WO2020174359A1 - Actuation system for a firearm - Google Patents
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- WO2020174359A1 WO2020174359A1 PCT/IB2020/051536 IB2020051536W WO2020174359A1 WO 2020174359 A1 WO2020174359 A1 WO 2020174359A1 IB 2020051536 W IB2020051536 W IB 2020051536W WO 2020174359 A1 WO2020174359 A1 WO 2020174359A1
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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
- F41A7/00—Auxiliary mechanisms for bringing the breech-block or bolt or the barrel to the starting position before automatic firing; Drives for externally-powered guns; Remote-controlled gun chargers
- F41A7/08—Drives for externally-powered guns, i.e. drives for moving the breech-block or bolt by an external force during automatic firing
- F41A7/10—Drives for externally-powered guns, i.e. drives for moving the breech-block or bolt by an external force during automatic firing using a rotating cylindrical drum having a camming groove
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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
- F41A9/50—External power or control systems
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- TITLE "ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A FIREARM"
- the present invention relates to an actuation system for a firearm.
- firearms typically comprise a breech ring for geometrically closing the firing chamber of the firearm when firing occurs.
- the breech ring is configured for receiving a shell to be fired.
- Such firearms also comprise a barrel, through which the shell is intended to be channelled by the breech ring after firing.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a firearm comprising an actuation system made in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a enlarged partial side elevation view of the firearm shown in Figure 1, wherein the above-mentioned actuation system is better visible.
- Figure 3 is a side elevation view of the above-mentioned actuation system, which comprises a slide represented in a first operating position.
- Figure 4 is a side elevation view of the above-mentioned actuation system, wherein the slide is represented in a second operating position.
- Figure 5 is a side elevation view of the above-mentioned actuation system, wherein the slide is represented in an intermediate position between the first operating position and the second operating position.
- Figures 6 and 7 are perspective views of a cam belonging to the actuation system.
- Figures 8 and 9 are perspective views of a routing mechanism belonging to the actuation system.
- numeral 1 designates as a whole a firearm.
- the firearm 1 is a single-barrel firearm.
- such firearm 1 comprises a breech ring 12 configured for receiving a shell, e.g. a thirty-millimeter (30mm) caliber shell, intended to be fired.
- the firearm 1 comprises a barrel 13, through which the shell is channelled when firing occurs.
- the firearm 1 comprises an actuation system 2 made in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the system 2 comprises a breechblock assembly 3 configured to close the breech ring 12 of the firearm 1.
- the system 2 comprises a slide 5, whereon the breechblock assembly 3 is mounted.
- the breechblock assembly 3 moves as a unit together with the slide 5.
- system 2 comprises a linear guide, which is per se known (and is not shown) , whereon the slide 5 is configured to slide linearly.
- the system 2 also comprises a cylindrical cam 4 configured to be rotatably actuated about a central axis X- X by a motor, which is per se known (and is not shown) .
- the cam 4 is configured to be rotatably driven by the motor in a clockwise direction (in particular when viewing the cam 4 from the rear, i.e. from an opposed side to the breech 12 and the barrel 13, which are situated in front of said cam 4) .
- the cam 4 co-operates with the slide 5 for controlling the movement of the slide 5 along said linear guide between a first operating position, shown in Figure 3, and a second operating position, shown in Figure 4.
- the slide 5 is situated at the top of the cam 4.
- the linear guide may be provided as a casing that surrounds the cam 4, allowing the latter to rotate about the central axis X-X.
- Such casing may have a straight groove within which the slide 5 is slidably coupled.
- the groove may be formed on the top of said enclosure, so that the slide 5 is movable over the cam
- the cam 4 is a single drum-type cam.
- the cam 4 is a positive- control multi-revolution cam.
- the first operating position of the slide 5 corresponds to a condition in which the breechblock assembly 3 is in a remote position relative to the breech ring 12.
- the breechblock assembly 3 allows the extraction of the shell case of the fired piece of ammunition and the insertion of a new piece of ammunition.
- Figure 3 shows that the breechblock assembly 3 carries a piece of ammunition M intended to be pushed into the breech ring 12.
- the second operating position of the slide 5 corresponds to a condition in which the breechblock assembly 3 is in proximity to the breech ring 12.
- the breechblock assembly 3 is able to co-operate with the breech ring 12 during the ammunition firing phases.
- the breechblock assembly 3 closes the firing chamber of the firearm in which the piece of ammunition M is contained.
- the outer surface of the cam 4 defines a path indicated by reference 42.
- the slide 5 comprises a coupling element 52 coupled with the path 42 defined by the cam 4.
- the coupling element 52 is a pin
- the path 42 is formed by a groove in which said pin is slidably coupled.
- said path 42 has a first parking section 42 (e.g. substantially annular), where the slide 5 is kept in the first operating position.
- said path 42 has a second parking section 42b (e.g. substantially annular), where the slide 5 is kept in the second operating position.
- the path 42 has a pair of intermediate sections 42c and 42d that connect the first parking section 42a and the second parking section 42b. Through the intermediate sections 42c and 42d, the slide 5 is alternately moved between the first operating position and the second operating position.
