EP0162180A1 - Mehrfach-Granatwerfer - Google Patents

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EP0162180A1
EP0162180A1 EP84830121A EP84830121A EP0162180A1 EP 0162180 A1 EP0162180 A1 EP 0162180A1 EP 84830121 A EP84830121 A EP 84830121A EP 84830121 A EP84830121 A EP 84830121A EP 0162180 A1 EP0162180 A1 EP 0162180A1
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Sergio Mottana
Roberto Mostura
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Luigi Franchi SpA
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • 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
    • F41F1/085—Multibarrel guns, e.g. twin guns with oscillating barrels; with barrels having variable relative orientation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/06—Mechanical systems

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  • the present invention relates to a weapon for launching a number of grenades, having a mechanism for selecting the launching frequency, that is, a device which allows the weapon to be used for launching singly or in a salvo.
  • the weapon according to the invention is useful for launching, simultaneously or otherwise, a number of grenades of the so-called anti-personnel and/or anti-personnal/anti-vehicle type.
  • Grenades of the type mentioned above have until now been launched from guns appropriately provided with a particularly well-known accessory termed a grenade-launcher.
  • the main object of this invention is to provide a weapon for launching a number of grenades, which has structural and functional characteristics such as to allow a substantial increase in the launching rate compared to that possible until now for the same number of personnel, without however increasing the dispersion of the rounds, and thereby clearly improving the effectiveness of munitions such as anti-personneland/or anti-personnel/anti-vehicle grenades.
  • a grenade-launching weapon of the type specified above which, according to the present invention, is characterised in that it includes:
  • the weapon according to the invention includes three launching tubes of which the central tube is articulated to its elevation pin by an elevation device and the lateral tubes are connected by ball joints to respective elevation pins supported by the mounting and are rigid for elevation with the central tube, the traversing device acting only on the lateral launching tubes.
  • a grenade-launching weapon includes a mounting 1 and three launching tubes 2, 3 and 4.
  • the mounting 1 is constituted by a base plate 5, preferably of pressed light alloy, having three folding legs, two rear legs 6, 7 and a front leg 8, each of which is rotatably mounted about a respective pin 9, 10, 11 on the base plate 5.
  • Each of the legs has a respective foot 12, 13, 14 for resting on the ground.
  • the feet 12, 13 of the rear legs 6, 7 are fixed, that is, are formed integrally with their respective legs
  • the foot 14 of the front leg 8 is in its turn rotatably mounted on a pin 15 and is, to advantage, beak-shaped.
  • the plate 5 has respective threaded holes 16, 17 and 18 in which corresponding threaded shafts 19, 20 and 21 are screwed, the shafts having operating knobs 22, 23 and 24.
  • the threaded shafts 19, 20 and 21 constitute essentially reaction screws for the respective legs 6, 7 and 8 when they are in their "withdrawn" position relative to the plate 5; the plate 5 may be positioned accurately horizontal by means of these reaction screws and a spirit level 25.
  • the spirit level 25 is attached by conventional means to the plate itself for which it is a basic accessory.
  • the launching tubes 2 ,3 and 4 are identical and each of them comprises a barrel (2a, 3a, 4a) for receiving in a conventional manner a grenade-launcher, generally indicated 26, and a breech (2b, 3b, 4b) to which the barrel is connected in a conventional manner.
  • Each breech (2b, 3b, 4b) defines a firing chamber (not shown) ciosed by a respective breech-block 27, 28, 29, preferably of the flip-over type. Furthermore, each breech (2b, 3b:, 4b) houses conventional firing and extraction mechanisms (not shown) with their safety devices (also conventional and hence not shown).
  • the breech 2b of the central launching tube 2 is mounted at its rear end on a pin 30 of a conventional elevating device, the body of which is schematically indicated 31.
  • a control knob of this device for adjusting the elevation is indicated 32, while a device for disengaging this control to allow rapid elevation is indicated 33.
  • the breech 3b is provided at its rear end with an axially extending projection 34 terminating with a spherical head or protuberance 35 engaged in the manner of a ball-joint in a corresponding seat (not shown) formed in a body 36 pivoted in its turn (about a pivot axis parallel to the pin 30 mentioned above) on a pair of supports 37, 38 of the base plate 5.
