CN1543561A - Barrel insert and rear barrel section for weapons - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
- F42C7/00—Fuzes actuated by application of a predetermined mechanical force, e.g. tension, torsion, pressure
- F42C7/02—Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person
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Abstract
A barrel assembly (14) for insertion into a parent barrel (13) of a gun (10) wherein said barrel assembly has a plurality of projectiles (16) axially disposed within at least one barrel (15a) of said barrel assembly and associated with discrete selectively ignitable propellant charges for propelling the projectiles from said at least one barrel wherein said barrel assembly (14) includes a parent barrel engaging means. The barrel is suitably provided in a removable rear barrel section (15a) having engagement means (17, 18) for operatively aligning the rear barrel section with a forward barrel extension. Spare rear barrel sections (15b, 15c) may be stored in a stock (11) of the gun (10) and automatically fed into alignment upon exhaustion of the projectiles (16) in the barrel.
Description
Background technology
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a kind of weapon that is used to launch projectile.Relate in particular to replacing as gun barrel in the rifle of small arms, the ammunition that comprises rifle and be used for small arms, and adopt the gun barrel insert with the small-bore gun barrel of large caliber weapon conversion.
According to second aspect, the present invention relates in rifle, load projectile as small arms and large caliber weapon.A second aspect of the present invention is applied to the combination gun barrel of rifle especially, and each has a plurality of projectiles that axially are stacked in the gun barrel, has simultaneously discontinuously, selectively ignites and be used to advance the projectile propellant charge of the muzzle by gun barrel in proper order.Such gun barrel is with reference to the gun barrel of following described type.
The discussion of background technology
Because its complexity, especially because the bore that the requirement of ammo feed mechanism and standing finish to existing gun barrel, make prior art attempt to reduce existing weapons has been subjected to obstruction.
The attainable emitted energy that additional gun barrel is used to change acts on weapon, the complexity of recharging fast during from being used for weapon and using of present existence and or economy limited displacement volume.
Summary of the invention
Goal of the invention
The purpose of a certain embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of being used for and easily weapon or rifle is transformed to small-bore apparatus and method.
The purpose of a certain embodiment of the present invention provides one group of projectile ground of a kind of assembling gun barrel, and this gun barrel that is loaded into rifle is once more caused apace, and this rifle has the gun barrel of described type.
The content of invention
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a kind of barrel assembly is provided, this assembly is used to insert the gun barrel of original rifle, wherein said gun barrel has a plurality of projectiles that are disposed axially at least one gun barrel, having simultaneously discontinuously, selectively to ignite is used to advance projectile to pass through the propellant charge of described at least one gun barrel in proper order, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises an original gun barrel geared assembly.According to related aspect.The invention provides and a kind of rifle is transformed to small-bore method, this method comprises the step of inserting barrel assembly, this gun barrel has a plurality of projectiles that are disposed axially at least one gun barrel, having simultaneously discontinuously, selectively to ignite is used to advance projectile to pass through the propellant charge of described at least one gun barrel in proper order, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises an original gun barrel geared assembly.
Barrel assembly according to the embodiment of the first originating party face can comprise a single gun barrel.Barrel assembly according to other embodiment can comprise one group of gun barrel that forms a line, and therefore, this group of gun barrel can be held in an array of packages, is used to insert in the existing gun barrel.When one group of gun barrel was used for barrel assembly, barrel assembly preferably included one gun barrel is contained in wherein housing.This housing can be made an integral body with gun barrel.In this form, when projectile consumed, housing and gun barrel were manageable.Selectable, can pack into once more projectile and reusing of barrel assembly.
This housing can be made with gun barrel and separate, and gun barrel insertion housing inserts original gun barrel early than housing.In this form, this gun barrel can be in housing remains on original gun barrel in or when housing is extracted out, insert housing in original gun barrel.
This housing can be made by any existing material.Preferably this housing is made by the material of enough structural strengths, make to keep gun barrel effectively in line during launching, but extraction repeatedly and insertion that intensity and hardness are reached owing to ground housing in original gun barrel damages original gun barrel.
Original gun barrel can be the gun barrel of any existing type.For example, original gun barrel can be a kind of rifle of existing machinery operation, and the insert of barrel assembly forms the rifle with complete electron emissive system.This original gun barrel can be a kind of electronic operation rifle, operates in the mode that is similar to barrel assembly.
An embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a kind of omnidistance degree barrel assembly that inserts original rifle from the gun barrel mouth.This embodiment is specially adapted to the rifle of existing type, therefore, is not easy by the gun barrel afterbody.In this embodiment, this barrel assembly can insert by the muzzle of original gun barrel and remain on wherein.This barrel assembly comprises the device that is used for the engagement of original gun barrel endoporus, and comprises and be used for the device of barrel assembly in original gun barrel.Yet an alternate embodiments provides a kind of rifle, and wherein original gun barrel is made by two parts, and passes through the afterbody portion of gun barrel easily.In this embodiment, barrel assembly can insert two parts.First or the gun barrel front portion in gun barrel is inserted in the muzzle end of original gun barrel.In fact, this gun barrel front portion is gun barrel prolongation does not comprise any projectile.Second or the gun barrel rear portion projectile is housed, and can insert original gun barrel the rear portion and with gun barrel before mesh, form the complete barrel assembly have projectile and emitter.
According to the configuration of rifle, this barrel assembly can insert from the front portion or the rear portion of original gun barrel.This barrel assembly can be by the endoporus engagement of a plurality of bearings or tab and original gun barrel, and with the endoporus formation interference fit of original gun barrel, this bearing or tab stretch out from barrel assembly.These bearings can have and the identical diameter of original gun barrel diameter of bore.Such bearing can be made by metal or heat-barrier material, and can help the work of emission system.The location of barrel assembly can be determined by cipher key system, and this cipher key system is positioned on the muzzle, afterbody of original gun barrel or the two.When a branch of gun barrel together formed barrel assembly, housing preferably included the bearing of the endoporus engagement of a plurality of and original gun barrel.
The barrel assembly that comprises one or more gun barrels can be merged into an electron emissive system, and this electron emissive system is connected with the trigger mechanism line of original gun barrel outside.In one embodiment, the firing lock of original rifle goes for launching projectile from barrel assembly.When bearing was used to mesh the endoporus of gun barrel, therefore lead that need to handle barrel assembly can remain on and in the space that forms, and can draw by the muzzle and the rear portion of gun barrel.The holding wire of best transmitter structure can enter by the rear portion of original gun barrel.
According to the second originating party face, the invention provides a kind of barrel assembly of the rifle that is used to pack into, this rifle has an extension, wherein said barrel assembly has a plurality of projectiles that are disposed axially in the gun barrel, have simultaneously discontinuously, selectively to ignite and be used to advance the propellant charge of projectile order by gun barrel, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises a barrel extension geared assembly.According to related aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of method of the rifle that is used to pack into, this rifle has a barrel extension, this extension comprises the step that meshes barrel assembly, this barrel assembly comprises a plurality of projectiles that are disposed axially in the gun barrel, have simultaneously discontinuously, selectively ignite and be used to advance the propellant charge of projectile order by gun barrel, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises a barrel extension geared assembly.
According to preferred embodiment, the barrel extension geared assembly is the guide part of the band lead angle of a barrel assembly, the respective surfaces engagement of this guide part and barrel extension.The employing of barrel extension geared assembly of this band lead angle allows barrel assembly to insert obliquely in the barrel extension, aligns with described barrel extension subsequently and clamping or remain on the correct position.Preferably barrel assembly be pushed forward to the barrel extension sealed engagement.Barrel assembly and barrel extension are suitable for being equipped with locking system, are used for discharging being locked to extension ground barrel assembly.
According to an embodiment selectively, the barrel extension geared assembly can comprise an end difference, this end difference and the engagement of barrel extension ground respective steps portion.Other alternatively barrel assembly simply contact with barrel extension.Can between barrel assembly and barrel extension, overlap a sleeve by intersection, be used for auxiliary the aligning of barrel assembly and barrel extension that keep.
