EP2739931B1 - Manöverpatroneneinrichtung und hierfür geeignete selbstlade-feuerwaffe - Google Patents

Manöverpatroneneinrichtung und hierfür geeignete selbstlade-feuerwaffe Download PDF

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EP2739931B1
EP2739931B1 EP20120730572 EP12730572A EP2739931B1 EP 2739931 B1 EP2739931 B1 EP 2739931B1 EP 20120730572 EP20120730572 EP 20120730572 EP 12730572 A EP12730572 A EP 12730572A EP 2739931 B1 EP2739931 B1 EP 2739931B1
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Rolf Hezel
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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
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/32—Muzzle attachments or glands
    • 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
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/26—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means specially adapted for recoil reinforcement, e.g. for training purposes
    • 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
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/32—Muzzle attachments or glands
    • F41A21/36—Muzzle attachments or glands for recoil reduction ; Stabilisators; Compensators, e.g. for muzzle climb prevention
    • 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
    • F41A5/00—Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock
    • F41A5/18—Mechanisms or systems operated by propellant charge energy for automatically opening the lock gas-operated

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  • the invention relates to a maneuver cartridge device for use on a self-loading firearm, comprising a barrel which extends from a cartridge chamber to an orifice, with a catcher arranged on the outlet side for catching a projectile.
  • a maneuver cartridge device is from the EP 1 490 644 B1 known.
  • the catcher is used to hold bullets of live ammunition, which can be fired accidentally in maneuver operation instead of maneuver cartridges in disregard of safety regulations and bypassing safety devices.
  • the collecting device is usually integrated in the maneuver cartridge device.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a maneuver cartridge device, which is a safe Handling a self-loading firearm in the event of accidental firing of sharp cartridges allows.
  • the barrel has a first running section, which adjoins the cartridge chamber and has adapted to the caliber of the projectile first cross-section, and that the barrel has a second running section, the adjoins the first running section and has an enlarged compared to the first cross section second cross section.
  • such a barrel has a first barrel section which is "caliber-sized” (thus allowing the passage of a bullet of a sharp cartridge), and also a second barrel section having a larger cross-section than the first barrel section.
  • the first running section allows the passage of a missile accidentally fired, so that it can be introduced from the cartridge chamber into the second running section.
  • the enlargement of the cross section in the region of the second running section makes it possible for the propellant gases to overtake the projectile within the second running section and not be fully available for propelling the projectile, whereby it is no longer significantly accelerated until impact with the collecting device, and hits with a reduced impact impulse.
  • the kinetic energy of the projectile upon impact with the catcher by about 80%.
  • the invention makes it possible to avoid the drawbacks that can result from constrictions on the cartridge neck of a maneuver cartridge storage, which are intended to prevent that bullets can be charged and fired with bullet. Due to the high kinetic energy of closing machine gun closures there is a risk that inadvertently supplied sharp cartridges are completely fed by pressing the bullets in the sleeve neck and that the loaded with these "pressed charge cartridges" weapons can be fired together with the projectile forward supported anyway a bullet blasting, weapon damage and a significant shooter risk.
  • a bullet freely leaves a cartridge chamber and after passage of the first run section in the second run section only as small as possible accelerated and finally collected by the catcher.
  • the second running section forms an expansion space for propellant gases.
  • the cross section of the second running section is oversized, ie, for example, has a diameter which is preferably at least 1 mm, in particular at least 2 mm greater than the diameter of the first run section, which is only slightly larger than the nominal caliber of the self-loading firearm, in particular of the machine gun ,
  • the second running section is longer than the first running section.
  • the first running section is a multiple shorter than the second running section.
  • the first running section is as short as possible.
  • the first running section has a minimum length which is dimensioned such that the tip of a maneuver cartridge does not protrude into the second running section in the state of the maneuver cartridge inserted in the chamber of the cartridge. This has the advantage that, after ignition of the maneuvering cartridge, the beaded and radially outwardly unfolding cartridge tip can still be supported within the first running section by the running surface of the first running section. This prevents the cartridge tip from folding into the second barrel section, possibly accompanied by a disability in the extraction of the cartridge from the cartridge chamber.
  • the first running section may have a smooth running surface or a running surface which is provided with fields and trains.
  • the second running section is hollow cylindrical throughout, so that propellant gases can flow past the entire circumference of an unintentionally fired projectile.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the barrel in the region of the second running section has a gas outlet for driving a self-loading device of a self-loading firearm and that the catching device has a catching body with a collecting surface, which is arranged adjacent to the gas outlet, so that the gas outlet can be blocked by means of a projectile collected by the catcher.
  • the gas outlet is blockable by means of a single projectile, in less preferred embodiments by means of at most two or three projectiles.
  • the blocking of the gas outlet has the advantage that the self-loading operation of a self-loading firearm is interrupted. This is because the bullet material contained in the unintentionally fired projectile, for example lead, deforms upon impact with the catcher body and the deformed material blocks the gas outlet.
