Externally powered separate loaded ammunition cannon

Details Externally powered separate loaded ammunition cannon Externally powered separate loaded ammunition cannon

1983-12-16

1985-10-22

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Machine guns

Axially moving breech block

89 3303, F41F 910

Patent

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045481202

ABSTRACT:
An externally powered automatic cannon comprises a receiver, a barrel conted to the receiver and having a bore with a rear end opening toward the receiver, a chamber member having a chamber for a propellant case movable in the chamber and a cam drum rotatable on the receiver and engaged with the chamber member for moving the chamber member from an operating position with the chamber aligned with the rear end of the bore, to a loading position with the chamber misaligned with the rear end of the bore and spaced therefrom. A projectile feeder with ram, rams a projectile into the now exposed rear end of the bore. At the same time a propellant case feeder with ram, rams a propellant casing to the opened chamber. Continued rotation of the cam drum returns the chamber member into its operating position at which time the propellant is ignited to propel the projectile down the barrel bore. The cycle is repeated with each rotation of the cam drum for rapid automatic firing of the cannon.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3355988 (1967-12-01), D'Andrea
patent: 3915058 (1975-10-01), Folsom et al.
patent: 4240324 (1980-12-01), Smith et al.

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