EP1873472B1 - Firearm with at least two cartridge chambers - Google Patents

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EP1873472B1
EP1873472B1 EP07012027A EP07012027A EP1873472B1 EP 1873472 B1 EP1873472 B1 EP 1873472B1 EP 07012027 A EP07012027 A EP 07012027A EP 07012027 A EP07012027 A EP 07012027A EP 1873472 B1 EP1873472 B1 EP 1873472B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/37—Feeding two or more kinds of ammunition to the same gun; Feeding from two sides
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/38—Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position
    • F41A9/45—Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position the cartridge chamber or the barrel as a whole being tiltable or transversely slidable between a loading and a firing position

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  • the invention relates to a firearm, such as a machine gun, having at least two cartridge bearings with different geometries for different types of ammunition.
  • From the DE 92 08 018 U1 is already a firearm with a barrel and at least two cartridge chambers known. Based on a firearm for the firing of caseless cartridges to overheat the cartridge chambers should be avoided with this construction.
  • the chambers can be placed behind the barrel. So that a hot chamber is taken out of service and possibly cooled by air. They can be designed as drums, but not directly connected. This drum can be rotated as a rotary drum or moved as a sliding drum right / left.
  • the different cartridge storage or chambers for cartridges / ammunition of the same shape and caliber are executed.
  • the present invention takes up the idea to show a weapon with at least two differently designed cartridges (length, internal structure) so as to shoot different types of ammunition (for example, with sleeve, telescopic, etc.) of the same caliber from the same weapon.
  • cartridge chamber are integrated according to the features of claim 1, for example, in a rotary or sliding drum.
  • the supply of ammunition in the Cartridge storage can be done from the front or from the back. Behind the drum is the lock with the ignition release.
  • With 1 is a gun barrel of a firearm, otherwise not shown, for example, a machine gun medium caliber marked. With the gun barrel 1 functionally cooperate at least two differently held cartridge chamber 2, 3, which can be adjusted to the gun barrel 1.
  • the cartridge chamber 2 is designed for a telescopic ammunition 4 and the cartridge chamber 3 for an ammunition 5 with sleeve.
  • the respective cartridge chamber 2, 3 can be filled with the corresponding ammunition 4, 5 and fired.
  • the unused chamber 2 or 3 should be free of ammunition 4 or 5, so that when loading the used cartridge chamber 2 (3) the other is pushed in front of the barrel 1, this Cartridge 3 (2) is ammunition-free.
  • an empty cartridge storage between the two cartridge bearings 2 and 3 may be involved (not shown in detail), so that three cartridge bearings are superimposed and for loading the cartridge chamber 2 or 3, the empty cartridge storage is pushed in front of the barrel 1.
  • This empty cartridge camp itself is equipped with no ammunition and can therefore be designed geometrically free.

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Abstract

The firearm has a barrel (1) and two chambers (2, 3) functionally cooperating with the barrel. The chambers are adjusted with respect to the barrel, where the two chambers have different inner geometry for respectively receiving a telescopic munition (4) and a munition (5) with a case. The two chambers are integrated in a positioning drum or rotary drum, where an empty chamber is integrated between the two chambers.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Schusswaffe, wie beispielsweise eine Maschinenkanone, die wenigstens zwei Patronenlager mit unterschiedlichen Geometrien für unterschiedliche Munitionsarten aufweist.The invention relates to a firearm, such as a machine gun, having at least two cartridge bearings with different geometries for different types of ammunition.

Aus der DE 92 08 018 U1 ist bereits eine Schusswaffe mit einem Lauf und wenigstens zwei Patronenkammern bekannt. Ausgehend von einer Schusswaffe zum Verschuss von hülsenlosen Patronen soll mit dieser Konstruktion ein Überhitzen der Patronenkammern vermieden werden. Die Kammern können hinter den Lauf gebracht werden. So dass eine heiße Kammer außer Betrieb gebracht wird und eventuell durch Luft gekühlt wird. Sie können als Trommeln, jedoch nicht direkt verbunden ausgelegt sein. Diese Trommel kann als Drehtrommel gedreht oder als Schiebtrommel rechts / links verschoben werden.From the DE 92 08 018 U1 is already a firearm with a barrel and at least two cartridge chambers known. Based on a firearm for the firing of caseless cartridges to overheat the cartridge chambers should be avoided with this construction. The chambers can be placed behind the barrel. So that a hot chamber is taken out of service and possibly cooled by air. They can be designed as drums, but not directly connected. This drum can be rotated as a rotary drum or moved as a sliding drum right / left.

Mit der EP 0 422 401 A1 wird ein Waffengehäuse für eine Feuerwaffe offenbart. Diese schlägt vor, da ein Waffengehäuse einer Feuerwaffe sehr teuer und schwer ist, die Munition in mehreren Patronenlagern seitwärts der Waffe zuzuführen. Die Waffe selbst weist nur noch ein Waffenrohr auf, welches sich im vorderen Teil des reduzierten Waffengehäuses befindet. Im hinteren Teil des reduzierten Waffengehäuses sind die Zündvorrichtung, die Abzugsvorrichtung oder Anstechvorrichtung enthalten.With the EP 0 422 401 A1 a gun case for a firearm is revealed. This suggests, as a weapon housing a firearm is very expensive and difficult to supply the ammunition in several cartridge camps sideways the weapon. The weapon itself has only one gun barrel, which is located in the front part of the reduced weapon housing. In the back of the reduced gun housing, the ignition device, the trigger or piercing device are included.

