US1948497A - Gun - Google Patents
Gun Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US1948497A US1948497A US661337A US66133733A US1948497A US 1948497 A US1948497 A US 1948497A US 661337 A US661337 A US 661337A US 66133733 A US66133733 A US 66133733A US 1948497 A US1948497 A US 1948497A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- block
- gun
- cylinders
- secured
- cradle
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
- 230000007246 mechanism Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000002349 favourable effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- 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
- F41A25/00—Gun mountings permitting recoil or return to battery, e.g. gun cradles; Barrel buffers or brakes
Definitions
- This invention relates to a gun.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved cradle and gun.
- Figs. 2 and 3 are detail sectional views on the respective lines of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of the trunnion block.
- the cradle comprises a trunnion block 5 and a guide block 6 connected by means of a plurality of cylinders.
- three cylinders 7, 8 and 9 are shown for containing a conventional type of recoil and counterrecoil mechanism.
- These cylinders are conveniently secured, as by threading, to socket members 10, 11 and 12 on the trunnion block 5 and pass through apertures in the guide block 6 to which they are secured by collars 13 and 14.
- the passages and valve mechanisms provided in the block 5 for establishing communication between the cylinders are not shown inasmuch as they may be arranged in the usual manner.
- the blocks 5 and 6 are formed with guideways, respectively 15 and 16 for receiving laterally projecting guides 17 secured by welding to opposite sides of a gun barrel 18. Liners 19 are preferably placed in the guideways.
- a pair of trunnions 20-20 are secured to the block 5 in a plane passing through the axis of the gun barrel 18.
- the block 5 is strengthened at the trunnions by an arcuate plate 21 passing over the gun barrel and secured to the block by means of bolts 22.
- An apron 23 secured to the plate 21 on the left side of the cradle is provided with an aperture 24 for receiving the customary cam unit (not shown) for cooperating with the breech block opening lever 25.
- a cradle constructed in accordance with the present invention will be light in weight and still have sufficient strength to withstand the reactions of the gun barrel.
- the welding of the continuous guides directly to the gun barrel reduces the weight and cost of the barrel and enables it to have a favorable low mounting in the cradle.
- a cradle comprising a rear and a front block each formed with guideways, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block, an arcuate plate secured to the rear block in the vicinity of the trunnions, a gun barrel and laterally projecting guides welded to the barrel and working in the guideways of the blocks.
- a cradle comprising a rear and a front block each formed with the guideways, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block, an arcuate plate secured to the rear block in the vicinity of the trunnions, and a gun barrel having guides receivable in the guideways of the blocks.
- a cradle comprising a rear and a front block, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block, an arcuate plate secured to the rear block in the vicinity of the trunnions and a gun barrel mounted on the blocksfor sliding movement.
- a cradle comprising a rear and a front block, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block and a gun barrel mounted in the blocks for sliding movement.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Resistance Welding (AREA)
Description
G. M. BARNES Feb. 27, 1934.
GUN
Filed March 17, 1933 Inventor Gladecm M-EEI"TLES M/V Z. fiy
Attorney Patented Feb. 27, 1934 UiTED STATES FFIC P A T GUN Gladeon M. Barnes, United States Army, Hastings, Mich.
Application March 17, 1933. Serial No. 661,337
4 Claims.
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.
This invention relates to a gun.
In those guns where the cradle containing the recoil and recuperator chambers are forged from a single block the work cannot be divided and a false step occurring during fabrication necessitates discarding of the entire piece.
With a view to facilitating the production of such units, reducing weight and permitting repair and replacement it is proposed in the present invention to form the cradle of a pair of blocks connected by cylinders of the recoil mechanism and having guideways for receiving guides welded on the gun barrel.
With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel arrangement and combination of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.
A practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved cradle and gun.
Figs. 2 and 3 are detail sectional views on the respective lines of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of the trunnion block.
The cradle comprises a trunnion block 5 and a guide block 6 connected by means of a plurality of cylinders. In the present instance three cylinders 7, 8 and 9 are shown for containing a conventional type of recoil and counterrecoil mechanism. These cylinders are conveniently secured, as by threading, to socket members 10, 11 and 12 on the trunnion block 5 and pass through apertures in the guide block 6 to which they are secured by collars 13 and 14. The passages and valve mechanisms provided in the block 5 for establishing communication between the cylinders are not shown inasmuch as they may be arranged in the usual manner.
The blocks 5 and 6 are formed with guideways, respectively 15 and 16 for receiving laterally projecting guides 17 secured by welding to opposite sides of a gun barrel 18. Liners 19 are preferably placed in the guideways.
A pair of trunnions 20-20 are secured to the block 5 in a plane passing through the axis of the gun barrel 18. The block 5 is strengthened at the trunnions by an arcuate plate 21 passing over the gun barrel and secured to the block by means of bolts 22. An apron 23 secured to the plate 21 on the left side of the cradle is provided with an aperture 24 for receiving the customary cam unit (not shown) for cooperating with the breech block opening lever 25.
