WO2023277851A2

WO2023277851A2 - Weapon and ammunition firing test setup

Info

Publication number: WO2023277851A2
Application number: PCT/TR2022/050670
Authority: WO
Inventors: Mehmet Can KÜÇÜK
Original assignee: Emt Elektroni̇k Mühendi̇sli̇k Sanayi̇ Ve Ti̇caret Li̇mi̇ted Şi̇rketi̇
Priority date: 2021-06-30
Filing date: 2022-06-28
Publication date: 2023-01-05
Also published as: WO2023277851A3

Abstract

A firing test setup (100) for the pre-sale tests of weapons and ammunition in enterprises producing weapons and ammunition, characterized by comprising: paper filter system (101) which is stamped on to ensure that the particles in the water sucked by pump from the main body (109) are filtered and kept clean, main body (109) which acts as a stopper for the cartridge bullet and an explosion happens during the shot, conveyor (111) that collects the cartridge bullets in the main body (109) on the horizontal axis and raises the cartridge bullets at an angle of 75 degrees and directs the cartridge bullets out of the main body (109).

Description

DESCRIPTION

WEAPON AND AMMUNITION FIRING TEST SETUP

Technical Field

The invention relates to a firing test setup developed for pre-sale tests of weapons and ammunition in enterprises producing weapons and ammunition.

In particular, the invention relates to a specially designed shot water tank for multiple-shot tests, air and water filtering units, a bullet carrying unit, a space-saving, specially designed firing section, and a firing test setup that ensures safe placement of the barrel of the weapon to be tested.

State of Art

Weapon systems have targetting mechanisms to direct the projectile to the target. After adjusting the barrel to the desired direction and angle, the bullet reaches the target in the air under external ballistic effects. Today, each weapon and ammunition produced by the armory factories must be tested before the sale, so that all settings are made correctly and that the weapon works correctly. In current applications, weapon and ammunition test shots are made in environments such as sand, spirals, metal plates, and polygons.

It is difficult and costly to separate the bullet core from the sand while shooting into the sand. The bullet core stuck inside sand should be evacuated at regular intervals. There is a loss of time during the evacuation process and the shooting must be interrupted. At the same time, there is the risk of hitting the previously shot core and rebounding, and therefore there is a risk for shooter safety. For this reason, it is not recommended to use the firing test on the sand. In the shots made on the spiral and metal plates, the plates naturally wear out due to the shot and they need to be changed/renewed at certain intervals to maintain their function. Metal plates used for firing tests are produced from specially manufactured and costly materials. That increases the cost of the firing test. In addition, there is a risk of rebounding due to deformation in shots made on metal plates. That may pose a risky situation for the firing test operator. Another problem encountered while making a test shot with this method is that the toxic gases emerge after the shot are released into the air without being filtered. This situation causes two important problems such as the inhalation of toxic gases by the operator, especially in multiple shots, and the risk of explosion by jamming the gases accumulated in the environment as a result of multiple shots. In shooting ranges, the back areas where the bullet hits must be specially designed. In shooting ranges, there is a need for renewal at regular intervals due to the natural deformation in the places where the shot hits. Special materials are also used on the side walls for bullet bounce and sound absorption in the shooting ranges. In addition, the necessity of using much larger and longer areas for shooting in the range increases the cost.

Today, many studies have been carried out, and new systems have been developed to carry out the shooting test process correctly at a lower price. One of these studies is the invention that is the subject of the patent application numbered TR 2014/15063 and titled "A flexible bullet path test apparatus". The invention relates to at least one weapon simulator, which allows testing the frictions in the flexible bullet path and measuring the loads formed in the flexible bullet path, and in its most basic form, comprising: at least one weapon simulator that simulates projectiles coming from a flexible projectile path, at least one motor in the weapon simulator that provides the movement of the flexible projectile path, at least one torque sensor connected to the engine, which is used to measure the forces created by the munitions while passing through the flexible bullet path, at least one the gear wheel that provides the pulling of the projectiles coming from the flexible projectile path by rotational motion, at least two couplings that transfer the rotational movement from the motor to the torque sensor and the rotational movement from the torque sensor to the gear wheel, at least one bearing group that provides the evacuation of the bullets drawn into it by the gear wheel, at least one base designed to mount a weapon simulator on it, at least one carrier plate forming the bottom of the base, at least two columns placed on the carrier plate and extending preferably perpendicular to the axis of the carrier plate, at least one simulator plate, which is connected to the column and on which the weapon simulator is attached, at least one ammunition carrier, on which an ammunition box is attached, a power source for starting the engine and a power and control group having a device having the necessary software for operating the motor and torque sensor.

As a result, the existence of the need for a firing test setup that eliminates the disadvantages of the current technique and the inadequacy of the existing solutions made it necessary to make a development in the relevant technical field.

Brief Description of the Invention

The present invention relates to a firing test setup developed for pre-sale tests of weapons and ammunition in enterprises producing weapons and ammunition that meet the above-mentioned requirements, eliminate all disadvantages and bring some additional advantages. Based on the state of the art, the aim of the invention is to provide a system that has a low cost of use, eliminates the risks of existing methods, expels the toxic gases emitted after the shot, and automatically collects the bullets and empty cases after the shot, in gun and ammunition test shots made without aiming

The invention aims to save space by collecting a specially designed shot water tank for multiple shot tests, air and water filtering units, bullet transport units, a shooting range, and empty case collection units in an area of 6.5 square meters.

Another aim of the invention is to reduce the effect of the bullet hitting the water by the firing water tank.

Another aim of the invention is to collect the bullets in the recycling bins using moving bands after the shot is made into the water by the specially designed system.

