Revolving battery machine gun with electronically controlled drive motors
OwnerTravis Johnstoninventor
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Abstract
A Gatling type machine gun system whose rotational operation of subsystems is accomplished by way of a plurality of electronically controlled motors. The Gatling type gun system includes a core gun, a feeder subsystem, and a transfer subsystem each of which must operate at particular instance and speed to accomplish the proper operation of the gun system. Control of the gun and subsystems is provided by electronically controlled motors.
Claims15
An electronic feeder assembly for a revolving barrel machine gun, comprising:
- a feeder assembly having a feed sprocket configured to individually draw a plurality of ammunition rounds from a source of ammunition, an extractor sprocket axially aligned and rotationally carried with the feed sprocket configured to extract the plurality of ammunition rounds from the source of ammunition, and a dedicated feeder motor coupled for exclusive rotation of the feed sprocket and the extractor sprocket;
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- an electronic controller that provides a discrete feeder motion command signal to the dedicated feeder motor, wherein the discrete feeder motion command signal has a trajectory profile corresponding to a desired rate of fire.
An electronic drive system for a feeder assembly in a revolving battery gun, comprising:
- a feeder housing having a feed roller and an ammunition inlet guide configured to orient and position an ammunition round with a feed sprocket;
- a dedicated electronic feeder motor coupled with the housing for exclusive rotation of the feed sprocket, the feed sprocket configured to draw a plurality of ammunition rounds from a source of ammunition;
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- an electronic controller that provides a discrete feeder motion command signal to the dedicated electronic feeder motor, wherein the discrete feeder motion command signal has a trajectory profile corresponding to a desired rate of fire.
An electronic feeder and transfer assembly for a revolving barrel machine gun, comprising:
- a feeder assembly having a feed sprocket configured to individually draw a plurality of ammunition rounds from a source of ammunition, an extractor sprocket rotationally carried with the feed sprocket, and a dedicated feeder motor coupled for axial rotation of the feed sprocket and the extractor sprocket;
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- a transfer sprocket rotatable to receive each of the plurality of ammunition rounds from the extractor sprocket;
- a dedicated electronic transfer motor coupled to rotate the transfer sprocket;
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- an electronic controller that provides a discrete feeder motion command signal and a discrete transfer motion command signal to each of the dedicated feeder motor and the dedicated electronic transfer motor, respectively, wherein each discrete motion command signal has a trajectory profile corresponding to a desired rate of fire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.