GB1350327A - Method and apparatus for ranging a gun - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for ranging a gunInfo
- Publication number
- GB1350327A GB1350327A GB2139772A GB2139772A GB1350327A GB 1350327 A GB1350327 A GB 1350327A GB 2139772 A GB2139772 A GB 2139772A GB 2139772 A GB2139772 A GB 2139772A GB 1350327 A GB1350327 A GB 1350327A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- combustion chamber
- gun
- propellant
- conduit
- servo
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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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
- F41A1/00—Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges
- F41A1/06—Adjusting the range without varying elevation angle or propellant charge data, e.g. by venting a part of the propulsive charge gases, or by adjusting the capacity of the cartridge or combustion chamber
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
- Telescopes (AREA)
Abstract
1350327 Gun ranging RHEINMETALL GmbH 8 May 1972 [30 June 1971] 21397/72 Heading F3C In a method for ranging a gun the range of fire for a constant barrel elevation is used as a datum which is converted into impulses for apportioning the volume of propellant and/or adjusting the volume of the combustion chamber. In an embodiment a gun 1, having a rifled barrel 2 is rigidly connected to a gun carriage 3. A breechblock 4 is provided with a servo gear 5 for adjusting a combustion chamber and the barrel 2 carries an apportioning device 6 connected with a servo gear 7. The device 6 is coupled, via a conduit 8, to a propellant container 9 and via a conduit 10 to the combustion chamber. The servo gears 5, 7 are electrically coupled, via a converter 11, with a range-finder 12. In use a distance determined by the range finder 12 is provided as a datum to the converter 11 by which this value is converted into an electrical impulse suitable for the servo gear 5 of the breech block 4 and into a pulse suitable for the motor gearing 7 of the apportioning device 6. The size of the combustion chamber is adapted, to the quantity of propellant to be taken in, by the servo gear 5 and the servo gear 7 actuates the apportioning device 6 to extract the required quantity of propellant from the container 9, via the conduit 8 and is conveyed, via the conduit 10, to the combustion chamber. Firing of the gun is by a detonating device (not shown). In another embodiment liquid or paste-like propellant is apportioned by a piston 23, Fig. 2, in a cylinder 24, the piston being moved by a servo gearing 7 set by a range finder (not shown). The cylinder is fed with propellant via a non- return valve 25 and a conduit 8 and propellant is passed, from the cylinder via a non-return valve 22 and a conduit 10, and into a combustion chamber 20 of the gun. In a further embodiment the volume of a combustion chamber 20, Fig. 3, is varied by a piston 31. In yet another embodiment the volume of a combustion chamber 20, Fig. 4, is varied by a ram 36 which is used to position a projectile 21 in a gun barrel 35, an end 21a of the projectile 21 serving as a wall of the chamber 20.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19712132518 DE2132518C3 (en) | 1971-06-30 | gun |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1350327A true GB1350327A (en) | 1974-04-18 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB2139772A Expired GB1350327A (en) | 1971-06-30 | 1972-05-08 | Method and apparatus for ranging a gun |
Country Status (2)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| FR (1) | FR2144268A5 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1350327A (en) |
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1621843A1 (en) * | 2004-07-27 | 2006-02-01 | Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A. | Incapacitating firearm and method for shooting an incapacitating bullet |
| EP1721112A2 (en) * | 2004-02-18 | 2006-11-15 | BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. | Variable volume chamber cannon |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE19653784A1 (en) * | 1996-12-21 | 1998-06-25 | Dynamit Nobel Ag | Non-lethal weapon |
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1972
- 1972-05-08 GB GB2139772A patent/GB1350327A/en not_active Expired
- 1972-06-16 FR FR7221749A patent/FR2144268A5/fr not_active Expired
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP1721112A2 (en) * | 2004-02-18 | 2006-11-15 | BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. | Variable volume chamber cannon |
| EP1721112A4 (en) * | 2004-02-18 | 2011-05-04 | Bae Systems Land & Armaments L P | Variable volume chamber cannon |
| EP1621843A1 (en) * | 2004-07-27 | 2006-02-01 | Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A. | Incapacitating firearm and method for shooting an incapacitating bullet |
| US7694619B2 (en) | 2004-07-27 | 2010-04-13 | Fabbrica D'armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. | Low lethality firearm and relative method for shooting a low lethality bullet |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE2132518A1 (en) | 1973-01-18 |
| DE2132518B2 (en) | 1975-06-12 |
| FR2144268A5 (en) | 1973-02-09 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Patent sealed | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |