Claims
- 1. A gun system comprising: a barrel having a cylindrical liner enclosed within an outer sleeve, and damper means for substantially reducing recoil force and absorbing recoil energy of said barrel and being axially aligned with said barrel, said outer sleeve comprising layers of wound carbon fiber impregnated with thermally stable organic polymer, wherein the damper means includes a housing filled with a liquid medium; a metering block that divides the housing into a first space and a second space; and a piston supported in the second space, the metering block defining at least one first passageway extending between the first and second spaces for flow of the liquid medium at least in a direction from the second space to the first space, and including first resilient spring means, at least partially covering the at least one first passageway for regulating flow of the liquid medium from the second space to the first space.
- 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said liner comprises titanium.
- 3. The system of claim 1 wherein said liner comprises silicon carbide reinforced carbon.
- 4. The system of claim 1, wherein said outer sleeve has a muzzle end and is tapered toward said muzzle end.
- 5. The system of claim 1, wherein said damper means comprises:
- said housing having a first and a second end;
- a first cap attached to said first end of said housing;
- the metering block having first and second metering block sides and being positioned in said housing to define the first space between said metering block and said first cap, said metering block further having the at least one first passageway extending from said first metering block side to said second metering block side;
- a piston shaft attached to said piston;
- a second cap attached to said second end of said housing, said second cap having a central opening, and said piston shaft passing through said central opening;
- the piston having first and second piston sides and being positioned in said housing in said second space between said second cap and said metering block, said housing being supported on said piston for movement relative to the piston between a firing position and a full recoil position; and
- resilient means positioned in said first space for moving said housing relative to the piston from said full recoil position to said firing position.
- 6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a spacer housed in said housing between said first cap and said metering block.
- 7. The system of claim 5 wherein said metering block is an integral part of said housing.
- 8. The system of claim 5, wherein said piston further comprises at least one second passageway extending from said first piston side to said second piston side.
- 9. The system of claim 5, wherein said resilient means comprises a bladder bag.
- 10. The system of claim 5, wherein said resilient means further comprises means for adjusting its initial resilience.
- 11. The system of claim 5, wherein said damper further comprises a ball attached to said piston shaft.
- 12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a breech having a first breech end attached to said barrel and a second breach end attached to said damper.
- 13. The system of claim 12, wherein said breech comprises an outer surface, said outer surface being tapered toward said damper starting from a point between said first and second breech ends.
- 14. The system of claim 12, wherein said outer sleeve covers said outer surface of said breech.
- 15. A system of claim 1, wherein the spring means comprises at least one resilient plate.
- 16. A system of claim 15, wherein the spring means includes a plurality of resilient plates stucked on top of each other.
- 17. A gun system comprising a barrel having a cylindrical liner enclosed within an outer sleeve, said outer sleeve comprising layers of wound carbon fiber impregnated with thermally stable organic polymer, the gun system further comprising a breech having a first breech side attached to said barrel and a second breech side, wherein said breech comprises an outer surface, said outer surface tapering toward said second breech side, and said outer sleeve covering said tapering outer surface of said breech.
- 18. The system of claim 17 wherein said liner comprises titanium.
- 19. A gun system comprising damper means for substantially reducing recoil force and absorbing recoil energy of said system, said damper including:
- a housing having a first and a second end, said housing being filled with a liquid medium;
- a first cap coupled to said first end of said housing;
- a metering block having first and second metering block sides and being positioned in said housing to define a first space between said metering block and said first cap, said metering block further having at least one first passageway extending from said first metering block end to said second metering block end;
- a piston having first and second piston sides and being positioned in said second space for movement relative to said housing between a firing position and a full recoil position;
- the at least one first passageway permitting the liquid medium to flow at least in a direction from the second space to the first space;
- a first spring means at least partially covering the at least one first passageway for regulating flow of the liquid medium from the second space to the first space;
- a piston shaft attached to said piston;
- resilient means positioned in said first space for urging said housing from said full recoil position to said firing position; and a second cap attached to said second end of said housing, said second cap having a central opening, and said piston shaft passing through said central opening.
- 20. The system of claim 19 further comprising a spacer housed in said housing between said first cap and said metering block.
- 21. The system of claim 19 wherein said metering block is an integral part of said housing.
