Patent ID: 8015911

Claim:
An electronic apparatus for controlling a firing rate of an automatic firing weapon having an actuator adapted to operate a trigger mechanism of said weapon, said weapon exhibiting a natural free-running firing rate when held triggered, said apparatus comprising an output driver means (SDRV) adapted to provide a drive signal (Q) for said actuator, a first single pulse generator means (MMV 1 ) having a single pulse output (Q 1 ) coupled to an input (A) of the output driver means and adapted to generate a single pulse of a duration shorter than a time period of said natural free-running firing rate in response to a single pulse generator means input (T S ), and a pulse train generator means (AMV 1 ) having a single pulse output (Q 2 ) coupled to an input (A 1 ) of said first single pulse generator means and adapted to provide to the first single pulse generator means a train of pulses spaced in time a spacing period exceeding said time period of said natural free-running firing rate in response to a pulse train generator means input (1/T R ).