EP3320298B1 - Weapon with a barrel cluster - Google Patents

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EP3320298B1
EP3320298B1 EP16736096.5A EP16736096A EP3320298B1 EP 3320298 B1 EP3320298 B1 EP 3320298B1 EP 16736096 A EP16736096 A EP 16736096A EP 3320298 B1 EP3320298 B1 EP 3320298B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F1/00—Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons; Harpoon guns
    • F41F1/08—Multibarrel guns, e.g. twin guns
    • F41F1/10—Revolving-cannon guns, i.e. multibarrel guns with the barrels and their respective breeches mounted on a rotor; Breech mechanisms therefor
    • 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
    • F41A11/00—Assembly or disassembly features; Modular concepts; Articulated or collapsible guns
    • F41A11/02—Modular concepts, e.g. weapon-family concepts
    • 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
    • F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
    • F41A17/16—Cook-off prevention, i.e. prevention of spontaneous firing of a cartridge by chamber wall heat
    • 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
    • F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
    • F41A17/30—Multiple safeties, i.e. one safety element acting on at least one element of the firing mechanism and at least one other element of the gun, e.g. the moving barrel
    • 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
    • F41A19/06—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/18—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms for multibarrel guns or multiple guns
    • 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
    • F41A21/06—Plural barrels
    • 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
    • F41A21/48—Barrel mounting means, e.g. releasable mountings for replaceable barrels
    • F41A21/487—Barrel mounting means, e.g. releasable mountings for replaceable barrels using friction, e.g. by clamping a barrel surface
    • 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
    • F41A7/00—Auxiliary mechanisms for bringing the breech-block or bolt or the barrel to the starting position before automatic firing; Drives for externally-powered guns; Remote-controlled gun chargers
    • F41A7/02—Machine gun rechargers, e.g. manually operated
    • F41A7/06—Machine gun rechargers, e.g. manually operated electrically operated
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41F—APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
    • F41F1/00—Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons; Harpoon guns
    • F41F1/08—Multibarrel guns, e.g. twin guns

