US12281874 - Safing sector assembly for a rotary machine gun
A safing sector assembly includes a safing sector frame securable to a minigun main housing, a top cover hingedly attached to the frame, and a safing gate hingedly attached to the top cover. The frame includes an aft camming portion of an elliptical cam track of the minigun on an underside thereof. The top cover is rotatable, while the frame is secured to the main housing, between a closed position and an open position. The safing gate includes a forward camming portion of the elliptical cam track on an underside thereof and is rotatable between an armed position and a safe position. The safing gate is only rotatable to the armed position while the top cover is closed. The safing gate latches the top cover closed, so the top cover can only be opened while the safing gate is in the safe position.