EP0158408A2 - Munition en cartouche pour armes portatives - Google Patents

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EP0158408A2
EP0158408A2 EP85300339A EP85300339A EP0158408A2 EP 0158408 A2 EP0158408 A2 EP 0158408A2 EP 85300339 A EP85300339 A EP 85300339A EP 85300339 A EP85300339 A EP 85300339A EP 0158408 A2 EP0158408 A2 EP 0158408A2
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Michael Ernest Of The Hawthorns Saxby
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/60—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns characterised by the supply of compressed gas
    • F41B11/62—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns characterised by the supply of compressed gas with pressure supplied by a gas cartridge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B11/00—Compressed-gas guns, e.g. air guns; Steam guns
    • F41B11/70—Details not provided for in F41B11/50 or F41B11/60
    • F41B11/72—Valves; Arrangement of valves
    • F41B11/723—Valves; Arrangement of valves for controlling gas pressure for firing the projectile only
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B6/00—Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns
    • F42B6/10—Air gun pellets ; Ammunition for air guns, e.g. propellant-gas containers

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  • This invention concerns improvements in or relating to cartridge ammunition, for small arms, generally of the kind comprising a cartridge having a front discharge end and a rear base end, a gas storage space within the cartridge, missile locating means at the discharge end, valve means to release pressurised gas from said gas storage means into said discharge end portion for propelling the missile, and actuating means exposed at said base end for being struck by a firing pin of a gun to open said valve means.
  • the ammunition was designed for use in a firearm, with temporary modification of the latter to provide a barrel sleeve and a blunt firing pin, or for use in a similar weapon permanently adapted only to accept such ammunition, to enable missiles of air gun pellet form to be employed for qualification as an air gun and not as a firearm under the Laws of certain countries, the ammunition is quite capable of being constructed to deliver sufficient energy to propel a missile considerably larger than an air gun pellet.
  • an ammunition cartridge for a round of ammunition of said kind, and comprising a casing having a hollow interior within which is provided the internal gas storage space, which space is disposed between a hollow front discharge end portion of the casing and the hollow rear base end portion of the casing; the actuating means being actuable to cause gas to be discharged from the storage space into said hollow discharge end portion, said actuating means having a movable member, which extends longitudinally within said internal gas storage space to said discharge end portion, and having a base end part accessible for striking by a firing pin for actuation of the actuating means, and characterised in that:-
  • the actuating means comprises static or reactive thrust means movable between a Mocking position in which it exerts a static or reactive thrust on the piston in opposition to said one of said thrusts, and an actuated position in which said static or reactive thrust is removed from said piston; and the static or reactive thrust means comprises at least one rigid member disposed in said base end portion, and a displacer which incorporates or constitutes said base end part of the actuating means, the displacer being actuable to allow or cause the rigid member or members to move transversely relative to the piston.
  • This version has been developed to provide a round of ammunition of said kind and comprising a missile and a cartridge containing gas at a pressure of at least one hundred kilogrammes per square centimetre, the cartridge comprising discharge valve means openable by a first force to discharge said gas to expel the missile; said cartridge further comprising a servo-mechanism adapted to utilise energy from the stored gas to provide said first force, and servo actuating means actuable by a second force smaller than said first force.
  • This round of ammunition is quite easily capable of discharging sufficient energy for propelling a missile considerably larger than an air gun pellet at a considerable velocity, even if the cartridge dimensioned to be small enough to fit into the firing chamber of, for example, a revolver.
  • the round in order to fit into, and operate properly in, the firing chamber, the round must be shaped and dimensioned so as to accurately conform to the critical dimensions of the equivalent explosive firearms round; and the missile must be of the same calibre as the bullet of the explosive firearms round if the use of a barrel liner is to be avoided.
  • apparatus comprising a re-useable rechargeable compressed gas cartridge having a hollow front discharge end portion in combination with a form fitting missile, characterised in that the hollow front discharge end portion provides a forwardly directed abutment face at or adjacent to one end of a missile locating part of the discharge end portion; in that the missile locating part provides at least one small angle conically tapered surface; in that a rear end portion of the missile provides a further conically tapered surface and a rearwardly directd abutment face at or adjacent to one end of said further surface; and in that the tapered surfaces are configured and dimensioned to interengage to hold the missile and missile locating part together so that said abutment faces are spaced apart to leave a tool insertion gap therebetween.
