CN1359464A - Multi-barrel assembly feed for gun - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
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- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
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- F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
- F41A9/35—Feeding multibarrel guns
- F41A9/36—Feed mechanisms for revolving-cannon guns
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
- F41F1/00—Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons; Harpoon guns
- F41F1/08—Multibarrel guns, e.g. twin guns
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
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- F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
- F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
- F42B5/03—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile containing more than one missile
- F42B5/035—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile containing more than one missile the cartridge or barrel assembly having a plurality of axially stacked projectiles each having a separate propellant charge
Abstract
A gun including a barrel assembly feed (19) for advancing a plurality of barrel assemblies (14) of the type having a plurality of projectiles stacked axially within each barrel assembly (30) together with discrete selectively ignitable propellant charges for propelling the projectiles from each barrel assembly (30), the plurality of barrel assemblies being linked together in spaced apart parallel relationship (15) and locating one or more barrel assemblies (30) in a firing station wherein the firing station operatively supports the one or more barrel assemblies (30), the gun further including a charge initiator associated with the firing station for selectively initiating said discrete selectively ignitable propellant charges of one or more barrel assemblies (30) operatively supported by the firing station. The barrel assembly (30), has an inner barrel (32) made of a hard, non-deformable material and an outer casing of a ductile material. The outer casing may be deformed by the slots (20) and sprocket teeth (21) of a sprocket drive.
Description
The present invention relates to a kind of weapon, relate in particular to small arms, the ammunition that comprises rifle and be used for small arms.
The present invention is applied to have a plurality of barrel assemblies that axially are stacked in the projectile in the gun barrel especially, simultaneously discontinuously, selectively ignites to be used to advance projectile to pass through the propellant charge of the muzzle of gun barrel in proper order, but does not get rid of other application.
The present invention is applied to described common type and/or especially at my early stage international patent application Nos.PCT/AU94/00124 and ammunition and the small arms described in the PCT/AU96/00459.
In my earlier application, a kind of layout that is used to form a plurality of gun barrels has been described, wherein, each gun barrel all is equipped with a plurality of projectiles, because each unit of being provided all is equipped with and is used for launching respectively or with a large amount of projectiles of the characteristic emission selected, therefore, a large amount of projectiles can be launched simultaneously, and does not need to load again.Such projectile group has the huge and relatively large positive zone of device and need be fixed for the shortcoming of much independent cocking circuit.
Overcome at least one shortcoming in these shortcomings during purpose of the present invention and/or a kind of practical layout that is easy to of a large amount of such gun barrel is provided.
As mentioned above, the present invention is summarised as a kind of rifle in one aspect, this rifle comprises a barrel assembly bullet feeder, this barrel assembly bullet feeder is used to send to have a plurality of projectiles all is housed in each barrel assembly, all be equipped with and be used for launching respectively or selectively igniting the discontinuous propellant charge that is used in each barrel assembly, advancing projectile, these a plurality of barrel assemblies are connected to each other in the mode of parallel interval and the one or more barrel assemblies of party committee are in transmitting site, wherein, this transmitting site operably supports one or more barrel assemblies, this rifle comprises that also be used for relevant with transmitting site selectively ignite the powder charge trigger of the propellant charge that described difference selectively ignites one or more barrel assemblies, and this barrel assembly is operably supported by transmitting site.
Very clear, " rifle " speech is as an elongated pipe, and projectile is launched by explosive force from this elongated pipe.In the context of the present invention, speech " rifle " is particularly related to a kind of small arms, and these small arms can be fast and emission projectile continuously.This capacity can be by bolter's hand-guided or by computer automatic system control.The present invention has the characteristics of the machine gun that is applied to quick and continuous emission bullet.The present invention have be applied to described common type and/or I early stage international patent application Nos.PCT/AU94/00124 and PCT/AU96/00459 described in the characteristics of barrel assembly of type.Such barrel assembly one gun barrel; A plurality of projectiles are disposed axially in the gun barrel, are used for engaging with the working seal of gun barrel endoporus, and are used to advance corresponding projectile to pass through the discontinuous propellant charge of the muzzle of gun barrel in proper order.
Projectile can be circular, common shape or the dartlike weapon shape, and the tail vane of this projectile can revise as the stable rotation that produced of dartlike weapon, and dartlike weapon is from can being that the gun barrel of smooth bore advances.
