EP2865985B1 - Procédé de commande de tir d'une arme à feu à emprunt de gaz et dispositif mettant en oeuvre un tel procédé - Google Patents

Procédé de commande de tir d'une arme à feu à emprunt de gaz et dispositif mettant en oeuvre un tel procédé Download PDF

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EP2865985B1
EP2865985B1 EP14187194.7A EP14187194A EP2865985B1 EP 2865985 B1 EP2865985 B1 EP 2865985B1 EP 14187194 A EP14187194 A EP 14187194A EP 2865985 B1 EP2865985 B1 EP 2865985B1
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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
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/58—Electric firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/64—Electric firing mechanisms for automatic or burst-firing mode
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  • the technical field of the invention is that of methods and devices for limiting the rate of fire of a firearm borrowing gas and electrical initiation.
  • a gauge means a gauge between 20 mm and 40 mm.
  • the weapon comprises an electronic firing unit which sends a firing pulse of the ammunition when the latter is positioned in the weapon chamber and the breech is closed.
  • the weapon comprises an electronic firing unit which sends a firing pulse of the ammunition when the latter is positioned in the weapon chamber and the breech is closed.
  • the rate of fire is determined in a nominal way by the mechanics of the weapon and in particular by the caliber of the vents which conditions the pressure of the gases taken.
  • These weapons may be for example barrel weapons as described by the patents EP0362064 , EP0362066 , and DE 10 2007 046545 A1 .
  • the invention also proposes a method for limiting the shocks received by the ammunition strips.
  • the subject of the invention is a method for controlling the firing of a firearm using gas and firing ammunition, in which the ammunition is fired by giving an electronic delay between two ammunition. successive firing controls, characterized in that the delay has a decreasing duration between different successive firing commands at the beginning of a same burst.
  • the delay time may be greater than or equal to 24 milliseconds.
  • the first delay of a burst may be greater than or equal to 30 milliseconds.
  • the invention also relates to a fire control device for firearms borrowing gas and electric fire ammunition that implements such a method.
  • this firing control device for a gas-fired firearm and electrically firing ammunition comprises an electronic firing control unit which is connected to a firing contact, electronic box incorporating delay means making it possible to give an electronic delay between two successive firing commands, characterized in that the delay means provide a delay with a decreasing duration between different successive firing commands at the beginning of the same burst .
  • the firing control device can ensure at the beginning of the same burst at least three decreasing timings that will be greater than the delay giving the nominal firing rate.
  • the delay means may comprise a programmable logic.
  • a firearm 1 of medium caliber (caliber greater than or equal to 20 mm and less than or equal to 40 mm), for example a barreled weapon, which is represented very schematically, comprises a tube 1a and a body 1b delimiting a chamber 2 for receiving ammunition.
  • the chamber is closed at its rear by a breech block 3 which moves perpendicularly to the axis 4 of the tube 1a.
  • the chamber 2 carries one or more vents 5 which collect a portion of the propellant gases to control the arming movements: movement of the breech block, ejection of the ammunition bushing, control of the advance of a band carrying the ammunition ( band not shown), introduction of a new ammunition, closure of the block of breech ...
  • Such a weapon is well known to those skilled in the art and it is not necessary to describe it in detail.
  • patents EP0362064 and EP0362066 which describe a barreled and gas-fired weapon.
  • This weapon 1 is coupled to a firing control device which comprises an electronic firing control unit 6 which encloses an electronic means 7 (such as a computer or a simple programmable logic circuit) and which is connected to sensors (by contact or contactless) 8 and 9 and a control pad 10.
  • a firing contact 11 also allows a user to control the shot.
  • the sensor 8 detects the presence of a munition case in the chamber 2 of the weapon.
  • the sensor 9 detects the closing of the breech block 3. Another sensor (not shown) will detect the effective ejection of the socket of a munition that has just been fired.
  • the computer When a munition is stationed in the chamber 2 and the breech block 3 is closed, if a user actuates the firing contact 11, the computer sends an electrical pulse to the contact 10 which is itself connected to the base of the ammunition through the breechblock 3. The firing of the ammunition is then automatically commanded.
  • the pressure of the gases resulting from the firing will cause the opening of the breechblock 3, the ejection of the bushing, the advance of a new ammunition (rotation of the barrel for example) and its introduction into the chamber, then closing the breech block.
  • the firing of the new ammunition will be automatically triggered if all the sensors give besides the firing logic the appropriate information: effective ejection of the previous bushing to from the 2nd shot, presence of the ammunition in the chamber, closing the breech block.
  • the weapon then fires continuously and the rate (number of shots fired per minute) of the burst is given by the mechanical characteristics of the weapon.
  • a 30mm gun may have a nominal rate of 2500 strokes / minute +/- 300 strokes / minute. This means that the time interval between the firing of two successive ammunition is approximately 24 milliseconds.
  • the electronic unit 6 incorporates delay means 12 which make it possible to give an electronic time delay between two successive firings controlled by the case 6.
  • the delay means 12 are for example constituted by a programmable logic. These devices are well known and generally consist of a specific logic integrated circuit. Such a programmable logic circuit may be incorporated at an electronic board of the housing 6. It is also possible to give the electronic means 7 a specific programming incorporating the steps of the method according to the invention. If the means 7 is a computer, it will be possible to program in the latter the steps of the method according to the invention. If the means 7 is a programmable logic, this may be replaced by another programmable logic incorporating the steps of the method according to the invention.
