EP2385336A2 - Ammunition magazine - Google Patents

Abstract

The magazine (1) has a plate-shaped base body (3) for retaining individual magazines (8-10). Upper and lower guide rails (4, 5) are arranged on a broadside of the base body. The individual magazines are suspensible by undercuts on the base body. A guiding strip and a transport space for ammunition, which is transported along the guide strip, are lockable by a hinged cover (15). The upper and lower guide rails are fixedly and movably hinged around a mounting rail, where the mounting rail is connected with the base body.

Description

The invention relates to an improved ammunition supply for a weapon by a re-regularly renewable ammunition magazine for strapped ammunition without the Muniti-onsmagazin interrupts the flow of ammunition.

Bel the supply of ammunition to a weapon system must be removed after the shooting of the ammunition the appropriate ammunition magazine and replaced by a new magazine filled with ammunition. The empty ammunition magazine must then be refilled before it can be used as intended. This leads to a time-consuming interruption of the Schleßvorganges,

From the DE 101 60 207 B4 Is an ammunition magazine for non-strapped ammunition a weapons system known which consists of a main magazine and at least one connectable to the main magazine additional magazine. The ammunition of the weapon is fed from the main magazine, while the ammunition of the additional magazine is loaded if necessary by means of a transfer station in the main magazine.

The invention has for its object to provide a simply constructed ammunition magazine that allows ammunition supply without the shooting process must be interrupted for Aufmunitionieren the ammunition magazine.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 1. Further, particularly advantageous embodiments of the invention disclose the subclaims.

The invention is based essentially on the idea to assemble the ammunition magazine from several (Teilmunitione-) magazines, the individual magazines are pushed onto a plate-shaped body. Depending on the direction of the Muni tion supply to the weapon, the magazines are pushed from the right or from the left. The respective last belt link, etc. is then connected to the subsequent belt link, etc., or detached from the previous one. The jewells empty magazine is removed from the body and another Neither postponed, in the shelf by hand.

The ammunition must in turn be integrated in the magazine so that the ammunition start as well as the end of the ammunition protrude from the magazine to connect the two successive ammunition feeds with each other and to be able to solve each other. In a simple embodiment, the interconnected ammunition or ammunition belt is in layers on top of each other, the lower end along the magazine is still running tightly up. The ammunition is preferably fed from the magazine closest to the weapon system and then from the subsequent magazine.

For pushing on and secure fastening on the base body, the simplest version provides at least one rail in or on which the respective magazine can be pushed open. For a secure operation, however, it is preferably provided to use two rails spaced apart from one another, wherein both, but at least one of the two rails, preferably the lower rail, can be moved from a working position into a pushed-on position. For both positions, the rail can be locked, found or the like, so that the Aufschleben the magazine can be done easily and easily. If the magazine is at the desired position on the base body, the rails are or are returned to the so-called working position.

By using such an ammunition magazine, it is possible to remove an empty (sub-munitions) magazine without interrupting the shooting operation and to place a full magazine on the back / front of the base plate.

Among other things, the advantages of the ammunition magazine according to the invention consist in the fact that the magazines are kept relatively small and can therefore be stored in a vehicle with a corresponding weapon system, saving space, for example. Furthermore Changing the magazines can be done very quickly by hand. On a main magazine is omitted here, the main magazine divided into a kind of sub-magazines.

The principle can easily be used for ammunition up to 40 mm. Since the principle is the same, the design effort for the adaptation to the different Kallbergrößen is low. The Tellmunitlonsmagazine can thus also be used in unterschledllchen weapons systems, so that the development of a completely new ammunition magazine can be omitted and, if necessary, the plate-shaped body would have to be adapted to the appropriate weapon system. Due to the modular construction as identical or even broader magazines can be pushed _who`s the substantially. In a wider magazine then more ammunition can be involved than in a narrower, which is usually desirable when longer firing sequences are to be expected. It should also not be ignored that the various sub-magazines also different types of ammunition (lethal, non-lethal, explosive bullets, etc.) In a simple way and catfish of the weapon can be provided.

Preferably, the plate-shaped base body has a guide strip for the ammunition to be conveyed to the weapon installation above the partial ammunition magazines fastened to it. In this case, the guide strip and the subsequent trans-port space for the along the guide strip to be transported ammunition can be formed closed by a hinged lid.

It is understood that the sliding of the magazines can also be done under protection, out of the vehicle. For this purpose, for example, the weapon and / or mount pick-up tower, etc., an opening through which the magazines are be moved.

• Fig. 1 die Ansicht eines an einer Waffenanlage seltlich angeordneten erfindurigs-gemäßen Munitionsmagazins und
• Fig. 2 eine Seitenansicht auf das in Fig. 1 dargestellte Munitionsmagazin von der In Fig. 1 mit) II bezeichneten Selte.

Further details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following, with reference to figures explained embodiments. Show it:

• Fig. 1 the view of a sartlich arranged on a weapon system inventive ammunition magazine and
• Fig. 2 a side view on the in Fig. 1 illustrated ammunition magazine of the In Fig. 1 with) II designated Rare.

