MITRAILLEUSE DE TYPE GATLING A MECANISME DE SURETE PERFECTIONNE

• Main Author: RONALD ROBERT SNYDER ET LINCOLN LEWIS SIBLEY, JR
• Format: Patent
• Language: French
• Published: 06.02.1981
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS,e.g. CANNONS; BLASTING; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS ANDORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; HARPOON GUNS; HEATING; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE; WEAPONS

MITRAILLEUSE A SYSTEME DE CAMES PERFECTIONNE.ELLE COMPREND: UN MOYEN DE COMMANDE COMPORTANT UN PREMIER MOYEN A PROFIL DE CAME ANNULAIRE 26 AVEC UNE PARTIE BASSE 46, UNE PARTIE HAUTE 40 ET ENTRE LES DEUX, UN CREUX ET UN SECOND MOYEN 48 PRESENTANT UN SECOND PROFIL DE CAME DISPOSE DANS LE CREUX.APPLICATION AUX MITRAILLEUSES A CADENCE DE TIR ELEVEE. 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.