Projectile charge can be the form with the solid block of operation range in gun barrel, or propellant charge can load in metal or other stiff case, this stiff case can comprise an embedding fuse, and this fuse has and is suitable for the contact external contact device that relocate electronic contact relevant with gun barrel.For example, this fuse can have resilient contact, and this contact can be retracted to and can make the powder charge that is contained in the housing insert gun barrel, and ejects the position that working clearance of the contact that enters gun barrel and gun barrel aligns.If desired, external shell be can consume or can promote advance burning by chemistry.In addition, stacked assembly and bond together or the powder charge and the projectile that are contained in the housing that separate can be used to reload gun barrel.
Each projectile can comprise a projectile head and be used for forming at least in part the extension apparatus that advances the space.This extension apparatus can comprise a clapboard assembly, and this clapboard assembly extends back from the position of projectile head and close adjacent projectile assembly.
This clapboard assembly can extend by advancing space and projectile head, and therefore, pressure loading is by directly transmitting near contiguous clapboard assembly.In such configuration, clapboard assembly can the supplemental support extension apparatus, and this extension apparatus can be the cylindrical rear portion of a thin projectile head.In addition, this extension apparatus can form with the working seal of the endoporus of gun barrel and contact, and prevents that burning from leaking by projectile head.
This clapboard assembly can comprise a rigidity annulus, this rigidity annulus stretches out and engages with the thin cylindrical rear portion of malleable projectile head, forming sealing with the endoporus of gun barrel contacts, like this, axial compressive load directly transmits between clapboard assembly, therefore, avoided the distortion of malleable projectile head.
Complementary wedge-shaped surface can be arranged on clapboard assembly and the corresponding projectile head, and therefore, under the effect of the axial compressive force between corresponding baffle plate device and the projectile head, projectile head is pushed into the gun barrel endoporus and engages.In such setting, projectile head and clapboard assembly can be packed in the gun barrel, and after this, the axial displacement of generation has guaranteed better seal between projectile head and the gun barrel.Preferably extension apparatus is pushed into and the engaging of gun barrel endoporus.
If but head in its back-end portion set a tapered openings, this tapered openings is held the taper latch of a complementary with it head that is arranged on clapboard assembly, therefore, moving axially between the taper latch of projectile head and complementation produces the power that is radially expanded that acts on projectile head.
This gun barrel can be nonmetallic materials, and the endoporus of gun barrel can comprise some grooves, and this groove can completely or partially hold apparatus to cause bursting.In this configuration, gun barrel is placed with is convenient to the electrical conductor material of getting in touch between control device and the apparatus to cause bursting.This configuration can be used for set barrel assembly, and this barrel assembly has a limited emission lifetime, and therefore apparatus to cause bursting and pilot or these leads can be made with gun barrel is whole.
Barrel assembly can be ignited the hole by selectively comprising in gun barrel, and apparatus to cause bursting is arranged in the outside and the close hole of igniting of gun barrel.This gun barrel can by the external gun pipe ring of nonmetallic materials around, this outside gun barrel can comprise the groove that is suitable for holding apparatus to cause bursting.This outside gun barrel also can be placed by electrical conductor material, and electrical conductor material is convenient to the electronic contact between control device and the apparatus to cause bursting.This outside gun barrel can be made with the form of superimposed plastics gun barrel, and this superimposed plastics gun barrel can comprise the printed circuit laminate that is used for apparatus to cause bursting.
Barrel assembly can have projectile adjacent one another are, separated from one another and the certain interval of positioner maintenance of this projectile by separating with projectile, and
Each projectile comprises that all one is used for forming with the endoporus of gun barrel the expandable sealing device of working seal.Sealing device can be the propellant charge between the adjacent projectile, and sealing device is preferably in and comprises a skirt section on each projectile, and during load, outwards expand in this skirt section in it bears gun barrel.Load is during the filling of projectile or its effect of projectile filling back in the gun barrel, as reinforce the formation and the propellant charge of projectile by tamping, maybe can make the emission of the especially contiguous outside projectile of outside projectile.
The rearward end of projectile can comprise one around the inside groove of convergent, as the spherical groove of cone-shaped groove or part or the skirt section of similar groove, propellant charge is to the groove extension and around this groove, and the motion backward of projectile will cause being radially expanded of projectile skirt section.This moves backward can be by producing along the kinetic pressure of the wedge shape of the head back of propellant charge, can produce with the form from the head of corresponding projectile to the metal flow in the skirt section of larger amt.
