US2013312A - Machine gun - Google Patents

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US2013312A
US2013312A US704834A US70483434A US2013312A US 2013312 A US2013312 A US 2013312A US 704834 A US704834 A US 704834A US 70483434 A US70483434 A US 70483434A US 2013312 A US2013312 A US 2013312A
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Larsson Carl Alfred
Higson Percy Reuben
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Vinters Armstrongs Ltd
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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
    • F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
    • F41A3/12—Bolt action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being parallel to the barrel axis
    • F41A3/36—Semi-rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements movably mounted on the bolt or on the barrel or breech housing
    • F41A3/50—Toggle-joint locks, e.g. crank-operated
    • 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
    • F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
    • F41A3/64—Mounting of breech-blocks; Accessories for breech-blocks or breech-block mountings
    • F41A3/78—Bolt buffer or recuperator means
    • F41A3/82—Coil spring buffers
    • 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
    • F41A9/29—Feeding of belted ammunition
    • F41A9/32—Reciprocating-slide-type belt transporters
    • F41A9/33—Reciprocating-slide-type belt transporters with cartridge stripping means

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  • This invention relates to machine guns of the barrel reooiling type and has for its chief object to provide an improved construction of lock which enables greater speeds of firing to be obtained than has heretofore been possible.
  • the well known Vickers type of lock as at present constructed has an extractor which moves up and down during the operations of withdrawing a cartridge from the belt or drum, placing the cartridge in position for insertion into the barrel,
  • the chief object of the invention is to reduce the Weight of the vertically moving parts. Another object is to support and actuate the various parts in a balanced manner to minimize friction.
  • Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a machine gun showing a constructional form of our improvements
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged View of the lock frame, the cartridge transporter, and associated parts
  • Figure 3 is a front elevation of the extractor, the cartridge transporter and associated parts, the cartridge transporter being in its highest position,
  • Figure 4 is a section on the line l4 of Figure 3,
  • Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 3 showing the cartridge transporter in its highest 40 position
  • Figure 6 is a local section on the line 6-5 of Figure 3 also with the cartridge transporter in its highest position, this figure also showing the aforesaid small spring plunger in its inoperative position,
  • Figure '7 is a view similar to Figure 3 but with the cartridge transporter in its lowest position
  • Figure 8 is a View similar to Figure 6 with the cartridge transporter in its lowest position and also with the small spring plunger in its operative position.
  • A is the recoiling barrel
  • B is the lock frame
  • C is the extractor
  • 55 D is the cartridge transporter
  • E is the connecting rod
  • F is the crank
  • G is the recoil spring (constructed and arranged in the manner described in the specification of our concurrent patent application No. 704,835, filed Jan. 2, 1934
  • H is one of th side plates of the gun casing carrying the cams which will be hereinafter described.
  • the front part of the lock frame B is provided on each side with vertical slots B the upper and lower portions of which receive flanges on the rear part of the extractor C whilst the middle portions of the slots receive and comprise guideways for flanges on the rear part of the cartridge transporter D.
  • the extractor is rigidly connected to the look by a pin C ( Figure 5) but the cartridge transporter is free to move upwards and downwards as will be hereinafter described.
  • the extractor is provided with the usual solid flanges C C for engaging with the cartridge case rims and arranged at the upper ends of these flanges there are claws C C which are controlled by springs C 0 ( Figures 3, 4, and 7), so that when the lock moves to its forward position these claws clip over and engage with the rim of the cartridge that is in the extracting position in the feed box or drum.
  • the solid flanges serve as guides for the cartridge case rim during the downward movement of the cartridge under the influence of the transporter D and also serve to extract the fired cartridge case from the barrel.
  • pin is preferably made in two parts, viz., a spring controlled needle C in the extractor C and a spring operated rod or hammer B in the lock frame.
  • the transporter D projects through a vertical guide slot C in the front wall of the extractor and terminates in a claw for engaging with the rim of a cartridge case.
  • This transporter also has lateral horns D D for engaging with the operating cams, which will now be described.
