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EP0437444B1
EP0437444B1 EP89909556A EP89909556A EP0437444B1 EP 0437444 B1 EP0437444 B1 EP 0437444B1 EP 89909556 A EP89909556 A EP 89909556A EP 89909556 A EP89909556 A EP 89909556A EP 0437444 B1 EP0437444 B1 EP 0437444B1
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Rudolf Brandl
Helmut Danner
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41AFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/61Magazines
    • F41A9/64Magazines for unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/65Box magazines having a cartridge follower
    • F41A9/70Arrangements thereon for discharging, e.g. cartridge followers or discharge throats

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  • the invention relates to a magazine for a firearm, with an essentially plastic housing for receiving cartridges which can be acted upon by a device which generates a force in the direction of an output opening of the magazine, for supporting the cartridge located in the region of the output opening at least one magazine lip is provided, a part of the magazine lip forming a support and / or guide of the cartridge when it is pushed out of the magazine being reinforced with an insert.
  • Such a magazine is generally known without further details about the insert from DE-OS 35 35 014.
  • the insert is intended to serve the magazine, especially the To protect magazine lips from premature wear, which would occur in the absence of the insert in that the front edge of the sleeve scrapes the parts of the magazine supporting this cartridge when the cartridge is fed in, ie when it is pushed out of the magazine.
  • inserts have so far been realized only by stamped parts, so that the production is expensive.
  • the end of the magazine on the output side is made entirely of metal.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a magazine of the type described, in which the manufacturing cost is reduced. This object is achieved according to the invention in that the insert from a curved profile rod z. B. a round rod is formed.
  • the insert can be formed from a profile bar of suitable material by simply cutting and bending using simple devices.
  • the profile bar can advantageously be a round bar made of metal, that is to say a wire made of a suitable material, preferably steel.
  • the insert has two sections running essentially parallel to one another and a yoke running essentially transversely to the sections mentioned.
  • the yoke which can be slightly curved, can serve as the actual guide for the cartridge when the cartridge is pushed out and / or as a support for the cartridge.
  • the yoke is at least partially outside a plane running through the two sections.
  • This insert is particularly well suited for detachable or non-detachable fastening in the housing.
  • the insert has a first section running substantially parallel to the sleeve of a cartridge stored in the magazine and in the area of the sleeve, supporting the sleeve against the constraining force, and a section arranged in the area of the projectile to the first section Has an inclined second section.
  • the cartridge can be fully supported and when the cartridge is pushed out, its front and rear ends are supported by the insert.
  • the second section is at a greater distance from the upper end of the magazine than the first section.
  • the first section mainly supports the constraining force, in particular the force of a feed spring, and the second section mainly deflects the cartridge when it is pushed out of the magazine.
  • an end portion of the insert which is aligned with a portion of the insert forming a guide, in a bore of the Magazine is inserted for attachment. This enables an easy assembly of the insert.
  • the insert in which the insert is releasably attached to the housing, it is provided that the insert is made of elastically deformable material and is snapped behind a part of the housing. As a result, the insert can be easily removed from the housing if necessary and replaced with a new insert.
  • the insert can also be non-detachably fastened in the housing, for example by adding an adhesive before insertion, and the snap-in action merely provides additional security against the insert being lost.
  • the magazine which is designed as a two-row magazine, with guide surfaces which deflect a cartridge when it is pushed out in the direction of the longitudinal center plane of the magazine which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cartridge and the longitudinal direction of the two cartridge columns which can be stored in the magazine.
  • the guide surfaces are reinforced by an insert.
  • the first and the second insert can be formed together by a single part.
  • a double-row magazine has a magazine housing 1 made of plastic, which has two magazine lips 2 and 4 in the region of its output end, which alternately support the uppermost cartridge in a known manner.
  • the uppermost cartridge is the cartridge 6 shown on the right in FIG. 1, which is still supported on the lip 2 in the region of its rear end.
  • the next cartridge 8 is not yet in contact with the lip 4, because the cartridges each protrude somewhat beyond the longitudinal center plane 10 of the housing 1 and the cartridge 8 is therefore supported upwards by the cartridge 6, namely at right angles to the plane of the drawing in FIG. 1.
  • Inserts can be arranged in the magazine lips 2 in embodiments of the invention.
  • the figures only show those inserts which deflect the cartridges towards the central plane 10 of the magazine when the cartridges are pushed out of the magazine.
  • These inserts 15 and 16 are mirror-symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal center plane 10. It is therefore sufficient if only the insert 15 is described below.
