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 Patented Nov. 15, 1938 2,136,512

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,136,512
AUTOMATIC RAPD FRE GUN
René Laloux, Brussels, Belgium
Application August 17, 1935, Serial No. 36,740
In Belgium August 21, 1934
6 Claims. (CI. 89-2)
The present invention relates to an automatic According to a feature of the invention the re
rapid fire gun or the like which is light in Weight cuperator spring is guided and maintained in a
and at the same time the mounting or dis lateral groove in the breech.
mounting of which is easy. Another feature of the invention consists in
The present invention has for its chief object providing a band extractor pivoted on the rear
the utilization, in automatic rapid fire guns or part of the movable breech casing and positioned
the like, fed by cartridge band, of a locking in the vertical median plane of this Casing.
mechanism which has given good results in an The guiding of the band extractor is generally
other kind of arms, for example in automatic fire ensured in known machine guns by means of a
guns fed by a cartridge magazine and in which spring-pressed guide pin which, at the end of the 10.
the opening of the arm is obtained by the pres opening motion, leaves one guide groove and
Sure of the explosion gases. enters another deeper groove; this pin is ex
One of the objects of the present invention is posed to considerable shear forces which, ordi
the adaptation of this locking mechanism in narily, it could not resist, and to avoid this dis
5 order to ensure the displacement of the cartridge advantage the pin performs guiding functions l5.
band and also the extraction of the cartridges only and the shear forces are resisted by parts
Out of the band and their introduction into the better adapted for this purpose. To this end the
barrel. band extractor is provided with two lateral rigid
This known locking mechanism is provided with guide pins and the guide pin laterally extends be 20
a bolt horizontally articulated to a movable yond one of the rigid pins in Such a manner as to
breech part connected by an arm to a longi ensure the change of the direction of the ex
tudinal breech which in turn is connected to the tractor at the beginning of the return motion of
piston rod of a motor device operated by the ex the movable breech casing.
plosion gases. The annexed drawings show by way of example
Suitable connections (not shown) are pro and in a non-limiting manner an embodiment of 25
Vided between the cartridge band and the breech the invention.
block, whereby movement of the breech block Fig. 1 is a partly longitudinal section through
causes advancement of the cartridge band. the automatic rapid fire gun according to the
With the type of locking mechanism before de invention. 30
30 Scribed, firing is obtained by the impact of a block Fig. 2 shows in disconnected position the main
belonging to the longitudinal breech against a parts of the locking mechanism.
striking pin positioned in the movable breech Fig. 3 is a partly plane section.
part; this impact is obtained by means of a re Fig. 4 is an outside lateral View of the arm.
cuperation spring acting against the longitudinal
Fig. 5 is a section according to the line A-A of
35 breech; but in the case of the invention this spring
Fig. 3 through the longitudinal breech and the
must also during the closing stroke produce the feeding breech.
advance of the cartridge band; the recuperation Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the band ex
Spring in the mechanism of the invention must
have a relatively high power at the end of its ex tractor.
tending motion; also at the end of the opening The gun shown has a motor cylinder 2 (Fig. 1) 40
40 communicating with the inside of the barrel 8
stroke the power of the recuperator spring must by means of a hole 3 through which explosive
not be excessive in Order to allow the opening of gases are taken from the barrel to actuate a
the gun, since a part of the energy given to the motor piston 4 (Figs. 1 and 2) having a rod 5
motor piston serves for the ejection of the empty connected to a longitudinal breech slide 6 (Figs. 45
45 cartridge from the chamber and also for the ex 1, 2, 3 and 5). This longitudinal breech slide
traction of a fresh cartridge out of the band. is provided at its rear part with a block upon
These desiderata are obtained by the arrange
ment that the recuperation spring bears at one which an arm 8 is articulated at 8a (Figs. 1 and 2).
end against an abutment positioned at the front of This arm 8 is also articulated to the rear part
the breech and at the other end against a sliding of a bolt 9 the front part of which is pivoted on a 50
50 movable part to of the breech (Figs. 1 and
plate closing the rear end of the breech casing.
This spring is consequently the longest which 2). An arm (Fig. 3) jointedly connects the
can be placed in the gun, and its power, on ac movable breech part O and the bolt 9, and is
count of its great number of coils, is as Constant made of T-shape in order to provide Suitable
bearing Surfaces for the transmission of forces 55
55 as possible with respect to its deflection.
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between the bolt 9 and the movable breech part nism, said extractor being pivoted to the rear end
0. The longitudinal breech slide 6 (Fig. 5) is of the breech bolt and arranged in the median
provided on its bottom face With a groove 2b plane of the gun.
serving for guiding the recuperation spring 2
(Figs. 1 and 5); this recuperation spring bears at 2. A machine gun comprising motor means ac
one end against a vertical face 2d (see Fig. 2) tuated by the explosion gases, a movable breech
bolt actuated thereby, a cartridge band feeding
at the front end of the breech and at the rear end mechanism, an extractor for extracting cartridges
against a plate 3 backed by a block A (see from a band of cartridges in said mechanism, said
Fig. 1).
