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US3596556A
US3596556A US814094A US3596556DA US3596556A US 3596556 A US3596556 A US 3596556A US 814094 A US814094 A US 814094A US 3596556D A US3596556D A US 3596556DA US 3596556 A US3596556 A US 3596556A
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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
    • F41A9/37—Feeding two or more kinds of ammunition to the same gun; Feeding from two sides
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • 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
    • F41A9/30—Sprocket-type belt transporters

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  • a machine gun is disclosed with a recoil and spaced 23 m3 3 3 w 8 F Mr '0 C m IF 1] 0 55 [l counterrecoil operated crank mechanism which has detents to two-step drive a feeder sprocket assembly.
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  • an object of this invention to provide a mechanism for driving an ammunition feeder, which is actuated by the barrel extension, partially in recoil and partially in counterrecoil.
  • a feature of this invention is the provision of a crank shaft adapted to drive a feeder, and a linkage coupling the shaft to the barrel extension, whereby recoil rotates the shaft to drive the feeder one increment in the feed direction and counterrecoil rotates the shaft to drive the feeder another increment in the feed direction.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a machine gun embodying this invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the subassemblies of the machine gun of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross section in elevation of the middle length of the gun of FIG. 1 showing the bolt in battery;
  • FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross section in elevation of the aft length of the gun of FIG. 1 showing the bolt on sear;
  • FIG. 5 is a top plan view of a detent of the barrel extension assembly showing the locking lugs for the bolt of the gun of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a left inboard view in elevation of a detail of the receiver assembly showing the bolt accelerator and its receiver cam plate ofthe gun of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the bolt assembly of the gun of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 8 is a transverse cross section in elevation of the bolt assembly of the gun of FIG. 1, taken through the electrical firing pin circuit;
  • FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a detent of the receiver assembly of the gun of FIG. 11 showing the electrical contact for the electrical firing pin circuit of the bolt;
  • FIG. 10 is a right side view in elevation of the right feed drive cam plate of the gun of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the feeder drive assembly of v the gun ofFIG. 1;
  • FIG. 12 is a transverse cross section in elevation taken along plane XII-XII ofFIG. 3;
  • FIG. 13 is a transverse cross section in elevation taken along plane XIII-XIII of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the feeder assembly of the gun of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. '15 is a right side view in elevation of the feeder assembly of FIG. 14;
  • FIG. 16 is a front view in elevation of the feeder assembly of FIG. 14;
  • FIG. 17 is a transverse cross section in elevation taken along plane XVII-XVII of FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 18 is a right side view in elevation of a detail of the locking cam assembly of the gun of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of a detail of the locking cam assembly of FIG. 18.
  • the embodiment shown in the drawing includes a receiver assembly 10, a barrel assembly 12, a barrel extension assembly 14, a bolt assembly 16, a bolt accelerator assembly 18, a bolt
  • the barrel assembly 12 includes a flash suppressor 32 threaded onto its forward end.
  • the exterior of the aft end of the barrel has a plurality of interrupted threads 34, a clockwise dead end slot 36; and the medial portion has a longitudinal slot 38.
  • the barrel also has a longitudinal, rifled bore 40, a transitional bore enlargement 42, and a chamber 44.
  • the barrel extension assembly 14 includes a forward annular portion 46, left and right medial, longitudinally extending, spaced-apart, vertical Web portions 48, 50, and a rear, arched portion 52 all defining a central, vertical aperture.
  • the forward portion 46 has a longitudinal bore 54 with interrupted threads 56 (to engage the barrel threads 34), and a radial pin 58 (to be received by the barreLdead end slot 36).
  • the forward portion also has a cross-slot 60 in which a crank-arm detent 62 is pivotally mounted with its left arm 64 normally biased outwardly by a spring 66. Its right arm 68 is biased inwardly and is adapted to be deflected by the barrel to bring in the'left arm.
  • Each web portion 48, 50 has a forward guide-rib 70 and a rear guide-rib 72.