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  • the invention is concerned with a weapon, in particular with a small-caliber weapon, which comprises several weapon barrels which are combined to form a tube bundle.
  • a weapon in particular with a small-caliber weapon, which comprises several weapon barrels which are combined to form a tube bundle.
  • the tube bundle With the tube bundle, a possibility is created to be able to change the tube on site, regardless of the shot. The change not only minimizes the load on the individual barrel, but also increases the duration of the weapon.
  • functional reliability of the weapon in use is better guaranteed.
  • the weapon can be transferred to a safety position during transport or when not in use, in which no weapon barrel comes to rest in front of the lock.
  • the barrel of the weapon usually heats up after prolonged use, also due to the high rate of fire and the high number of shots. If a certain limit temperature or number of shots is reached or exceeded, this causes wear on the gun barrel, among other things. The gun barrel must be changed.
  • Barrel guns are known to reduce wear on the individual tubes.
  • So-called barrel bundle weapons are also known as Gatling.
  • Gatlings several barrels are concentrated around an axis in such a way that they rotate as a bundle.
  • Each barrel has its own bolt and its own ignition system, for example its own firing pin.
  • the locks are unlocked, opened and locked again during one full rotation of the barrel set.
  • opening and locking the reloading function takes place, whereby a cartridge is inserted into the open breech of a barrel.
  • the barrel is turned further, the cartridge is inserted into the chamber and ignited.
  • the closure is then withdrawn again, with the empty cartridge case being pulled out and is ejected. This process runs continuously in all runs.
  • Each barrel fires one shot per revolution.
  • a multi-barrel weapon and an associated belt system are disclosed by the DE 10 2010 007 876 A1 .
  • the multi-barrel weapon here comprises six barrels, which are rotatably mounted around an axis of rotation in the form of a barrel bundle on the front weapon part.
  • the drive is electric.
  • Functionally connected to the barrels is a locking part which has several firing pins in the number of barrels that are aligned with the barrels.
  • the WO 2011/046653 A2 and the U.S. 3,698,283 A reveal a multi-barrel weapon.
  • the barrel change also takes place here depending on the shot.
  • a multi-barreled automatic weapon comes with the DE 2 111 060 A1 described, which has several gun barrels rotatably mounted about a common axis, constructed similarly to Gatlings.
  • the advantage of this type of weapon is that the shot load for the individual barrel is minimized, especially during continuous fire, and is distributed across all barrel.
  • the advantage of DE 2 111 060 A1 is that this weapon can also be used to fire caseless ammunition.
  • the present invention proposes a type of tube bundle with several weapon barrels, preferably three, for a particularly small-caliber weapon.
  • a barrel changing device that works functionally with a control curve of the barrel bundle, regardless of the shot itself. This allows the loaded and heated gun barrel to be replaced by another. This is done by simply turning the gun barrel within a special holder on the gun or a gun housing for the gun barrel.
  • a handgun with a kind of barrel bundle reveals the U.S. 4,494,332 A .
  • the weapon has several different cartridge chambers in one housing.
  • the housing can be separated from the weapon in order to bring one of the cartridge chambers in front of the breech.
  • Weapon barrels can be screwed onto the cartridge chambers on the front.
  • a drum circuit with a guide curve is also disclosed DE 10 2008 015 893 B4 .
  • This guide curve is characterized by the fact that it is designed as a subdivided guide curve is. This allows the length of the drum to be reduced.
  • a drum and ammunition drive with a control body arranged around a weapon barrel is disclosed in US Pat DE 10 2008 063 768 B4 .
  • An external drive is functionally connected to the control cam.
  • a driver engages in the control cam through which the drum rotates when the driver is moved forward within the control cam in the firing direction.
  • the invention is a weapon with the features of claim 1.
  • the tube change or the adjustment of the individual tube according to the invention itself can be carried out by an operator or automatically.
  • the number of shots can be taken into account, from which the load on the current weapon barrel can be derived. If a specifiable shot load is determined, e.g. using a shot counter ( EP 2 518 430 A2 ), the barrel can be turned. Alternatives are conceivable, such as temperature sensors etc. which are attached to the weapon barrel and trigger a signal when a predetermined temperature on the weapon barrel is exceeded. The firing operation of the weapon can then be interrupted and the barrel can be changed.
  • the tube bundle is not only stored in a special bearing, but is also held in this so that it can rotate.
  • This storage is characterized by a front fixed bezel and a rear fixed bezel, each of which has a foldable, removable or swiveling upper part. Sliding rollers are integrated in these steady rests, which support the rotation of the tube bundle.
  • This construction allows, unlike the solution in the US 7,448,306 B2 , a simple change of the weapon barrels in their entirety as a barrel bundle.
  • the US 7,448,306 B2 discloses a mount for a grenade launcher comprising screwable brackets.
  • the gun barrels are for their part preferably integrated in a common holder which, similar to a drum, has a control body on the circumferential side in a partial area.
  • the weapon barrels are firmly inserted and caulked in the holder or the tube bundle, so that they can also be exchanged more easily individually.
  • the front section of the weapon barrel support / holder is provided with a larger inside diameter than the weapon barrel (s) to be stored.
  • a bearing part enclosing the weapon barrel in the area of the weapon barrel mounting is integrated with a slot in the front area of the bearing part.
  • the present structure of the holder of the tube bundle also allows the inclusion of only one or two weapon barrels with the same basic geometry, which can be carried by the holder and rotated in the storage. In this way, different customer requests, in particular with regard to the total weight of the weapon, can be individually addressed, and the weapon can be varied depending on the customer.
  • Another advantage of the above-mentioned tube bundle weapon is a safe transport, since the weapon barrels can be adjusted in their entirety for the transport so that none of the weapon barrels is in front of the lock or is in alignment with it.
  • the tube bundle 1 is a tube bundle, here with three gun barrels 2, 3, 4 of a weapon 100 with a lock 5.
  • the tube bundle 1 comprises a front, muzzle-side tube holder 5 and a rear, breech-side tube holder 6 located below the two other weapon barrels 3, 4 located next to one another.
  • This weapon barrel 2 is aligned with this one breech 50 and only interacts with the breech 50 in this position.
  • the pipe collars! 1 has a control body 8 with a control cam 9, which in turn is integrated in the control body 8 on the circumferential side.
  • the tube bundle 1 as a whole can be adjusted via this control cam 9 independently of the shot of the weapon 100, and a tube change can thus be carried out.
  • the circumferentially integrated in the control body 8 Control curve 10 or its course, such as rise etc., is in turn matched to the number of weapon barrels that can be inserted into the tube bundle 1, ie, to the maximum number of weapon barrels that can be integrated into the tube bundle 1. In the present embodiment there are three weapon barrels 2, 3, 4, each of which must be rotated through an angle of 120 °.
  • Fig. 1a shows the tube bundle 1 'with only one weapon barrel 2.
  • a tube bundle with two weapon barrels 2, 3, (4) is also conceivable.
  • the control curve 9 can then also show the same course for this tube bundle as in the case of three weapon barrels 2, 3, 4, since the adjustment or rotation of the tube bundle 1 is independent of the shot.
  • a storage 20 of the tube bundle 1 (1 ') generally shows Fig. 1 which is then in the weapon 100 Fig. 3 is involved. Both representations show the safe transport position of the tube bundle 1. Neither is aligned with the closure 50.
  • the bearing points are formed by two stationary steadies 21, 22 which are spaced apart from one another.
  • the distance is preferably obtained from the length of the control body 8.
  • the steady rests 21, 22 each have a preferably removable upper part 21.1, 22.1 in the form of a quick-release fastener.
  • sliding rollers are preferably incorporated in the steady rests 21, 22 (not shown in more detail).
  • the tube change is preferably carried out electrically via an actuator 10 ( Fig. 2 ), for example via a motor.
  • This actuates a bolt 11 which realizes the rotation of the tube bundle 1.
  • the weapon barrels 2 - 4 then also rotate with the control body 8, so that another weapon barrel can be brought in front of the breech 5.
  • Alternatives to changing tubes are known to those skilled in the art.
  • Sheets 13 can be provided between the weapon barrels 2 - 4, which serve to cool the weapon barrels 2 - 4 ( Fig. 3 ). In this way, the gun barrels 2-4 can be thermally separated from one another.
  • a variant supporting the cooling is shown with the integration of a tube 51 having openings, which also contributes to the stabilization of the tube bundle 1, 1 '.