O extractor being pivoted to the rear end of the
The longitudinal breech slide6 is provided with breech
an upper plane face; in which is formed a cam the bolt and arranged in the median plane of
gun, and a tooth provided on said extractor
groove 5 (see FigS. 3 and 5) in Which engages for removing
an abutment 6 on a transverse breech serving being arranged cartridges out of the band, said tooth
in a nanner known per Se for advancing of the ment of the extractor so that during the entire displace
5 cartridge band. it maintains the flange of
The reciprocating motion of the longitudinal the cartridge intinately tightened against the l
movable breech bolt and particularly upon ter
breech by suitable mechanism (not illustrated) mination
causes the cartridge band, not shown, to advance tridge, thatofis,the vertical translation of the car
step by step under the action of the transverse the cartridge inimmediately before introduction of
the firing chamber.
20 breech . On the rear end of the movable breech
3. A machine gun comprising motor means a,c-
part () is pivoted a band extractor 9 (Figs. 1, 2 tuated
and 6) provided in front with a small tooth 20 bolt actuatedby the explosion gases, a movable breech
for extracting the cartridges. This extractor is mechanism, anthereby, a cartridge band feeding
extractor for extracting car
provided on each of its lateral faces with two tridges from a band of cartridges in said mecha
25 guiding abutments 2 normally engaged in grooves
nism, said extractor being pivoted to the rear end 25
22 and 23 (Fig. 1) formed in the internal lateral of the breech bolt and arranged in the median
faces of the breech casing.
One of these guiding abutments 2 is provided plane Of the gun, a tooth provided On Said ex
in its center with a spring actuated guiding abut tractor for removing fresh cartridges from said
30 ment 24 which acts as follows: band, and two guide buttons laterally arranged on
Said extractor. 30
When the gun is opened the abutment 24 is en 4. A machine gun comprising motor means ac
gaged in the guiding groove 23; at the end of the tuated by the explosion gases, a movable breech
opening motion this abutment is forced by its bolt actuated
Spring into the guiding groove 22 which at this mechanism, anthereby, a cartridge band feeding
extractor for extracting car
35 place is deeper than the guiding groove 23. Dur
ing the closing motion of the gun the abutment tridges from a band of cartridges in said mecha 35
nism, said extractor being pivoted to the rear end
24 will be deviated by a lateral face 22d. and Will of the breech bolt and arranged in the median
enter the groove 22 in Order to introduce into the plane of the gun, a tooth provided on said ex
barrel a fresh cartridge previously extracted from tractor for renoving fresh cartridges from said
40 the cartridge band. band, two guide buttons laterally arranged on 40
As soon as the cartridge has been introduced said extractor,
into the barrel the extractor falls, due to the in centric with oneand a Spring-pressed pilot con
clined part of the guiding groove 22, and is then ing laterally fromofthe the guide buttons and extend
latter.
ready to extract a fresh cartridge from the band. 5. A machine gun comprising a breech casing,
During the translation motion into the guiding motor
grooves 22 and 23 the forces are resisted only by movablemeans breech
actuated by the explosion gases, a 45
bolt actuated thereby, a cartridge
the guiding abutment 2 of the extractor whilst band feeding mechanism, an extractor for ex
the abutment 24 only serves to determine the tracting cartridges from a band of cartridges in
change of direction of the extractor. A spring 25 said mechanism, said extractor being pivoted to
50 (Figs. 1 and 2) tends constantly to raise the ex the rear end of the breech bolt and arranged in
tremity of the guide extractor 9 and acts. When the median plane of the gun, a tooth provided on
the extraction of the cartridge from the band said extractor for removing fresh cartridges from
takes place, to introduce it into the grooves posi Said band, guiding grooves positioned on the in
tioned at the front part of the movable breech. side lateral faces of the breech casing, and
55 The breech casing 26 (Figs. 1, 3 and 4) is closed two guide buttons laterally arranged on said ex
at its rear part by the plate f3 which is slidable tractor and cooperating with said guiding grooves. '
vertically in grooves 3d in the inside lateral faces 6. A machine gun comprising a breech casing,
of the breech casing 26. This plate bears the motor
damper mechanism (Figs. 1 and 3) against which movablemeans actuated by the explosion gases, a
breech bolt actuated thereby, a cartridge
60 the block of the breech abuts at the end of the band feeding mechanism, an extractor for extract
opening motion; it also carries the trigger 28 ing cartridges from a band of cartridges in said 60
(Fig. 1) constituted by a longitudinal movable mechanism, said extractor being pivoted to the
block the depression of which determines, by rear end of the breech bolt and arranged in the
mechanism not shown, motion of a nose 29d, on median plane of the gun, a tooth provided on said
65 a pawl 29. "This trigger is normally locked by a extractor for removing fresh cartridges from said
pawl 3 pivoting upon the rear part and provided band, guiding grooves positioned on the inside 65
with a groove in which engages the trigger 28. lateral faces of the breech casing, two guide out
What I claim is:
tons laterally arranged on said extractor and co
1. A machine gun comprising motor means ac operating
tuated by the explosion gases, a movable breech pivot concentric with said guiding grooves, and an elastic
bolt actuated thereby, a cartridge band feeding extending laterally With one of the guide buttons and
from the latter. 70
mechanism, and an extractor for extracting car
tridges from a band of cartridges in said mecha RENE LALOUX.