EP0450297B1 - Dispositif d'alimentation en cartouches - Google Patents

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EP0450297B1
EP0450297B1 EP91102526A EP91102526A EP0450297B1 EP 0450297 B1 EP0450297 B1 EP 0450297B1 EP 91102526 A EP91102526 A EP 91102526A EP 91102526 A EP91102526 A EP 91102526A EP 0450297 B1 EP0450297 B1 EP 0450297B1
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Kurt Müller
Erwin Bohler
Bruno Ruppen
Hanspeter Novet
Robert Gerber
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    • 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
    • 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
    • F41A9/04—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using endless-chain belts carrying a plurality of ammunition

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  • the invention relates to a device for feeding cartridges from a stationary ammunition container to a firearm, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • This cartridge feeder is particularly useful for third-party firearms, e.g. suitable for Gatling cannons.
  • a Gatling cannon is known to have a rotating tube bundle. With such a weapon, the run-up of the weapon to full cadence leads to a large spread, so the first shot should only be fired when the tube bundle has reached its target speed, i.e. no firing should take place during the so-called run-up.
  • the device for feeding cartridges in turn takes a certain amount of time until it has reached the full feeding speed. Furthermore, this cartridge feeder should be able to feed two different types of ammunition.
  • a memory is provided in a known cartridge supply device of this type (EP-A-0 020 095).
  • a transport chain is passed through a feed channel, through a storage channel and through a return channel.
  • the feed channel opens into a firearm transfer station.
  • a switch is located at the transition point from the feed channel to the storage channel. When this switch is in position, the ammunition passes from the feed channel to a further feed system with a second transport chain, which leads to the firearm transfer station. In the other position of this switch, the ammunition on the transport chain passes through the storage channel into the return channel. Through a switch that is connected to the weapon the points are switched from their first position to their second position. The feed system continues to rotate until all cartridges have been removed. The first transport chain continues to move and brings the ammunition into the storage channel.
  • a reversing device then moves the first transport chain backwards until the ammunition has returned from the storage channel to the feed channel. The ammunition is then returned to the weapon for the next round of fire.
  • This known device is intended to prevent individual cartridges from remaining in the barrel of the firearm after a series fire, which can then lead to malfunctions. However, this device is not able to feed the first cartridge of the firearm only after the start-up has ended.
  • the object which is solved by the features listed in claim 1, is to provide a cartridge feeder which is able to feed the firearm the first cartridge only when the firearm has started up and at the same time the full feed speed has been reached, whereby After each series fire, the starting position can be created quickly and safely.
  • the advantage of the device is that not only the ramp-up of the weapon, but also the ramp-up time of the Feeding device can be taken into account and adapted exactly.
  • At least two types of ammunition can also be supplied in order to selectively use cartridges from one or a second stationary ammunition container.
  • a turret 10 is rotatably mounted on a ship deck 11 or a vehicle platform 11.
  • two Gatling guns 12 and 13 are pivotably mounted about an elevation axis 14 in this turret. According to FIG. 1, these Gatling guns 12 and 13 can be raised from the horizontal position shown in solid lines to different positions, for example they can be lowered by 30 ° into position 12a or raised by 42.5 ° into position 12b or into the position Position 12c can be raised by 115 °.
  • Each of the two Gatling cannons 12 and 13 has seven weapon barrels 15, as can be seen from FIG. Below that Gatling guns 12 and 13 have three containers 16, 17, 18 and 19, 20, 21 for each weapon, as can be seen in particular from FIG.
  • the two middle containers 17 and 20 serve to hold the empty cartridge cases.
  • a channel leads from each container 16-21 to one of the two weapons 12 and 13.
  • These six channels 16a-21a are best seen in FIG.
  • One type of cartridge is supplied to weapons 12 and 13 in channels 16a and 19a
  • the other type of cartridge is supplied to weapons 12 and 13 in channels 18a and 21a.
  • the empty cartridge cases of both types pass through the channels 17a and 20a into the middle containers 17 and 20.
  • Each three channels 16a-18a and 19a-21a open into a common housing 22 and 23.
  • a first elastic channel leads from the housing 22 24 to the first cannon 12 and from the second housing 23 a second elastic channel 25 leads to the second cannon 13.
  • FIG. 2 there are endless chains 16b and 19b in the channels 16a and 19a with which the cartridges from the containers 16 and 19 to can be transported into the housing 22 or 23.
  • FIG. 4 there are also endless chains 24a and 25a in the elastic or flexible channels 24 and 25, with which the cartridges are fed from the housing 22 and 23 to the weapon 12 and 13, respectively.
  • Endless chains 16c and 19c are also arranged in the containers 16 and 19, in which the cartridges are stored on the one hand and with which the cartridges are transported up to the endless chains 16b and 19b.
  • FIG. 1 The transfer of the cartridges from the endless chains 16b and 18b to the common endless chain 24a can be seen in FIG.
  • Two transfer wheels 26a and 26b are arranged between the endless chain 16b and the endless chain 24a and two further transfer wheels 27a and 27b are arranged between the endless chain 18b and the endless chain 24a.