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Die Erfindung beschäftigt sich mit einer Waffe, insbesondere mit einer Kleinkaliberwaffe, die mehrere Waffenrohre umfasst, welche zu einem Rohrbündel zusammengefasst sind. Mit dem Rohrbündel wird eine Möglichkeit geschaffen, vor Ort einen unabhängig vom Schuss erwünschten Rohrwechsel vornehmen zu können. Der Wechsel minimiert nicht nur die Schussbelastung des Einzelrohres, sondern erhöht die Einsatzdauer der Waffe. Zudem wird eine Funktionssicherheit der Waffe im Einsatz besser gewährleistet. Insbesondere kann die Waffe während des Transportes bzw. bei Nichtgebrauch in eine Sicherungsposition überführt werden, in der kein Waffenrohr vor dem Verschluss zum Liegen kommt.The invention is concerned with a weapon, in particular with a small-caliber weapon, which comprises several weapon barrels which are combined to form a tube bundle. With the tube bundle, a possibility is created to be able to change the tube on site, regardless of the shot. The change not only minimizes the load on the individual barrel, but also increases the duration of the weapon. In addition, functional reliability of the weapon in use is better guaranteed. In particular, the weapon can be transferred to a safety position during transport or when not in use, in which no weapon barrel comes to rest in front of the lock.

Bei Maschinenwaffen bzw. Maschinengewehren kommt es in der Regel bei lang anhaltendem Einsatz auch aufgrund der hohen Kadenz und hohen Schusszahlen zur Erhitzung des Waffenrohres. Wird eine gewisse Grenztemperatur oder Schusszahl erreicht bzw. überschritten, bedingt dieses u.a. einen Verschleiß des Waffenrohres. Das Waffenrohr muss gewechselt werden.In the case of machine guns or machine guns, the barrel of the weapon usually heats up after prolonged use, also due to the high rate of fire and the high number of shots. If a certain limit temperature or number of shots is reached or exceeded, this causes wear on the gun barrel, among other things. The gun barrel must be changed.

Zur Verschleißminderung der einzelnen Rohre sind Laufbündelwaffen bekannt. Sogenannte Laufbündelwaffen werden auch als Gatling bezeichnet. Bei Gatlings sind mehrere Läufe so um eine Achse konzentriert, dass sie als Bündel rotieren. Jeder Lauf besitzt einen eigenen Verschluss und ein eigenes Zündsystem, beispielsweise einen eigenen Schlagbolzen. Die Verschlüsse werden während einer vollen Umdrehung des Laufbündels entriegelt, geöffnet und wieder verriegelt. Beim Öffnen und beim Verriegeln erfolgt die Nachladefunktion, wobei eine Patrone in den geöffneten Verschluss eines Laufes geführt wird. Der Lauf wird weiter gedreht, die Patrone in das Patronenlager geführt und gezündet. Bei weiterer Drehung wird der Verschluss dann wieder zurückgezogen, wobei die leere Patronenhülse ausgezogen und ausgeworfen wird. Dieser Prozess läuft bei allen Läufen kontinuierlich ab. Jeder Lauf gibt pro Umdrehung einen Schuss ab.Barrel guns are known to reduce wear on the individual tubes. So-called barrel bundle weapons are also known as Gatling. In Gatlings, several barrels are concentrated around an axis in such a way that they rotate as a bundle. Each barrel has its own bolt and its own ignition system, for example its own firing pin. The locks are unlocked, opened and locked again during one full rotation of the barrel set. When opening and locking, the reloading function takes place, whereby a cartridge is inserted into the open breech of a barrel. The barrel is turned further, the cartridge is inserted into the chamber and ignited. With further rotation, the closure is then withdrawn again, with the empty cartridge case being pulled out and is ejected. This process runs continuously in all runs. Each barrel fires one shot per revolution.

Eine Mehrrohrwaffe sowie ein dazugehörendes Gurtsystem offenbart die DE 10 2010 007 876 A1 . Die Mehrrohrwaffe umfasst hierbei sechs Läufe, die drehbar um eine Drehachse in Form eines Laufbündels am vorderen Waffenteil gelagert sind. Der Antrieb erfolgt hierbei elektrisch. Mit den Läufen funktional verbunden ist ein Verschlussteil, der mehrere Schlagbolzen in Anzahl der Läufe aufweist, die auf die Läufe ausgerichtet sind. Auch die WO 2011/046653 A2 und die US 3,698,283 A offenbaren eine Mehrrohrwaffe. Der Laufrohrwechsel erfolgt auch hierbei schussabhängig.A multi-barrel weapon and an associated belt system are disclosed by the DE 10 2010 007 876 A1 . The multi-barrel weapon here comprises six barrels, which are rotatably mounted around an axis of rotation in the form of a barrel bundle on the front weapon part. The drive is electric. Functionally connected to the barrels is a locking part which has several firing pins in the number of barrels that are aligned with the barrels. Also the WO 2011/046653 A2 and the U.S. 3,698,283 A reveal a multi-barrel weapon. The barrel change also takes place here depending on the shot.

Eine mehrläufige automatische Waffe wird mit der DE 2 111 060 A1 beschrieben, die mehrere, um eine gemeinsame Achse drehbar gelagerte Geschützrohre aufweist, ähnlich aufgebaut wie Gatlings. Der Vorteil dieser Waffenart liegt hierbei darin, dass die Schussbelastung für das einzelne Rohr insbesondere beim Dauerfeuer minimiert und auf alle Rohre aufgeteilt wird. Der Vorteil der DE 2 111 060 A1 ist, dass mit dieser Waffe auch hülsenlose Munition verschossen werden kann.A multi-barreled automatic weapon comes with the DE 2 111 060 A1 described, which has several gun barrels rotatably mounted about a common axis, constructed similarly to Gatlings. The advantage of this type of weapon is that the shot load for the individual barrel is minimized, especially during continuous fire, and is distributed across all barrel. The advantage of DE 2 111 060 A1 is that this weapon can also be used to fire caseless ammunition.

Diese Idee aufgreifend, schlägt die vorliegende Erfindung eine Art Rohrbündel mit mehreren Waffenrohren, bevorzugt drei, für eine insbesondere Kleinkaliberwaffe vor. Nach beispielsweise einer längeren Schussbelastung eines der Waffenrohre wird über eine Rohrwechseleinrichtung, die funktional mit einer Steuerkurve des Rohrbündels zusammenwirkt, ein anderes Waffenrohr vor den Verschluss gebracht, unabhängig vom Schuss selbst. Dadurch kann das belastete und erhitzte Waffenrohr durch ein anderes ersetzt werden. Das erfolgt durch einfaches Drehen der Waffenrohre innerhalb einer speziellen Halterung an der Waffe bzw. einem Waffengehäuse für die Waffenrohre.Taking up this idea, the present invention proposes a type of tube bundle with several weapon barrels, preferably three, for a particularly small-caliber weapon. For example, after a longer shot load on one of the gun barrels, another gun barrel is brought in front of the breech via a barrel changing device that works functionally with a control curve of the barrel bundle, regardless of the shot itself. This allows the loaded and heated gun barrel to be replaced by another. This is done by simply turning the gun barrel within a special holder on the gun or a gun housing for the gun barrel.

Eine Handfeuerwaffe mit einer Art Rohrbündel offenbart die US 4,494,332 A . Die Waffe weist mehrere unterschiedliche Patronenkammern in einem Gehäuse auf. Das Gehäuse kann von der Waffe getrennt werden, um eine der Patronenkammern vor den Verschluss zu bringen. Vorderseitig sind an die Patronenkammern Waffenläufe aufschraubbar.A handgun with a kind of barrel bundle reveals the U.S. 4,494,332 A . The weapon has several different cartridge chambers in one housing. The housing can be separated from the weapon in order to bring one of the cartridge chambers in front of the breech. Weapon barrels can be screwed onto the cartridge chambers on the front.

