摘要 |
A DUCTILE METAL DAMMING WASHER OR DISK, THE MARGINAL EDGE PORTION OF THE FRONT END OF WHICH IS IN CONTACT WITH A REAR ANNULAR SURFACE OF A CONSTRICTION PROVIDED WITHIN THE BARREL OF THE GUN. A SUB-CALIBRE COMBUSTION CHAMBER HAVING A SET OF RADIAL SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF KNOWN TYPE, EXTENDS THROUGH THE CONSTRICTION AND THROUGH THE DISC. THE CHAMBER IS KEPT IN A CORRECT RADIAL AND AXIAL POSITION BY MEANS OF A SECOND SET OF RADIAL SUPPORTING MEMBERS BEHIND THE DISC, SIMULTANEOUSLY CLAMPING IT TO THE CONSTRICTION. THE GAS PRESSURE, WHEN FIRING A ROUND, WILL SPLIT THE DISC AND FORM OR FOLD ITS SECTIONS INTO TAB-LIKE ELEMENTS THAT WILL EXTEND AROUND THE LEADING END OF THE SUPPORTING MEMBERS IN THE REAR SET OF SAID RADIAL SUPPORTING MEMBERS. |