Ordnance – Cartridge feeding – With magazine
Patent
1991-03-18
1992-05-26
Johnson, Stephen
Ordnance
Cartridge feeding
With magazine
89 3317, 89 3325, 89 3304, F41A 930
Patent
active
051157144
ABSTRACT:
When using a multi-barrel firing weapon, such as a Gatling-type gun or canon, it is desired during a firing burst, to first fire the initial or lead cartridge or ammunition round when the rotating array of weapon barrels, during running up to speed, has attained its full rotational speed, that is, when the firing weapon is capable of firing at the full or maximum firing rate. In this way there is realized the desired high precision and low round scattering of the weapon system. The cartridge infeed apparatus requires a certain amount of time until it has reached its full cartridge infeed velocity. The initial or lead cartridge therefore should only then be delivered to the multi-barrel firing weapon after completion of the running up to speed of the array of weapon barrels and after the cartridge infeed apparatus has reached its full or maximum cartridge infeed velocity. To that end, there are provided two cartridge transfer wheels which are interconnected by a clutch, these cartridge transfer wheels being arranged between two endless chains. There are also provided a separate cartridge return channel and a sensor for determining the starting position of the initial or lead cartridge.
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Bohler Erwin
Gerber Robert
Muller Kurt
Novet Hanspeter
Ruppen Bruno
Johnson Stephen
Oerlikon-Contraves AG
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