Führungskurven für Trommelwaffen sind dem Fachmann bekannt. So offenbart die DE 10 2008 018 892 B3 eine Trommelwaffe, die ein Waffenrohr und eine Trommel mit mehreren darin befindlichen Patronenlagern umfasst. Über die Trommel werden die Patronen dem Waffenrohr schrittweise zugeführt. Die Funktionssteuerung für das Zuführen einer Munition über die Trommel ist umfangsseitig als Trommelschaltung in Form einer Führungskurve eingebunden. Die Trommel selbst wird über einen Schaltschieber gedreht, der mehrteilig ist und durch eine waffenseitige Steuerkurve geführt wird.Guide curves for drum weapons are known to those skilled in the art. So reveals the DE 10 2008 018 892 B3 a drum weapon comprising a weapon barrel and a drum with a plurality of cartridge chambers located therein. The cartridges are gradually fed to the gun barrel via the drum. The function control for feeding ammunition over the drum is circumferentially as a drum circuit in the form of a guide curve involved. The drum itself is rotated using a slide switch, which is made up of several parts and is guided by a control cam on the weapon side.

Eine Trommelschaltung mit Führungskurve offenbart auch die DE 10 2008 015 893 B4 . Diese Führungskurve zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass sie als unterteilte Führungskurve ausgeführt ist. Dadurch lässt sich die Länge der Trommel reduzieren. Einen Trommel- und Munitionsantrieb mit einem um ein Waffenrohr angeordneten Steuerkörper offenbart die DE 10 2008 063 768 B4 . Hierbei steht ein Fremdantrieb mit der Steuerkurve in funktionaler Verbindung. Dabei greift ein Mitnehmer in die Steuerkurve, durch die das Drehen der Trommel stattfindet, wenn der Mitnehmer innerhalb der Steuerkurve nach vorne in Schussrichtung geführt wird.A drum circuit with a guide curve is also disclosed DE 10 2008 015 893 B4 . This guide curve is characterized by the fact that it is designed as a subdivided guide curve is. This allows the length of the drum to be reduced. A drum and ammunition drive with a control body arranged around a weapon barrel is disclosed in US Pat DE 10 2008 063 768 B4 . An external drive is functionally connected to the control cam. A driver engages in the control cam through which the drum rotates when the driver is moved forward within the control cam in the firing direction.

Die Erfindung ist eine Waffe mit dem Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.The invention is a weapon with the features of claim 1.

Der Rohrwechsel bzw. die Verstellung des einzelnen Rohres gemäß der Erfindung selbst kann durch einen Bediener oder automatisch vorgenommen werden. Bei einem automatischen Wechsel kann die Schussanzahl berücksichtigt werden, aus der die Belastung des aktuellen Waffenrohres abgeleitet werden kann. Wird eine vorgebbare Schussbelastung ermittelt, z.B. über einen Schusszähler ( EP 2 518 430 A2 ), kann ein Drehen des Waffenrohres vollzogen werden. Alternativen sind denkbar, wie z.B. Temperatursensoren etc., die an den Waffenrohren angebracht sind und ein Signal auslösen, wenn eine vorgegebene Temperatur am Waffenrohr überschritten wird. Dann kann der Schussbetrieb der Waffe unterbrochen und der Rohrwechsel vollzogen werden.The tube change or the adjustment of the individual tube according to the invention itself can be carried out by an operator or automatically. With an automatic change, the number of shots can be taken into account, from which the load on the current weapon barrel can be derived. If a specifiable shot load is determined, e.g. using a shot counter ( EP 2 518 430 A2 ), the barrel can be turned. Alternatives are conceivable, such as temperature sensors etc. which are attached to the weapon barrel and trigger a signal when a predetermined temperature on the weapon barrel is exceeded. The firing operation of the weapon can then be interrupted and the barrel can be changed.

