Classifications

• • 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
  • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
  • F41A9/37—Feeding two or more kinds of ammunition to the same gun; Feeding from two sides
  • F41A9/375—Feeding propellant charges and projectiles as separate units
• • 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
  • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
  • F41A9/01—Feeding of unbelted ammunition
  • F41A9/24—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element
  • F41A9/26—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element using a revolving drum magazine

Definitions

• the invention relates to an automatic firearm, in particular a handgun, such as a rifle, a pistol or a submachine gun.
• the firearm is designed to fire caseless ammunition.
• the invention relates to an automatic firearm, in particular a handgun, with a barrel which is held in a fixed manner in a gun housing, which has a rotationally symmetrical recess perpendicular to the barrel axis, in which a disk-shaped cartridge chamber housing is rotatably arranged, in which at least a cartridge chamber is formed which can be continuously brought into a firing position and into a loading position by means of forced, intermittent, rotational movement of the cartridge chamber housing about its axis of rotation, in which ammunition components can be introduced into the cartridge chamber.
• An automatic handgun of this type is known from DE-PS 28 13 633. After a rotation through 180 °, the cartridge chamber housing of the known weapon is in the - -
• a single cartridge chamber is provided, which is formed symmetrically to a transverse center plane of the cartridge chamber housing; the longitudinal axis of the cartridge chamber is aligned with a diameter of the cartridge chamber housing, and the cartridge chamber housing axis of rotation intersects the core axis of the weapon barrel.
• the cylinder-shaped cartridge chamber housing of which has two cartridge chambers which are mutually centrally symmetrical with respect to the cartridge chamber-housing axis of rotation.
• the axis of rotation of the cartridge chamber housing is offset from the core axis of the weapon barrel.
• the cartridge chamber is essentially formed by a cylindrical bore which has a first section for receiving a projectile body and a second section aligned therewith for receiving a propellant charge body.
• the loading of the cartridge chamber is comparatively complex, since devices for inserting a projectile body and a propellant charge body must be present on the weapon housing, which have to work one after the other in the same direction on the cartridge chamber taking up their loading position. This can in particular limit the advantages which can be achieved with a twist lock which can be driven in the same direction and intermittently if the weapon is to be operated with ammunition components which can be handled independently of one another.
• the object of the present invention is to provide an automatic firearm for the aforementioned gate to provide a suitable manner, the cartridge chamber (s) of which is / can be loaded more easily, more gently and / or more quickly with ammunition components which can be handled independently of one another.
• the ammunition components should preferably be insertable directly from an adapted magazine into the cartridge chamber (s).
• the cartridge chamber is essentially T-shaped, with a first bore corresponding to the T-stem, which starts from the ' disk circumference extends in a plane aligned with the tube axis and is intended for receiving a projectile body, and with a second bore corresponding to the T-beam, which is open to at least one pane end face and is intended for receiving a propellant charge body.
• This second bore can preferably be aligned parallel to the axis of rotation of the cartridge chamber housing.
• each cartridge chamber of the firearm according to the invention is essentially T-shaped, a projectile body and a propellant body separated therefrom can be introduced into this cartridge chamber from different directions essentially simultaneously.
• the projectile body is introduced in the radial direction into the first bore of this cartridge chamber, and the propellant charge body is introduced into the second bore of this cartridge chamber in an orthogonal, in particular axial, direction.
• this cartridge chamber moves from the loading position into a firing position.
• the propellant charge is ignited in the firing position. Electrical ignition can preferably be performed. be seen.
• the gas development associated with the combustion of the propellant charge drives the projectile body out of the first bore and through the weapon barrel aligned with it.
• cartridge chamber housing In the disk-shaped cartridge chamber housing, several cartridge chambers, for example four cartridge chambers, can easily be provided, so that either the cadence of the firearm can be increased and / or additional functions can be performed in the holding positions of the cartridge chamber housing, such as Cooling or cleaning of unused cartridge chambers.
• the ammunition components can preferably be provided and brought up with an adapted magazine, which essentially consists of an annular body from which an annular flange projects axially, which has a smaller outer diameter than the annular body, so that one on the outer circumference of the magazine circumferential level is present.
• a number of projectile bodies can be accommodated in the radial flange in the annular flange.
• a number of propellant charge bodies can be accommodated in the axial orientation in the annular body.
