Granted Patent B2

US 12,325,520 · App. 18/695,868 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Inventor: Abdulkadir Namuslu (Kahramankazan/Ankara, TR)

B64D1/04

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. An ammunition support system ( 1 ) for an ammunition (M) attached to an air vehicle for attacking a target; comprising:

at least one body ( 2 ) on the air vehicle which is a structural part;

at least one sway brace ( 3 ) which contacts the ammunition (M) to support the ammunition (M);

at least one rotating rod ( 4 ) located on the body ( 2 ) so as to rotate around an axis on which it is supported on the body ( 2 ), wherein the rotating rod ( 4 ) is rotated to allow the sway brace ( 3 ) to be moved;

at least one sway brace rod ( 5 ) at a distance from the rotating rod ( 4 ), which is located on the body ( 2 ) so as to rotate around an axis on which it is supported on the body ( 2 ), wherein the sway brace ( 3 ) is located on the sway brace rod ( 5 ), wherein the sway brace rod ( 5 ) allows for attachment of different ammunition (M) of different outer diameters to the body ( 2 ); and

at least one transmission rod ( 6 ) for transmitting movement of the rotating rod ( 4 ) to the sway brace rod ( 5 ), which is located between the rotating rod ( 4 ) and the sway brace rod ( 5 ) so that one end thereof is connected to the rotating rod ( 4 ) and the other end thereof to the sway brace rod ( 5 ).

2. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising:

a center line (BL) which is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the air vehicle, extends longitudinally on the body ( 2 ), and bisects the body ( 2 ) symmetrically;

a plane of symmetry (S) located along the center line (BL) and bisecting the body ( 2 ) symmetrically;

a vertical plane (S′) parallel to the plane of symmetry (S) and located at a distance from the plane of symmetry (S) predetermined by the user;

more than one sway brace ( 3 ) located on both sides of the symmetry plane(S); and

sway brace rods ( 5 ) which are moved substantially in the vertical plane (S′) so that the sway braces ( 3 ) are brought to the position in which the sway braces ( 3 ) substantially contact and support different ammunition (M).

3. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the rotating rod ( 4 ) is removably attached to the body ( 2 ) as two separate parts on both sides of the plane of symmetry (S).

4. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the sway brace ( 3 ) is located on the sway brace rod ( 5 ) at an angle predetermined by the user with respect to the plane of symmetry (S) so that the ammunition (M) is supported on the outer surface thereof substantially in a vertical direction.

5. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the body ( 2 ) on which the rotating rod ( 4 ), transmission rod ( 6 ) and sway brace rod ( 5 ) are located substantially mirror symmetrically with respect to the plane of symmetry (S), in order for the sway brace ( 3 ) to support the ammunition (M) on both sides of the plane of symmetry (S) in mirror-symmetrical directions with respect to the plane of symmetry (S).

6. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising:

an adjusting tool (A) which is an Allen or a screwdriver; and

at least one adjustment opening ( 7 ) on the rotating rod ( 4 ), which is a channel conjugated with the adjusting tool (A) such that the adjusting tool (A) can be attached or removed, wherein when the adjusting tool (A) attached on the adjustment opening ( 7 ) is rotated by an operator, the rotating rod ( 4 ) is rotated, so that position of the sway brace ( 3 ) is changed.

7. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , comprising at least one drive shaft ( 8 ) located on the rotating rod ( 4 ) so as to extend outward from the rotating rod ( 4 ) and rotate together with the rotating rod ( 4 ), wherein the drive shaft ( 8 ) allows for transmission of the rotational movement, which is provided by the operator to the rotating rod ( 4 ) through the single adjustment opening ( 7 ), to a rotating rod ( 4 ) which is in mirror symmetry with respect to the plane of symmetry (S) of the rotating rod ( 4 ), thus allowing the sway brace ( 3 ) on both sides of the plane of symmetry (S) to be moved through the single adjustment opening ( 7 ).

8. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the drive shaft ( 8 ) has a substantially rectangular profile, therefore allowing the transmission of movement from the rotating rod ( 4 ) to the other rotating rod ( 4 ), which is mirror symmetric with respect to the plane of symmetry (S) of the rotating rod ( 4 ), with low stress, wherein the drive shaft ( 8 ) is form-compatible with the channel provided on the rotating rod ( 4 ), wherein the drive shaft ( 8 ) allows for reduction of the stress concentration that occurs when the rotational movement is transmitted from one rotating rod ( 4 ) to the other rotating rod ( 4 ) because of the radius form of the rectangular profile corners thereof.

9. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one locking member ( 9 ) which is a cam lever clamp and allows the sway brace ( 3 ) to be fixed in the position that the sway brace ( 3 ) supports different ammunition (M) of different diameters by contacting, when the operator rotates the cam lever clamp to compress the rotating rod ( 4 ).

10. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the adjustment opening ( 7 ) allows the operator to rotate the rotating rod ( 4 ) at a desired side because the adjustment opening ( 7 ) is located on the rotating rod ( 4 ) and on both sides of the plane of symmetry (S).

11. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one stopper ( 10 ) located on the body ( 2 ) so as to extend outward from the body ( 2 ) and which is form-compatible with the rotating rod ( 4 ) and allows the movement of the rotating rod to be restricted.

12. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the sway brace ( 3 ) has a screw threaded on it; wherein the sway brace rod ( 5 ) having a screw threaded that is form-compatible with the screw-threaded sway brace ( 3 ); and further comprising at least one screw portion ( 11 ) which changes a position of the sway brace ( 3 ) on the sway brace rod ( 5 ) by rotating the adjusting tool (A) that is attached thereto, thus changing an amount of support applied by the sway brace ( 3 ) to the ammunition (M).

13. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of fasteners ( 12 ) connecting the rotating rod ( 4 ) with the transmission rod ( 6 ), the transmission rod ( 6 ) with the sway brace rod ( 5 ), and the sway brace rod ( 5 ) with the body ( 2 ), wherein the fasteners ( 12 ) are secured by a crown nut and a cotter pin.

14. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , comprising at least one flanged bushing ( 13 ) located between the body ( 2 ) and the rotating rod ( 4 ) which prevents wear of the body ( 2 ), wherein the flanged bushing ( 13 ) is replaced due to the wear of the rotating rod ( 4 ).

15. The ammunition support system ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , comprising:

a sensor ( 14 ) that enables different ammunition (M) diameters to be measured;

a motor ( 15 ) form-compatible with the adjustment opening ( 7 ), which is removably attached to the adjustment opening ( 7 ) and allows the rotating rod ( 4 ) to be actuated automatically; and

at least one control unit ( 16 ) which enables the motor ( 15 ) to be triggered according to the diameter size for different ammunitions (M) of different diameters received from the sensor ( 14 ), and allows the rotating rod ( 4 ) to be rotated automatically in order to bring the sway brace ( 3 ) to the position predetermined by the user.

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