  • Each side of the arched portion 52 has a respective rearwardly extending arm 74 pivotally mounting a respective cam roller 76.
  • the left web portion 48 also has a cutout surface 78 and a transverse blind-bore 80.
  • the bolt accelerator assembly 18 includes a triangular plate 82 lying in the cutout surface 78) having an inwardly directed transverse pivot pin 84 (journaled in the blind-bore an inwardly directed cam roller 86 and an outwardly directed cam roller 88.
  • Each web portion 48, 50 also has a respective cutout 90, 92 to receive, journal and support a respective locking lug 94, 96.
  • Each lug has a substantially cylindrically shaped rear portion or knuckle 98 having a vertical axis which is journaled in a mating cylindrical cutout subportion 100 in the respective cutout portion.
  • Each lug is supported vertically by the floor 102 of its respective cutout.
  • Each lug has a vertical, upwardly extending cam follower 104.
  • the receiver assembly 10 includes a forward annular portion 106, a medial portion 108 of U cross section, a rear portion 110 and a bottom aperture 111.
  • the forward portion 106 has a rear internal flange portion 1 l2 and a forward internally threaded portion 114 which receives the mating threaded portion I 15 of a perforated barrel support and cooling jacket 1 16.
  • An Edgewater multiring compression spring 118 serving as the barrel buffer, is captured between two collars 120, 122, which in turn are captured between the flange portion 112 and the tube portion 115.
  • Each sidewall of the receiver has a lower bolt guide slot 124 and an upper barrel extension guide slot 126 (to receive the ribs 70, 72).
  • a crosspiece 127 interconnects the upper aft ends of the sidewalls.
  • the left sidewall has a cam slot 128' (to receive the accelerator roller 88).
  • the forward end of the cam slot has a concave downward sloped portion 130.
  • the wall of the receiver may be cut to receive interchangeable cam plates 132 having a desired cam slot.
  • a spring loaded latch 133 is mounted at the forward end of the jacket to engage the slot 38 in the barrel.
  • a left feed cam plate 134 and a right feed cam plate 136 are externally pivotally mounted at 138, 140 respectively to the left and right sidewalls of the rear portion 1 of the receiver.
  • Each cam plate has a respective cam slot 142 (to receive the barrel extension cam roller 76).
  • Each cam plate has a travel limiting slot 144 which receives a limit pin 146 fixed to the respective sidewall.
  • Each cam plate also has a cam slot 148 for oscillating a feed drive 150 which includes a crank shaft 152 which is journaled through the sidewalls of the receiver and has end cam pins 154 respectively mating with the two cam slots 148.
  • the shaft 152 carries two, outer, spring loaded, downwardly driving, plungers 156 and two, inner spring loaded, upwardly driving, plungers 158, for driving the feeder assembly 26.
  • the backplate 22 supports the bolt buffer and sear assembly and the solenoid trigger (not shown), and is secured to the rear of the receiver.
  • the bolt buffer and sear assembly 20 includes a plate 160 having a tubular boss 162 which is internally threaded to receive a buffer cap bolt 164.
  • a multiring, bolt buffer spring 166 is captured between an annular front buffer cap 168 and an annular, rear buffer cap 170, which are secured to the plate by the bolt 164, and enclosed by a dust cover 172.
  • the rear buffer cap 170 includes a downwardly extending plate portion 170a, onto which is mounted a sear carrier 174 having a bottom portion and two sidewall portions.
  • the bolt sear 176 is mounted to the carrier by a sear pin 178 and has its forward hook 176a biased upwardly by a scar spring 180.
  • the rear of the sear 176k extends rearwardly of the backplate and is adapted to be pulled upwardly to trigger the sear.
  • the bolt assembly 16 here shown, is adapted to electrically fire ammunition.
  • the assembly includes a bolt 182 having a left sidewall 184, a right sidewall 186, a front transverse wall 188, a rear transverse column 190 and a central aperture 191.
  • a front guide rib 192 and a rear guide rib 194 extend from the right sidewall and mate with the receiver lower right guide slot 124.