In addition, projectile can have backward a gradually expanded form circumferential sealing flange or a ring, and when projectile moved backward, the outer skew of this gradually expanded form circumferential sealing flange or hoop entered the sealing with the gun barrel endoporus.In addition, can the seal by being contracted in corresponding gun barrel sealing insert in the gun barrel of heat and its effect by projectile.This projectile can comprise one accordingly by the hard mandrel portion of propellant charge location, this mandrel portion works asynchronously with deformable ring part, this deformable ring part can be molded and be shaped as a whole projectile around mandrel portion, and this deformable ring part utilizes metal mobile between the head of projectile and afterbody to be used for outwards expand the endoporus sealed engagement with gun barrel around mandrel portion.
The projectile assembly can comprise a fulcrum surface that expands backward, and support ring, is suitable for and gun barrel endoporus sealed engagement when projectile travels forward by gun barrel around the sealed circular ring on its top.In such configuration, preferably propellant charge has the conical head on the blunt end part surface of a close powder charge.
This projectile is suitable for fixing and/or is positioned in the peripheral groove or fixes and/or locate by the annular flange portion on the endoporus or by the reflex groove on endoporus, and can a metal bullet case, and the outer end of projectile is contained among the shell case at least.This projectile can provide contractile circumferential locating ring, and this circumferential locating ring extends out in the annular groove of gun barrel, and when projectile launch allowed it freely to pass through gun barrel, this circumferential locating ring was contracted in the gun barrel.
The electric initiation that is used for the propellant charge of sequential blasting barrel assembly preferably includes one and sends by stacked projectile and to ignite the step that consumes the propellant charge of igniting head, and the ignition of this propellant charge makes next propellant charge by next detonator signal enter readiness.Preferably all propellant charges inwardly contact apparatus to cause bursting by inserting corresponding insulation office between the electric contact of normally closing from the gun barrel of filling.
Propellant charge can be realized the electronics ignition or can adopt the method for common emission pin to ignite, ignite outmost projectile as the initiator that adopts centre-fire, and the shooting sequence of projectile be ignited in control sequence.The burning of the leakage that can be by the control burning gases or the fuse formation of the extension of control by gun barrel comes straight line.
The ignition of another kind of form is the corresponding propellant charge of Electronic Control, and this propellant charge is relevant with initiator, and this initiator is detonated by special detonator signal.For example, initiator in stacked propellant charge can be an order, be used for the delta pulse width and ignite specification, therefore, Electronic Control can send the ignition pulse one selected time series of delta pulse width selectively and ignite propellant charge, yet preferably propellant charge is ignited by a pulse width signal of setting, and the burning of the propellant charge of head is got ready by the propellant charge of the pulsed drive of next one emission for the next one.
Preferably in such embodiments, all propellant charges are removed emission state from the end of the gun barrel of loading by the insulation fuse of inside insertion, the insulation fuse of this insertion is arranged between the electric contact of normally cutting out, this fuse is set at burning can make the contact close when suitable time break transmits, and each insulation fuse is opened corresponding to the propellant charge of head for igniting.
For example, the projectile of some can synchronized transmissions or interrupted fast emission or corresponding to the hand drive emission of initiator.In such layout, the signal of telecommunication can be the signal of the gun barrel outside of carrying, maybe can be signal by stacked projectile, can one on this projectile then one fixing by the gun barrel electronic circuit, perhaps near on the electric contact, this projectile can carry control circuit or form circuit by gun barrel.
The barrel assembly bullet feeder advances a plurality of barrel assemblies that link together with certain axially spaced-apart.Preferably this barrel assembly bullet feeder comprises that a relative tooth drives, and this relative tooth drives a plurality of gun barrels are advanced.This relative tooth drives at least one barrel assembly of common clamping and has set up transmitting site.For example, relative tooth drives can be by a pair of relative sprocket assemblies, each sprocket assemblies has groove between adjacent tooth, this groove adapts to the section configuration at the relative position of corresponding at least one barrel assembly basically, therefore, each corresponding position relatively centers at least one barrel assembly in transmitting site synchro-meshing, and correspondingly supports the barrel assembly that is used to launch.