• a projectile body can radially and essentially simultaneously from this magazine into the first bore of the cartridge chamber and a propellant charge body are introduced into the second bore of the cartridge chamber in an orthogonal, in particular axial, direction.
• a simple, gentle and quick transfer of the projectile body and the propellant body is possible directly and directly into a cartridge chamber of the firearm according to the invention.
• the first bore of the cartridge chamber which is intended for receiving the projectile body, is aligned with the weapon barrel in its firing position and has the same inner diameter as the weapon barrel.
• Control means known in the art for driving the cartridge chamber housing ensure that the cartridge chamber is stopped appropriately in order to ensure this aligned arrangement.
• the gas development associated with the combustion of the propellant charge drives the projectile body out of the first bore in the cartridge chamber and into the weapon barrel.
• the caliber depends on the type and purpose of the firearm. For automatic handguns, for example, caliber 5.56 (223 Remington) can be provided.
• the propellant charge bodies are designed for residue-free combustion. In the simplest case, it can be powder compacts, which are preferably provided with a protective cover made of paper or a plastic film.
• a protective cover made of paper or a plastic film.
• electrical ignition of the propellant charge it may be advantageous to provide a metallization on opposite end faces of the propellant charge body. It may also be expedient to connect short rod-shaped electrodes made of, for example, aluminum wire to this metalization, which point towards one another within the propellant charge in order to spatially fix an ignition spark and preferably to move it into the interior of the propellant charge body.
• propellant charge bodies with a volume of approximately 1.8 to 2.4 cm 3 are preferably provided.
• the propellant charge bodies can have an angular, for example square or prismatic, cross section. Alternatively and preferably, the propellant charge bodies can be compact cylindrical bodies. - _
• cylindrical propellant charge bodies with a diameter of approximately 12 mm and a length of approximately 15 to 18 mm have proven successful for the caliber 5.56.
• it can also be provided in individual cases to introduce a liquid, pasty or powdered detonation material in measured portions into the propellant charge bore of the cartridge chamber from a storage vessel attached to the weapon.
• the second or propellant charge bore of the cartridge chamber has a cross section which is adapted to the cross section of the propellant charge body.
• a cylindrical bore cross section is preferably provided; alternatively, this bore cross section could also be angular, for example quadratic or prismatic.
• the diameter or the cross-sectional dimension of the second bore of the cartridge chamber is preferably significantly larger than the diameter of the first bore of the cartridge chamber and is, for example, twice or more than the diameter of the first bore.
• every second bore leads completely through the disk-shaped cartridge chamber housing in the axial direction, ie is open to both opposite end faces of the cartridge chamber housing.
• the entire bore cross section can be used to hold a propellant body.
• the propellant charge body can be introduced into the second bore in one direction in the loading position and, if necessary, in another, ejector position in the be pushed out of this hole in the same direction, unless ignition is not intended or has not taken place.
• the thickness and thus the mass of the cartridge chamber housing is kept as low as possible. In the firing position, this second or propellant charge bore of the cartridge chamber housing is then closed on both sides by a wall section of the weapon housing.
• At least two cartridge chambers are preferably formed in the cartridge chamber housing, so that a new shot position is reached again after a shot position after a 180 ° rotation of the cartridge chamber housing.
• the two cartridge chambers can be arranged substantially along a diameter of the disk-shaped cartridge chamber housing.
• the two cartridge chambers are arranged centrally symmetrically with respect to the axis of rotation of the cartridge chamber housing. In the latter case, the cartridge chamber housing can be made with smaller dimensions.
• the cartridge chamber housing can have, for example, three or four cartridge chambers.
• a higher cadence can be achieved and / or in addition to the loading and firing position, further positions are available for performing other functions, for example cooling, cleaning and / or ejecting unused ammunition components.
• a cartridge chamber housing with four "cross-shaped" cartridge chambers has proven particularly useful and is preferably provided.
• the propellant charge can be ignited in a conventional manner.
• an ignition insert is attached adjacent to an end face on the propellant charge body and is mechanically impacted in the firing position. bolts or the like can act.
• electrical ignition of the propellant charge body is preferably provided.
• an electrode is inserted in the two wall sections of the weapon housing adjacent to the two end faces of the propellant charge body in the firing position, electrically insulated. Applying sufficient voltage to these electrodes creates a spark that strikes through the body of the charge and ignites the charge. In the case of an approximately 12 mm long propellant charge, a current surge with a voltage of approximately 20,000 volts was sufficient for ignition.
