Recoilable gun tube latch

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1976-06-28

1977-08-23

Bentley, Stephen C.

Ordnance

Automatic

Movable barrel

89 42B, 89198, F41F 1916

Patent

active

040432505

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to new and improved methods and modular apparatus automatically latching, unlatching and resetting of the latch mechanism of gun tubes of weapon systems of the "soft recoil" type having recoil and counterrecoil functions or cycles by utilization of a plunger latch mechanism which is pivotally actuatable by toggle means to unlatch the gun tube and permit movement of the gun tube to its firing position in the direction of the muzzle of the gun. The toggle means resets the latch to its latch position automatically in response to the relative position of the gun tube during movement thereof to its firing position. The plunger, being moved from its latch position by the gun tube during recoil movement of the gun tube, returns automatically to its latch position in response to the relative position of the gun tube during recoil so that the plunger is again in its latch position when engaged by the gun tube during its counterrecoil movement.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2249231 (1941-07-01), Smith
patent: 2249232 (1941-07-01), Smith
patent: 2303027 (1942-11-01), Curtiss
patent: 3483648 (1969-12-01), Speckhart

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