  • One of the side plates of the gun casing is provided with a spring controlled lever J 5 which is pivoted near its middle (at 7' to the side plate and which serves the double purpose of closing by means of its front limb the upper end of the in clined guideway J 4 so that the horn cannot enter this guideway during the rearward movement -of the lock, and of closing by means of'its rear limb the lower end of the curved guideway J so that the horn cannot pass through this guide- Way during the forward movement of the lock and also so that in the event of a short recoil occurring the lock is prevented from returning to its forward position.
  • the action of the cams is such that when the lock has recoiled sufliciently to bring the end of a cartridge clear of the feed box or drum, the transporter D is moved downwards by the curved cam J to bring the cartridge into line with the bore of the barrel (the cartridge rim being engaged by the flanges C C on the extractor during this time) while during the forward movement of the look after 'the cartridge has just been inserted in the cartridge chamber of the barrel, the'transporter is lifted to its original position by the cam guide- Way J be fixed to the side plates, but in order to facilitate removal of the lock when required, the cams J may be pivoted at 7' to the side plate as shown or alternatively may be carried by the rear hinged cover.
  • the aforesaid small spring plunger (indicated at K in Figures 3, 6, '7, and 8) for limiting the downward movement of the cartridge is operated by a spring rod K ( Figures 6 and 8) arranged vertically behind the extractor in such a position that as the transporter D reaches its lowermost position it engages with a bent part of the said rod, thereby forcing the plunger into its protruding position as shown in Figure 8, for engaging with the rim of the cartridge case.
  • the latter moves clear of the spring rod which then moves the plunger to its housed position as shown in Figure 6.
  • a machine gun comprising a recoiling bar.
  • All the aforesaid cams J, J and J may means forming two cam guideways one on each side of the gun casing for engagement by said horns to effect downward movement of the transporter, said cam means also forming two other cam guideways for engagement by said horns for effecting upward movement'of the transporter, and means co-operating with one of the first mentioned cam guideways to prevent forwardrmovement of the horns and other partsshould a short-recoil inadvertently occur.
  • a machine gun as in claim 1 having a plunger carried by the lock and movable only horizontally and adapted in its forward position to limit downward movement of the cartridge in the cartridge guides, a rod fixed against vertical movement andarranged in the path of movement of the transporter and adapted to co-operate with the plunger, said rod being engaged by the transporter at the lower part of the movement of the transporter so as to move the rod and hold the plunger positively in its forward position.
  • a machine gun comprising rel, a recoiling look, a crank connected to the lock and operated by the recoil, a sear carried by the lock and set by the crank on recoil, cartridge guides fixed to the lock frame against vertical movement, spring cartridge extractor means carried by the lock frame so as to be incapable of vertical movement, a cartridge transporter reciprocating bodily vertically in the lock for pushing the cartridge out of the spring extractor means into and along the said cartridge guides, vertical guideways in the lock for guiding the transporter, two horns fixed to the transporter one on each side thereof so as to be capable of only vertical movement and which horns are located adjacent to the front of the lock, and means forming two cam guides one'on each side of the gun casing for engagement by said horns to effect downward movement of the transporter, said cam means also forming two other cam guideways for engagement by said horns for effecting upward movement of the transporter, and means co-operating with one of the firstmentioned cam guideways to prevent forward movement of the horns and other parts'
  • CARL ALFRED LARSSON PERCY REUBEN HIGSON.

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US2635377A (en) * 1946-11-02 1953-04-21 Vickers Armstrongs Ltd Cartridge case ejector for reciprocating breech block type of guns
US3394839A (en) * 1963-11-29 1968-07-30 Fmc Corp Metallic container and closure means therefor
US20090143154A1 (en) * 2007-11-30 2009-06-04 Frederick Rieber Enclosed slide
US20110021278A1 (en) * 2007-11-30 2011-01-27 Frederick Rieber Enclosed slide

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US3000267A (en) * 1952-09-24 1961-09-19 Russell S Robinson Breech bolt operating mechanism

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2635377A (en) * 1946-11-02 1953-04-21 Vickers Armstrongs Ltd Cartridge case ejector for reciprocating breech block type of guns
US3394839A (en) * 1963-11-29 1968-07-30 Fmc Corp Metallic container and closure means therefor
US20090143154A1 (en) * 2007-11-30 2009-06-04 Frederick Rieber Enclosed slide
US7815513B2 (en) 2007-11-30 2010-10-19 Frederick Rieber Enclosed slide
US20110021278A1 (en) * 2007-11-30 2011-01-27 Frederick Rieber Enclosed slide
US8382602B2 (en) 2007-11-30 2013-02-26 Frederick Rieber Enclosed slide

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