Weapon with a barrel cluster

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10254079-B2
Application number	US-201815867190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2018
Priority date	Jul 10, 2015
Publication date	Apr 9, 2019
Grant date	Apr 9, 2019

Abstract

A weapon having a barrel cluster, having at least one, preferably multiple, weapon barrel(s) and having a bolt, and only one of the weapon barrels is oriented in alignment with the single bolt and interacts therewith for the purposes of firing. The barrel cluster has a front, muzzle-side barrel holder and has a rear, bolt-side barrel holder, and has, in a partial region, a control body with a control cam which is incorporated on the circumference. By way of said control cam, the barrel cluster can be adjusted as a whole and independently of the firing of the weapon. The control body is preferably electronically rotated, for which purpose a pin of the actuator engages into the control cam of the control body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A weapon having a barrel cluster, comprising:
a plurality of weapon barrels;
a breech; and
a mounting,
wherein only one of the plurality of weapon barrels of the barrel cluster is aligned with the breech so as to be aligned in a barrel axis, and the only one of the plurality of weapon barrels at this point in time in terms of firing interacts with the breech, and
wherein bearing points of the mounting are configured by stationary, mutually spaced-apart bezels in a barrel axis direction.

2. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrel cluster has a front muzzle-side barrel holder and a rear breech-side barrel holder.

3. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrel cluster in a part region has a control element having a control curve which is incorporated in a circumference.

4. The weapon as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the barrel cluster in its entirety and independently of the firing of the weapon is adjusted by way of the control curve in the control element.

5. The weapon as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the control element is electronically rotated, and wherein a bolt of an actuator engages in the control curve of the control element.

6. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the barrel cluster is mounted in the mounting.

7. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bezels have a removable upper part in the form of a quick-release fastener.

8. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein slide rollers are incorporated in the bezels.

9. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein cooling plates are adapted to be placed between the plurality of weapon barrels and are incorporated within the barrel cluster, said cooling plates thermally separating the the plurality of weapon barrels from one another.

10. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve, having openings, incorporated with the barrel cluster.

11. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a front portion of the mounting is provided with an internal diameter that is larger than the barrel cluster.

12. The weapon as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the control curve is adapted to a maximum number of weapon barrels integrated in the barrel cluster.

13. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapon barrels are configured to rotate conjointly with the control element.

14. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapon barrels are fixedly plug-fitted.

15. The weapon as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the plurality of weapon barrels are individually replaceable.

16. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a temperature sensor.

17. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapon barrels are configured to be readjusted by an operator.

18. The weapon as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of weapon barrels are readjusted automatically.

19. A weapon having a barrel cluster, comprising:
a plurality of weapon barrels;
a breech, and
a mounting,
wherein none of the plurality weapon barrels of the barrel cluster is aligned with the breech, and none of the plurality of weapon barrels interacts with the breech before firing, and
wherein bearing points of the mounting are configured by stationary, mutually spaced-apart bezels in a barrel axis direction.

Assignees

• Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh

Inventors

• Schneider Hubert

Classifications

• F41A19/18

  for multibarrel guns {or multiple guns}(F41A19/68 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F41F1/08

  Multibarrel guns, e.g. twin guns · CPC title

• F41A17/16

  Cook-off prevention, i.e. prevention of spontaneous firing of a cartridge by chamber wall heat · CPC title

• F41A21/487

  using friction, e.g. by clamping a barrel surface · CPC title

• F41A17/30

  Multiple safeties, i.e. {one safety element} acting on at least one element of the firing mechanism and at least one other element of the gun, e.g. the moving barrel · CPC title