  • a front guide rib 196 and two spaced-apart rear guide ribs 198, 200 extend from the left sidewall and mate with the receiver lower left guide slot 124.
  • a front guide rib 202 extends from the left sidewall between the ribs 196, 198, and provides an anterior, longitudinal cam surface adapted to support the inwardly directed cam roller 86 of the accelerator assembly.
  • the slot 204 defined between the ribs 198, 200 provides a lacuna in said cam surface which is adapted to clear the cam roller 86, and a step-block 206 formed on the rib 200 provides a posterior, transverse cam surface for said cam roller.
  • a downwardly directed bolt hook 208 extends rearwardly from the column 190 and is adapted to engage the sear hook 176a.
  • a rammer is formed as a projection 210 on top of the column 190 with a rearwardly downwardly directed aft cam surface.
  • An extractor 212 having an upwardly directed hook is disposed in a longitudinal bore 214 in the column, is captured by and pivotal about a cross-pin 216, and is biased upwardly by a spring loaded plunger assembly 218.
  • a firing pin 220 is spring loaded in a transverse insulated bore in the column and connected to an insulated contact 222. When the bolt is in its forward, battery position, the contact 222 is adapted to engage a spring loaded insulated contact 223 projecting inwardly from the right sidewall of the receiver, to provide a path for firing current to the primer of the round of ammunition.
  • the feeder assembly 26 here shown, provides for selective, alternative feed from either of two supplies of ammunition, and is driven by the feed drive 150 built into the rear of the receiver housing.
  • the feeder assembly comprises a U-shaped housing including a front wall 224, and a rear wall 226, integral with the left-hand tray 228 and a right-hand tray 230 defining an aperture therebetween, and interconnected with a left sideplate 232 and a right sideplate 234.
  • a left-hand splined shaft 236 and a right-hand splined shaft 238 are journaled through and between the front and rear walls 224, 226.
  • a top connecting bar 240 extends between the front and rear walls 224, 226 and includes a front, transverse ammunition guide plate 242 and a rear, transverse ammunition guide plate 242 and a rear, transverse ammunition guide plate 244.
  • the edge of the plate 244 includes a lip 244a adapted to abut the rear of the round ammunition.
  • the interior surfaces of the sideplates 232, 234 include appropriate slots 235 to receive and guide the ammunition links, not shown.
  • a respective front, short hook-shaped ammunition guide 246 extends upwardly outwardly from each tray 228, 230, and a respective rear, long hook-shaped ammunition guide and link stripper 248 extends upwardly outwardly from each tray 228, 230.
  • a respective front, four hooked sprocket 250, and a respective rear, four hooked sprocket 252 are fixed on each shaft 236, 238.
  • a respective eight toothed ratchet wheel 256 is fixed on the front end of each shaft 236, 238, and is dogged by a ratchet 258 which is biased by a spring loaded plunger 260.
  • a respective eight toothed drive-ratchet wheel 262 having a base flange 262a is slidably splined onto each shaft 236, 238.
  • a switch plate 264 is pivotally mounted to the top bar 240 and has two fork structures, each engaging a respective base flange 262a, whereby the plate is adapted to move either the righthand wheel rearwardly into engagement with the right-hand driving plungers 156, 158, and the left-hand wheel forwardly, out of engagement; or the left-hand wheel rearwardly into engagement with the left-hand driving plungers 156, 158 and the right-hand wheel forwardly, out of engagement.
  • Two depressor springs 266, are fixed to a block 268 which is integral with the top bar 240, encircle a respective shaft 236, 238, and extend between the front and rear sprockets.
  • the front and rear depressor guides 270, 272 are spring loaded in vertical bores in said block and extend downwardly over the tray aperture.
  • a left-hand belt of ammunition is fed into the left-hand sprockets
  • a right-hand belt of ammunition is fed into the right-hand sprockets.
  • the feed drive shaft 152 is cranked downwardly and the outer right drive plunger drives the right ratchet wheel 45 clockwise.