- the forward intermediate section 42c is configured to allow the slide 5 to move from the first operating position, in the first parking section 42a, to the second operating position, in the second parking section 42b.
- the backward intermediate section 42d is configured to allow the slide 5 to move from the second operating position, in the second parking section 42b, to the first operating position, in the first parking section 42a.
- the forward intermediate section 42c is shaped as a helical portion having a winding direction that is discordant from the rotation direction in which the cam 4 is driven by the motor.
- the backward intermediate section 42d is shaped as a helical portion having a winding direction that is concordant with the rotation direction in which the cam 4 is driven by the motor.
- the intermediate sections 42c, 42d intersect each other at their ends, at the first parking section 42c on one side and at the second parking section 42d on the other side.
- their intersections form cusp-shaped regions.
- the system 2 further comprises a routing mechanism 7 configured to assume selectively a forward condition and a backward condition, or blocking condition.
- the routing mechanism 7 constrains the slide 5 to move from the first parking section 42a to said second parking section 42b through the forward intermediate section 42c.
- the routing mechanism 7 constrains the slide to move from the second parking section 42b to the first parking section 42a through the backward intermediate section 42d.
- the routing mechanism 7 comprises a pair of diverters 72a, 72b.
- the first diverter 72a is associated with the first parking section 42a (in particular, it is situated therein) and is configured for selectively connecting the first parking section 42a with the forward section 42c and with the backward section 42d when the routing mechanism 7 is in the forward condition and, respectively, in the backward condition.
- the second diverter 72b is associated with the second parking section 42b (in particular, it is situated therein) and is configured for selectively connecting the second parking section 42b with the forward section 42c and with the backward section 42d when the routing mechanism 7 is in the forward condition and, respectively, in the backward condition.
- the routing mechanism 7 is in the forward condition, in which the diverters 72a and 72b create a guiding path from the first parking section 42a to the second parking section 42b through the forward section 42c.
- the diverters 72a and 72b interpose themselves between the ends of the backward intermediate section 42d and the parking sections 42a, 42b.
- the diverters 72a, 72b are in an opposed position to that shown in Figures 3 to 5.
- the routing mechanism 7 comprises a synchronization device 70 configured for synchronizing the movement of said pair of diverters 72a, 72b.
- the synchronization device 70 is configured to cause the first diverter 72a and the second diverter 72b to simultaneously provide the connection with the forward intermediate section 42c when the routing mechanism 7 is in the forward condition.
- the device 70 is configured to cause the first diverter 72a and the second diverter 72b to simultaneously provide the connection with the backward intermediate section 42d when the routing mechanism 7 is in the backward condition.
- the synchronization device 70 is a bistable linkage.
- the linkage has a first stable arrangement, visible in Figure 8, corresponding to the forward condition of the routing mechanism 7, and a second stable arrangement, visible in Figure 9, corresponding to the backward condition of the routing mechanism.
- said linkage comprises a shaft 71 configured for simultaneously moving the diverters 72a, 72b each time the routing mechanism 7 switches between the forward condition and the backward condition.
- the shaft 71 is configured for making the diverters 72a, 72b rotate about respective transverse axes of rotation Ya, Yb .
- the transverse axes of rotation Ya, Yb are substantially parallel to each other and, in a preferred manner, substantially perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis X' -X' of the shaft 71 and the central axis X-X about which the cam 4 is able to rotate.
- the longitudinal axis X' -X' of the shaft 71 and the central axis X-X of the cam are mutually incident and define a plane relative to which the transverse axes of rotation Ya, Yb are substantially perpendicular.
- each one of the ends 71a, 71b of the shaft 71 is hinged to an arm of a respective rocker 74a, 74b, which is in turn pivoted about a respective transverse axis of rotation Ya, Yb, and which carries a corresponding diverter 72a, 72b on the opposed arm.
- the cam 4 rotates as a unit together with the routing mechanism 7.
- the diverters 72a, 72b are supported by the outer surface of the cam 4; moreover, the synchronization device 70 is housed inside the cam 4, which is advantageously hollow.
- the routing mechanism 7 is switched between the forward condition and the backward condition, in particular by means of the synchronization device 70, e.g. through an action exerted by the pin 52 of the slide 5 upon a respective diverter 72a (or 72b), which, through the linkage comprising the shaft 71, causes a simultaneous movement of the other diverter 72b (or 72a) .
- the slide 5 starts from the first operating position, it goes into the second operating position after one revolution of the cam 4 and returns into the first operating position from the second operating position after one further revolution of said cam 4. Therefore, after each two revolutions of the cam 4, the actuation system 2 will find itself in the starting position again.
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EP20713096.4A EP3931516A1 (en) | 2019-02-25 | 2020-02-24 | Actuation system for a firearm |
CN202080025715.6A CN113646603A (en) | 2019-02-25 | 2020-02-24 | Actuation system for firearm |
BR112021016796A BR112021016796A2 (en) | 2019-02-25 | 2020-02-24 | Actuation system for a firearm |
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KR1020217030486A KR20210145147A (en) | 2019-02-25 | 2020-02-24 | fire actuation system |
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