim 1 , wherein the base comprises at least one circular channel having a reduced thickness.