  • the breech 4b is also connected at its rear end by a ball-joint 38, 39 to a body 40 pivoted on two supports 45, 46 of the plate 5 about a pivot axis parallel to the pin 30 for elevating the launching tube 2.
  • a tubular body 47 rotatably housing a coaxial sleeve 48 is fixed transversely to the front end of the breech 2b.
  • the sleeve 48 has two internally threaded portions 49a, 50a with opposite threads which are engaged with respective portions 49, 50 of two shafts 51, 52.
  • the shafts 51, 52 have respective end portions 53, 54 outside the sleeve 48 fixed to the breeches 3b and 4b, respectively, in the manner which will be described below.
  • the sleeve portions 55a, 56a of two bodies 55, 56 provided respectively, in positions beneath the breeches, with holes 57, 58 which open towards the central breech 2b and have axes perpendicular to the axes of the respective barrels 3a, 4a.
  • the bodies 55, 56 are also provided with respective pins 59, 60 the axes of which, together with the axes of the barrels 3b, 4b and the holes 57, 58, constitute respective cartesian reference frames.
  • the ends of terminal portions 53, 54 of the shafts 51, 52 are pivoted on the portions of the pins 59, 60 which pass through the holes 57, 58.
  • the holes 57, 58 are of the slot type, so as to allow the shafts 51, 52 to move angularly about their respective pins 59, 60.
  • a knob 61 is mounted coaxially on and is rigid for rotation with the sleeve 48.
  • the knob may be operated to withdraw the threaded portions 49 and 50, and hence the shafts 51 and 52, simultaneously from the sleeve 48 or to screw them simultaneously into it. Consequently, the launching tubes 3, 4 are simultaneously made to diverge or converge relative to the central launching tube 2, while they are rigid with the launching tube 2 when the latter undergoes angular eleveting movements about the pin 30.
  • the knob 6 1 is, therefore a knob for simultaneously adjusting the traverse of the launching tubes 3, 4 relative to the tube 2.
  • the weapon of this invention has one elevating system for all three launching tubes which is constituted by any mechanism known in the field, particularly screw mechanisms which allow the possibility of rapid adjustments for establishing a preliminary elevation and subsequent operation, for example by a wheel 32, for setting the precise elevation.
  • the weapon of this invention also has a control 62 for simultaneously opening the aforesaid breech-blockes 27, 28 and 29, a control which is operated by means of a hand lever 63.
  • a conventional display device for the angle of elevation is preferably fixed by conventional means (not shown) to the outer side of the breech 4b of the launching tube 4.
  • the weapon of this invention is also provided with a control 65 for simultaneous launching from the three launching tubes, a control which is operated by a handgrip 66.
  • each launching tube has a respective trigger 67, 68, 69 for single launches.
  • the control 65 may be connected by an artillery cable 70 and quick-coupling of conventional type to a manual remote control 72 for both single and salvo launches from the weapon of the invention.
  • the loading of the launching tubes 2, 3 and 4 is carried out by opening the breech-blocks 27, 28 and 29, inserting cartridges (which may be of the ordinary military ball or launching type) manually into the respective firing chambers, and then closing the breech-blocks.
  • cartridges which may be of the ordinary military ball or launching type
  • the operator may select the launching of the grenade mounted on the central launching tube 2 or the simultaneous launching of the three grenades by means of the lever 66.
  • the weapon described above with reference to the appended drawings is a ground firing version of the weapon.
  • the same weapon may be mounted by means of-special conventional interfacing plates both on vehicles and at fixed positions.
  • the weapon of the invention may also be used, to advantage, for launching smoke grenades, illuminating projectiles and the like.

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR47115E (fr) * 1935-10-31 1937-01-18 Procédé et batterie pour le tir contre avion
FR887876A (fr) * 1942-07-03 1943-11-25 Affût support multiple pour armes à tir automatique
DE1106209B (de) * 1959-08-03 1961-05-04 Eduard Siegrist Minenwerfer
FR2229943A1 (de) * 1973-05-15 1974-12-13 Sarmac Sa
CH596534A5 (en) * 1976-01-20 1978-03-15 Oerlikon Buehrle Ag Twin barrel gun with converging firing lines

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR47115E (fr) * 1935-10-31 1937-01-18 Procédé et batterie pour le tir contre avion
FR887876A (fr) * 1942-07-03 1943-11-25 Affût support multiple pour armes à tir automatique
DE1106209B (de) * 1959-08-03 1961-05-04 Eduard Siegrist Minenwerfer
FR2229943A1 (de) * 1973-05-15 1974-12-13 Sarmac Sa
CH596534A5 (en) * 1976-01-20 1978-03-15 Oerlikon Buehrle Ag Twin barrel gun with converging firing lines

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