Das Rohrbündel wird für diese Aufgabe in einer besonderen Lagerung nicht nur gelagert, sondern in dieser auch drehbeweglich gehalten. Diese Lagerung zeichnet sich durch eine vordere feststehende Lünette und eine hintere feststehende Lünette aus, die je ein klappbares, abnehmbares oder schwenkbares Oberteil besitzen. In diesen Lünetten sind Gleitrollen eingebunden, die ein Drehen des Rohrbündels unterstützen. Diese Konstruktion erlaubt, anders als die Lösung in der US 7,448,306 B2 , einen einfachen Wechsel der Waffenrohre in ihrer Gesamtheit als Rohrbündel. Die US 7,448,306 B2 offenbart eine Halterung für einen Granatwerfer, die verschraubbare Bügel umfasst.For this task, the tube bundle is not only stored in a special bearing, but is also held in this so that it can rotate. This storage is characterized by a front fixed bezel and a rear fixed bezel, each of which has a foldable, removable or swiveling upper part. Sliding rollers are integrated in these steady rests, which support the rotation of the tube bundle. This construction allows, unlike the solution in the US 7,448,306 B2 , a simple change of the weapon barrels in their entirety as a barrel bundle. the US 7,448,306 B2 discloses a mount for a grenade launcher comprising screwable brackets.

Die Waffenrohre sind ihrerseits bevorzugt in einer gemeinsamen Halterung eingebunden, die ähnlich einer Trommel umfangsseitig in einem Teilbereich einen Steuerkörper aufweist. In einer bevorzugten Ausführung sind die Waffenrohre in der Halterung bzw. dem Rohrbündel fest eingesteckt und verstemmt, sodass sie auch einzeln einfacher austauschbar sind.The gun barrels are for their part preferably integrated in a common holder which, similar to a drum, has a control body on the circumferential side in a partial area. In a preferred embodiment, the weapon barrels are firmly inserted and caulked in the holder or the tube bundle, so that they can also be exchanged more easily individually.

Der vordere Abschnitt der Waffenrohrlagerung / -halterung ist mit einem größeren Innendurchmesser als das / die zu lagernde(n) Waffenrohr(e) versehen. In diesem Abschnitt ist pro Waffenrohr ein das Waffenrohr im Bereich der Waffenrohrlagerung umschließendes Lagerteil mit einem Schlitz im vorderen Bereich des Lagerteils eingebunden. Durch diese Konstruktion wird eine gewisse Federung erreicht, sodass die durch die Temperaturerhöhung des Waffenrohres erfolgende Dehnung des Waffenrohres durch das Lagerteil besser erfolgen kann. Die Rohrlagerung lässt dadurch eine Längen- und Durchmesseranpassung zu. Näheres dazu wird in einer Parallelanmeldung der Anmelderin beschrieben, auf die hiermit Bezug genommen wird.The front section of the weapon barrel support / holder is provided with a larger inside diameter than the weapon barrel (s) to be stored. In this section, for each weapon barrel, a bearing part enclosing the weapon barrel in the area of the weapon barrel mounting is integrated with a slot in the front area of the bearing part. This construction achieves a certain level of resilience, so that the expansion of the weapon barrel caused by the increase in temperature of the weapon barrel is better carried out by the bearing part can. The pipe support allows for length and diameter adjustment. Further details are described in a parallel application by the applicant, to which reference is hereby made.

Der vorliegende Aufbau der Halterung des Rohrbündels ermöglicht auch die Aufnahme von nur einem oder zwei Waffenrohren bei gleicher Grundgeometrie, die von der Halterung getragen und in der Lagerung gedreht werden können. Damit kann auf unterschiedliche Kundenwünsche, insbesondere bezüglich des Gesamtgewichts der Waffe, individuell eingegangen, die Waffe kundenabhängig variiert werden.The present structure of the holder of the tube bundle also allows the inclusion of only one or two weapon barrels with the same basic geometry, which can be carried by the holder and rotated in the storage. In this way, different customer requests, in particular with regard to the total weight of the weapon, can be individually addressed, and the weapon can be varied depending on the customer.

Ein weiterer Vorteil der vorgenannten Rohrbündelwaffe ist ein sicherer Transport, da für den Transport die Waffenrohre in ihrer Gesamtheit so verstellt werden können, dass keines der Waffenrohre vor dem Verschluss liegt bzw. mit diesem fluchtet.Another advantage of the above-mentioned tube bundle weapon is a safe transport, since the weapon barrels can be adjusted in their entirety for the transport so that none of the weapon barrels is in front of the lock or is in alignment with it.

Anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels mit Zeichnung soll die Erfindung näher erläutert werden. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
ein erfindungsgemäßes Rohrbündel mit Halterung in einer perspektivischen Darstellung,
Fig. 1a
eine perspektivische Darstellung der Halterung mit nur einem Waffenrohr
Fig. 2
das Rohrbündel aus Fig. 1 mit einem elektrischen Antrieb,
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eine Schnittdarstellung des Rohrbündels in einer Vorderansicht,
Fig. 4
die Einbindung des Rohrbündels in einer Waffe.
The invention is to be explained in more detail on the basis of an exemplary embodiment with a drawing. It shows:
Fig. 1
a tube bundle according to the invention with a holder in a perspective view,
Fig. 1a
a perspective view of the holder with only one weapon barrel
Fig. 2
the tube bundle Fig. 1 with an electric drive,
Fig. 3
a sectional view of the tube bundle in a front view,
Fig. 4
the integration of the tube bundle in a weapon.