  • the rammer projection of the bolt rides up through and along the tray aperture and its aft cam surface pushes the round up against the depressor guides as it passes thereunder.
  • the width of the tray aperture is narrower towards the rear, and widens forwardly.
  • the left-hand operation of the feeder is mirror symmetrical to the abovedescribed right-hand operation.
  • the stripped clip passes out of feeder through a short chute 283.
  • a cover plate and locking cam assembly 24 is mounted on the receiver assembly, forward of the feeder assembly.
  • the rear underside of the plate 284 has two spaced-apart cam slots 286 which respectively receive the cam followers 104 of the locking lugs 94, 96.
  • the cam slots swing the locking lugs outwardly, into their seats, to permit rearward movement of the bolt.
  • the cam slots swing the locking lugs inwardly, from their seats, behind the bolt, to lock the bolt forward.
  • a conical cavity 288 is formed into the rear underside of the plate between the cam slots, and serves to guide the round of ammunition downwardly, towards the gun barrel axis, as
  • the round is moved forwardly along the tray aperture by the bolt rammer.
  • Two barrel recoil springs 28 are disposed in respective longitudinal blind bores in the barrel extension.
  • One bolt recoil spring 30 is disposed in a respective longitudinal blind bore in the bolt. The three springs are compressed in recoil against the back plate 22.
  • the barrel extension and barrel assemblies are held stationary by the accelerator assembly which is locked against rotation by virtue of its fixed pivot 84 in the barrel extension, the cam roller 88 being held up in the upper portion X28 of the accelerator cam slot in the receiver, and the cam roller 86 being held by the intermediate cam surface of the rib 202 on the bolt.
  • the intermediate rib rides along under the cam roller 86 until the slot 204 is under the cam roller 86, clearing the accelerator assembly for rotation.
  • the cam slots 286 in the stationary cover plate engage the cam followers 104 and swing the locking lugs 94, 96 out of their pockets in the moving barrel extension into their locking position behind the relatively stationary bolt, to lock the bolt behind the chambered round.
  • firing current passes through the bolt to the firing pin 220, to fire the chambered, locked round.
  • the locked together bolt and barrel extension and barrel assemblies recoil together, permitting the gas pressure in the barrel to decay until the cam slots in the stationary cover plate engage the cam followers 104 and swing the locking lugs 94, 96 into their pockets in the moving barrel extension to unlock the relatively stationary bolt.
  • the accelerator cam roller rides up the accelerator cam slot 130 in the stationary receiver, swinging the accelerator plate 82 and causing the accelerator cam roller 86 to drive the step block 206 and the bolt rearwardly with respect to the barrel extension assembly.
  • the bolt accelerates rearwardly, its extractor 212 withdraws the fired case from the chamber 44, and this fired case pivots downwardly about the extractor, through the apertures in the bottoms of the bolt assembly, the barrel extension assembly, and the receiver assembly, out of the weapon. Meanwhile, the feeder disposes the next round on the tray.
  • the barrel extension and barrel assemblies are halted in recoil by the front buffer, while the bolt is halted in recoil by the rear buffer. if the trigger is operated, the sear hook will be depressed and will not engage the bolt hook, permitting the bolt to counterrecoil, as previously described. If the trigger is not operated, the sear hook will engage and halt the bolt.
  • Any suitable charging device may be coupled to the bolt assembly through a longitudinal slot through the left sidewall of the receiver assembly.
  • An at least partly self acting gun which comprises, in combination:
  • a feed drive assembly including a crank means joumaled for oscillation
  • a drive means coupled to said crank means for rotating said crank means an increment first in one direction and then an increment in the other direction, once for each round fired;
  • a feed mechanism having a drive wheel journaled for rotation and which has a plurality of uniformly, radially spaced apart teeth extending therefrom;
  • crank means having two detents, one of said two detents being adapted to engage and drive one of said plurality of teeth during rotation of said crank means in said one direction, whereby to rotate said drive wheel a predetermined increment in a predetermined direction, the other of said two detents adapted to engage and drive another of said plurality of teeth during movement of said crank means in said other direction, whereby to rotate said drive wheel another predetermined increment in said predetermined direction.