  • the collecting surface of the collecting body is flush or at least substantially flush with a mouth-side boundary of the gas outlet, in order to realize a particularly reliable blocking function.
  • the collecting surface is flat in the simplest case and in particular circular.
  • the collecting surface has a recess for at least partially receiving a projectile.
  • the collecting body is arranged within a mouth-side part of the barrel (in contrast to the prior art, that is not arranged outside the barrel).
  • the arrangement of the collecting body within the barrel allows a particularly simple positioning of the above-described collecting surface adjacent to a gas outlet for driving a self-loading device.
  • the collecting body is fastened to the barrel by means of a screw connection, for example by means of a union nut. But it is also possible that the collecting body by means of a mouth of the Run superior maneuver cartridge attachment or by means of a muzzle fire damper attached to the barrel or fastened.
  • a further preferred embodiment provides that the collecting device comprises a display element which is movable relative to the barrel by means of a projectile and in this way indicates the collection of a projectile.
  • the display element is movable in the weft direction, so that the kinetic energy of a projectile can be used to drive the display element.
  • the display element has the advantage that a shooter in case of failure can determine immediately whether this fault is due to the accidental firing of live ammunition with the security maneuver cartridge tube.
  • the invention further relates to a self-loading firearm, in particular a machine gun, with an above-operated maneuver cartridge device.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 An embodiment of a maneuver cartridge device is in the FIGS. 1 to 3 represented and designated there by the reference numeral 10.
  • the maneuver cartridge device 10 comprises a barrel 12, which extends from a cartridge chamber 14 to a mouth side 16.
  • a carrying handle 18 is provided, which is connected to the barrel 12.
  • the maneuver cartridge device 10 has a collecting device 20 for catching a projectile.
  • the barrel 12 has a first barrel portion 22 adjoining the cartridge chamber 14 and a second barrel portion 24 adjoining the first barrel portion 22.
  • the running sections 22 and 24 are in particular aligned concentrically with each other.
  • the first running section 22 has a running surface 26 with fields 28 and trains 30.
  • the tread 26 defines a cross-section 32 which matches the nominal caliber of a self-loading firearm for which the maneuver cartridge assembly 10 is provided.
  • the first running section 22 with its running surface 26 extends over a comparatively short distance. However, the first running section is at least as long that a tip 27 of a cartridge cartridge 45 inserted into the chamber 14 (cf. Fig. 2 ) does not protrude into the second running section 24.
  • the second running section 24 has a preferably continuous cylindrical and smooth running surface 34, which delimits a second cross section 36.
  • the second cross-section 36 has a diameter which is at least 1 mm, preferably at least 2 mm larger than the diameter of the first cross-section 32.
  • the second cross section 36 along the entire course of the second running section 24 is greater than the first cross section 32 of the first running section 22.
  • the second running section 24 is many times longer than the first running section 22.
  • the collecting device 20 of the maneuver cartridge device 10 according to FIG. 1 has a collecting body 38, which is integrated in a maneuver cartridge attachment 40.
  • the maneuver cartridge attachment 40 is connected to the barrel 12 in the region of the mouth 16.
  • the collecting body 38 has a cartridge chamber 14 facing collecting surface 42, which is provided with a recess 44.
  • the maneuver cartridge device 10 is preferably marked in color.
  • the maneuver cartridge device 10 is inserted into a self-loading firearm instead of the original weapon barrel.
  • the propellant gases generated by means of a maneuver cartridge 45 are used to discharge them at a gas outlet 46 of a gas take-off device 48.
  • the gas take-off device 48 serves to drive a self-loading device of the self-loading firearm, so that a series of maneuver cartridges can be fired automatically.
  • the collecting device 20 of the maneuver cartridge device 10 according to Figures 2 and 3 is unlike the in FIG. 1 illustrated catcher 20 modified so that a collecting body 50 is provided, which is arranged within the barrel 12.
  • the collecting surface 42 of the collecting body 50 moves further in the direction of the cartridge chamber 14. It is provided that the collecting surface 42 is disposed immediately adjacent to a mouth-side boundary 52 of the gas outlet 46.
  • the offset of the collection surface 42 from the boundary 52 toward the mouth 16 is preferably between about 0 mm and about 10 mm.
  • the collecting surface 42 is provided with a centrally arranged depression 44.
  • the collecting surface 42 is flat and has no recess 44.
  • the collecting body 50 in the region of the mouth 16 on a radial extension 54, which cooperates with an annular receptacle 56 of the barrel 12. As seen in the weft direction forward of the collecting body 50 is secured by means of the maneuver cartridge attachment 40 on the barrel 12.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 a further embodiment of a collecting device 20 is shown, which comprises a collecting body 38, 50.
  • the collecting body is provided in the region of a collecting surface 42 with a recess 44.
  • a particular centrally disposed bore 60 is provided, which adjoins the recess 44 and opens at the back 62 of a display element 64.
  • the display element 64 is displaceably mounted within a guide sleeve 66 in the weft direction.
  • the display element 64 has a guide sleeve 66 penetrating display section 68.
  • starting position of the display element 64 causes a collision of a projectile on the collecting surface 42 a projectile deformation, wherein at least parts of the deformed projectile on the recess 44 and the bore 60 on the back 62 of the display element 64 act so that it is driven in the weft direction forward and the Display section 68 pushed out of the guide sleeve 66 and thus from the lateral direction for a shooter is visible (see. FIG. 5 ).

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