Mit 1 ist ein Rohrbündel, hier mit drei Waffenrohren 2, 3, 4 einer Waffe 100 mit einem Verschluss 5 gekennzeichnet. Das Rohrbündel 1 umfasst eine vordere, mündungsseitige Rohrhalterung 5 sowie eine hintere, verschlussseitige Rohrhalterung 6. Dabei ist nur ein Waffenrohr 2 (3, 4) verschlussseitig in der Waffe 100 zu einem Verschluss 50 ausgerichtet, in der Regel das untere, d.h., das sich unterhalb der beiden nebeneinander befindlichen anderen Waffenrohre 3, 4 befindet. Dieses Waffenrohr 2 ist auf diesen einen Verschluss 50 fluchtend ausgerichtet und wirkt auch nur in dieser Stellung mit dem Verschluss 50 schusstechnisch zusammen.1 is a tube bundle, here with three gun barrels 2, 3, 4 of a weapon 100 with a lock 5. The tube bundle 1 comprises a front, muzzle-side tube holder 5 and a rear, breech-side tube holder 6 located below the two other weapon barrels 3, 4 located next to one another. This weapon barrel 2 is aligned with this one breech 50 and only interacts with the breech 50 in this position.

In einem Teilbereich 7 weist das Rohrbünde! 1 einen Steuerkörper 8 mit einer Steuerkurve 9 auf, die ihrerseits umfangsseitig im Steuerkörper 8 eingebunden ist. Über diese Steuerkurve 9 kann das Rohrbündel 1 in der Gesamtheit unabhängig vom Schuss der Waffe 100 verstellt und somit ein Rohrwechsel vorgenommen werden. Die umfangseitig im Steuerkörper 8 eingebundene Steuerkurve 10 bzw. deren Verlauf, wie Anstieg etc., ist ihrerseits auf die Anzahl der in das Rohrbündel 1 maximal einsetzbaren Waffenrohre abgestimmt, d.h., auf die maximale Anzahl von Waffenrohren, die in das Rohrbündel 1 integriert werden können. Im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel sind es drei Waffenrohre 2, 3, 4, die jeweils um einen Winkel von 120° gedreht werden müssen.In a sub-area 7, the pipe collars! 1 has a control body 8 with a control cam 9, which in turn is integrated in the control body 8 on the circumferential side. The tube bundle 1 as a whole can be adjusted via this control cam 9 independently of the shot of the weapon 100, and a tube change can thus be carried out. The circumferentially integrated in the control body 8 Control curve 10 or its course, such as rise etc., is in turn matched to the number of weapon barrels that can be inserted into the tube bundle 1, ie, to the maximum number of weapon barrels that can be integrated into the tube bundle 1. In the present embodiment there are three weapon barrels 2, 3, 4, each of which must be rotated through an angle of 120 °.

Fig. 1a zeigt das Rohrbündel 1' mit nur einem Waffenrohr 2. Ein Rohrbündel mit zwei Waffenrohren 2, 3, (4) ist ebenfalls denkbar. Die Steuerkurve 9 kann dann auch für diese Rohrbündel einen gleichverlaufenden Verlauf wie bei drei Waffenrohren 2, 3, 4 aufzeigen, da die Verstellung bzw. Verdrehung des Rohrbündels 1 schussunabhängig ist. Fig. 1a shows the tube bundle 1 'with only one weapon barrel 2. A tube bundle with two weapon barrels 2, 3, (4) is also conceivable. The control curve 9 can then also show the same course for this tube bundle as in the case of three weapon barrels 2, 3, 4, since the adjustment or rotation of the tube bundle 1 is independent of the shot.

Eine Lagerung 20 des Rohrbündels 1 (1') allgemein zeigt die Fig. 1, die dann in der Waffe 100 Fig. 3 eingebunden ist. Beide Darstellungen zeigen die sichere Transportstellung des Rohrbündels 1. Keines ist zum Verschluss 50 ausgerichtet.A storage 20 of the tube bundle 1 (1 ') generally shows Fig. 1 which is then in the weapon 100 Fig. 3 is involved. Both representations show the safe transport position of the tube bundle 1. Neither is aligned with the closure 50.