Preferably this transmitting site can be worked and be supported a plurality of barrel assemblies that are used for launching simultaneously, be more preferably into the bullet device and send two or more parallel barrel assemblies that link together to, therefore, the gun barrel that a plurality of work are supported is with on gun barrel top or the arranged in form of one group of bottom, so that the positive zone that a compactness is provided is to reduce exposure.
A plurality of relative sprocket assemblies can with side by side or the form of arranging up and down provide, be used at the corresponding barrel assembly of transmitting site clamping simultaneously.
Therefore, change the relative driving of barrel assembly and advance ammunition belt wheel or toothed timing belt, for example, this relative belt has with a plurality of transmitting sites are in unidirectional path side by side, and at this, ammunition belt is taken turns or the gun barrel of a plurality of emissions of toothed timing belt together support in relative advancing.Ammunition belt is taken turns or toothed timing belt is sprocket wheel for no reason or the belt that is suitable in the barrel assembly connection in relative the advancing that preferably drives.Yet if desired, advancing one of ammunition belt wheel can be made of jockey, and this jockey links together a plurality of barrel assemblies.
This barrel assembly bullet feeder substantially can the gun extension pipe assembly whole length, so that provide support the internal pressure of emission, therefore for the more effective storage of barrel assembly in ammunition depot, it is minimum that the size of barrel assembly and intensity can reach, and if desired, when barrel assembly when the transmitting site order is taken off, barrel assembly can be disposable form and can take off from sprocket wheel.
Be used for barrel assembly of the present invention and can be the type described in international patent application Nos.PCT/AU94/00124 and the PCT/AU96/00459.When such barrel assembly is used for embodiments of the invention, adopted a pair of relative sprocket wheel advancing bullet and playing transmitting site as barrel assembly, relative sprocket assemblies must be processed has higher precision, therefore, when barrel assembly supported in sprocket engagement and by relative sprocket assemblies, barrel assembly can not be out of shape.We find that barrel assembly can have ductile shell body.Therefore, in the second embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of have a plurality of projectiles axially be stacked in barrel assembly in the gun barrel, gun barrel is indeformable basically in described, described a plurality of projectile stacks together, and this projectile has the propellant charge discontinuous, that selectively ignite that is used for advancing projectile in barrel assembly.
Ductile shell body can be made by ductile metals such as copper or aluminium or plastics.
A plurality of barrel assemblies can connect by a pair of belt that is arranged in the gun barrel end, and when barrel assembly was in transmitting site, this a pair of belt was arranged in the outside by relative sprocket wheel or the position that device limits that is equal to.Therefore, relative sprocket wheel or the device that is equal to are recessed, hold to change belt, and this a pair of belt can be substantially connects a plurality of barrel assemblies along the direction of its length.This belt can be relative lighter flexible material such as steel band or fabric strip or other materials similar.Selectable, this belt can be rigidly connected and each the adjacent a pair of gun barrel in the sprocket wheel of same form between extend.
A plurality of barrel assemblies that link together can so that store and the form of the ammunition of transportation, and so that stop barrel assembly bullet providing to transmitting site freely be provided.
This powder charge trigger can be arbitrary suitable trigger, is used for selectively igniting the propellant charge of discontinuous one or more barrel assemblies.Suitable powder charge fuzing system, armament is with reference to the barrel assembly among international patent application Nos.PCT/AU94/00124 and the PCT/AU96/00459.
The powder charge trigger relevant with transmitting site may be incorporated in the barrel assembly bullet feeder, but, preferably each barrel assembly has the radiating circuit contact making device of being arranged accordingly, when gun barrel is clamped in transmitting site with respect to the contact by fixing trigger, contact making device comes out, when trigger and gun barrel were supported on transmitting site, fixing trigger contacted with the contact of gun barrel.
One or more barrel assemblies are supported by transmitting site, and this transmitting site can mesh with the gun barrel that stretches out from the part of rifle.One or more barrel assemblies preferably align with the extension of gun barrel is coaxial, and extension and the one or more barrel assembly of being convenient to gun barrel sealably mesh.In one embodiment, the extension of a plurality of gun barrels can be installed on the housing of rotation, and therefore, the extension of gun barrel enters the position simultaneously coaxial with one or more barrel assemblies, is supported on transmitting site with one or more barrel assemblies.