  • the insert 15 has two legs 20 and 21 of equal length and spaced parallel to one another, which are inserted into bores 22 of the housing 1.
  • the bores 22 can be produced in one piece by injection molding at the same time as the housing 1 is made of plastic.
  • the leg 21 closes at an angle of 90 ° a yoke 24 on.
  • the short section 26 and the yoke 24 enclosing an acute angle of approximately 80 ° in the example, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the short section 26 and the yoke 24 are parallel to the drawing plane in FIG. 1, and the legs 20 and 21 are perpendicular to the drawing plane in FIG. 1.
  • the yoke 24 merges into the leg 20, which extends at right angles to the short section 26.
  • the yoke 24 lies for most of its length outside a plane which passes through the legs 20 and 21 and is inclined at a small angle with respect to the longitudinal median plane 10, in such a way that the cartridge is pushed out (upwards in Fig. 1) is deflected towards the longitudinal center plane 10 when sliding along the yoke 24.
  • the inserts 15 and 16 are fastened after the manufacture of the housing 1 by inserting the legs 20 and 21 into the bores 22.
  • the yoke 24 is elastically deformed in the direction of the longitudinal center plane 10 so that it passes a locking lug 30 and engages below it. In the fully assembled state, the locking lug overlaps the yoke 24, so that the insert 15 cannot slide out of the bores 22.
  • the detent 30 overlaps the yoke 24 only approximately as far as the thickness of the yoke 24 corresponds.
  • the feeder 38 which is acted upon by a feeder spring 35, is also shown in simplified form.
  • the magazine shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 differs from the magazine shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 only in the region of the output opening of the magazine
  • the main difference is that a differently designed insert is used. Only these differences are dealt with below.
  • the magazine housing 41 has lips 42 and 44. In the area of these lips, an insert 45 and 46 made of metal, which are mirror-symmetrical to one another, is arranged. In the following only the insert 45 is described, which is also shown enlarged in FIGS. 7 and 8.
  • the insert 45 has a section 60 comparable to section 20 of FIG. 2, which is inserted into a bore 62 running in the longitudinal direction of the magazine housing 41.
  • the section 60 is followed by a section 66 comparable to the section 26, and this is followed by a section 64 comparable to the section 24, which also here is inclined with respect to the longitudinal center plane of the magazine housing and when a cartridge is pushed out, this in the direction of the longitudinal center plane distracts.
  • the steel wire forming the insert 45 is bent essentially in a direction opposite the section 60 and forms a section 68 there.
  • the wire is again bent at approximately a right angle and runs from there as straight section 70, which runs parallel to section 64, up to the end 72, which is inserted into a bore 74 in the housing 41.
  • the section 68 connecting the section 70 to the section 64 is curved in accordance with the cylindrical shape of the cartridge case, so that this section 68 does not disturb the contact of the cartridge with the section 70.
  • section 70 extends essentially in the region of the cartridge sleeve over the entire length of the cartridge and thus forms in particular when the cartridge is deflected Cartridge in the direction of the longitudinal median plane an effective support for the rear edge of the sleeve, so that this edge can not wear down the magazine along the plastic parts of the cartridge.
  • section 64 corresponds to the function of section 24, which was already described in the first example.
  • this section 64 lies approximately at half the height of the cartridge and thus essentially laterally on the floor of the cartridge.
  • the section 70 lies in the uppermost cartridge, which has not yet been partially pushed out of the magazine, against the sleeve at a point which is offset to the outside by approximately 40 ° with respect to the uppermost surface line of the sleeve.
  • the insert 45 is prevented by the section 60 from moving in the longitudinal direction of the section 70.
  • the insert 45 is prevented from sliding out of the magazine in the longitudinal direction of the section 60, on the one hand by the engagement of the end 72 in the bore 74 and, on the other hand, by a groove in the magazine housing, in which the section 64 and the section 70 engage.
  • This groove allows the insert 45 to be fastened in the magazine after the manufacture of the magazine as a single piece by injection molding, by first inserting it into the bore 74 and then resiliently deforming it so that the section 60 into the bore 62 associated therewith can be used and then snaps into the groove, the depth of which is smaller than the wire thickness.
  • the magazines are designed to hold 30 cartridges of 9 mm Para caliber.
  • the insert parts or deposits 15, 16, 45, 46 are made of steel wire with a round cross section and a thickness of about 0.6 mm by bending.
  • the length of the yoke 24 is approximately 11 mm
  • the length of the legs 20 and 21 is approximately 5 mm.
  • the visible length of part 45 in FIGS. 7 and 8 is approximately 31 mm.

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A magazine for a firearm has a housing (1) made essentially of plastic, which contains cartridges (6). These are thrust toward the discharge opening of the magazine by a device which produces a constraining force. The magazine has at least one lip (2, 4) which supports the cartridge in the region of the discharge opening, a part which supports and/or guides the cartridge as it is ejected from the magazine being reinforced with an inlay. The inlay (15, 16) consists of a profiled rod with incorporated round rod, which facilitates manufacture.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Magazin für eine Feuerwaffe, mit einem im wesentlichen aus Kunststoff gebildeten Gehäuse zur Aufnahme von Patronen, die durch eine eine Zwangskraft erzeugende Vorrichtung in Richtung auf eine Ausgabeöffnung des Magazins zu beaufschlagbar sind, wobei zum Abstützen der im Bereich der Ausgabeöffnung befindlichen Patrone mindestens eine Magazinlippe vorgesehen ist, wobei ein eine Abstützung und/oder Führung der Patrone bei deren Herausschieben aus dem Magazin bildendes Teil der Magazinlippe mit einer Einlage verstärkt ist.The invention relates to a magazine for a firearm, with an essentially plastic housing for receiving cartridges which can be acted upon by a device which generates a force in the direction of an output opening of the magazine, for supporting the cartridge located in the region of the output opening at least one magazine lip is provided, a part of the magazine lip forming a support and / or guide of the cartridge when it is pushed out of the magazine being reinforced with an insert.

Ein derartiges Magazin ist ganz allgemein ohne nähere Angaben über das Einsatzstück aus der DE-OS 35 35 014 bekannt. Das Einsatzstück soll dazu dienen, das Magazin, insbesondere die Magazinlippen vor einem frühzeitigen Verschleiß zu schützen, der bei Fehlen der Einlage dadurch auftreten würde, daß die vordere Hülsenkante beim Zuführen der Patrone, also beim Herausschieben aus dem Magazin die diese Patrone abstützenden Teile des Magazins abschabt. In der Praxis wurden derartige Einlagen bisher ausschließlich durch Stanzteile verwirklicht, so daß die Herstellung teuer ist. Bei einem aus der US-PS 4 127 954 bekannten Magazin ist das ausgabeseitige Ende des Magazins insgesamt aus Metall hergestellt.Such a magazine is generally known without further details about the insert from DE-OS 35 35 014. The insert is intended to serve the magazine, especially the To protect magazine lips from premature wear, which would occur in the absence of the insert in that the front edge of the sleeve scrapes the parts of the magazine supporting this cartridge when the cartridge is fed in, ie when it is pushed out of the magazine. In practice, such inserts have so far been realized only by stamped parts, so that the production is expensive. In a magazine known from US Pat. No. 4,127,954, the end of the magazine on the output side is made entirely of metal.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Magazin der eingangs geschilderten Art zu schaffen, bei dem der Herstellungsaufwand verringert ist. Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß die Einlage aus einem gebogenen Profilstab z. B. einem Rundstab gebildet ist.The invention has for its object to provide a magazine of the type described, in which the manufacturing cost is reduced. This object is achieved according to the invention in that the insert from a curved profile rod z. B. a round rod is formed.

