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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jean-Francois Lescure, Bourges, FR;
Assignee:
Giat Industries, Versailles Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89-9 ; 89 11 ;
Abstract
Control and safety device for an externally powered automatic weapon include at least one rotor driven by a motor and have a stop cooperating with a locking part. The device has both a detent lever to control firing and a second lever subjected to the action of a rotating finger driven by the recoil of the weapon. The detent lever and the second lever are connected to the locking part by a system of slides and links which automatically stop the rotor by way of the locking part if ammunition should malfunction.