Rifle of the present invention can also comprise feature and the content that other the rifle in prior art is relevant, comprises analogs such as hard-wired gun stock, handle and sight.
For making the present invention clear and easy to implement more, below with reference to accompanying drawings embodiments of the invention are described, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the leading section view according to the rifle of one aspect of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is that ammo feed mechanism especially is suitable for bullet into and supports the detailed maps of a kind of form of thin-walled barrel assembly;
Fig. 3 is the isometric view of the ammo feed mechanism of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is that ammo feed mechanism especially is suitable for bullet into and supports the detailed maps of the another kind of form of thin-walled barrel assembly;
Fig. 5 is the equal proportion cutaway view of the barrel assembly of a kind of form of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the equal proportion perspective view that similarly is contained in the chain-wheel mechanism in the rifle with Fig. 3, and this comprises a gun barrel extension by force;
Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of Fig. 6.
In this embodiment, each cartridge clip 12 and two gun barrel chains of 13 clampings, this gun barrel chain advances bullet by the filling mechanism 16 and 17 that is arranged in central supporting mechanism 11 tops respectively.In the layout of central authorities, effective barrel assembly in the cartridge clip 12 advances the corresponding a plurality of transmitting sites of bullet system by filling mechanism, at this, effective barrel assembly is clamped in the position parallel with its axis fully and is parallel to the sight line of weapon, is used for being launched by control device.
When barrel assembly bullet feeder during to corresponding transmitting site, this control device makes the detonation chain contact of contact order in barrel assembly.Change priming device and in a single day be clamped in a certain position, the control contact makes the operator can launch one or more barrel assemblies selectively simultaneously, and this barrel assembly has the selectively control sequentially of emission of the projectile in each barrel assembly.
In described embodiment, six barrel assemblies can remain on transmitting site, per three respectively in the upper and lower of gun barrel chain.Each barrel assembly can be adorned 20, and cartridge clip 12 and 13 each can adorn 200 barrel assemblies.Like this, this weapon can store 4000, and six barrel assemblies are when launching simultaneously, can be with the speed emission of 2700 of per minutes.The chain ammo feed mechanism of Fig. 2 and type shown in Figure 3 is preferably, and this chain ammo feed mechanism comprises the sprocket wheel 19 of rotation slot 20 simultaneously that is used for synchronously connected to one another in relative rotation, groove 20 is formed between the sprocket 21, around the barrel assembly tight engagement, and during launching, provide support by its length.In this mode, the necessary strength that is used to bear emission pressure can guarantee by the moving block of filling mechanism, can make the thin-walled barrel assembly that is provided be easy to processing and/Economics of Processing improves or alleviated weight.For example, barrel assembly can be made by carbon fiber, and this barrel assembly can realize being suitable for a maximum number of vehicle or aircraft bearer cap.
As can be seen, because cartridge clip can install away from the storage area of filling mechanism, therefore, this weapon has the profile that has reduced, and for example, cartridge clip can be positioned at protective cover.The drive unit that is used to handle ammo feed mechanism can be gas, electricity or other needed power, and ammunition can be the size of any appropriate.Barrel assembly can disposablely maybe can recharge.
Fig. 4 shows three sprocket wheels that vertically align 19, and the direction of rotation of adjacent sprocket wheel 19 is passed through transmitting site so that send the barrel assembly 14 of connection to, and this transmitting site is formed by the groove opposite 20 of relative direction.
Fig. 5 shows the barrel assembly 30 with endoporus 31, and at this, projectile and explosive charge can axial alignment.This barrel assembly 30 has one by inside gun barrel 32 harder, that indeformable material is made, and by extensible material as or the external shell 33 made of aluminium.External shell 33 can be by sprocket 21 distortion of groove 20 and chain wheel drive, shown in Fig. 2,3,4.
Fig. 6 and 7 shows the sprocket assemblies that is contained in the interior Fig. 2 of rifle and 3.Housing 40 and the gun barrel housing 31 that rotates have kept barrel assembly 14 close to each other and elastic packing is provided, and the deenergized period of the ammunition in gun barrel can make barrel assembly accurately locate and remain on this position.42 clampings of gun barrel extension framework eight gun barrels 42, this gun barrel 42 has sprocket wheel 19 to coordinate to rotate, like this, when barrel assembly 14 was supported between the sprocket wheel 19, gun barrel extension 42 aligned with barrel assembly 14.
