Safing mechanism for high rate of fire revolving battery gun

Details Safing mechanism for high rate of fire revolving battery gun Safing mechanism for high rate of fire revolving battery gun

1979-07-17

1981-06-23

Brown, David H.

Ordnance

Machine guns

Revolving barrels

89148, F41D 704

Patent

active

042743257

ABSTRACT:
A feature of this invention is the provision of a Gatling type gun having a housing; a rotor journaled for rotation with respect to said housing; said rotor having a plurality of gun bolts disposed in an annular row with respective firing pin assemblies, and switchable firing pin assembly control means fixed with respect to said housing for sequentially engaging each of said firing pin assemblies and having a first disposition for positively precluding searing of each firing pin assembly and a second disposition for forcing timely searing of each firing pin; said firing pin assembly control means including a first cam surface having a longitudinally forward, lower portion, and a longitudinally rearward, higher portion which thereafter abruptly falls off into a lacuna; a second cam surface disposed in said lacuna and transversely pivotally mounted and supported for longitudinal movement to and between a first disposition whereat it provides a gradual decline between said higher portion to said lower portion of said first cam surface and a second disposition whereat it provides a gradual return to said lower portion from within said lacuna.

REFERENCES:
patent: 125563 (1872-04-01), Gatling
patent: 3380341 (1968-04-01), Chiabrandy
patent: 3611871 (1971-10-01), Kirkpatrick et al.
patent: 3738221 (1973-06-01), Tan et al.
patent: 3766821 (1973-10-01), Cozzy et al.

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