An embodiment according to a second aspect of the present invention, the barrel assembly that projectile is housed can have a lever that is connected to target locating set, and the gun barrel main element of this lever to the armament systems of locking gun barrel, this lever can be folded to form along the lower gabarit of gun barrel parts.When the projectile of gun barrel was connected with armament systems, this lever can rise run-home location and locking gun barrel parts, was similar to very much the bolt action rifle of prior art.For target localization and locking gun barrel parts, also can adopt the key ring that is arranged on the barrel assembly.In a kind of advantageous configurations, when king's lever turned to latched position, key mechanism also was locked to this position.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, barrel assembly pushes barrel extension with being tilted, and then loads the mechanical locking system locking by spring downwards.This same mechanical locking system can act on unnecessary barrel assembly with the form that ejects.
According to another embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention, one or more unnecessary barrel assemblies that projectile is housed can be contained in the weapon, usually below weapon.When barrel assembly when emission of last projectile from work, this unnecessary barrel assembly can eject automatically, and unnecessary barrel assembly pushes automatically and be locked in and subscribe the position, is used for new firing order.
The present invention is applied to type barrel assembly described in the inventor's early stage international patent application Nos.PCT/AU94/00124 and the PCT/AU96/00459 especially.Such barrel assembly comprises gun barrel, and a plurality of projectile and gun barrel endoporus sealed engagement that are disposed axially in the gun barrel are used to advance projectile to pass through the discontinuous propellant charge of the muzzle of gun barrel in proper order.
Projectile can be circular, common shape or the dartlike weapon shape, and the tail vane of this projectile can revise as the stable rotation that produced of dartlike weapon, and dartlike weapon is from can being that the gun barrel of smooth bore advances.
Projectile charge can be the form with the solid block of operation range in gun barrel, or propellant charge can load in metal or other stiff case, this stiff case can comprise an embedding fuse, and this fuse has and is suitable for the contact external contact device that relocate electronic contact relevant with gun barrel.For example, this fuse can have resilient contact, and this contact can be retracted to and can make the powder charge that is contained in the housing insert gun barrel, and ejects the position that working clearance of the contact that enters gun barrel and gun barrel aligns.If desired, external shell be can consume or can promote advance burning by chemistry.In addition, stacked assembly and bond together or the powder charge and the projectile that are contained in the housing that separate can be used to reload gun barrel.
Each projectile can comprise a projectile head and be used for forming at least in part the extension apparatus that advances the space.This extension apparatus can comprise a clapboard assembly, and this clapboard assembly extends back from the position of projectile head and close adjacent projectile assembly.
This clapboard assembly can extend by advancing space and projectile head, and therefore, pressure loading is by directly transmitting near contiguous clapboard assembly.In such configuration, clapboard assembly can the supplemental support extension apparatus, and this extension apparatus can be the cylindrical rear portion of a thin projectile head.In addition, this extension apparatus can form with the working seal of the endoporus of gun barrel and contact, and prevents that burning from leaking by projectile head.
This clapboard assembly can comprise a rigidity annulus, this rigidity annulus stretches out and engages with the thin cylindrical rear portion of malleable projectile head, forming sealing with the endoporus of gun barrel contacts, like this, axial compressive load directly transmits between clapboard assembly, therefore, avoided the distortion of malleable projectile head.
Complementary wedge-shaped surface can be arranged on clapboard assembly and the corresponding projectile head, and therefore, under the effect of the axial compressive force between corresponding baffle plate device and the projectile head, projectile head is pushed into the gun barrel endoporus and engages.In such setting, projectile head and clapboard assembly can be packed in the gun barrel, and after this, the axial displacement of generation has guaranteed better seal between projectile head and the gun barrel.Preferably extension apparatus is pushed into and the engaging of gun barrel endoporus.
Projectile head portion is in its back-end set a tapered openings, this tapered openings is held the taper latch of a complementary with it head that is arranged on clapboard assembly, therefore, moving axially between the taper latch of projectile head and complementation produces the power that is radially expanded that acts on projectile head.
This gun barrel can be nonmetallic materials, and the endoporus of gun barrel can comprise some grooves, and this groove can completely or partially hold apparatus to cause bursting.In this configuration, gun barrel is placed with is convenient to the electrical conductor material of getting in touch between control device and the apparatus to cause bursting.This configuration can be used for set barrel assembly, and this barrel assembly has a limited emission lifetime, and therefore apparatus to cause bursting and pilot or these leads can be made with gun barrel is whole.
Barrel assembly can be ignited the hole by selectively comprising in gun barrel, and apparatus to cause bursting is arranged in the outside and the close hole of igniting of gun barrel.This gun barrel can by the external gun pipe ring of nonmetallic materials around, this outside gun barrel can comprise the groove that is suitable for holding apparatus to cause bursting.This outside gun barrel also can be placed by electrical conductor material, and electrical conductor material is convenient to the electronic contact between control device and the apparatus to cause bursting.This outside gun barrel can be made with the form of superimposed plastics gun barrel, and this superimposed plastics gun barrel can comprise the printed circuit laminate that is used for apparatus to cause bursting.
The rearward end of projectile can comprise one around the inside groove of convergent, as the spherical groove of cone-shaped groove or part or the skirt section of similar groove, propellant charge is to the groove extension and around this groove, and the motion backward of projectile will cause being radially expanded of projectile skirt section.This moves backward can be by producing along the kinetic pressure of the wedge shape of the head back of propellant charge, can produce with the form from the head of corresponding projectile to the metal flow in the skirt section of larger amt.
In addition, projectile can have backward a gradually expanded form circumferential sealing flange or a ring, and when projectile moved backward, the outer skew of this gradually expanded form circumferential sealing flange or hoop entered the sealing with the gun barrel endoporus.In addition, can the seal by being contracted in corresponding gun barrel sealing insert in the gun barrel of heat and its effect by projectile.This projectile can comprise one accordingly by the hard mandrel portion of propellant charge location, this mandrel portion works asynchronously with deformable ring part, this deformable ring part can be molded and be shaped as a whole projectile around mandrel portion, and this deformable ring part utilizes metal mobile between the head of projectile and afterbody to be used for outwards expand the endoporus sealed engagement with gun barrel around mandrel portion.
The projectile assembly can comprise a fulcrum surface that expands backward, and support ring, is suitable for and gun barrel endoporus sealed engagement when projectile travels forward by gun barrel around the sealed circular ring on its top.In such configuration, preferably propellant charge has the cylindrical head on the blunt end part surface of a close projectile.
This projectile is suitable for fixing and/or is positioned in the peripheral groove or fixes and/or locate by the annular flange portion on the endoporus or by the reflex groove on endoporus, and can comprise a metal bullet case, and the outer end of projectile is contained among the shell case at least.This projectile can provide contractile circumferential locating ring, and this circumferential locating ring extends out in the annular groove of gun barrel, and when projectile launch allowed it freely to pass through gun barrel, this circumferential locating ring was contracted in the gun barrel.
The electric initiation that is used for the propellant charge of sequential blasting barrel assembly preferably includes one and sends by stacked projectile and to ignite the step that consumes the propellant charge of igniting head, and the ignition of this propellant charge makes next propellant charge by next detonator signal enter readiness.Preferably all propellant charges inwardly contact apparatus to cause bursting by inserting corresponding insulation mechanism between the electric contact of normally closing from the gun barrel of filling.
Propellant charge can be realized the electronics ignition or can adopt the method for common emission pin to ignite, ignite outmost projectile as the initiator that adopts centre-fire, and the shooting sequence of projectile be ignited in control sequence.The burning of the leakage that can be by the control burning gases or the fuse formation of the extension of control by gun barrel realizes.
The ignition of another kind of form is the corresponding propellant charge of Electronic Control, and this propellant charge is relevant with initiator, and this initiator is detonated by special detonator signal.For example, initiator in stacked propellant charge can be an order, be used for the delta pulse width and ignite specification, therefore, Electronic Control can send the ignition pulse one selected time series of delta pulse width selectively and ignite propellant charge, yet preferably propellant charge is ignited by a pulse width signal of setting, and the burning of the propellant charge of head is got ready by the propellant charge of the pulsed drive of next one emission for the next one.
For example, the projectile of some can synchronized transmissions or interrupted fast emission or corresponding to the hand drive emission of initiator.In such layout, the signal of telecommunication can be the signal of the gun barrel outside of carrying, maybe can be signal by stacked projectile, can one on this projectile then one fixing by the gun barrel electronic circuit, perhaps near on the electric contact.This projectile can carry control circuit or form circuit by gun barrel.
This barrel assembly can various weapon welds.An embodiment of barrel assembly of the present invention can be bonded in the small arms as pistol, rifle or other miniweapon.Another embodiment of barrel assembly of the present invention can be bonded in the hard-wired rifle of heavy caliber.The present invention also comprises the rifle that combines above-mentioned barrel assembly.Rifle of the present invention can also comprise feature and the content that other the rifle with prior art is relevant, comprises analogs such as hard-wired gun stock, handle and sight.
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For making the present invention clear and easy to implement more, below with reference to accompanying drawings embodiments of the invention are described, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the side view of the FN-FNC rifle that the top barrel assembly is housed of repacking;
Fig. 2 is the cutaway view of rifle shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is the decomposition diagram of rifle illustrated in figures 1 and 2;
Fig. 4 has the schematic diagram that the 20mm gun barrel inserts the Steyr rifle of the original gun barrel of 40mm;
Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of Steyr rifle shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 6 is the decomposition diagram of Fig. 4 and Steyr rifle shown in Figure 5;
Fig. 7 is the side view according to the Steyr rifle that the top gun barrel is housed of second aspect present invention;
Fig. 8 is the decomposition diagram of Steyr rifle among the figure;
Fig. 9 is the cutaway view of Fig. 7 and Steyr rifle shown in Figure 8;
Figure 10 shows the FN-FNC gun barrel that the top gun barrel is housed;
Figure 11 shows the section of the rifle of Figure 10; And
Figure 12 is the decomposition diagram of Figure 10 and rifle shown in Figure 11;
The explanation of the embodiment of the invention
Fig. 1 shows the rifle 10 that gun stock 11, basic gun barrel 12 and top gun barrel 3 are housed.
The inside of top gun barrel 13 as can be seen in Fig. 2 has a gun barrel that connects together with the gun barrel rear portion forward to extend insert 14, and this insert is equipped with axially stacked projectile 16 with the form of barrel assembly 15a.In the gun stock 11 that additional or unnecessary barrel assembly 15b and 15c are stored in rifle 10.When the first barrel assembly 15a was consumed behind all projectiles 16 of emission, unnecessary barrel assembly was fed to and aligns gun barrel insert 14.If desired, after the barrel assembly 15 that consumes ejected, the feeding that is used for unnecessary projectile can be carried out automatically.
Fig. 3 shows the exploded view that gun barrel insert 14 is forward extracted out from top gun barrel 13.Barrel assembly 15a aligns so that guarantee barrel assembly 15a and gun barrel insert 14 by protecting cover 19 location.As shown in Figure 2, barrel assembly also comprises the guiding end 17 of a band lead angle, and the complementary shape afterbody 18 that is used to be convenient to gun barrel insert 14 meshes.One spring can be provided in gun stock, be used for promoting forward barrel assembly 15a and gun barrel insert 14 sealed engagement.
Fig. 4 shows the Steyr rifle with 40mm top gun barrel, and the 20mm gun barrel insert 22 that inserts wherein is fixing.Lid gun barrel insert 22 has a barrel extension forward 23 that muzzle 24 is housed.
Translate into the component view of the rifle among Fig. 5, barrel extension 23 comprises the form bearing 25 with flange 25 with certain intervals along this extension, and this bearing is used for the endoporus engagement with original gun barrel 21.The rear portion that the barrel assembly 26 of axial stacked projectile 27 inserts gun barrels 21 is housed,, therefore forms back gun barrel parts protecting cover 28 times.Barrel assembly 26 also is equipped with and is used to support barrel assembly and electron emitting device (not shown) flange 25.
This electron emitting device is that suitable arbitrary electronics emission is arranged, as is provided at the groove that holds igniter in the barrel assembly 26, perhaps makes with gun barrel is whole, as described in the early stage international patent application of the inventor.In such layout, 40mm gun barrel 21 can be adapted as electronically controlled 20mm weapon.
Steyr rifle shown in Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 comprises with front upper part barrel portion part 31 with upper back barrel portion part 32.The rear portion barrel assembly 33 of back part is equipped with a plurality of projectiles 35, and provides the lead angle guiding end of being convenient to the engagement of the rearward end of barrel extension 31 34.40mm top gun barrel is by protecting cover 37 location, and this protecting cover 37 matches with the gun barrel of the barrel assembly that projectile 35 is housed.