In the Fig. 1 and 2 1 denotes an ammunition magazine according to the invention, as it is located in the vicinity of a weapon system (not shown). The munitions magazine 1 comprises a plate-shaped main body 3 with two horizontal guide rails 4, 5 spaced apart from one another. In this case, the upper guide rail 4 is preferably a connecting rail fixedly connected to the base body 3 and the lower horizontal guide rail 5 is a movable mounting rail. This has a lock 7 for detecting the slide 5 ne. The main body 3 serves to receive one or more individual magazines 8-n, which together form the ammunition magazine 1.

For pushing the magazines 8-n at least one, preferably two undercuts 6, 6 ', which are matched to the two guide rails 4, 5. With the help of this undercut 6 more, here three identically designed single magazines 8-10 (n) pushed and additionally locked by means of a pawl 11 who the, so that the Munitionsmagazlne 8-10 can not slip backwards or sideways.

The plate-shaped base body 3 has a guide strip 12 above the individual magazines 8 - 10 fastened to it for the ammunition to be conveyed to the weapon installation 2. In this case, the Führungsstrelfen 12 and the subsequent transport space 13 for the ammunition to be transported along the guide strip 12 is closed by a hinged lid 15 by means of hinges 14.

• Soll die Waffenanlage in Betrieb genommen werden, so wird zunächst das der Waffe am Grundkörper 3 am nächsten angebrachten Munitionsmagazin 8 mit der Waffenanlage verbunden. (Die nicht näher dargestellte Zuführung erfolgt hierbei beispielsweise über einen flexiblen Support, wie in der DE 10 2007 041 294 B4 beschrieben.) Danach kann bereits jetzt der In dem Einzel-Magazin 8 enthaltene Gurt mit dem nachfolgenden des Einzel-Magazine 9 verbunden, dieser dann mit dem des Einzel-Magazins 10 etc. Die Waf-fenanlage ist nun feuerbereit.

Below is with the help of Fig. 1 and 2 the use of the magazine according to the invention is explained in more detail:

• If the weapon system is to be put into operation, the weapon mounted on the base body 3 closest to the ammunition magazine 8 is first connected to the weapon system. (The supply not shown here, for example, about a flexible support, as in the DE 10 2007 041 294 B4 described.) Thereafter, already contained in the single magazine 8 belt connected to the subsequent of the single magazine 9, this then with the single magazine 10, etc. The Waf-fenanlage is now ready to fire.

If the existing in the belt ammunition of the first single magazine 8 shot, the supply accesses the subsequent magazine 9. Already, the empty magazine 8 could be removed from the base 3 and a filled new magazine can be postponed. For optimization reasons, however, it makes sense to provide the change only when the ammunition feeder accesses the last filled single magazine 10. The empty ge-shot single magazines 8, 9 can be deducted without loosening the rails 4, 5 from the base body 3, since they have become lighter and no longer so tightly hanging on the upper rail 4, Alternatively, it can be provided that the Slides 4, 5 are also movable for this purpose. Subsequently, the single magazine 10 is pushed in the direction Munitionsfluss and pushed one or more new magazines n on the Grundkör-per 3. In order to simplify this process, at least the lower rail 5 should be movable and brought from its working position into the Aufschiebpositlon - be pivoted - can.

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ammunition magazine

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weapon

2 '

feeder

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body

4, 6

Guideschlenen, Elnhängeschienen

6.6 '

undercut

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lock

8-10 (n)

(Single) Magazine

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Latch, latching means

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Führungsstreifon

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transport space

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hinge

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cover

Claims (9)

Ammunition magazine (1) for strapped ammunition, with a plate-shaped base body (3) for receiving one or more individual magazines (8-n), wherein on a broad side of the base body (3) at least one horizontal guide rail (4, 5) is -ordinated, where The individual magazines (8-n) can be slid onto the guide rail (4, 5) from the right or left by means of undercuts (6) arranged on them, • The last strap member connectable to the following strap member or is detachable from the previous and • The empty magazine (8-n) from the main body (3) removed and another can be postponed again. Ammunition magazine according to claim 1, characterized in that the plate-shaped base body (3) above the attachable to him individual magazines (8-10) has a guide strip (12) for the ammunition to be transported. Ammunition magazine according to claim 2, characterized in that the guide strip (12) and the abschlieende transport space (13) for the along the guide strip 12 to be transported ammunition by a hinged lid (15) are closable. Munitionsmagazln according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that on the base body (3) vorzugaweise two vertically spaced horizontal guide rails (4, 5) for receiving the individual Magazlne (8-n) are arranged Ammunition magazine according to claim 4, characterized in that it is at the upper guide rail (4) to a fixed to the base body (3) connected to a hanging rail and the lower guide rail (5) to a movable on the base body (3) arranged Einhängeschiene is. Ammunition magazine according to claim 5, characterized in that it is at the upper and lower guide rail (4, 5) to the base body (3) movably mounted rails. Munitionsmagazln according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the individual magazines (8-n) are designed substantially equal. Ammunition magazine according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that substantially the same or wider magazines (8-n) can be postponed. Ammunition magazine according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that with the devious part magazines (8-n), types of ammunition which have been killed (lethal, non-lethal, explosive projectiles, etc.) can be made available to the weapon in a simple manner,

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