Aus der DE19608397A ist eine Schusswaffe nach dem obergegriff des Anspruchs 1 bekannt.From the DE19608397A a firearm according to the preamble of claim 1 is known.

In den bekannten Ausführungen sind die unterschiedlichen Patronenlager oder -kammern für Patronen / Munitionen gleicher Form und Kaliber ausgeführt.In the known embodiments, the different cartridge storage or chambers for cartridges / ammunition of the same shape and caliber are executed.

Hier greift die vorliegende Erfindung die Idee auf, eine Waffe mit wenigstens zwei unterschiedlich ausgeführten Patronenlagern (Länge, innerer Aufbau) aufzuzeigen, um so unterschiedliche Munitionsarten (beispielsweise mit Hülse, teleskopierbar etc.) gleichen Kalibers aus derselben Waffe verschießen zu können.Here, the present invention takes up the idea to show a weapon with at least two differently designed cartridges (length, internal structure) so as to shoot different types of ammunition (for example, with sleeve, telescopic, etc.) of the same caliber from the same weapon.

Dazu werden nach den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1 beispielsweise in eine Dreh- oder Schiebetrommel unterschiedliche Patronenlager integriert. Die Zufuhr der Munition in das Patronenlager kann von vorne oder von hinten erfolgen. Hinter der Trommel befindet sich der Verschluss mit der Zündauslösung.For this purpose, different cartridge chamber are integrated according to the features of claim 1, for example, in a rotary or sliding drum. The supply of ammunition in the Cartridge storage can be done from the front or from the back. Behind the drum is the lock with the ignition release.

Anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels mit Zeichnung soll die Erfindung näher erläutert werden. Es zeigt die einzige Figur Teile einer Maschinenkanone mit einer Schiebetrommel mit wenigstens zwei unterschiedlichen Patronenlagern.Reference to an embodiment with drawing, the invention will be explained in more detail. It shows the only figure parts of a machine gun with a sliding drum with at least two different cartridge bearings.

Mit 1 ist ein Waffenlauf einer sonst nicht näher dargestellten Schusswaffe, beispielsweise eine Maschinenkanone mittleren Kalibers, gekennzeichnet. Mit dem Waffenlauf 1 funktional zusammenwirken wenigstens zwei unterschiedlich gehaltene Patronenlager 2, 3, die zum Waffenlauf 1 verstellt werden können.With 1 is a gun barrel of a firearm, otherwise not shown, for example, a machine gun medium caliber marked. With the gun barrel 1 functionally cooperate at least two differently held cartridge chamber 2, 3, which can be adjusted to the gun barrel 1.

Das Patronenlager 2 ist für eine teleskopierbare Munition 4 und das Patronenlager 3 für eine Munition 5 mit Hülse ausgeführt.The cartridge chamber 2 is designed for a telescopic ammunition 4 and the cartridge chamber 3 for an ammunition 5 with sleeve.

Das jeweilige Patronenlager 2, 3 kann mit der entsprechenden Munition 4, 5 befüllt und verschossen werden. Um zu vermeiden, dass ein ungewollter Verschuss statt findet, sollte das nicht verwendete Patronenlager 2 oder 3 frei von Munition 4 oder 5 sein, so dass, wenn zum Beladen des verwendeten Patronenlagers 2 (3) das andere vor den Lauf 1 geschoben wird, dieses Patronenlager 3 (2) munitionsfrei ist.The respective cartridge chamber 2, 3 can be filled with the corresponding ammunition 4, 5 and fired. In order to avoid that an accidental Verschuss takes place, the unused chamber 2 or 3 should be free of ammunition 4 or 5, so that when loading the used cartridge chamber 2 (3) the other is pushed in front of the barrel 1, this Cartridge 3 (2) is ammunition-free.

Alternativ kann ein Leerpatronenlager zwischen den beiden Patronenlagern 2 und 3 eingebunden sein (nicht näher dargestellt), so dass drei Patronenlager übereinander stehen und für das Beladen der Patronenlager 2 oder 3 das Leerpatronenlager vor den Lauf 1 geschoben wird. Dieses Leerpatronenlager selbst wird mit keiner Munition bestückt und kann daher geometrisch frei gestaltet sein.Alternatively, an empty cartridge storage between the two cartridge bearings 2 and 3 may be involved (not shown in detail), so that three cartridge bearings are superimposed and for loading the cartridge chamber 2 or 3, the empty cartridge storage is pushed in front of the barrel 1. This empty cartridge camp itself is equipped with no ammunition and can therefore be designed geometrically free.

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  1. Firearm for cartridges (4, 5) having a barrel (1) and having at least two cartridge chambers (2, 3) which functionally interact with this barrel (1) and can be adjusted with respect to the weapon barrel (1), characterized in that the at least two cartridge chambers (2, 3) have different internal geometries in order to hold different types of ammunition.
  2. Firearm according to Claim 1, characterized in that the at least two cartridge chambers (2, 3) are included in a pushing or rotating drum.
  3. Firearm according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an empty cartridge chamber can be included between the two cartridge chambers (2 and 3).
  4. Firearm according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that one cartridge chamber (2) can be designed for telescopic ammunition (4), and the other cartridge chamber (3) can be designed for ammunition with a case (5).
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