US3318189A - Automatic weapon, mounted in an armoured turret - Google Patents

Automatic weapon, mounted in an armoured turret Download PDF

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US3318189A
US3318189A US523304A US52330466A US3318189A US 3318189 A US3318189 A US 3318189A US 523304 A US523304 A US 523304A US 52330466 A US52330466 A US 52330466A US 3318189 A US3318189 A US 3318189A
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Fammler Karl
Koine Richard
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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
    • F41A9/54—Cartridge guides, stops or positioners, e.g. for cartridge extraction
    • 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
    • F41A9/34—Feeding of belted ammunition from magazines

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  • the invention relates to an automatic weapon which is mounted in an armoured turret so that it can swivel in the vertical direction together with a shield, and to which ammunition is fed by means of a belt feeder detachably connected to the weapon.
  • Belt feeders generally consist of a box-like casing in which the feed mechanism is arranged, the ammunition belted in a disintegrating belt being introduced on one side of the casing, while after a cartridge has been pushed out of the belt by the breech mechanism and has been introduced into the weapon, the individual belt links or members, which are separated from one another, are ejected on the other side.
  • Belt feeders are held in the weapon at their front end face by means of a projection and at their rear end face by means of a lever-operated locking means and can be disengaged from the weapon after the locking means has been released.
  • the belt feeder is adapted to pivot on a spindle arrangement in a plane parallel to the vertical longitudinal central plane of the weapon, the spindle being guided and held so that it is vertically movable in this plane.
  • the arrangement of the pivot spindle in accordance with the invention in such manner that it is guided for vertical movement in a plane parallel to the vertical longitudinal central plane of the weapon enables the belt feeder to be swung out rapidly in a very small space, so that an ammunition magazine can be connected to the weapon without completely removing the belt feeder from the latter.
  • the pivot spindle can be pushed into eyes provided on the belt feeder and is mounted so that it is vertically movable in guides provided on the weapon cradle or on the shield, and the construction may likewise very advantageously be such that the guide for the rear end of the pivot spindle is of greater length than the guide for the front end, so that when the belt feeder has been released from the weapon the spindle adopts a position which is inclined with respect to the axis of the weapon bore. In this way it is also possible to apply the invention in already existing weapons and accessories in a simple manner.
  • a further preferred feature is the facilitation of the swinging out of the belt feeder by a resilient supporting element supported on the shield at one end and articulated to the belt feeder at the other end.
  • the weight of the belt feeder is balanced by the resilient supporting element, so
  • FIG. 1 shows the weapon mounted in an armoured turret together with a cylindrical shield
  • FIG. 2 is a section of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 shows how the belt feeder is arranged and pivotally mounted
  • FIG. 4 is a view in the direction IV in FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 5 is a view in the direction V in FIG. 3 with the belt feeder swung out
  • FEG. 6 shows a detail VI from FIG. 5, being a locking device for the pivot spindle, and
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-section of FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 1 illustrate the rotatable turret 1 of an armoured vehicle, in which an automatic weapon 2 is mounted with its cradle 3 so that it can swivel in the vertical direction together with a cylindrical shield 4.
  • Projections 7 and '8 which are provided at the front and rear end faces of the belt feeder serve to lock the belt feeder to the weapon 2, the front projection '7 engaging in a cor-responding recess 9 on the weapon, while the rear projection 8 is held by a locking latch 10 attached to the weapon.
  • a handle 24 on the underside of the belt feeder is used for manipulating the belt feeder when it is swung in and out.
  • the ends of the pivot spindle engage in guide slots 13 and 14' which are arranged in a plane parallel to the vertical longitudinal central plane x of the weapon and form guides for the pivot spindle 12.
  • guide slots 13, 14 are formed in fiat-iron or sheet-metal pieces 13', 14' which are secured to the weapon cradle 3 in a suitable manner.
  • the guide slot 14 for the rear end of the pivot spindle '12 is substantially longer than the front guide slot 13.
  • the rear end of the insertable pivot spindle has a knob 19 and a claw 20 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).
  • the claw 26 is passed through a notch 21 provided in the rear guide 14' and is locked to the guide 14' by turning the knob through
  • the claw now embraces the guide piece 14, so that the spindle is secured against being withdrawn.
  • a resilient supporting element 15 is provided at the front end face of the belt feeder.
  • This supporting element is supported on the shield 4 by a hinged joint 16 and has a supporting fork 17 embracing a bearing pin 18 on the front end face of the belt feeder.
  • the supporting element 15' serves as a counterbalance to facilitate swinging in and out of the belt feeder.
  • Swinging out of the belt feeder 5 is effected in the following manner.
  • the locking lever 16 By raising the locking lever 16, the locking of the belt feeder to the weapon is released, the feeder tilting in the plane of FIG. 3 of the drawings about the projection '7.
  • the weight of the belt feeder is almost completely balanced by the resilient supporting element 15, the spring characteristics of which is matched to the weight of the belt feeder.
  • the projection 7 slips out of the recess 9, so that the pivot spindle adopts the position 12 indicated in FIG. 3 by a chain-dotted line.
  • the mouthhas to be exerted in order piece 6 is now fully out of engagement with the weapon and the belt feeder can be swung out into the position illustrated in FIG. with negligible exertion of force.
  • a fiat magazine 22 containing a special ammunition can now be connected to the weapon in place of the belt feeder.
  • An automatic weapon having a shield and mounted in an armoured turret so that it can swivel in a vertical direction, said weapon having a vertical longitudinal central plane, belt feeder means detachably connected to said weapon for feeding ammunition thereto, spindle means disposed in a plane parallel to said central plane of the weapon, means mounting said belt feeder means on said spindle for pivotal movement thereon, and means guidedly supporting said spindle for movement thereof in said parallel plane.
  • said belt feeder means includes eyes for receiving said spindle, and wherein the weapon cradle or said shield has guide means, said support means mounting said spindle means in said guide means for movement in said parallel plane.
  • said spindle means comprises bearing pins disposed at respective front and rear ends of said belt feeder means, vertically disposed guides in said shield or in the weapon cradle, and means mounting said pins for movement along said guides.
  • a shielded automatic weapon carried by a cradle mounted in an armoured turret to permit swivelling of said weapon in a vertical direction, said weapon having a vertical longitudinal central plane, vertical elongated guide means in said weapon cradle or said shield and extending in a plane parallel to said vertical central plane, means mounting a spindle in said guide means and supporting said spindle for movement in said guide means in said parallel plane, ammunition belt feeder means operale to feed ammunition to said weapon, means detachably connecting said belt feeder means to said weapon, means mounting said belt feeder means on said spindle for pivotal movement thereon, an elongated resilient supporting element, means hingedly connecting one end of said element to said shield and means articulating the other end of said element to said belt feeder means.

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US3866514A (en) * 1972-05-03 1975-02-18 Keller & Knappich Augsburg Safety device for a tank turret weapon
US20110126699A1 (en) * 2008-10-20 2011-06-02 Mabon Briola Universal weapon stabilizer

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US20110126699A1 (en) * 2008-10-20 2011-06-02 Mabon Briola Universal weapon stabilizer

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