Title: Method and means for controlling the firing rate from a machine gun

Abstract: A method for controlling the rate of firing from a machine gun having means for imparting energy to an ammunition feed system, a rigidly locking breech block and a firing device, and having a recoil and counter-recoil device which is movably coupled by means of a differential recoil system to the gun mount wherein the control order necessary for detonation is derived from the simultaneous transmittal of a signal from a predetermined position of the breech block and a predetermined position of the recoil counter-recoil device during its oscillating movement. Means are provided for adjusting the delay of the counter-recoil movement of the recoil counter-recoil device by limiting the travel of a control piston within the recoil counter-recoil device.

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Inventors: Koine, Richard (Ratingen, DE)

Application Number: 06/168331
Filing Date: 1980-07-14
Publication_date: 1983-07-05
Assignee: RHEINMETALL GMBH (DE)

Primary Class(es): 89/129.010 89/135, 89/42.010
Other Classes: F41A19/03; F41A25/16; F41A19/00; F41A25/00; F41D11/00
US Patent Ref:

0439248	October, 1890	Maxim	89/129
0636975	November, 1899	Garland	89/129
3537353	November, 1970	Nelson	89/135	CIRCUIT FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPERATING THE BREECH OF A LARGE CALIBER GUN
3839654	October, 1974	Madelmont et al.	89/135	GENERATOR FOR SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRICALLY TRIGGERED WEAPONS
3991650	November, 1976	Garland et al.	89/42B	Gun self powered drive system

Other Refs: DE2228414DE1932081DE2300260

November, 1910	89/42B
January, 1971
October, 1976

Other References: How it Works, "The AND function," 1974, p. 1404.

Primary Examiner: Bentley, Stephen C.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Swartz, John J.

Parent Case Data: CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This a Continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. N