• the end faces of the propellant charge body can also be provided with a metallization and / or electrode sections can additionally be provided within the propellant charge body in order to reduce the necessary voltage and / or to control the spark formation even better.
• the carrying and provision of the ammunition components can preferably be carried out with the aid of a magazine which essentially consists of an annular body from which an annular flange projects axially, which has a smaller outer diameter than the annular body, so that on the outer circumference of the Magazine has a revolving level.
• the projectile bodies are located in radially aligned bores within the annular flange.
• the propellant charge bodies are located in axially aligned bores within the annular body.
• an annular groove can preferably be left in the weapon housing, into which the annular flange of the magazine can be inserted in such a way that a portion of the disk-shaped cartridge chamber housing projects into the circumferential step on the magazine.
• At least one radial bore on the magazine is aligned with the first or projectile body-bore this cartridge chamber.
• a projectile body ejector is articulated on the weapon housing within the ring flange and can push the projectile body located in this radial bore of the magazine into this first bore of the cartridge chamber.
• At least one axial bore on the magazine is aligned with the second or charge body bore of this cartridge chamber.
• a charge body ejector is articulated to the weapon housing and can push the charge body located in this axial bore of the magazine into this second bore of the cartridge chamber.
• This propellant charge body ejector can expediently be attached to a weapon housing cover, which can be opened relative to the rest of the weapon housing in order to insert the magazine. After the cover has been closed again, the propellant body ejector can be inserted into the axial bore on the magazine under the control of control disks or the like, eject a propellant body located therein and insert it into the second bore of the cartridge chamber which is flush therewith.
• the adjustment and control of the cartridge chamber housing, the projectile body ejector and the propellant body ejector can be carried out with the aid of conventional control devices. These control devices can also ensure the gradual rotation of the magazine.
• the magazine can be equipped with a pre-tensioned spiral spring which, after the magazine has been inserted into the weapon housing, causes the magazine to rotate relative to the weapon housing.
• FIG. 1 is an oblique view of a detail from the weapon housing of a firearm with a disk-shaped, rotatably mounted cartridge chamber housing;
• FIG. 2 shows the cartridge chamber housing according to FIG. 1 on the basis of an oblique view
• FIG. 3 shows a plan view of the weapon housing according to FIG. 1;
• FIG. 4 shows an illustration - without a cartridge chamber housing - of a section along the section line V-V from FIG. 3;
• Figure 5 is an illustration of a section along the section line V-V of Fig. 3;
• FIG. 6 is an oblique view of a magazine for supplying the firearm according to FIG. 1 with ammunition components
• FIG. 7 shows a sectional view through the weapon housing with the magazine attached along the section line V-V from FIG. 3;
• FIG. 8 shows a sectional view through the weapon housing with an attached, alternative magazine along the section line VIII-VIII from FIG. 3.
• the basic structure of an automatic firearm with a cartridge chamber housing which can be rotated in the same direction and intermittently, of the type considered here, is known in the art.
• a disk-shaped cartridge chamber housing is rotatably arranged in a rotationally symmetrical recess.
• the controlled drive of the disk-shaped cartridge chamber housing can take place via a control disk, which in turn is driven by a gas pressure drive or an externally driven motor.
• a gun barrel and possibly a firing pin with a hammer are attached to the gun housing.
• DE-AS 24 01 543 and DE-PS 28 13 633 With regard to further details, reference is made, for example, to the previously known documents DE-AS 24 01 543 and DE-PS 28 13 633.
• a rotationally symmetrical recess 11 which is intended to receive a cartridge chamber housing 20 which is rotatable in the same direction and intermittently about its axis of rotation 21.
• a weapon barrel 12 is fixedly attached to the weapon housing 10 and opens at a peripheral portion of the recess 11.
• the cartridge chamber housing 20 has the shape of a disk and is delimited by the disk circumference 22 and the two disk end faces 23 and 24.
• the disc dimensions are adapted to the dimensions of the recess 11, so that the cartridge chamber housing 20 can be rotated in a controlled manner within the recess 11.
• Each cartridge chamber 25 is essentially T-shaped, with a first bore 26 corresponding to the T stem, which starts from the disk periphery 22 and is in a axis of the gun barrels 12 aligned level extends.
• This first or projectile body bore 26 is used to receive a projectile body 3.
• This first or projectile body bore 26 can be surrounded by a eyelet 28 which ensures the guidance of the projectile body 3 and the sealing of the projectile body bore 26 improved compared to the gun barrel 12.
• a second bore 27 corresponding to the T-beam, which is open towards at least one disk end face 23, 24 and is intended for receiving a propellant charge body 4.
• This second bore 27 is expediently aligned essentially parallel to the axis of rotation 21 of the cartridge chamber housing 20.
• This second bore 27 is preferably open to both disk end faces 23 and 24 of the cartridge chamber housing 20.
