Portable machine and method for washing and drying cartridge cases for gun or rifle

Abstract

There is described a portable machine (1) for washing and drying various caliber cartridge cases for gun or rifle, comprising : a washing chamber (2) having a cylindrical side wall (3), said washing chamber (2) comprising a cartridge case introduction opening (4); an inlet port (5) for a washing liquid; a discharging port (6) for the washing liquid; a door (7) configured to hermetically close saidcartridge case introduction opening (4), a hydraulic circuit (8) operatively connected to the washing chamber (2) and to said inlet and discharging ports (5, 6), the hydraulic circuit (8) being configured to allow the washing liquid to enter into the washing chamber (2) by means of said inlet port (5), and the washing liquid extracted from the washing chamber (2) to be discharged by means of saiddischarging port (6); a rotating body (9) arranged in the washing chamber (2) to rotate about a rotation axis (X1), said rotating body (9) comprising at least one cartridge case movement element (10)which is integral in rotation with the rotating body (9), said at least one movement element (10) protruding into the washing chamber (2) and being configured to repeatedly lift and release the cartridge cases in the washing chamber (2) during the rotation of the rotating body (9); an operating motor (11) operatively connected to the rotating body (9) so as to allow the rotation of the rotating body (9) about said rotation axis with respect to the washing chamber (2); a drying device (12) arranged to dry the cartridge cases in the washing chamber (2). A method for washing and drying the aforesaid cartridge cases is also described.

Description

Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of machines for washing various caliber cartridge cases for guns or rifles, and more particularly to a portable machine for washing and drying the above cartridge cases. Background technique [0002] As a non-limiting example, with regard to the technical field of sports shooting, it is necessary to accurately clean the cartridge case, which is usually a brass cartridge case, after the shooting link. In fact, the cartridge case collected after the firing link may have a large amount of dust due to, for example, the gunpowder residue deposited on the inner and outer surfaces of the cartridge case and the sand, soil, and mud that exist according to the environment in which the firing link is performed. . It is worth noting that the accurate cleaning of the cartridge case allows for the extension of the technical life of the reloading equipment and the correct loading of the cartridges, thus ensuring the ef...

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Problems solved by technology

The disadvantage of this drum is that it requires a relatively long cleaning time in the range of several hours, and the casings are only sufficiently cleaned on the outside

In addition, the drum has the disadvantage of requiring the intervention of the operator, who should separate the shells from the pellets, carry out the washing of the shells, and then dry the shells, usually in a domestic oven

Another disadvantage of the roller is due to the fact that the granules used release silicon dioxide powder, which is harmful to health

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