US3177772A - Rapid fire gun - Google Patents
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- US3177772A US3177772A US663319A US66331957A US3177772A US 3177772 A US3177772 A US 3177772A US 663319 A US663319 A US 663319A US 66331957 A US66331957 A US 66331957A US 3177772 A US3177772 A US 3177772A
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- gun
- magazine
- transfer mechanism
- rounds
- train
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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
- F41A9/29—Feeding of belted ammunition
- F41A9/30—Sprocket-type belt transporters
Description
April 65. A. J. STANTON ETAL 3,177,772
RAP ID FIRE GUN 45 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June a. 1957 INVENTORS ARTHUR .1. STANTON PHILIAS u. GIROUARD Q Q W ATTORNEYS April 13, 1965 A. J. STANTON ETAL 3,
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INVENTORS ARTHUR J. STANTON PHILIAS H. GIROUARD ATTORNEYS April 13, 1965 A. J. STANTON ETAL 3,177,772
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ATTORNEYS April 13, A. .J. STANTON ETAL 3,177,772
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INVENTORS ARTHUR J. STANTON PH IA H. GI OUARD djfl/i BY 4275m- ATTORNEYS P 13, 1965 A. J. STANTON ETAL 3,177,772
RAPID FIRE GUN Filed June 3, 1957 45 Sheets-Sheet 1'! INVENTORS ARTHUR J. STANTON PHILIAS H. GIROUARD April 13, 1965 A. J. STANTON ETAL 3,177,772
RAPID FIRE GUN 45 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed June 3, 1957 0 T. N o E VWA @m J H R mm 0M AP ATTORNEYS April 13, 1965 A. J. STANTON ETAL 3,177,772
RAPID FIRE GUN Filed June 3, 1957 45 Sheets-Sheet 19 ROUND ENTRY END 403 Q O Q D 2 III X Ill O O O INVENTORS ARTHUR J. STANTON PHILIAS H. GIROUARD' ATTORNEYS
Claims (1)
1. A UNILEVEL MISSILE HANDLING AND DIRECTING SYSTEM COMPRISING; A CARRIAGE ROTATABLE IN TRAIN, HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED GUN TRUNNIONS, A GUN MOUNTED ON SAID TRUNNIONS FOR MOVEMENT IN ELEVATION, A LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINE MOUNTED ADJACENT THE GUN AND ROTATABLE IN TRAIN AS A UNIT WITH THE CARRIAGE, SAID MAGAZINE INCLUDING MEANS FOR STORING AND MOVING A PLURALITY OF ROUNDS ARRANGED IN IDENTICAL ATTITUDE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE GUN, AND MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY AND SUCCESSIVELY TRANSFERRING ROUNDS TO THE GUN FROM SAID MAGAZINE, SAID MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING ROUNDS TO THE GUN INCLUDING A FAN-SHAPED TRANSFER MECHANISM RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE GUN FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH AND LOCATED ADJACENT A MAGAZINE ROUND EXIT STATION SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE GUN ELEVATION AXIS THROUGH THE GUN TRUNNIONS, SAID TRANSFER MECHANISM BEING DISPOSED IN A PLANE PARALLEL WITH AND PASSING BENEATH THE AXIS OF THE GUN BARREL AT ALL GUN SETTINGS, ONE END OF SAID TRANSFER MECHANISM DEFINING A ROUND ENTRY FOR RECEIVING SEPARATED ROUNDS IN RAPID SUCCESSION FROM THE MAGAZINE, AND THE OTHER END OF THE TRANSFER MECHANISM DEFINING A ROUND EXIT TO THE GUN WHEREBY INDIVIDUAL ROUNDS MAY BE CONTINUOUSLY AND SUCCESSIVELY FED FROM THE TRANSFER MECHANISM TO THE GUN REGARDLESS OF GUN ELEVATION AND TRAIN.
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US663319A US3177772A (en) | 1957-06-03 | 1957-06-03 | Rapid fire gun |
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US663319A US3177772A (en) | 1957-06-03 | 1957-06-03 | Rapid fire gun |
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0041017A1 (en) * | 1980-05-23 | 1981-12-02 | Creusot-Loire | Transport device for cylindrical objects such as ammunition |
FR2486042A1 (en) * | 1980-07-04 | 1982-01-08 | Creusot Loire | Anti-aircraft gun ammunition feed mechanism - has entry from vertical carriers into horizontal path controlled by swinging flaps at junction points |
WO2015193274A1 (en) * | 2014-06-16 | 2015-12-23 | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh | Electronic quick-stop deactivation mechanism |
Citations (7)
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GB615830A (en) * | 1945-08-20 | 1949-01-12 | Bofors Ab | Improvements in or relating to cartridge feed mechanism |
GB639712A (en) * | 1946-02-23 | 1950-07-05 | Hydran Products Ltd | Improvements in or relating to feed mechanism for automatic guns |
US2519129A (en) * | 1943-03-25 | 1950-08-15 | Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd | Power-operated gun turret for aircraft |
US2524132A (en) * | 1946-02-07 | 1950-10-03 | United Shoe Machinery Corp | Ammunition feeder |
US2559714A (en) * | 1946-06-27 | 1951-07-10 | United Shoe Machinery Corp | Gun turret |
US2592790A (en) * | 1946-08-19 | 1952-04-15 | Vickers Armstrongs Ltd | Gun loading mechanism |
US2965001A (en) * | 1954-05-20 | 1960-12-20 | William D Bobco | Rocket launcher |
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Patent Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2519129A (en) * | 1943-03-25 | 1950-08-15 | Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd | Power-operated gun turret for aircraft |
GB615830A (en) * | 1945-08-20 | 1949-01-12 | Bofors Ab | Improvements in or relating to cartridge feed mechanism |
US2524132A (en) * | 1946-02-07 | 1950-10-03 | United Shoe Machinery Corp | Ammunition feeder |
GB639712A (en) * | 1946-02-23 | 1950-07-05 | Hydran Products Ltd | Improvements in or relating to feed mechanism for automatic guns |
US2559714A (en) * | 1946-06-27 | 1951-07-10 | United Shoe Machinery Corp | Gun turret |
US2592790A (en) * | 1946-08-19 | 1952-04-15 | Vickers Armstrongs Ltd | Gun loading mechanism |
US2965001A (en) * | 1954-05-20 | 1960-12-20 | William D Bobco | Rocket launcher |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP0041017A1 (en) * | 1980-05-23 | 1981-12-02 | Creusot-Loire | Transport device for cylindrical objects such as ammunition |
FR2486042A1 (en) * | 1980-07-04 | 1982-01-08 | Creusot Loire | Anti-aircraft gun ammunition feed mechanism - has entry from vertical carriers into horizontal path controlled by swinging flaps at junction points |
WO2015193274A1 (en) * | 2014-06-16 | 2015-12-23 | Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh | Electronic quick-stop deactivation mechanism |
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