• Each cartridge chamber 25 can assume a firing position indicated by the arrow S adjacent to the inner muzzle end of the weapon barrel 12 and a loading position remote therefrom, which is indicated by the arrow L.
• an annular groove 13 is cut out on the weapon housing 10, in the center of which there is a base 14 to which a projectile body ejector 15 is articulated. Furthermore, one or more profiled recesses can be left out on this base 14. Furthermore, a propellant body ejector 17 is articulated on the weapon housing 10 in a suitable but not shown manner.
• the ammunition components can be conveniently carried and provided with the aid of a magazine 1, as is shown in FIGS. 6 to 8.
• This magazine 1 includes an annular body 30 and an axially protruding ring flange 40, which has a smaller outer diameter than the annular body 30. So that points Magazine 1 on its outer circumference has a circumferential step which is delimited by the outer circumferential wall of the annular flange 20 and by an end face of the annular body 30.
• axially aligned bores 35 are recessed, which are intended for receiving propellant charge bodies 4.
• radially aligned bores 45 are recessed, which are intended for receiving projectile bodies 3.
• a tension spring 8 can be accommodated, which is fixed with one spring end to the magazine 1 and with the other spring end to a holder 37, which in turn can be locked on the magazine 1.
• This magazine 1 can be inserted with its ring flange 40 into the ring groove 13 on the weapon housing 10. A / section of the cartridge chamber housing 20 then projects into the circumferential step on the outer circumference of the magazine 1.
• Such dimensions and such an arrangement are provided that * in a loading position L of magazine 1 and cartridge chamber 25, a radial bore 45 on the ring flange 40 is aligned with the first or projectile body bore 26 of the cartridge chamber 25. Furthermore, in this loading position L, an axial bore 35 on the annular body 30 of the magazine 1 is aligned with a second or propellant body bore 27 of the cartridge chamber 25.
• a projectile body 3 can be removed from the magazine with the aid of the projectile body ejector 15 zin 1 pushed out and inserted into the projectile body bore 26 of the cartridge chamber 25.
• a propellant body 4 can be pushed out of the magazine 1 and with the aid of the propellant body ejector 17 are inserted into the propellant body bore 27 of the cartridge chamber 25.
• the projectile bodies 3 are displaced in a radial plane and the propellant charge bodies 4 are displaced in an orthogonal, in particular axial, direction.
• an electrical ignition of the propellant charge body 4 is provided.
• a given cartridge chamber 25 can optionally take on further positions, for example a position K for cooling and / or cleaning a cartridge chamber 25 that is currently being used A non-ignited propellant charge body is pushed out of the second bore 27 of the cartridge chamber 25.
• an additional ejector position A can optionally be provided, in which the projectile body associated with a propellant body 4 that has not ignited can be removed from the first bore 26 of the cartridge chamber 25; such Removal can be done pneumatically, for example.
• the controlled drive of the cartridge chamber housing 20 can take place - in a manner known per se - via a control disk, not shown, which in turn is driven by a gas pressure drive or an externally geared motor.
• a control disk can also provide the adapted gradual rotation of the magazine 1.
• each magazine 1 can have its own rotary drive, which ensures that the magazine 1 rotates with respect to the weapon housing 10.
• a spiral spring 8 held on the magazine 1 under prestress can be provided for this purpose.
• one end section of this spiral spring 8 is supported on the annular body 30 and the other end section thereof is supported on a holder 16, which is only indicated schematically and can be locked on the magazine 1.
• the holder 16 is supported on the weapon housing 10 and the locking of the holder 16 relative to the magazine 1 is released.
• this holder can be a round plate, on the top of which the spiral spring 8 rests.
• Two bolts protrude from the underside of the plate and slidably engage in two bores which are recessed on the annular flange 40 adjacent to its inner circumference.
• a (or more) rod-shaped profile protrudes from the underside of the plate and, when the magazine 1 is attached to a weapon housing 10, enters a suitable recess on the base 14 of the weapon housing 10. When the magazine 1 is pressed further onto the weapon housing 10, the bolts are then led out of their bores in the magazine 1 (cf. FIG. 8).
• the pre-tensioned coil spring 8 is then able to rotate the magazine 1 with respect to the weapon housing 10. Possibly. it can additionally be provided that the same spiral spring 8 or an additional spiral spring (not shown) can also set the intermittently rotatable cartridge chamber housing 20 of the firearm in rotation.

Landscapes

• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
• Toys (AREA)
• Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=6388218

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (4)

Families Citing this family (1)

Family Cites Families (4)

• 1989
  • 1989-08-30 DE DE19893928735 patent/DE3928735C1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
• 1990
  • 1990-08-20 EP EP19900912679 patent/EP0440768A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 1990-08-20 CA CA 2039714 patent/CA2039714A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 1990-08-20 WO PCT/EP1990/001374 patent/WO1991003698A1/de not_active Application Discontinuation

Non-Patent Citations (1)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events