Die Lagerstellen werden erfindungsgemäß durch zwei feststehende Lünetten 21, 22 gebildet, die voneinander beabstandet sind. Der Abstand ergibt sich bevorzugt aus der Länge des Steuerkörpers 8. In der bevorzugten Ausführung weisen die Lünetten 21, 22 je ein bevorzugt abnehmbares Oberteil 21.1, 22.1 in Form eines Schnellverschlusses auf. In den Lünetten 21, 22 sind zudem bevorzugt Gleitrollen eingebunden (nicht näher dargestellt).According to the invention, the bearing points are formed by two stationary steadies 21, 22 which are spaced apart from one another. The distance is preferably obtained from the length of the control body 8. In the preferred embodiment, the steady rests 21, 22 each have a preferably removable upper part 21.1, 22.1 in the form of a quick-release fastener. In addition, sliding rollers are preferably incorporated in the steady rests 21, 22 (not shown in more detail).

Der Rohrwechsel erfolgt bevorzugt elektrisch über einen Aktuator 10 (Fig. 2), beispielsweise über einen Motor. Dieser betätigt einen Bolzen 11, der die Drehung des Rohrbündels 1 realisiert. Mit dem Steuerkörper 8 drehen sich dann auch die Waffenrohre 2 - 4, sodass ein anderes Waffenrohr vor den Verschluss 5 gebracht werden kann. Alternativen zum Rohrwechsel sind dem Fachmann bekannt.The tube change is preferably carried out electrically via an actuator 10 ( Fig. 2 ), for example via a motor. This actuates a bolt 11 which realizes the rotation of the tube bundle 1. The weapon barrels 2 - 4 then also rotate with the control body 8, so that another weapon barrel can be brought in front of the breech 5. Alternatives to changing tubes are known to those skilled in the art.

Zwischen den Waffenrohren 2 - 4 können Bleche 13 vorgesehen werden, die zur Kühlung der Waffenrohre 2 - 4 dienen (Fig. 3). Dadurch können die Waffenrohre 2 - 4 voneinander thermisch getrennt werden. Eine die Kühlung unterstützende Variante wird mit dem Einbinden eines Öffnungen aufweisenden Rohres 51 aufgezeigt, das auch zur Stabilisierung des Rohrbündels 1, 1' beiträgt.Sheets 13 can be provided between the weapon barrels 2 - 4, which serve to cool the weapon barrels 2 - 4 ( Fig. 3 ). In this way, the gun barrels 2-4 can be thermally separated from one another. A variant supporting the cooling is shown with the integration of a tube 51 having openings, which also contributes to the stabilization of the tube bundle 1, 1 '.

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  1. Weapon (100) having a barrel cluster (1, 1'), comprising at least one, preferably a plurality of, weapon barrel(s) (2, 3, 4) and having a breech (6), wherein only one of the weapon barrels (2-4) of the barrel cluster (1, 1') is aligned with the breech (6) so as to be aligned in the barrel axis and only the one weapon barrel (2-4) at this point in time in terms of firing interacts with the breech (6), wherein the barrel cluster (1) is mounted in a mounting (20), characterized in that the bearing points of the mounting (20) are configured by stationary, mutually spaced-apart bezels (21, 22).
  2. Weapon (100) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the barrel cluster (1) has a front, muzzle-side barrel holder (5) and a rear, breech-side barrel holder (6).
  3. Weapon (100) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the barrel cluster (1, 1') in a part region (7) has a control element (8) having a control curve (9) which is incorporated in the circumference.
  4. Weapon (100) according to Claim 3, characterized in that the barrel cluster (1) in its entirety and independently of the firing of the weapon (100) is adjusted by way of this control curve (9) in the control element (8).
  5. Weapon (100) according to Claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the control element (8) is electronically rotated, to which end a bolt (21) of an actuator (10) engages in the control curve (9) of the control element (8).
  6. Weapon (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the bezels (21, 22) in each case have a removable upper part (21.1, 22.1) in the form of a quick-release fastener.
  7. Weapon (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that slide rollers are incorporated in the bezels (21, 22).
  8. Weapon (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that cooling plates (13) which can be placed between the weapon barrels (2-4) are incorporated within the barrel cluster (1, 1'), said cooling plates (13) thermally separating the weapon barrels (2-4) from one another.
  9. Weapon (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the barrel cluster (1, 1') serves for receiving only one or two or three weapon barrels (2, 3, 4).
  10. Weapon (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that for transportation the weapon barrels in their entirety are adjusted such that none of the weapon barrels lie in front of the breech or so as to be aligned with the latter, respectively.
  11. Weapon (100) according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized by a barrel (51) which has openings for stabilizing the barrel cluster (1, 1').
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