US12492877 - Suppression device for rotary machine gun

The patent describes a suppression device designed for rotary machine guns, featuring a core with multiple suppression tubes aligned with the gun’s barrels and a redirector to manage propellant gas. This design aims to reduce noise and muzzle flash by directing gas radially outward.

Claim 1

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. 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. 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.

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