EP3742102A1 - Auswurfvorrichtung für kettenglieder von munitionsauswurfbändern - Google Patents

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EP3742102A1
EP3742102A1 EP19175940.6A EP19175940A EP3742102A1 EP 3742102 A1 EP3742102 A1 EP 3742102A1 EP 19175940 A EP19175940 A EP 19175940A EP 3742102 A1 EP3742102 A1 EP 3742102A1
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Anthony COLOMINE
Innokenty GRITSKEVITCH
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Priority to KR1020217039646A priority patent/KR20220020807A/ko
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Priority to PCT/EP2020/062145 priority patent/WO2020233964A1/fr
Priority to CA3141203A priority patent/CA3141203A1/en
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Priority to CN202080034312.8A priority patent/CN113825971A/zh
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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
    • F41A9/60—Empty-cartridge-case or belt-link collectors or catchers
    • 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
    • F41A9/54—Cartridge guides, stops or positioners, e.g. for cartridge extraction
    • F41A9/56—Movable guiding means

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  • the present invention relates to a device for the ejection and automatic evacuation of ammunition links, preferably, but not exclusively, from medium-caliber guns on board tank turrets.
  • Medium caliber ammunition typically has a diameter of between 15 and 50mm.
  • the present invention also relates to an armored vehicle comprising the automatic link evacuation device.
  • the systems for evacuating arms ammunition links on board a tank turret are fairly large or bulky systems, characterized by an ejection which operates solely by gravity.
  • the links are either evacuated outside the hull of the turret or collected for example using a bag or a ramp.
  • the document US 4,601,230 discloses an armored vehicle turret comprising a main weapon as well as a machine gun.
  • the turret comprises a system for evacuating links from the turret, via two rigid chutes attached to the main weapon and to a compartment having two openings to the outside.
  • the ejection chutes include guide bands to guide the links.
  • a hatch allows easy and ergonomic access to the evacuation area.
  • the document US 8,434,397 describes an automatic weapon mounting system for a vehicle such as a helicopter.
  • the weapon mounting system includes a weapon cradle supporting a machine gun.
  • the assembly is connected via a hollow cylindrical part to an inclined tubular support.
  • the hollow cylindrical part is located under the weapon and serves as a funnel in order to channel the bushes and links in the cylindrical support used as an ejection channel bringing the bushes and links out of the cockpit of the helicopter.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the state of the art.
  • the present invention aims to provide a device for automatic evacuation of ammunition links, mainly originating from medium caliber weapons, following firing, the device being able to be mounted on tank turrets.
  • the desired result is that the ammunition links are evacuated or expelled as far as possible outside the turret, that is to say at least 50 cm from the turret, and according to a controlled trajectory so as not to not obstruct the passage for the following links and thus avoid any jamming or any jamming of the weapon.
  • the present invention aims to provide a simple and reliable device, fully automated and not involving the intervention of an operator during its operation.
  • This improved link evacuation device should make it possible to obtain an evacuation rate of more than three links per second, continuously, given an average rate of fire of the weapon of 200 rounds per minute.
  • the device of the present invention also aims to allow ejection of the links regardless of the inclination in which the turret is located relative to the horizontal, and regardless of the orientation and position of the links at the entrance of the system.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an armored vehicle comprising this improved device for continuously ejecting the links.
  • a second aspect of the present invention relates to an armored vehicle or tank turret comprising an automatic weapon capable of firing at a certain rate, a hatch for the evacuation of links to the outside outside the armor and a device for automatic link evacuation as described above, characterized in that the device is placed in the vehicle or the turret so that the inlet opening is located under the weapon to recover the links after firing by gravity to the right of the 'weapon, and that the exit opening is aligned with the hatch provided for the evacuation of the links to the outside outside the armor, in order to be able to eject the links to the outside with a speed determined by the cadence shooting.
  • the present invention relates to an automatic evacuation device 1 of ammunition links 6, as illustrated on figures 1 and 2 .
  • the links preferably come from ammunition of medium caliber weapons.
  • the device 1 can be provided on a tank turret, or any other armored vehicle, comprising a weapon system consisting for example of a main weapon such as a cannon and a machine gun.
  • the discharge device 1 comprises a normally closed housing 9 with the exception of a first opening 2 arranged in the high position and of a size sufficiently large to allow the entry of bulk. links 6 coming from the weapon after firing, and a second opening 3, lateral or offset with respect to the vertical of the opening 2, intended for the ejection of the links 6 outside the device 1.
  • the device 1 In use, the device 1 must be placed in the armored vehicle in a suitable manner, that is to say so that the entrance 2 is located exactly under the weapon to collect the links 6 after a shot, and that the exit opening 3 corresponds to an opening in the armored vehicle making it possible to eject the links 6 outside the latter with a certain speed.
  • the link evacuation device comprises successively, starting from the first opening 2 towards the second opening 3, a ramp 10 with an inclination of between 15 and 50 ° with respect to the vertical, preferably equal to approximately 30 °, said ramp also being provided with at least two channel rollers 7, located opposite each other and able to rotate in the opposite direction.
  • the separation interval between the two channel rollers 7 is chosen to allow the links to pass through and orient them.
  • these channel rollers 7 make it possible to orient the links 6 which arrive via the inlet opening 2 in a suitable position to prevent them from becoming blocked or from piling up in the device 1, and may for example be in the form of two rotating brushes with parallel axes.
  • the links 6 are found, in use, on a horizontal path 11 delimited in height by an upper propelling roller 4 and a lower propelling roller 5, the two rollers 4 and 5 guiding and advancing the links 6 up to the outlet opening 3.
  • the propellant rollers 4, 5 can advantageously be of the conveyor belt or conveyor belt type advancing the links 6 by virtue of their respective moving bands.
  • the device 1 further comprises an electric motor 8 which makes it possible to set in motion in a synchronized manner both the channel rollers 7 and the propellant rollers 4, 5, via a suitable drive system, for example in the form of gears or belts. (not shown in the figures).
  • the propellant rollers 4 and 5 define the speed of ejection of the links 6 outside the device, and therefore from the turret / armored vehicle.
  • the speed of the propellant rollers will depend on the rate of the weapon used, which can go up to 300 rounds per minute, and can be adapted according to the weapon.
  • the rollers and brushes used are standard equipment known per se to those skilled in the art and easily replaceable.
  • a first advantage of the link evacuation device is that the efficiency of the ejection of the links will be good in all cases and will not depend on the inclination of the turret or of the armored vehicle, knowing that the trajectory of the links is random. This device therefore makes it possible to avoid the problem of accumulating links at the exit of a device based on gravity only, or between the turret and the vehicle, by ejecting the links as far as possible, and certainly at at least 50 cm from the turret.
  • the device has the advantage of being able to be easily placed under any type of weapon, and of being adaptable to it and to the type of vehicle carrying the system.
  • the device is included in a tank turret, under the main weapon, thereby allowing the rapid and efficient evacuation of the links from the turret.
  • the device of the invention also makes it possible to reduce the size of the opening towards the outside of the shell or shell of the armored vehicle.
  • Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a device which can be closed, which thus makes it possible to isolate the turret from the external environment, for example in the event of NBC (nuclear, bacteriological, chemical) conditions.
  • NBC nuclear, bacteriological, chemical
  • the device according to the invention is in the form of a self-contained box which can be placed in turrets already in service, possibly of different types or models.