A cradle constructed in accordance with the present invention will be light in weight and still have sufficient strength to withstand the reactions of the gun barrel. The welding of the continuous guides directly to the gun barrel reduces the weight and cost of the barrel and enables it to have a favorable low mounting in the cradle.
I claim:
1. In a gun structure, a cradle comprising a rear and a front block each formed with guideways, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block, an arcuate plate secured to the rear block in the vicinity of the trunnions, a gun barrel and laterally projecting guides welded to the barrel and working in the guideways of the blocks.
2. In a gun structure, a cradle comprising a rear and a front block each formed with the guideways, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block, an arcuate plate secured to the rear block in the vicinity of the trunnions, and a gun barrel having guides receivable in the guideways of the blocks.
3. In a gun structure, a cradle comprising a rear and a front block, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block, an arcuate plate secured to the rear block in the vicinity of the trunnions and a gun barrel mounted on the blocksfor sliding movement.
a. In a gun structure, a cradle comprising a rear and a front block, socket members on the rear block, cylinders secured in said socket members and passing through the front block, means on the cylinders for confining the front block, trunnions on the rear block and a gun barrel mounted in the blocks for sliding movement.
GLADEON M. BARNES.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US661337A US1948497A (en) | 1933-03-17 | 1933-03-17 | Gun |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US661337A US1948497A (en) | 1933-03-17 | 1933-03-17 | Gun |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US1948497A true US1948497A (en) | 1934-02-27 |
Family
ID=24653171
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US661337A Expired - Lifetime US1948497A (en) | 1933-03-17 | 1933-03-17 | Gun |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US1948497A (en) |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2454818A (en) * | 1946-03-07 | 1948-11-30 | Victor F Lucht | Gun recoil spring surge dampener |
US3379098A (en) * | 1965-08-05 | 1968-04-23 | Oerlikon Buehrle Holding Ag | Mounting device for automatic guns |
FR2721392A1 (en) * | 1994-06-17 | 1995-12-22 | Giat Ind Sa | Fixing for elastic coupling to a cradle on an artillery piece |
US6789455B1 (en) * | 2002-10-01 | 2004-09-14 | Paul H. Sanderson | Sponson tow plate-mounted helicopter armament apparatus and associated methods |
US8434397B1 (en) | 2012-06-08 | 2013-05-07 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Helicopter weapon mounting system |
-
1933
- 1933-03-17 US US661337A patent/US1948497A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2454818A (en) * | 1946-03-07 | 1948-11-30 | Victor F Lucht | Gun recoil spring surge dampener |
US3379098A (en) * | 1965-08-05 | 1968-04-23 | Oerlikon Buehrle Holding Ag | Mounting device for automatic guns |
FR2721392A1 (en) * | 1994-06-17 | 1995-12-22 | Giat Ind Sa | Fixing for elastic coupling to a cradle on an artillery piece |
EP0687886A3 (en) * | 1994-06-17 | 1995-12-27 | Giat Ind Sa | |
US5675113A (en) * | 1994-06-17 | 1997-10-07 | Giat Industries | Device for coupling a recoil mechanism to a cradle and method for transporting an artillery weapon |
US6789455B1 (en) * | 2002-10-01 | 2004-09-14 | Paul H. Sanderson | Sponson tow plate-mounted helicopter armament apparatus and associated methods |
US8434397B1 (en) | 2012-06-08 | 2013-05-07 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Helicopter weapon mounting system |
US8850950B2 (en) | 2012-06-08 | 2014-10-07 | United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Helicopter weapon mounting system |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4102242A (en) | Autoloading gas-operated firearm | |
US3882625A (en) | Breech mechanism for guns | |
US1948497A (en) | Gun | |
US2494889A (en) | Gas piston operated firearm | |
US4269109A (en) | Open-framework receiver automatic cannon | |
US3766677A (en) | Pivotal barrel and receiver assembly having a removably mounted breech block | |
US3630119A (en) | Gas-operated toggle action weapon | |
US3875845A (en) | Automatic firearm construction | |
GB442044A (en) | Improvements in and relating to automatic firearms | |
GB581978A (en) | Improvements in or relating to gun mountings | |
US1351017A (en) | Automatic gun | |
US2415340A (en) | Gun mount | |
US2293069A (en) | Gun mount adapter | |
US2405207A (en) | Gun feed mechanism | |
GB477073A (en) | Improvements in or relating to recoil and counter recoil mechanism for guns | |
US2323430A (en) | Ordnance | |
RU2619674C1 (en) | Double-barreled revolver with dismountable casket magazine "valet 88" | |
US3445951A (en) | Bayonet adapter and magazine extension tube | |
US1543262A (en) | Quick-firing gun | |
DE2019144C1 (en) | Armoured fighting vehicle with turret - has protected crew chamber in front of ammunition chamber below turret | |
US1723450A (en) | Breech-loading gun | |
US1394984A (en) | Barrel-recoil gun | |
US3379098A (en) | Mounting device for automatic guns | |
GB517697A (en) | Improvements in automatic fire-arms | |
US2641163A (en) | Buffer mechanism for automatic firearms with breech mechanism locked by inertia |