Housing

Abstract

A method for producing a weapon housing and to a weapon housing. Said method is characterized in that the weapon housing includes at least two sub-assemblies, an inner contour being cut into at least one solid block for each sub-assembly. The solid block is a steel block. Openings and recesses are introduced into the at least two sub-assemblies.

Claims

1. A method for producing a weapon housing, the method comprising: providing at least two subassemblies for the weapon housing; and cutting an inner contour into at least one solid block for each of the at least two subassemblies, wherein each of the at least two subassemblies is formed as a half shell, such that a lower half shell and an upper half shell are provided, the lower half shell and the upper half shell, on a front side thereof, form a barrel support for a gun barrel, wherein the inner contour as well as openings and recesses are introduced into the at least two subassemblies by cutting into the at least one solid block to form the lower half shell and the upper half shell, and wherein the lower half shell and the upper half shell are joined to each other by welding to form the weapon housing.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one solid block is a steel block.

3. A weapon housing comprising: a first subassembly; and a second subassembly, wherein an inner contour is machined into at least one solid block for the first and the second subassembly, wherein each of the first subassembly and the second subassembly is formed as a half shell, such that a lower half shell and an upper half shell are provided, the lower half shell and the upper half shell, on a front side thereof, form a barrel support for a gun barrel, wherein the inner contour as well as openings and recesses are introduced into the first and the second subassembly by cutting into the at least one solid block to form the lower half shell and the upper half shell, and wherein the lower half shell and the upper half shell are joined to each other by welding to form the weapon housing.

4. The weapon housing as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one solid block is a steel block.

5. The weapon housing as claimed in claim 3, wherein the weapon housing comprises more subassemblies than the first and the second subassembly.

6. The weapon housing as claimed in claim 3, wherein a material of the weapon housing is a C35(E) in the normalized state, a C35(E) in the hardened state, or a C40(E) in the normalized state.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus, are not limitive of the present invention, and wherein:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a weapon housing comprising an upper shell and a lower shell; and

(3) FIG. 2 shows a further subdivision of the upper shell and the lower shell into multiple individual parts.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(4) A weapon housing of an automatic weapon or machine gun which is not depicted in greater detail is denoted as 1 in FIG. 1. The weapon housing 1 is preferably two-part and has a lower shell 2 and an upper shell 3 as lower subassemblies of the weapon housing 1. Openings 5 or recesses 6 are contained in the lower shell 2 and in the upper shell 3. A barrel support 4 of the gun barrel which is not depicted in greater detail is created on the front side by the two shells 2, 4.

(5) FIG. 2 shows the lower shell 2 and the upper shell 3 from FIG. 1 which have been divided into two further subassemblies 2.1, 2.2 and 3.1, 3.2. These subassemblies 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 can be broken down further in order to achieve production simplification.

(6) The production of the weapon housing 1 takes place as follows:

(7) A steel block is used which corresponds to the size of the respective subassembly 2, 3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2. The steel block should preferably correspond at least in length. An inner contour 2′, 3′, 2.1′, 2.2′, 3.1′, 3.2′ and openings 5 and recesses 6 are preferably milled (milled in or milled out) in this steel block. The thickness of the housing wall is preferably around 2.5 mm, but this does not have limiting force.

(8) The subassemblies 2, 3 or the subassemblies 2.1, 2.2 and 3.1, 3.2 are then connected, preferably welded, to one another, in order to create the weapon housing 1.

(9) It is self-evident that the inner contours 2′, 3′, 2.1′, 2.2′, 3.1′, 3.2 also contain necessary guide rails, etc. However, these may also be introduced into the weapon housing subsequently as separate components, for example by riveting or welding.

(10) As already stated, the steel block may be made from a material such as C35(E) in the normalized state, C35(E) in the hardened state or C40(E) in the normalized state. Alternatives are known in the art.

(11) The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are to be included within the scope of the following claims.