Ein Vorteil der Erfindung besteht darin, daß die Einlage aus einem Profilstab geeigneten Materials durch einfaches Abschneiden und Abbiegen mittels einfacher Vorrichtungen gebildet werden kann. Bei der Form zur Herstellung des aus Kunststoff gebildeten Gehäuses des Magazins sind dann im Vergleich zum Bekannten geringe Abwandlungen nötig, um die Befestigung der Einlage, insbesondere die lösbare Befestigung der Einlage, die gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung vorgesehen ist, zu ermöglichen. Bei dem Profilstab kann es sich in vorteilhafter Weise um einen Rundstab aus Metall, also einen Draht aus geeignetem Material, vorzugsweise Stahl, handeln.An advantage of the invention is that the insert can be formed from a profile bar of suitable material by simply cutting and bending using simple devices. In the case of the mold for producing the housing of the magazine, which is made of plastic, minor modifications are then necessary in order to enable the attachment of the insert, in particular the releasable attachment of the insert, which is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The profile bar can advantageously be a round bar made of metal, that is to say a wire made of a suitable material, preferably steel.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß die Einlage zwei im wesentlichen parallel zueinander verlaufende Abschnitte und ein im wesentlichen quer zu den genannten Abschnitten verlaufendes Joch aufweist. Ein Vorteil liegt darin, daß die Einlage in besonders einfacher Weise hergestellt werden kann. Das Joch, das geringfügig gekrümmt verlaufen kann, kann dabei als die eigentliche Führung für die Patrone beim Herausschieben der Patrone und/oder als Abstützung der Patrone dienen.In one embodiment of the invention it is provided that the insert has two sections running essentially parallel to one another and a yoke running essentially transversely to the sections mentioned. One advantage is that the insert can be produced in a particularly simple manner. The yoke, which can be slightly curved, can serve as the actual guide for the cartridge when the cartridge is pushed out and / or as a support for the cartridge.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß sich das Joch mindestens teilweise außerhalb einer durch die beiden Abschnitte verlaufenden Ebene befindet. Hier liegt der Vorteil darin, daß sich diese Einlage besonders gut zum lösbaren oder unlösbaren Befestigen im Gehäuse eignet.In one embodiment of the invention it is provided that the yoke is at least partially outside a plane running through the two sections. The advantage here is that this insert is particularly well suited for detachable or non-detachable fastening in the housing.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß die Einlage einen im wesentlichen parallel zur Hülse einer im Magazin gespeicherten Patrone und im Bereich der Hülse verlaufenden, die Hülse entgegen der Zwangskraft abstützenden ersten Abschnitt und einen im Bereich des Geschosses angeordneten, zum ersten Abschnitt unter einem Winkel geneigt verlaufenden zweiten Abschnitt aufweist. Hier kann die Patrone vollständig abgestützt werden und beim Herausschieben der Patrone deren vorderes und hinteres Ende von der Einlage abgestützt werden.In one embodiment of the invention it is provided that the insert has a first section running substantially parallel to the sleeve of a cartridge stored in the magazine and in the area of the sleeve, supporting the sleeve against the constraining force, and a section arranged in the area of the projectile to the first section Has an inclined second section. Here the cartridge can be fully supported and when the cartridge is pushed out, its front and rear ends are supported by the insert.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß der zweite Abschnitt vom oberen Ende des Magazins einen größeren Abstand aufweist als der erste Abschnitt. Hier bewirkt der erste Abschnitt hauptsächlich eine Abstützung der Zwangskraft, insbesondere der Kraft einer Zubringerfeder, und der zweite Abschnitt hauptsächlich die Umlenkung der Patrone beim Herausschieben aus dem Magazin.In one embodiment of the invention it is provided that the second section is at a greater distance from the upper end of the magazine than the first section. Here, the first section mainly supports the constraining force, in particular the force of a feed spring, and the second section mainly deflects the cartridge when it is pushed out of the magazine.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß ein Endabschnitt der Einlage, der mit einem eine Führung bildenden Abschnitt der Einlage fluchtet, in eine Bohrung des Magazins zur Befestigung eingesteckt ist. Dies ermöglicht eine einfache Montage der Einlage.In one embodiment of the invention it is provided that an end portion of the insert, which is aligned with a portion of the insert forming a guide, in a bore of the Magazine is inserted for attachment. This enables an easy assembly of the insert.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung, bei der die Einlage lösbar am Gehäuse befestigt ist, ist vorgesehen, daß die Einlage aus elastisch verformbaren Material hergestellt ist und hinter einem Teil des Gehäuses eingerastet ist. Hierdurch ist die Einlage im Bedarfsfall leicht aus dem Gehäuse entfernbar und durch eine neue Einlage ersetzbar. Bei einer anderen Ausführungsform kann die Einlage auch unlösbar im Gehäuse befestigt sein, beispielsweise durch Zugabe eines Klebstoffs vor dem Einsetzen, und durch das Einrasten wird lediglich eine zusätzliche Sicherheit dagegen geschaffen, daß die Einlage verloren geht.In one embodiment of the invention, in which the insert is releasably attached to the housing, it is provided that the insert is made of elastically deformable material and is snapped behind a part of the housing. As a result, the insert can be easily removed from the housing if necessary and replaced with a new insert. In another embodiment, the insert can also be non-detachably fastened in the housing, for example by adding an adhesive before insertion, and the snap-in action merely provides additional security against the insert being lost.