- 22. The system of claim 19, wherein said piston defines at least one second passageway extending from said first piston side to said second piston side.
- 23. The system of claim 22, wherein said damper further comprises a second spring means connected to said piston, said second spring means covering at least a portion of said at least one second passageway.
- 24. The system of claim 19, wherein said resilient means comprises a bladder bag.
- 25. The system of claim 19, wherein said damper means includes adjustment means for adjusting the initial resilience of the resilient means.
- 26. The system assembly of claim 19, wherein said damper further comprises a ball attached to said piston shaft, at an opposite end of the piston shaft to the piston.
- 27. A gun system comprising:
- a barrel having a cylindrical sleeve, said sleeve comprising layers of wound carbon fiber impregnated with thermally stable organic polymer, and damper means for substantially reducing recoil force and absorbing recoil energy of said barrel and being engaged and axially aligned with said barrel, wherein the damper means includes a housing filled with a liquid medium and having a metering block that divides the housing into a first space and a second space, and wherein a piston is housed in the second space for movement relative to the metering block, the metering block defining at least one first passageway extending between the first and second spaces for flow of the liquid medium at least in a direction from the second space to the first space, and including first resilient spring means, at least partially covering the at least one passageway for regulating flow of the liquid medium from the second space to the first space.
- 28. The system of claim 27, wherein said sleeve has a muzzle end and is tapered toward said muzzle end.
- 29. The system of claim 27, wherein said damper comprises:
- the housing, the housing having a first and a second end;
- a first cap coupled to said first end of said housing;
- the metering block, the metering block having first and second metering block sides and being positioned in said housing to define the first space between said metering block and said first cap;
- the piston having first and second piston sides and defining at least one second passageway extending from the first piston side to the second piston side, aid housing being supported on said piston for movement between a firing position and a full recoil position;
- a piston shaft attached to said piston;
- resilient means connected to said housing for moving said housing relative to the piston from said full recoil position to said firing position; and
- a second cap attached to said second end of said housing, said second cap having a central opening, said piston shaft passing through said central opening.
- 30. The system of claim 29, further comprising a spacer housed in said housing between said first cap and said metering block.
- 31. The system of claim 27 wherein said metering block is an integral part of said housing.
- 32. The system of claim 29, wherein said damper further comprises a second resilient spring means mounted on said piston to cover at least a portion of said at least one second passageway.
- 33. The system of claim 29, wherein said resilient means comprises a bladder bag.
- 34. The system of claim 29, wherein said damper means further comprises adjustment means for adjusting the initial pressure of the resilient means.
- 35. The system of claim 29, wherein said damper further comprises a ball attached to said piston shaft at an opposite end of the shaft to the piston.
- 36. The system of claim 27 wherein said barrel further comprises a cylindrical liner enclosed within said sleeve.
- 37. The system of claim 36 wherein said liner comprises titanium.
- 38. The system of claim 36, wherein said sleeve has a muzzle end and is tapered toward said muzzle end.
- 39. The system of claim 36, further comprising a breech having a first breach end attached to said barrel and a second breach end attached to said damper.
- 40. The system of claim 39, wherein said breech comprises an outer surface, said outer surface being tapered toward said damper.
- 41. The system of claim 39, wherein said sleeve covers said outer surface of said breech.
- 42. A gun system comprising:
- a barrel having a cylindrical liner enclosed within an outer sleeve, and damper means for substantially reducing recoil force and absorbing recoil energy of said barrel and being axially aligned with said barrel, said outer sleeve comprising layers of wound carbon fiber impregnated with thermally stable organic polymer, wherein the damper means includes a housing filled with a liquid medium;
- a metering block that divides the housing into a first space and a second space; and
- a piston movably supported in the second space, the metering block defining at least one passageway extending between the first and second spaces, wherein the at least one passageway permits the liquid medium to flow at least in a direction from the second space to the first space, the damper means further including resilient spring means at least partially covering the at least one passageway for regulating flow of the liquid medium from the second space to the first space, the damper means further including a bladder housed in the first space.
- 43. A system of claim 42, wherein the bladder includes a valve, and is filled with a gas.
RELATIONSHIP TO COPENDING APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/213,298, filed Mar. 14, 1994, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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