  • the diagram of the figure 2 schematizes the steps of the method according to a first embodiment of the invention.
  • Step A corresponds to the firing request.
  • This firing request is made by an operator by actuating the firing contact 11.
  • the test B corresponds to the double check of the presence of a munition in the chamber of the weapon and the closing of the breech block (Step TPMFB ).
  • This test will also incorporate a classic way in the course of firing cycle the effective ejection test of the previous bushing. This test uses the information provided by the sensors 8 and 9 (plus the socket ejection sensor not shown).
  • the test E is a control of the time elapsed since the instant T 0 .
  • a new ammunition firing is ordered (step D) but after having checked for safety that the firing request is still activated (test F and that the ammunition and closure tests of the breechblock are positive (step B).
  • the clock is reset to T 0 before (or after) this new shot.
  • time interval ⁇ is therefore a fixed minimum value below which the shot can absolutely not intervene.
  • the cycle represented at figure 2 repeats this way until the shooting request is stopped (release by the user of the firing contact 11). In this case the test F leads to the step G "firing stop".
  • the ammunition is fired with a period greater than or equal to ⁇ , but which can not be less than ⁇ which is a fixed value and determined by the electronic control unit 6.
  • electronic servocontrol of the firing control of a weapon with a loan of gas improves the reliability of its operation by controlling the value of the maximum rate of fire despite wear of the weapon.
  • the period ⁇ will be chosen equal to 24 milliseconds. The rate of fire is then controlled. The nominal rate is no longer exceeded by the weapon which reduces the number of shooting incidents.
  • the diagram of the figure 3 schematizes the steps of the method according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • This mode differs from the previous one in that the time period ⁇ is not unique and constant over the entire burst.
  • Step TPMFB the double-checking test B of the presence of a munition in the chamber of the weapon and the closing of the breech block
  • Step C is an initialization of the clock of the electronic control unit 6 to an initial reference value T 0 and step D is the firing of the ammunition.
  • the test E1 is a control of the time elapsed since the instant T 0 .
  • the real shot can only be effective after having verified for safety that the firing request is still activated (test F) and the ammunition presence, socket ejection and breechblock closure tests are positive (step B).
  • the clock is reset at T 0 after (or before) this new shot.
  • the first time interval ⁇ 1 is chosen greater than the time interval ⁇ corresponding to the nominal rate of the weapon.
  • test E2 is a control of the time elapsed since the instant T 0 .
  • T T 0 + ⁇ 2
  • F test the firing request is still activated
  • step B the presence tests of ammunition, socket ejection and breech block closure are positive
  • the second time interval ⁇ 2 is chosen to be greater than the time interval ⁇ corresponding to the nominal cadence of the weapon, but it is less than the first time interval ⁇ 1.
  • the clock is reset at T 0 after (or before) this new shot.
  • the value of the time interval ⁇ 3 lies between those of ⁇ and that of ⁇ 2.
  • test E which is conducted uses the value ⁇ of the period giving the nominal firing rate of the weapon.
  • this test E is followed by the usual controls F for the presence of the firing control and B for ammunition presence tests, for socket ejection and for closing the breechblock, then for ammunition firing.
  • step E which means that the time interval between the control of each shot is thereafter fixed and equal to ⁇ as in the embodiment according to the figure 2 .
  • step G A negative result at one or the other of the presence tests of the firing control F will lead to the step G "stopping the shot".
  • the firing stop will only occur concretely when the cycle is at nominal speed.
  • the figure 4 is a graph illustrating an exemplary implementation of this embodiment of the invention.
  • the values of the firing rates of the weapon were plotted on the ordinate.
  • the abscissa axis intersects the ordinate axis at the value of 2000 counts / minute.
  • the weapon is a 30mm gun with a rated firing rate of 2500 rounds / minute.
  • first time interval ⁇ 1 at least equal to 30 milliseconds (minimum logical interval). Such an interval corresponds substantially to a firing rate of 2000 rounds / minute.
  • the firing of the third munition is separated from that of the second munition by an interval ⁇ 2 of at least 28 milliseconds (minimum logical interval). This interval corresponds to a firing rate of substantially 2150 rounds / minute.
  • the firing of the fourth ammunition is separated from that of the third ammunition by an interval ⁇ 3 of at least 26 milliseconds (minimum logical interval). This interval corresponds to a firing rate of substantially 2300 rounds / minute.
  • the firing of the fifth ammunition is separated from that of the fourth ammunition by an interval ⁇ of at least 24 milliseconds (minimum logical interval). This interval corresponds to the nominal firing rate of approximately 2500 rounds / minute.
  • the delay means are feasible in the form of a programmable logic component. They can also be made in the form of conventional programming of a microprocessor incorporated in the electronic firing unit.
  • the invention has been described more particularly in an application to a 30mm caliber gun with a nominal firing rate of 2500 rounds / minute.
  • the invention can of course be implemented for a gas borrowing weapon of another caliber, for example 20mm or 25mm.
  • the control of the instant of ignition by the electronics itself allows to control the actual rate of fire which is no longer modified by the wear of the weapon.
  • the electronic firing unit allows, according to the variant described, to give a delay having a decreasing duration between different successive firing commands at the beginning of a same burst.
  • the weapon is thus progressively brought to its nominal speed, which reduces the pulling forces on the ammunition band and reduces the firing incidents.

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