Very clear, above-mentionedly only describe the present invention, and all modifications and variations are conspicuous to those skilled in the art, and are considered within the scope of the invention by example of the present invention.
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1. rifle, this rifle comprises a barrel assembly bullet feeder, this barrel assembly bullet feeder is used to send to one group of such barrel assembly, it all is equipped with a plurality of axially stacked projectiles in each barrel assembly, with the discontinuous propellant charge ignited selected that is used for advancing in each barrel assembly projectile, these a plurality of barrel assemblies are connected to each other in the mode of parallel interval, and make one or more barrel assemblies be in transmitting site, it is characterized in that, this transmitting site operably supports one or more barrel assemblies, this rifle comprises that also be used for relevant with transmitting site selectively ignite the powder charge trigger of the propellant charge that the difference of described one or more barrel assemblies selectively ignites, and this barrel assembly is operably supported by transmitting site.
2. according to the described rifle of claim 1, it is characterized in that: transmitting site operationally supports one group of barrel assembly that is used for launching simultaneously.
3. according to the described rifle of claim 2, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly parallel that the barrel assembly bullet feeder is suitable for sending to two or more connections advances bullet, therefore, a plurality of barrel assemblies of handling support with one group arranged in form on gun barrel or below so that the positive facial contour of a compactness is provided.
4. according to the described rifle of one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that: the barrel assembly bullet feeder comprises that relative driving advances ammunition belt or toothed timing belt, this drives ammunition belt into or toothed timing belt all have relative straight line at transmitting site path, at this transmitting site, ammunition belt is advanced in relative driving or toothed timing belt coordinates operably to support an a plurality of barrel assembly that is used to launch.
5. according to the described rifle of claim 4, it is characterized in that: it is chain for no reason or the belt that is suitable for sending to the barrel assembly of connection that ammunition belt or toothed timing belt are advanced in relative driving.
6. according to the described rifle of one of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that: the powder charge trigger with advance the bullet device and combine, and each barrel assembly wherein all is furnished with corresponding radiating circuit contact making device, when barrel assembly is clamped in transmitting site, the radiating circuit contact exposes, after barrel assembly was positioned to handle the transmitting site of support, the contact contacted by static powder charge trigger or powder charge trigger and barrel assembly contact.
7. according to the described rifle of one of claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: the barrel assembly bullet feeder comprises that relative tooth drives, and at transmitting site, barrel assembly operably is supported between the relative tooth.
8. according to the described rifle of claim 7, it is characterized in that: it is a pair of relative sprocket assemblies that relative tooth drives, each sprocket assemblies has groove between adjacent tooth, the section configuration basically identical of the relative portion of the corresponding barrel assembly in this groove and the chain, therefore, each sprocket wheel operably supports the barrel assembly that is used to launch around relative barrel assembly part synchro-meshing at transmitting site.
9. according to the described rifle of claim 8, it is characterized in that: many relative sprocket assemblies can be used at the corresponding barrel assembly of the synchronous clamping of transmitting site with arranged in form side by side.
10. according to the described rifle of one of claim 7 to 9, it is characterized in that: relative tooth drives the whole length of gun extension pipe assembly, so that bear the internal pressure when launching, and therefore, for gun barrel is stored in cartridge clip, it is minimum making the size of barrel assembly and intensity.
11. according to the described rifle of one of claim 7 to 10, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly is connected by belt, when barrel assembly was in transmitting site, this belt was arranged in the outside, zone that relative sprocket wheel limits.
12. according to the described rifle of one of claim 7 to 11, it is characterized in that: relative sprocket wheel is recessed to hold belt.
13. advance to play weapon according to the described cartridge clip of one of claim 1 to 12, it is characterized in that: belt comprises one or more fiber steel bands.
14. one kind has a plurality of projectiles and axially is stacked in the interior barrel assembly of inner gun barrel, described inner gun barrel is indeformable basically, described a plurality of projectile stacks together, and has the discontinuous propellant charge ignited selected, this propellant charge is used for advancing projectile in barrel assembly, it is characterized in that: this barrel assembly also comprises a ductile shell body.
15. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 14, it is characterized in that: ductile shell body is made by copper, aluminium or plastic material.
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