  • the missile is in the form of a form fitting bullet having a rear end portion which provides, around its periphery, said further surface; and the rearwardly directed abutment face is provided by a rifling flange at the junction of the rear end portion with a body of the bullet.
  • apparatus comprising a re-useable rechargeable compressed gas cartridge having a hollow front discharge end portion and a rear base end portion, a gas storage space within the cartridge, missile locating means at the discharge end portion, valve means to release pressurised gas from said gas storage means into said discharge end portion for propelling the missile, and actuating means exposed at said base end portion for being struck by a firing pin of a gun to open said valve means, in combination with a form fitting missile, characterised in that the hollow front discharge end portin provides an external annular shoulder presenting a forwardly directed abutment face adjacent to or at one end of a missile locating part of the discharge end portion; in that the missile locating part has a small angle conically tapered peripheral surface; in that the missile has a hollow rear end portion providing a conically tapered internal surface, a peripherally projecting rifling flange or skirt and rearwardly directed annular abutment face; and in that the dimensions of the tapered surfaces are such that they interengage to hold
  • the apparatus preferably includes a simple forked or two pronged tool having prongs of taper wedge form, for insertion into said gap to force the missile off the cartridge, without damage.
  • Said small angle is preferably within the range of 2 to 4 degrees, about 3 degrees being especially preferred.
  • the apparatus may further include a pellet locating open ended nosepiece, internally adapted to contain a sub-calibre pellet, having a hollow rear end portion which provides a similar conically tapered internal surface and rearwardly directed abutment face, which is located on the missile locating part in place of the missile, so that the cartridge can be used for a full calibre or sub-calibre gun.
  • the missile locating part may be internally and externally tapered to accept alternative forms of form fitting missile, e.g. a large calibre missile provided with an internal tapered surface, and a smaller calibre missile provided with an external tapered surface.
  • a nosepiece is preferred for use with lightweight missiles, such as air gun pellets, having a delicate skirt at the rear, because such pellets can be inserted forwardly into the nosepiece from the rear of the latter (when it is detached from the cartridge) so as not to risk damaging the skirt.
  • the invention also provides a round of ammunition comprising the aforementioned cartridge and either the form fitting missile or the nosepiece with a sub-calibre missile therein.
  • At least the rear end portion of the form fitting missile is preferably made from aluminium, zinc or other material having sufficient rigidity to provide a stable tapered surface, and sufficient softness to provide a rifling projection or band which can adapt in shape to the rifling in the gun barrel, without damaging the rifling.
  • the apparatus generally comprises a round of ammunition 7 and a tool 8.
  • the round of ammunition comprises a cartridge 12, together with a missile 9 as shown in FIGURE 1 or a missile 10 and retaining means 11 for holding the missile 10.
  • cartridge 12 is an assembly comprising a hollow casing 13 within an intermediate portion of which is a gas storage space 318 disposed between a hollow front discharge end portion 14 and a rear base end portion 20 of the casing; and t comprising discharge valve actuating means 63 and, servo actuating means 62 arranged so that the means 62 is responsive to being struck by a firing pin of a gun to allow piston means 61 to utilise energy from compressed gas stored in the space 318 for forcing the discharge valve actuating means 63 to open the discharge valve means 30 to 5 permit said gas to leave said space via the discharge end portion 14.
  • the servo actuating means 62 is in the form of static or reactive thrust means 300 of a mechanical form which, in the non-actuated state of the servo mechanism, provides a static thrust to the piston 61 in reaction to the thrust provided by the stored gas pressure; and with the exception of certain seals, e.g. "0" rings, the cartridges are all of metal construction.
  • the static thrust means 300 employs several rigid members in the form of six ball bearings balls 301A, each ball having a diameter of 2mm.
  • a displacer 302A a one piece hardened steel part, is machined to provide a peripheral cylinderical surface 307, and a part conical surface 311 on a head 304A which integrally incorporates a flange 310A.
  • a further part conical surface 312 is provided between a waist 303A and a base end part 305A.
  • the piston 61 has a body 321A and a recess 309A is defined in a piston skirt 321B.
  • the base end part of the skirt is internally chamfered to provide the part conical abutment surface 306A (FIGURE 5).
  • a movable member 324A is integral with the piston and accommodates part of a displacer resetting spring 308, and a front end portion 324B is shaped to form part of the discharge valve means 30, and serves to carry and locate two resilient "0" rings 333A and 333B between a backing flange 332B and a head 335A.
