Suppression device for rotary machine gun
A suppression device for a rotary machine gun includes a body; and a core configured to fit inside the body, wherein the core includes: a plurality of suppression tubes symmetrically oriented around the core with one each of the plurality of suppression tubes corresponding to one of a plurality of barrels of the rotary machine gun, and a redirector at a distal end of the core and including an angled surface to direct propellant gas emitted through a central channel of the core radially outward.
1 . A suppression device for a rotary machine gun, the suppression device comprising:
a body; and
a core configured to fit inside the body, wherein the core includes:
a plurality of suppression tubes symmetrically oriented around the core with one each of the plurality of suppression tubes corresponding to one of a plurality of barrels of the rotary machine gun, and
a redirector at a distal end of the core and including an angled surface to direct propellant gas emitted through a central channel of the core radially outward.
2 . The suppression device of claim 1 , further comprising a gap between the body and the core.
3 . The suppression device of claim 1 , wherein the body includes threads to screw the suppression device onto the rotary machine gun.
4 . The suppression device of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a portion defined as a porous structure configured to permit gas to flow through.
5 . The suppression device of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a safety eyelet configured to accept a tether.
6 . The suppression device of claim 1 , further comprising an end cap configured to secure the core in the body.
7 . The suppression device of claim 1 , wherein the central channel extends longitudinally through a central portion of the core.
8 . The suppression device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of suppression tubes includes a bore extending therethrough and an inner opening between the bore and the central channel to permit propellant gas to flow from the bore to the central channel.
9 . The suppression device of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of suppression tubes includes an exhaust opening at a distal end to permit the propellant gas to exit the central channel.
10 . The suppression device of claim 9 , wherein the redirector reflects the propellant gas from the central channel to the exhaust openings.
11 . A suppression device for a rotary machine gun, the suppression device comprising:
a body; and
a core configured to fit inside the body, wherein
the core includes a plurality of suppression tubes symmetrically oriented around the core with one each of the plurality of suppression tubes corresponding to one of a plurality of barrels of the rotary machine gun,
each of the plurality of suppression tubes includes a bore extending therethrough, and
at least one of the plurality of suppression tubes includes an inner opening between its bore and a channel extending longitudinally through a central portion of the core to permit propellant gas to flow from the bore to the channel.
12 . The suppression device of claim 11 , further comprising a gap between the body and the core.
13 . The suppression device of claim 12 , further comprising a redirector at a distal end of the core that includes an angled surface to direct the propellant gas emitted from the channel radially outward into the gap.
14 . The suppression device of claim 13 , wherein the body includes a portion defined as a porous structure configured to permit gas to flow through.
15 . The suppression device of claim 11 , wherein the core further includes a plurality of locating rings with each corresponding to one of the plurality of suppression tubes to aid alignment of the core with the plurality of barrels.
16 . The suppression device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of suppression tubes includes a plurality of inner openings between its bore and the channel.
17 . A suppression device for a rotary machine gun configured to direct propellant gas from each barrel of the rotary machine gun into a corresponding suppression tube to a longitudinal central channel of a core and through an exhaust opening of the suppression tubes into a gap between the core and a body and out though the suppression tubes and a porous structure of the body.
18 . The suppression device of claim 17 , wherein each of the suppression tubes includes an exhaust opening at a distal end to permit the propellant gas to exit the central channel.
19 . The suppression device of claim 17 , wherein the core includes a redirector at a distal end of the core that includes an angled surface to direct the propellant gas emitted from the central channel into the gap.
20 . The suppression device of claim 17 , wherein each of the suppression tubes includes a bore extending therethrough and an inner opening between the bore and the central channel to permit propellant gas to flow from the bore to the central channel.