Bei einer Ausführungsform des Magazins, das als zweireihiges Magazin ausgebildet ist, mit Führungsflächen, die beim Herausschieben einer Patrone diese in Richtung auf die parallel zur Längsrichtung der Patrone und zur Längsrichtung der beiden im Magazin speicherbaren Patronensäulen verlaufende Längsmittelebene des Magazins hin ablenken, ist vorgesehen, daß die Führungsflächen durch eine Einlage verstärkt sind. Hierbei kann es erforderlich sein, für die Abstützung der Patronen entgegen der oben genannten Zwangskraft, die in herkömmlicher Weise durch einen Zubringer, der von einer Zubringerfeder beaufschlagt ist, erzeugt sein kann, erste Einlagen vorzusehen, und daß weitere Einlagen in den genannten Führungsflächen vorgesehen sind, die die Patronen beim Herausschieben zur Mittelebene des Magazins hin ablenken, damit die Patronen korrekt in die Waffe eingeführt werden können. Die erste und die zweite Einlage können gemeinsam durch ein einziges Teil gebildet sein.In one embodiment of the magazine, which is designed as a two-row magazine, with guide surfaces which deflect a cartridge when it is pushed out in the direction of the longitudinal center plane of the magazine which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cartridge and the longitudinal direction of the two cartridge columns which can be stored in the magazine. that the guide surfaces are reinforced by an insert. In this case, it may be necessary to provide first deposits for the support of the cartridges against the above-mentioned constraining force, which can be generated in a conventional manner by a feeder which is acted upon by a feeder spring, and that further deposits are provided in the guide surfaces mentioned that deflect the cartridges as they slide out towards the center of the magazine so that the cartridges can be inserted correctly into the weapon. The first and the second insert can be formed together by a single part.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen der Erfindung anhand der Zeichnung, die erfindungswesentliche Einzelheiten zeigt, und aus den Ansprüchen. Die einzelnen Merkmale können je einzeln für sich oder zu mehreren in beliebiger Kombination bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung verwirklicht sein. Es zeigen

Fig. 1
eine Draufsicht auf die Ausgabeöffnung eines ersten Beispiels eines zweireihigen Magazins, wobei die oberste Patrone bereits etwas aus dem Magazin herausgeschoben ist,
Fig. 2
einen Schnitt in der Längsmittelebene des Magazins gemäß der Linie II-II in Fig. 1, wobei die Wandung des Magazins teilweise aufgebrochen dargestellt ist, ohne Patronen, aber mit Zubringer, und
Fig. 3
einen vergrößerten Schnitt entsprechend der Linie III-III in Fig. 2, wobei die Anlage einer Patrone an der Einlage schematisch dargestellt ist,
Fig. 4
eine der Fig. 1 entsprechende Draufsicht eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Magazins,
Fig. 5
einen Schnitt in der Längsmittelebene des Magazins gemäß der Linie V-V in Fig. 4 in einer der Fig. 2 entsprechenden Darstellung,
Fig. 6
einen vergrößerten Schnitt entsprechend der Linie VI-VI in Fig. 5 in einer der Fig. 3 entsprechenden Darstellung,
Fig. 7
eine Draufsicht auf eine der Einlagen des zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels in der Blickrichtung der Fig. 4,
Fig. 8
eine Seitenansicht in Richtung des Pfeils VIII in Fig. 7.
Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawing, which shows details essential to the invention, and from the claims. The individual features can each be implemented individually or in groups in any combination in one embodiment of the invention. Show it
Fig. 1
3 shows a top view of the discharge opening of a first example of a double-row magazine, the top cartridge having already been pushed somewhat out of the magazine,
Fig. 2
a section in the longitudinal median plane of the magazine along the line II-II in Fig. 1, wherein the wall of the magazine is shown partially broken, without cartridges, but with feeder, and
Fig. 3
3 shows an enlarged section along the line III-III in FIG. 2, the installation of a cartridge on the insert being shown schematically,
Fig. 4
1 shows a plan view corresponding to FIG. 1 of a second exemplary embodiment of a magazine,
Fig. 5
3 shows a section in the longitudinal center plane of the magazine along the line VV in FIG. 4 in a representation corresponding to FIG. 2,
Fig. 6
4 shows an enlarged section along the line VI-VI in FIG. 5 in a representation corresponding to FIG. 3,
Fig. 7
3 shows a plan view of one of the inserts of the second exemplary embodiment in the viewing direction of FIG. 4,
Fig. 8
a side view in the direction of arrow VIII in FIG. 7.