  • the first "O" ring 333A serves as a seal, whereas the rear “O" ring 333B serves as a spring.
  • the head 335A is dimensioned so as to be a clearance fit in a discharge passage 331.
  • An end member 315A is screwed into the base end portion 20 of the casing, and integrally incorporates a base end flange of the cartridge.
  • the head 335A is shaped and positioned so that it is accommodated in one end of the discharge passage so as to substantially block a discharge aperture 329 in an end wall 316 (FIGURE 5) when the valve is closed.
  • the first "0" ring 333A overlies the junction, and seals the junction, between the head and the discharge aperture whilst the valve is closed to prevent escape of gas.
  • the static thrust means 300 is in a blocking condition in which the rigid members 301A abut the skirt 321B and tapered part conical abutment surface 306A of the piston and are supported against movement towards the axis of the piston by engagement with the peripheral surface 307 of the head 304A.
  • the piston is urged rearwards towards the base of the cartridge by a major thrust of the pressure of the gas stored in the space 318 and the much smaller thrust of "O" rings 333A and B and these thrusts are opposed by the static resistive or reactive thrust exerted by the rigid members- 301A on the piston, together with the thrust of the lower pressure, e.g. atmospheric pressure, existing in the cylinder to the rear of the piston, and the thrust of the displacer resetting spring 308 acting between the piston and the static thrust means, so that the piston is held in an un-actuated state and the discharge valve means remains closed.
  • the lower pressure e.g. atmospheric pressure
  • the base end part 305A is exposed to the base so that, when the round is in the breech of a gun, the part 305A can be struck and moved forwards (towards the nose) by a firing pin 43 of a gun.
  • the head 304A is moved forwards from between the rigid members 301A, the inclination of the surface 306A causes the rigid membes to move into the waist 303A.
  • the dimensions of the rigid members and waist are such that they can be accepted in a recess 309A in the rear of the piston thereby allowing the gas pressure to move the piston rearwards to an actuated position in which it abuts to the end member 315A as shown in FIGURE 5.
  • the spring 308 automatically restores the piston to the un-actuated position closing the valve means, and also thrusts the displacer rearwards so that a part conical surface 311, between the head and the waist, thrusts the rigid members radially outwards to the blocking position so that the cartridge is restored to the mechanical condition shown in FIGURE 4.
  • the initial rearwards movement of the piston will bring the head 335A to a transient position wherein the head has moved nearly, but not completely, out of the discharge passage 331 and discharge opening 329, and has lifted the first "0" ring 333A off the wall 316 -so that there is a clear space between the "O" ring 333A and the wall 316 whilst flow from the space 318 is obstructed by the head.
  • the piston will have accelerated -so that the head 335A passes through the transient position very rapidly to reach the fully open position shown in FIGURE 5 in a fraction of a second after passing through the transient position.
  • the blocking of the flow by the head 335A until the seal 333A has completely disengaged from the wall 316 greatly prolongs the useful working life of the seal 333A.
  • the cartridge can be recharged by pumping compressed air into the discharge passage 331.
  • compressed air is forced around the head 335A, which is a clearance fit in the discharge passage 331, and the compressed air forces the first "O" ring 333A off the wall 316 against the resilient bias provided by the second "O" ring 333B, thereby allowing the gas to enter the space 318.
  • the second "O" ring 333B urges the seal 333A back into engagement with the wall 316 to close the valve, which thus serves as non-return valve means for charging.
  • the cartridge is designed for use with gas pressure of 100 kgm[cm 2 to 400 kgm/cm 2 , but higher pressures may be employed; and includes shock attenuator or absorber means comprising a resilient shock absorbing insert 400, in the form of an "0" ring, disposed within the recess 309A.
  • shock attenuator or absorber means comprising a resilient shock absorbing insert 400, in the form of an "0" ring, disposed within the recess 309A.
  • the round of ammunition shown in FIGURE 1, comprising the cartridge 12 and the missile 9, is intended for use in an unmodified firearm, such as a .38 special revolver.
  • the missile 9 is in the form of a full .38 calibre flat nosed aluminium or zinc bullet having a hollow rear end portion 13 shaped to provide a conically tapered internal surface 21, an annular rearwardly directed abutment face 15 and a peripherally projecting rifling flange 16.
  • the round of ammunition shown in FIGURE 4, comprising the cartridge 12, the retaining means 11 and the missile 10, is intended for use in a firearm, such as a .38 special revolver, provided with a barrel liner to sleeve the barrel shown to a .22 calibre.