  • said drive wheel is joumaled for rotation about a first axis, and has a face which is normal to said first axis and from which said plurality of teeth extend;
  • crank means is journaled for oscillation about a second axis which is transverse to said first axis.
  • An at least partly self acting gun which comprises, in
  • a feed drive assembly including a crank means joumaled for oscillation
  • a drive means coupled to said crank means for rotating said crank means an increment first in one direction and then an increment in the other direction, once for each round fired;
  • one of said drive wheels being joumaled for rotation in the clockwise direction
  • each of said drive wheels having a respective plurality of uniformly, radially spaced apart teeth extending therefrom;
  • crank means having two sets of elements for effectively driving said wheels
  • one of said sets being engageable with one respective wheel, the other of said sets being engageable with the other respective wheel,
  • each of said sets of elements including two detents
  • a gun according to claim 3 wherein: said two drive wheels are respectively journaled for rotation about a first and a second axis which are mutually parallel; and each has a respective face which is normal to said axis of rotation and from which said respective plurality of teeth extend; and said crank means is journaled for oscillation about an axis which is transverse to said first and second axes.
  • each of said two drive wheels is journaled with a predetermined longitudinal freedom of movement, and further including a switch plate coupled to said two drive wheels and having two alternative stable positions, one of said positions longitudinally moving one of said drive wheels into engagement with its respective detents, and longitudinally moving the other of said drive wheels out of engagement, and the other of said positions longitudinally moving the said other of said drive wheels into engagement with its respective detents, and longitudinally moving said one of said drive wheels out of engagement.
  • a receiver having a longitudinal axis; a barrel extension disposed for recoil and counterrecoil movement in said receiver along said longitudinal axis; a bolt disposed for recoil and counterrecoil movement in said receiver along said longitudinal axis; a feed drive assembly including a crank shaft journaled to said receiver for oscillation about a first axis which is transverse to said longitudinal axis; and a crank shaft drive linkage coupled to and between said barrel extension and said crank shaft for coupling recoil movement of said barrel extension into rotation of said crank shaft in one direction and for coupling counterrecoil movement of said barrel extension into rotation of said crank shaft in the opposite direction; and a feed mechanism having two, alternatively operable, drive wheels,
  • crank shaft having two sets of elements for effectively driving said wheels, one of said sets being engageable with one respective wheel, the other of said sets being engageable with the other respective wheel, each of said sets of elements including two detents,
  • An at least partly self acting gun which comprises, in combination:
  • a receiver having a longitudinal axis; a barrel extension disposed for recoil and counterrecoil movement in said receiver along said longitudinal axis; a bolt disposed for recoil and counterrecoil movement in said receiver along said longitudinal axis; a feed drive assembly including a crank shaft journaled to said receiver for oscillation about a first axis which is transverse to said longitudinal axis; and a crank shaft drive linkage coupled to and between said barrel extension and said crank shaft for coupling recoil movement of said barrel extension into rotation of said crank shaft in one direction and for coupling counterrecoil movement of said barrel extension into rotation of said crank shaft in the opposite direction; and a feed mechanism having two, alternatively operable, drive wheels,
  • crank shaft having two sets of elements for effectively driving said wheels, one of said sets being engageable with one respective wheel, the other of said sets being engageable with the other respective wheel, each of said sets of elements including two detents,
  • a gun according to claim 7 wherein: said two drive wheels are respectively journaled for rotation about a first and a second axis which are mutually parallel; and each has a respective face which is normal to said axis of rotation and from which said respective plurality of teeth extend.
  • a gun wherein: said aperture in said tray is less wide aft and more wide forward, whereby the round when disposed aft on said aperture is supported thereby and when forward is passed through said aperture; and further including means for deflecting the round towards said gun barrel axis as the round is moved forwardly along said tray aperture by said bolt head portion.

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