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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1999
Peter Arthur Bates, Underhill, VT (US);
Quentan Theodore Sawyer, Milton, VT (US);
General Dynamics Armament Systems, Inc., Burlington, VT (US);
Abstract
A firing mechanism for a rotary machine gun is disclosed. The machine gun includes a housing that rotatably mounts a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly is configured to receive a plurality of ammunition rounds and includes a plurality of firing pins. The firing mechanism includes a percussion system that is disposed on the housing and operates to engage each of the firing pins as the rotor assembly rotates. The percussion system delivers a mechanical force to one of the plurality of ammunition rounds. The firing mechanism further includes an electrical contact that is connected to an electrical power source. The electrical contact is disposed in the housing to contact each of the firing pins as the rotor assembly rotates and to deliver electrical energy to the one ammunition round.