Another aim of the invention is to ensure that the barrel of the weapon to be tested is safely placed and the risk of bounce is eliminated, thanks to the specially designed shooting section

Another aim of the invention is to ensure user safety by removing the toxic gases produced in the shot, by the air filtering mechanism.

Another aim of the invention is to ensure that the bullet can be used in shooting tests of multiple weapons and ammunition as the shooting tests are made in water and projectiles are stopped in the device.

The structural and characteristic features of the invention and all its advantages will be understood more clearly by the figures given below and the detailed description written regarding these figures, so the evaluation should be made by taking these figures and detailed explanations into consideration.

Brief Description of the Figures

In order to understand the embodiment of the present invention and its advantages with additional elements, it should be evaluated together with the figures described below.

Figure 1 ; is the schematic overview of the disassembled firing test setup,

Figure-2; is the schematic general view of the firing test setup from the right side, Figure-3; is the schematic general view of the firing test setup from the upper left side,

Figure-4; is the back schematic general view of the firing test setup.

Reference Numbers

100. Firing test setup

101. Paper filter system

102. Ventilation system

103. Control panel

104. Shell collecting unit

105. Firing port

106. Coarse particle trap

107. Exterior lining

108. Sound insulation material

109. Main body

110. Cartridge bullet collection chamber

111. Conveyor

Detailed Description of the Invention

In this detailed explanation, the firing test setup (100) developed for pre-sale tests of weapons and ammunition in enterprises producing weapons and ammunition, which is the subject of the invention, is explained only as an example for a better understanding of the subject and in a way that does not create any limiting effects.

The firing test setup (100), which is the subject of the invention, provides a system that has a low cost of use, eliminates the risks of existing methods, expels the toxic gases emitted after the shot, and automatically collects the bullets and empty cases after the shot, in gun and ammunition test shots made without aiming. The firing test setup (100) basically consists of the main body (109) containing water and where the shot is made, the conveyor (111) that collects the bullet cores from the main body (109), the cartridge bullet collection chamber (110) where the bullet cores collected by the conveyor (111) is collected, and the paper filter system (101) that cleans the water. There is a paper filter system (101) which is stamped on to ensure that the particles in the water sucked by pump from the main body (109) are filtered and kept clean. The main body (109) is made of stainless steel, and there is water which acts as a stopper for the cartridge bullet and an explosion happens during the shot in it. The carbon monoxide gas generated during the shooting is absorbed by the suction fan and transferred out of the shooting area by the ventilation system (102). All parameter and security units in the firing test setup (100) are controlled by the control panel (103). The shell collection unit (104) is positioned to prevent the scattering of the shell casings from the gun during firing and to collect them. The firing port (105), which provides the connection between the gun and the main body (109), directs the bullet to enter the water at an angle of 20 degrees. There is a pre-filtering coarse particle trap (106) so that the coarse particles in the water sucked by the pump do not damage the pump. Insulation material (108) made of rock wool is covered on the surface of the main body (109) to absorb the sound generated in the main body (109) during shooting. The sound insulation material (108), which is coated on the main body (109) to provide sound insulation, is covered with a metal exterior lining (107). The cartridge bullets in the said main body (109) are collected on the horizontal axis by the conveyor (111), which has the bottom scraping system, and are directed out of the main body (109) by being raised at an angle of 75 degrees. The cartridge bullets, which are stopped in the main body (109) and taken out by the conveyor (111), are collected in the collection chamber (110).

When the gun is fired from the firing port (105) in the firing test setup (100), the cartridge bullet is stopped by the water inside the main body (109). The cartridge bullets, which are stopped by slowing down inside, are collected by pouring the bullets from the main body (109) into the collection chamber (110) through the conveyor (111). The carbon monoxide gas generated during the ignition is sucked out through the main body (109) by the ventilation system (102) with the fan suction system. The sound generated in the main body (109) during shooting is prevented by the insulation material (108). The gunpowder dust formed in the water in the main body (10) is sucked by the water pump and passed through the coarse particle trap (106), and directed to the dust trap paper filter system (101) to collect the dust in the water. The shells coming out of the gun are collected in the shell collection unit (104).

Claims

1. A firing test setup (100) for the pre-sale tests of weapons and ammunition in enterprises producing weapons and ammunition, characterized by comprising: paper filter system (101) which is stamped on to ensure that the particles in the water sucked by pump from the main body (109) are filtered and kept clean, main body (109) which acts as a stopper for the cartridge bullet and an explosion happens during the shot, conveyor (111) that collects the cartridge bullets in the main body (109) on the horizontal axis and raises the cartridge bullets at an angle of 75 degrees and directs the cartridge bullets out of the main body (109).

2. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the main body (109) is made of stainless sheet material.

3. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1, characterized by comprising ventilation system (102) which absorbs the carbon monoxide gas that generated during the shot with the suction fan and transfers to the outside of the shot area.

4. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising control panel (103) that controls all the environment and security units in the firing test setup (100).

5. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising shell collection unit (104) that prevents the shells of bullets from scattering outside during shooting and collects them in one place.

6. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising firing port (105) that directs the bullet to enter the water at an angle of 20 degrees and provides the connection between the gun and the main body (109).

7. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising coarse particle trap (106) which is pre-filtering to ensure preventing the coarse particles in the water sucked by the pump from damaging the pump.

8. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising insulation material (108) coated on the surface of the main body (109) to absorb the sound generated in the main body (109) during firing.

9. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the conveyor (111) is a bottom scraping system.

10. The firing test setup (100) according to claim 1, characterized by comprising cartridge bullet collection chamber (110) where the bullets, which are stopped in the main body (109) and taken out by the conveyor (111), are collected.