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ES19175940T ES2910160T3 (es) 2019-05-22 2019-05-22 Dispositivo de expulsión de eslabones de municiones
EP19175940.6A EP3742102B1 (de) 2019-05-22 2019-05-22 Auswurfvorrichtung für kettenglieder von munitionsauswurfbändern
PL19175940T PL3742102T3 (pl) 2019-05-22 2019-05-22 Urządzenie wyrzucające ogniwa taśmy amunicyjnej
BR112021023138A BR112021023138A2 (pt) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 Dispositivo para ejeção de elos de munição
PCT/EP2020/062145 WO2020233964A1 (fr) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 Dispositif d'ejection de maillons de munitions
CA3141203A CA3141203A1 (en) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 Device for ejecting ammunition links
KR1020217039646A KR20220020807A (ko) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 탄약 링크를 취출하기 위한 장치
CN202080034312.8A CN113825971A (zh) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 用于弹出弹药链的装置
SG11202112910XA SG11202112910XA (en) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 Device for ejecting ammunition links
AU2020280673A AU2020280673A1 (en) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 Device for ejecting ammunition links
US17/612,580 US11609055B2 (en) 2019-05-22 2020-04-30 Device for ejecting ammunition links
IL288245A IL288245B2 (en) 2019-05-22 2021-11-19 A device for ejecting ammunition links

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