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US 10,591,241 B2Granted
Modular weapon having a striking mechanism for triggering a firing pin
AssigneeRheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
InventorHubert Schneider
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Abstract
A weapon which has a modular design. The weapon is subdivided into weapon-specific modular assemblies which are designed as carrier units of the components. The modular assemblies include a weapon housing into which a breech system of the weapon and a striking mechanism is provided, a weapon cradle that connects with the weapon housing, and a weapon barrel module. The modular assemblies are connected to each other by rails and guides, by binders and holders, by pins, or by bolts and quick release fasteners.
Claims13
A weapon comprising:
- at least one weapon barrel;
- a weapon housing;
- a striking mechanism arranged in the weapon housing;
- a weapon cradle;
- a breech having a breech head;
- a breech drive;
- a securing device connected to a front end of the weapon cradle;
- a holding-down device connected to a rear end of the weapon cradle;
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- a weapon drive with a slide for transporting the breech that is moveable by the breech drive,
- wherein at least the weapon housing and the weapon cradle are configured as modular main assemblies,
- wherein the striking mechanism is received by the weapon housing for which purpose the weapon housing has a receptacle for the striking mechanism,
- wherein the breech and the slide have lateral rails and guides which are mechanically connected to complementary rails and guides in the weapon housing by insertion and displacement, and
- wherein the weapon housing is inserted into the weapon cradle, the weapon housing being held down in the weapon cradle by the holding-down device at the rear end of the weapon cradle and by the securing device at the front end of the weapon cradle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.