摘要:
The multi-barrel split-breech rapid fire gun is a light-weight, electrically-driven rapid fire gun, radially loaded and fired, using only rotating parts. This eliminates inertia problems compared to a breech-loaded gun that requires a bolt to chamber a cartridge. The firing mechanism allows the cartridge to be enclosed in a split-breech for 50% one rotation of the barrel hub. The gun incorporates an independent firing pin for each barrel to allow for high firing rates. The gun is fed by a thin polyimide cartridge belt fan-folded in a detachable wet-magazine.
摘要:
Ammunition containers are reloadable from within an armored vehicle to supply a remote weapon system mounted externally on the vehicle. The ammunition containers are designed to be fixedly mounted within an internal compartment of a weapon turret. In a first embodiment, at least one guide wall defines a spiral guide path for an ammunition belt, and a rotatable sprocket enables the belt to be loaded into the guide path. In a second embodiment, an ammunition clamp holds a round of ammunition, and the clamp is rotatable to wind the ammunition belt about the clamp's axis of rotation. A third embodiment has a guide sprocket and an adjacent peg to facilitate reloading an ammunition belt in horizontal layers. A fourth embodiment includes a pair of spaced support rails for hanging an ammunition belt in vertical columns, wherein rear ends of the rails may be located outside the container for easier loading.
摘要:
An ammunition magazine is used with a reciprocally-cycled weapon for delinking and firing cartridges in close-end linked ammunition belts. The magazine includes a housing with an ammunition indexing mechanism fixed to one side of the housing. A magazine feed box is disposed above the ammunition indexing mechanism. The magazine feed box includes a movable follower having an upper and a lower position and cam pins that engage cam slots in the magazine feed box. The movable follower is configured to receive a cartridge from the weapon.
摘要:
A detachable magazine for storing and delivering ammunition to a firearm having a magazine well. The magazine has a body with a column adapted for insertion into the magazine well. The column has a passage for transmitting ammunition to the firearm. The body includes a drum housing defining a substantially cylindrical chamber communicating with the column passage. A first sprocket element is rotatably received in the chamber and has a serrated periphery, with each serration adapted to receive an ammunition cartridge. A second sprocket element is rotatably received in the chamber, and is concentric with the first sprocket element, having a serrated periphery with each serration adapted to receive an ammunition cartridge. A spring element is connected to at least one of the sprocket elements, and operates to rotatably bias the sprocket elements to transmit cartridges from the drum chamber to the column passage. The magazine may have a pair of drums, and the sprockets may be tapered, to facilitate feeding of tapered cartridges. The magazine may include a counter to indicate the quantity of ammunition consumed or remaining. The magazine may include the ability to power and de-power spring motor.
摘要:
An ammunition feed system for a small or medium caliber fire arm, of the type comprising a double ammunition rack (G1, G2) for different munitions (M1, M2), a loading device belonging to the weapon to load the munition one by one and an intermediate (9) device to transfer the munitions (M1, M2) from the rack (G1 or G2) towards the loading device. Each rack (G1, G2) comprises a conveyor (25) having two endless chains (27) which is selectively coupled to a starwheel (37) which forms the intermediate transfer device (9). This wheel may revolve in two opposite direction in order to extract the munitions (M1, M2) from one rack (G1, G2) or to bring the munitions (M1, M2) back to the original rack.
摘要:
An ammunition feeder chute includes a plurality of unitary segments injection molded from a flexible thermoplastics material. The segments are articulated to one another in side-by-side relationship, and are interconnected by a cable which passes through a pair of apertures formed in opposed side walls of each segment. The opposed side walls are joined by an elongate base member which has a predetermined torsional flexure for facilitating overall torsional flexure of the feeder chute. Each segment is formed with complemental arcuate tab and recess formations for allowing pivoting of adjacent segments relative to one another.
摘要:
Apparatuses for the infeed of cartridges predominantly of two different types of ammunition from conveying devices to a Gatling-type gun or weapon system, can be constructed such that first and second transport devices, a third device and the Gatling-type gun can be simultaneously driven if there are provided storage devices for the intermediate storage of the empty cases during reverse clearing following a firing burst. These storage devices are operatively associated with conveying devices from which the Gatling-type gun has delivered ammunition thereto by the first and second transport devices. The conveying devices, which deliver cartridges from ammunition magazines, can be selectively driven. There is prevented transport of empty cases during reverse clearing by the Gatling-type gun and there is attained the result that the Gatling-type gun is free of empty cases prior to accomplishing a new firing burst. Additionally, it is possible to fire cartridges or ammunition rounds of one type of ammunition from two ammunition magazines without the need to exchange one of the ammunition magazines.
摘要:
A transfer unit for serial re-orientation of plural items comprising an item supply train and a rotatable drum within a cylindrical housing. The items are provided serially to an inlet to the housing by a chain ladder or other mechanical means, and are longitudinally and axially re-oriented in the housing for transfer out of the housing. The drum is rotatable about its axis to provide further re-orientation of the items. All internal components of the rotatable drum are synchronously driven by mechanical means, and positive mechanical control of the serially supplied items is maintained at all times.
摘要:
A single barrel externally powered gun includes a feed mechanism, a bolt assembly, a bolt control assembly and a power transmission system. The bolt control assembly is in the form of a chain drive unit driven continuously along a predetermined path of travel which defines the timing and sequence of loading, ramming, firing and ejecting. The chain drive assembly controls the reciprocating motion of the bolt assembly relative to a fixed non-rotating and non-reciprocating barrel, the bolt being stationary in the firing and loading sequences. The feed mechanism which continuously advances rounds is integrated to the intermittent motion of the bolt by a Geneva wheel mechanism, as the bolt assembly reaches the proper position in its rearward movement. Bolt locking, firing and unlocking are all controlled, and carried on while the chain drive assembly is continuously moving. In another form, a parallel index drive assembly may be used in place of a Geneva wheel mechanism with resultant simplification of the overall gun structure. A power transmission system operates to effect synchronous movement of the feed and bolt control assemblies. Rates of fire of between 500 and 1000 rounds for a single barrel weapon are possible, with increased total rates if multiple barrel guns are provided.
摘要:
An ammunition feeder for a gun is disclosed which has a first rotating sprocket driven positively at a uniform velocity for stripping rounds and a second rotating sprocket driven positively at a non-uniform velocity for transversely placing each round directly onto the face of the gun bolt of the gun.