US2107803A - Adjusting mechanism for firearms - Google Patents

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US2107803A
US2107803A US86414A US8641436A US2107803A US 2107803 A US2107803 A US 2107803A US 86414 A US86414 A US 86414A US 8641436 A US8641436 A US 8641436A US 2107803 A US2107803 A US 2107803A
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Rolcik Miroslav
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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
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/06—Mechanical systems
    • F41A27/18—Mechanical systems for gun turrets
    • F41A27/20—Drives for turret movements
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
    • Y10T74/19—Gearing
    • Y10T74/19023—Plural power paths to and/or from gearing
    • Y10T74/19042—Friction-type gearing

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  • Fig. 1 is an axial section of the mechanism and 5 arms on the tripod or other understructure both the casing surrounding same, while Fig. 2 is a horizontally and vertically. cross section on the line II--II in Fig. 1.
  • I is the motor
  • 2 is means effecting Such adjust ent of a fire the shaft transmitting power from the motor to arm in a particularly ple and eflicient mana cogwheel 3 fixed on the motor shaft and 4 is 10 ner.
  • This pair of cogadlusting mechanisms r efi ct g t e sighti g wheels transmits motion to the mechanisms for in correspondence with the calculated data both adjusting the fire arm in vertical and horizontal for elevation and for lateral displacement were directions.
  • Friction discs Ill and H are in con adjusting mechanisms for fire arms, which are tact with the surfaces of plates Sand 1, respec- 25 Operated by a m r. ar Amplib e n1y in connectively, and rubber rings l2 and I3 mounted on '51011 With large guns, Since y are at y inthe discs serve to create the necessary friction. volved.
  • the discs in, H are mounted on shafts 20, 2
  • the discs I0 and ll can be shifted qu ed to co t o a s e member in Order to be to either side from their central position on the free to direct his attention solely to the obserplates 5, L vation of the object aimed at and to the firing
  • I avoid the Site directions of rotation is effected
  • a longer arm of the lever Y forms the handle 38 which serves to actuate the device X.
  • Power is transmitted from the shaft 20 to the horizontal adjusting means through the toothed wheel 40 (Fig. 2) while transmission of power from the shaft 2
  • hand wheels 42 and 53 are mounted on the ends of the shafts 2i and 20, respectively.
  • contact between the friction discs l0 and II and the cogwheels 3, 4, respectively is interrupted by suitable mechanism (not shown), which temporarily forces the plates 15, Hi deeper into the depressions of the cogwheels 3, 4, respectively.
  • the gunner controls the vertical and horizontal adjusting mechanisms driven by the motor I by merely rocking the handle 38 in two directions at right angles to each other. With his other hand he operates the trigger.
  • the controlling member may advantageously be combined with an adjustment device for vertical and lateral adjustment.
  • a mechanism for operating the means for vertically and horizontally adjusting fire arms comprising in combination a motor, two mechanisms operatively connected with said motor for driving the adjusting devices, means inserted between said motor and said mechanisms for continuously controlling the speeds in either direction of rotation and a device operatively connected with both mechanisms for simultaneously and independently controlling the components of such motion.
  • a mechanism for operating the means for vertically and horizontally adjusting fire arms comprising in combination a motor, two mechanisms operatively connected with said motor for driving the adjusting devices, means inserted between said motor and said mechanisms for continuously controlling the speeds in either direction of rotation, said means comprising friction gearing, and a device operatively connected with both mechanisms for simultaneously and independently controlling the components of such motion.
  • a mechanism for operating the means for vertically and horizontally adjusting fire arms comprising in combination a motor, two mechanisms operatively connected with said motor for driving the adjusting devices, means inserted between said motor and said mechanisms for continuously controlling the speeds in either direction of rotation, said means comprising a pair of cog wheels operatively connected with said motor and a pair of friction discs: operatively associated with said cog wheels, and a device operatively connected with both mechanisms for simultaneously and independently controlling the components of such motion.
  • controlling mechanisms comprise shafts for driving the vertical and lateral adjusting devices, said shafts carrying the friction discs for axial displacement, and further comprise means for simultaneously, but independently controlling said discs.
  • controlling mechanisms comprise shafts for driving the vertical and lateral adjusting devices, said shafts carrying the friction discs for axial displacement, and further comprise means for simultaneously, but independently controlling said discs, said controlling means being arranged coaxially with and rockably on one of said shafts.
  • controlling mechanisms comprise shafts for driving the vertical and lateral adjusting devices I and carrying the friction discs for axial displacement, said adjusting devices comprising a lever for simultaneously, but independently controlling said discs, and a fork on said lever which fork is operatively connected with one of said discs for displacing same in one or the other direction for reversal and change of speed of rotation.
  • controlling mechanisms comprise shafts for driving the vertical and lateral adjusting devices, said shafts carrying the friction discs for axial displacement, said adjusting devices comprising a lever for simultaneously, but independently controlling said discs, and a fork on said lever which fork is operatively connected with one of said discs for displacing same in one or the other direction for reversal and change of speed of rotation, and a second lever oscillatable about an axis at right angles to said first lever and operatively connected with said other disc for displacement at right angles to said other disc.
  • controlling mechanisms comprise shafts for driving the vertical and lateral adjusting devices, said shafts carrying the friction discs for axial displacement, the adjusting devices comprising a lever rockable about one of said shafts for simultaneously, but independently controlling said discs.
  • a mechanism for operating the means for vertically and horizontally adjusting fire arms comprising in combination a motor, two mechanisms operatively connected with said motor for driving the adjusting devices, friction means inserted between said motor and said mechanisms for continuously controlling the speeds in either direction of rotation, and a double-armed lever subdivided in two parts, arranged for oscillation at right angles to each other, both parts being cogwheels operatively connected with said motor and a pair of friction discs operatively associated with said cogwheels, shafts extending at right angles to each other, each carrying one of said friction discs, a lever oscillatably mounted on one of said shafts for displacing one of said discs on the other shaft and another lever pivoted to said first lever for oscillation at right angles to it for displacing the other disc on said one shaft.

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US2464654A (en) * 1941-11-13 1949-03-15 Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd Controlling apparatus for positioning guns
US2596130A (en) * 1945-06-28 1952-05-13 Earl C Cunningham Manually operated telemetric gun control system

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2464654A (en) * 1941-11-13 1949-03-15 Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd Controlling apparatus for positioning guns
US2596130A (en) * 1945-06-28 1952-05-13 Earl C Cunningham Manually operated telemetric gun control system

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