  • a first switch 28 enables the cartridges to be transferred from the endless chain 16b to the first transfer wheel 26a when this switch 28 is in its first position. In the other position of this switch 28, the cartridges remain on the endless chain 16b and come back against the container 16 (FIG. 5).
  • a second switch 29 enables the cartridges to be transferred from the endless chain 18b to the third transfer wheel 27a when this switch 29 is in its first position.
  • This switch 28 and 29 contains two deflection segments 30 and 31, of which one or the other segment 30 or 31 can be effective. If the deflection segment 30 of the switch 28 is effective, the cartridges 32 pass from the endless chain 16b onto the transfer wheel 26a. If the other deflection segment 31 of the switch 28 is effective, the cartridges 32 remain on the endless chain 16b. The same applies to the two deflection segments 30 and 31 of the second switch 29.
  • a third switch 42 is also arranged between the two transfer wheels 26b and 27b and the first endless chain 24a.
  • the four channels 16a, 18a, 19a and 21a preferably each have a sensor 50 or 51, the position of which determines the starting position of the sensor first cartridge 32 to be supplied to the weapon 12, 13.
  • Both the endless chain 16b and the endless chain 18b are each guided over a deflection wheel 33 or 34.
  • the deflection wheel 33 of the endless chain 16b is in drive connection via two gear wheels 43 and 44 (FIG. 6a) with the transfer wheel 26a and the deflection wheel 34 of the endless chain 18b is in drive connection with the transfer wheel 27a via two gear wheels 45 and 46.
  • the endless chain 24a is guided over a deflection wheel 39.
  • This deflection wheel 39 of the endless chain 24a is in drive connection with the transfer wheel 26b via two toothed wheels 49 and 47, and furthermore this deflection wheel 39 of the endless chain 24a is connected with the transfer wheel 27b via two toothed wheels 49 and 48.
  • the gears 44 and 47 are in engagement with one another via a clutch 35 (see FIG. 8) and likewise the gears 45 and 46 are in engagement with one another via a clutch 36. If the clutch 35 is switched on, cartridges 32 can be fed from the endless chain 16b via the transfer wheels 26a and 26b to the endless chain 24a. If the other clutch 36 is switched on, cartridges 32 can be fed from the other endless chain 18b to the endless chain 24a via the transfer wheels 27a and 27b. Thus, either cartridges 32 from the container 16 get to the firearm 12, or when the other clutch 36 is switched on, cartridges 32 get from the other container 18 to the firearm 12.
  • These couplings 35 and 36 thus make it possible to selectively switch from one type of ammunition to one different types of ammunition and therefore form the means for switching to selectively feed cartridges from one or the other ammunition container 16, 18 or 19, 21 to the firearm 12 or 13.
  • the switches 28 and 29, on the other hand make it possible to determine from which container the first cartridge 32 of the weapon 12 is to be fed and at what point in time the supply of the cartridges 32 to the weapon 12 is to be interrupted.
  • a second gear 52 of exactly the same size, of which one gear 44 is constantly in engagement with the next gear 47 and of which the other gear 52 is in constant engagement with the adjacent gear 43 .
  • the two gearwheels 44 and 52 arranged one behind the other on the same axis can be connected to one another via the coupling 35 mentioned.
  • This coupling 35 consists of two coupling halves 53, 54 which can be brought into engagement hydraulically by axial displacement and which disengage under the force of a spring 55.
  • the coupling 36 (FIG. 8) is of exactly the same design and is therefore not described here.
  • FIG. 7 it takes, for example, 0.5 seconds after switching on the weapon drive until the cadence of 5000 rounds per minute is reached, ie until the weapon barrel bundle rotates with the number of revolutions corresponding to this cadence and the first shot can be fired. Depending on the length of the burst of fire, the last shot is fired after 0.1-2.0 seconds.
  • the bundle of arms is braked in half the time compared to the run-up.
  • the clutch 35 or 36 is switched off beforehand, for the following reason: The clutch 35 or 36 has also been switched on at the same time as the weapon drive.
  • the first endless chain 24a or 25a contains no cartridges when the gun is turned on, it takes a while for the first cartridge 32 to reach the firearm.
  • this first endless chain 24a or 25a is selected such that the first cartridge 32 reaches this weapon at the same time as the required cadence of the weapon is reached.
  • the clutch 35 or 36 must be switched off in good time before the firing is completed so that the cartridges still present in the first endless chain 24a or 25a can be fired without cartridges 32 from the second or third endless chain 16b, 19b or 18b, 21b are fed in such a way that after the end of the burst of fire the first endless chain 24a or 25a is empty again.
  • a cannon switch 38 makes it possible to interrupt the supply of cartridges 32 to the weapon 12, 13.
  • the cartridges pass from the endless chain 24a, 25a to the weapon 12, 13.
  • the switch 38 is switched off, for example in the case of "hang fire"
  • This first endless chain 24a, 25a is guided over two deflection rollers 39 and passes through the flexible channel 24, 25.