Figure 10, Figure 11 and Figure 12 show the FM-FMC rifle that has 40mm top gun barrel 41.This 40mm top gun barrel is made up of two parts, muzzle 42 and/or its barrel extension 43, and remain in the housing 44, as shown in figure 12.This comprises that the back barrel portion of barrel assembly 45 provides the lead angle guiding end of being convenient to rearward end 48 engagement of barrel extension 43 47, and barrel assembly 45 is equipped with projectile 46.Protecting cover 49 engagement barrel assemblies are located it on rifle 40.
Industrial applicability
According to first aspect present invention, the application that is used to insert the barrel assembly of original gun barrel provides the adaptability of the rifle that has increased emission all kinds and caliber projectile, therefore can make single rifle be used for various conditions more effectively.
This existing gun barrel ground barrel assembly that inserts relatively simply, for rifle and other weapon ground operation capacity expansion, during reliability, availability and cost are especially being processed aspects such as cost significant advantage is provided.
Second aspect present invention allows barrel assembly to reload projectile, so that be connected fast with the gun barrel parts of weapon.When all projectiles were launched, this barrel assembly can go out of use, and the new barrel assembly that projectile is housed can be connected with armament systems.
The gun barrel back part that projectile is housed also can be used as the part of gun barrel, and when the weight of projectile parts consumed, the weight of empty weapon can reduce, and by reload projectile in the gun barrel parts, quality control can be strengthened.The transportation of projectile and propellant and storage also are easier to.
In a specific application, the grenade launcher of the special purpose in the infantry weapon, this grenade launcher supports with respect to main gun barrel, and the electronics emission gun barrel that substitutes is equipped with 5 or 6 emission bullets, has higher muzzle velocity.The grenade launcher of prior art needs the action of recharging after every emission bullet uses, require regaining or aiming again of target, comprises and hits wrong correction in the past.The present invention has reduced the quantity of recharging, and the improved accurate ballistic characteristics preferably that reaches is provided in application, and wherein, only weapon still aims at when target, the error correction of need directing pointing.Prior, this weapon can discharge firepower in belligerent critical preceding 10 seconds more quickly and accurately with the enemy.
Very clear; above-mentionedly only describe the present invention by example of the present invention; and all modifications and variations are conspicuous to those skilled in the art, and are considered within the scope of the invention, and the present invention ground protection domain is limited by ground, back claim.
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1. barrel assembly that is used to insert original gun barrel, wherein said barrel assembly has a plurality of interior projectiles of at least one gun barrel that are disposed axially in described barrel assembly, that described projectile is connected with discontinuously, selectively ignites, as to be used for advancing projectile propellant charge from described at least one gun barrel, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises an original gun barrel engagement device.
2. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly comprises single gun barrel.
3. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly comprises a branch of gun barrel that aligns, and therefore, the gun barrel bundle can remain on the array of packages that is used for inserting original gun barrel.
4. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 3, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly comprises a housing, and gun barrel is maintained at wherein.
5. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 4, it is characterized in that: housing and gun barrel are made an integral body.
6. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 4, it is characterized in that: housing and gun barrel are made discretely, and gun barrel insertion housing inserts original gun barrel prior to housing.
7. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: housing is made by the material that enough structural strengths are arranged, make during launching, to keep gun barrel effectively in line, but rigidity and hardness are reached owing to housing damages original gun barrel to the extraction repeatedly and the insertion of original gun barrel.
8. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: the insert of barrel assembly makes rifle that electron emissive system is housed.
9. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly can insert original gun barrel and remains on wherein from muzzle.
10. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 9, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly comprises and is used for the device that engages with original gun barrel endoporus.
11. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: the barrel assembly that is used to insert is arranged to two parts, comprises forward a barrel extension and a back barrel portion.
12. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 11, it is characterized in that: preceding barrel portion is not equipped with projectile, and can insert in original gun barrel to the muzzle end of original gun barrel.
13. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 11, it is characterized in that: the back barrel portion is equipped with projectile, and can insert in the rear portion of gun barrel, and engages with preceding barrel portion, forms the complete barrel assembly with projectile and emitter.
14. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly can engage with the endoporus of original gun barrel by a plurality of bearing parts or tab, and with the endoporus formation interference fit of original gun barrel, this bearing or tab extend from barrel assembly.
15. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 14, it is characterized in that: these bearings part can have substantially and the identical diameter of original gun barrel diameter of bore.
16. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 14, it is characterized in that: these bearing parts can be made by metal or heat-barrier material.
17. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that: the orientation of barrel assembly can be fixed by key (key) system, and this cipher key system is positioned on the muzzle, breach (breach) of original gun barrel or the two.
18. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 1, also comprise an electron emissive system, this electron emissive system is connected with the trigger mechanism hardwired of original gun barrel outside.
19. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 18, it is characterized in that: trigger mechanism is by entering the holding wire emission projectile at original gun barrel rear portion.
20. method that is used for the rifle with predetermined bore gun barrel is changed into small-bore rifle, described method comprises the step of inserting barrel assembly, this barrel assembly has a plurality of projectiles at least one gun barrel in the barrel assembly that are disposed axially in, described projectile is connected with discontinuously, selectively ignites the propellant charge that is used for advancing from described at least one gun barrel projectile, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises an original gun barrel engagement device.
21. the barrel assembly of the rifle that is used to pack into, described barrel assembly has formed one and has been used for the back barrel portion that engages with barrel extension, wherein said barrel assembly has a plurality of projectiles that are disposed axially in its gun barrel, described projectile propellant charge that be connected with discontinuously, selectively ignite, that be used for advancing projectile from gun barrel, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises a barrel extension engagement device.
22. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 21, it is characterized in that: the barrel extension engagement device is the guide part of the band lead angle (chamfered) of a barrel assembly, and this guide part engages with complementary surface on the barrel extension.
23. according to claim 21 or 22 described barrel assemblies, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly is pushed forward to engage hermetically with barrel extension.
24. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 21, it is characterized in that: the barrel extension engagement device comprises an end difference, this end difference engages with the respective steps portion of barrel extension.
25. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 21, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly and barrel extension are abutted against.
26. according to the described barrel assembly of one of claim 21 to 25, it is characterized in that: intersection is provided with a sleeve between barrel assembly and barrel extension, is used for auxiliary the aligning of barrel assembly and barrel extension that keep.
27. according to the described barrel assembly of one of claim 21 to 26, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly is suitable for being connected with locking system with barrel extension, and this locking system is used for barrel assembly is locked onto barrel extension releasedly.
28. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 27, it is characterized in that: the barrel assembly that projectile is housed has a lever that connects, and helps to locate and lock the rear portion of the gun barrel that has barrel extension.
29. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 28, it is characterized in that: lever can be folded to form along the lower gabarit of gun barrel part, so that the transportation and the storage of gun barrel part, perhaps this lever can rise so that locate and lock the gun barrel rear portion.
30., it is characterized in that:, the key ring structure is set on barrel assembly for location and locking gun barrel part according to the described barrel assembly of claim 29.
31. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 27, it is characterized in that: barrel assembly pushes barrel extension with being tilted, and then pushes away downwards, loads mechanical locking system by spring and locks from behind.
32. according to the described barrel assembly of claim 31, it is characterized in that: mechanical locking system also is used from the effect of the ejection system of the barrel assembly of using.
33. rifle that has preceding barrel extension and be used to load the barrel assembly of rifle, described barrel assembly forms one and is used for the back barrel portion that engages with barrel extension, wherein said barrel assembly has a plurality of projectiles that are disposed axially in the gun barrel, described projectile propellant charge that be connected with discontinuously, selectively ignite, that be used for advancing projectile from gun barrel, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises a barrel extension engagement device.
34. according to the described rifle of claim 33, it is characterized in that: one or more standby barrel assemblies that projectile is housed can be contained in the rifle.
35. according to the described rifle of claim 34, configuration like this, after the joint barrel assembly emission of work, this used barrel assembly to eject automatically at last projectile, and standby barrel assembly pushes automatically, and locked on the thronely, prepared to receive new firing order.
36. method that is used to load rifle with preceding barrel extension, described method comprises the step that barrel assembly engages, this barrel assembly comprises a plurality of projectiles by means of a barrel extension, described projectile is disposed axially in the gun barrel of described barrel assembly, and the propellant charge that is connected with discontinuously, selectively ignites, is used for advancing projectile from gun barrel, wherein, described barrel assembly comprises a barrel extension engagement device.
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