  • the retaining means 11 is in the form of a open ended nosepiece having a rear end portion 13A which is also shaped to provide a conically tapered internal surface 21 and an annular rearwardly directed abutment face 15.
  • the missile 10 is in the form of a .22 calibre air gun pellet, which is accommodated in a hollow forward part of the nosepiece so that a skirt 17 of the pellet engages behind an internal shoulder 18 within the nosepiece.
  • the discharge end portion 14 of the cartridge 12 is formed from a relatively harder metal, e.g. steel, bronze or brass, and is shaped to provide a first annular external shoulder 22, to locate the round in the firing chamber of the gun; a second annular external shoulder 23, which provides a forwardly directed abutment face 24; and a missile locating means comprising a part 25 which has a conically tapered peripheral surface 26.
  • a relatively harder metal e.g. steel, bronze or brass
  • the surfaces 21 and 26 are inclined at about 3° to the axis of the cartridge 12, and are shaped and dimensioned to interengage to hold the bullet or nosepiece securely upon the locating part 25 so that the faces 15 and 24 are spaced apart to leave a tool insertion gap 27.
  • the surfaces are dimensioned so that the gap is within a predetermined width range, e.g. from 0.5 to 1.0mm when the bullet or nosepiece is pushed onto the cartridge with thrust e.g. a recommend thrust of about one kilogramme, within a predetermined wide range, for example, 0.1 to 10 kilogrammes, the limits of which are, for example, one tenth of and ten times the recommended thrust to allow for error during assembly by the user and wear of the surface 26.
  • the tool 8 comprises a handle part 31 having two prongs 32 spaced apart by a distance slightly larger than the maximum diameter of the surface 26, which taper to provide parallel wedges increasing from a minimum thickness, at the tips, which is less than the minimum gap distance, e.g. 0.4mm, to a maximum, adjacent the part 31, which is greater than the maximum gap distance, e.g. 1.2mm or more, at a wedge angle which is small, e.g.
  • the missile locating part 25 may be internally tapered to provide an internal conically tapered surface 33 for use with a modified form of form fitting bullet 9A.
  • the surface 33 diverges to the front end of the part 25, and the front end provides a forwardly directed abutment face 34.
  • the bullet 9A has an aluminium jacketed rear end part 13 which converges to the rear end to provide a peripheral conically tapered surface 35.
  • the -surfaces 33 and 35 are dimensioned to interengage to hold the missile as previously described with reference to the surfaces 21 and 26, so as to ensure that the tool gap 27A is left between the faces 34 and 36.
  • the tool will, in this case, have prongs 39 suitably spaced to fit the gap 27A, as indicated in broken lines to FIGURES 2 and 3.
  • the interior body and nose of the missile 9A are of lead, and the missile and portion 14 are preferably dimensioned so that, in use, the missile is located in the rear end of the barrel, or barrel liner, of the gun before firing. If the missile 9A is a full calibre missile the portion 14 will be shaped to fit the gun barrel and the surface 26, shoulder 23 and face 24 will be omitted, as indicated in broken lines in FIGURE 6.
  • the apparatus may include dust caps, providing the surface 21, for covering the missile I locating part 25 to close the passage when the bullet 9 has been fired or the nosepiece removed, in order to prevent ingress of dust, dirt or moisture into the spent cartridge.
  • the missile may have a nose of any suitable shape, and the i nosepiece may be shaped to engage a liner, the front of the firing chamber or in the rear end of the barrel.
  • the missile may be of composite form having a jacket of a suitable shape retentive material, such as aluminium or zinc, copper, tin or alloys thereof, which can provide a rifling flange or skirt which deforms, without damage to the bore of the barrel when subjected to the blast of the released compressed air or gas, to provide a sliding seal in the bore.
  • Said shape retentive material should be at least as hard as aluminium and is preferably harder and more rigid; and said material is preferably softer than the material from which the part 25 is made.
  • the bullets 9 and 9A are preferably zinc or zinc alloy diecastings.
  • the apparatus may include a suitable barrel liner such as that described in our British Patent Specification No. 2044896.
  • the characteristic missile and missile locating portion of the present invention may be employed with any of the cmpressed gas cartridges disclosed in any of our aforementioned specifications and with any of a variety of other compressed gas cartridges of reuseable and rechargeable form with suitable modification of a front end part or portion of the cartridge to provide the characteristic missile locating portion of the cartridge of the invention.

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