  • the second endless chain 16b, 19b leads from the first ammunition container 16, 19 to the first endless chain 24a, 25a.
  • the third endless chain 18b, 21b leads from the second ammunition container 18, 21 to the first endless chain 24a, 25a.
  • the first endless chain 24a, 25a and the second endless chain 16b, 19b can be coupled to one another via the one clutch 35.
  • the first endless chain 24a, 25a and the third endless chain 18b, 21b can be coupled to one another via the other clutch 36.
  • the cartridges 32 pass from the second endless chain 16b, 19b to the first endless chain 24a, 25a. If the switch 28 is switched over, the cartridges 32 remain on the second endless chain 16b, 19b and are conveyed back against the first ammunition container 16, 19. The same applies to the switch 29. As long as the switch 29 is switched on, the cartridges 32 pass from the third endless chain 18b, 21b to the first endless chain 24a, 25a. If the switch 29 is switched over, the cartridges 32 remain on the third endless chain 18b, 21b and are conveyed back against the second ammunition container 18, 21. In each of the four ammunition containers 16, 18, 19, 21 there is an endless chain 16c, 18c, 19c, 21c, which is connected to a motor 40 or 41 for driving these four endless chains 16c, 18c, 19c, 21c.
  • the trigger of the firearms 12 or 13, not shown here is actuated.
  • the motors 37, 40 and 41 of the firearms 12, 13 and the ammunition magazines 16, 19 and 18, 21 are switched on, depending on which type of ammunition is desired.
  • one or the other of the clutches 35 and 36 is switched on and, according to FIG. 6, the three switches 28, 29 and 42 must be set.
  • the weapon barrel bundle 15 is being accelerated to the full number of revolutions, the supply of ammunition also begins, the first cartridge to be supplied to the weapon 12, 13 being at the sensor 50 or 51 at the beginning of the process, depending on the desired type of ammunition , see Fig. 6.
  • one of the switches 28 or 29 and shortly afterwards one of the couplings 35 or 36 is actuated, i.e. the switch 28 or 29 is set so that no cartridges are supplied and the clutch 35 or 36 is switched off when the transfer wheel 26a or 27a no longer carries cartridges.
  • the switch 28 or 29 is set so that no cartridges are supplied and the clutch 35 or 36 is switched off when the transfer wheel 26a or 27a no longer carries cartridges.
  • 13 comes to a standstill, i.e. until the tube bundle 15 no longer rotates, all the cartridges 32 located on the endless chain 24a are fired.
  • the endless chain 16b, 19b or 18b, 21b is braked to a standstill and then moved backwards until the first cartridge 32 is again in the starting position at the sensor 50 or 51. It can be seen from FIG.

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  1. Dispositif pour l'alimentation commandée de cartouches (32) provenant d'un magasin à cartouches, (16, 19), fixe, vers une arme à feu (12, 13) notamment un canon à plusieurs tubes avec un faisceau de tubes rotatifs, un aiguillage (28) pour établir ou couper l'alimentation en cartouches, une première chaîne sans fin (24a, 25a) pour fournir les cartouches (32) de l'aiguillage (28) vers l'arme à feu (12, 13) et une seconde chaîne sans fin (16b, 19b) avec un retour commandé pour fournir les cartouches (32) du magasin à munitions (16, 19), fixe, vers l'aiguillage (28), caractérisé en ce qu'entre la première chaîne sans fin (24a, 25a) et la seconde chaîne sans fin (16b, 19b) il y a deux roues de transfert (26a, 26b) reliées par un embrayage (35), le dispositif d'alimentation comportant un capteur (50) qui définit la position de repos de la première cartouche (32) alimentant l'arme (12, 13) sur la seconde chaîne sans fin (16b, 19b) et un canal distinct (17a, 20a) pour le retour des douilles de cartouches vides à partir de la première chaîne sans fin (24a, 25a), et pour terminer un tir en rafale, l'aiguillage (28) est commuté puis l'embrayage (35) est ouvert.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par un second magasin à munitions, fixe, (18, 21),
    - un second aiguillage (29) pour mettre en route et couper l'alimentation en cartouches à partir du second magasin à munitions (18, 21),
    - une troisième chaîne sans fin (18b, 21b) avec un retour commandé pour fournir les cartouches (32) d'un second magasin à munitions, fixe, (18, 21) vers le second aiguillage (29),
    - d'autres roues de transfert (27a, 27b) entre la première chaîne sans fin (24a, 25a) et la troisième chaîne sans fin (18b, 21b),
    - un autre embrayage (36) qui relie les deux autres roues de transfert (27a, 27b),
    - un autre capteur (51) pour déterminer la position de repos de la première cartouche sur la troisième chaîne sans fin (18b, 21b) et
    - un troisième aiguillage (42) entre les roues de transfert (26b, 27b) et la première chaîne sans fin (24a, 25a) pour brancher sélectivement le premier (16, 19) ou le second (18, 21) magasin à munitions.
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