In Fig. 1 bis 3 weist ein zweireihiges Magazin ein Magazingehäuse 1 aus Kunststoff auf, das im Bereich seines ausgabeseitigen Endes zwei Magazinlippen 2 und 4 aufweist, die in bekannter Weise abwechselnd jeweils die oberste Patrone stützen. Die oberste Patrone ist im Beispiel die in Fig. 1 rechts dargestellte Patrone 6, die sich im Bereich ihres hinteren Endes noch an der Lippe 2 abstützt. Die nächstfolgende Patrone 8 ist noch nicht in Anlage an der Lippe 4, weil die Patronen jeweils etwas über die Längsmittelebene 10 des Gehäuses 1 hinausragen und die Patrone 8 daher durch die Patrone 6 nach oben, nämlich rechtwinklig zur Zeichenebene der Fig. 1 abgestützt ist.1 to 3, a double-row magazine has a magazine housing 1 made of plastic, which has two magazine lips 2 and 4 in the region of its output end, which alternately support the uppermost cartridge in a known manner. In the example, the uppermost cartridge is the cartridge 6 shown on the right in FIG. 1, which is still supported on the lip 2 in the region of its rear end. The next cartridge 8 is not yet in contact with the lip 4, because the cartridges each protrude somewhat beyond the longitudinal center plane 10 of the housing 1 and the cartridge 8 is therefore supported upwards by the cartridge 6, namely at right angles to the plane of the drawing in FIG. 1.

In den Magazinlippen 2 können bei Ausführungsformen der Erfindung nicht gezeigte Einlagen angeordnet sein. Die Figuren zeigen lediglich diejenigen Einlagen, die die Patronen zur Mittelebene 10 des Magazins hin beim Herausschieben der Patronen aus dem Magazin ablenken. Diese Einlagen 15 und 16 sind spiegelsymmetrisch bezüglich der Längsmittelebene 10 ausgebildet. Es genügt daher, wenn nachfolgend lediglich die Einlage 15 beschrieben wird. Die Einlage 15 weist zwei gleich lange und parallel zueinander im Abstand angeordnete Schenkel 20 und 21 auf, die in Bohrungen 22 des Gehäuses 1 eingesetzt sind. Die Bohrungen 22 können gleichzeitig mit der Herstellung des Gehäuses 1 aus Kunststoff in einem Stück im Spritzgießverfahren hergestellt sein. An den Schenkel 21 schließt sich unter einem Winkel von 90° ein Joch 24 an. Dieses geht an seinem dem Schenkel 21 abgewandten Ende in einen kurzen Abschnitt 26 über, wobei der kurze Abschnitt 26 und das Joch 24 einen spitzen Winkel von im Beispiel etwa 80° miteinander einschließen, wie Fig. 1 zeigt. Der kurze Abschnitt 26 und das Joch 24 liegen in Fig. 1 parallel zur Zeichenebene, und die Schenkel 20 und 21 liegen in Fig. 1 rechtwinklig zur Zeichenebene. An den dem Joch 24 abgewandten Ende des kurzen Abschnitts 26 geht dieser in den Schenkel 20, der rechtwinklig zum kurzen Abschnitt 26 verläuft, über. Somit liegt das Joch 24 auf dem größten Teil seiner Länge außerhalb einer Ebene, die durch die Schenkel 20 und 21 hindurchgeht und verläuft unter einem kleinen Winkel gegenüber der Längsmittelebene 10 geneigt, und zwar derart, daß die Patrone beim Herausschieben (nach oben in Fig. 1) beim Entlanggleiten an dem Joch 24 zur Längsmittelebene 10 hin abgelenkt wird.Inserts (not shown) can be arranged in the magazine lips 2 in embodiments of the invention. The figures only show those inserts which deflect the cartridges towards the central plane 10 of the magazine when the cartridges are pushed out of the magazine. These inserts 15 and 16 are mirror-symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal center plane 10. It is therefore sufficient if only the insert 15 is described below. The insert 15 has two legs 20 and 21 of equal length and spaced parallel to one another, which are inserted into bores 22 of the housing 1. The bores 22 can be produced in one piece by injection molding at the same time as the housing 1 is made of plastic. The leg 21 closes at an angle of 90 ° a yoke 24 on. At its end facing away from the leg 21, this merges into a short section 26, the short section 26 and the yoke 24 enclosing an acute angle of approximately 80 ° in the example, as shown in FIG. 1. The short section 26 and the yoke 24 are parallel to the drawing plane in FIG. 1, and the legs 20 and 21 are perpendicular to the drawing plane in FIG. 1. At the end of the short section 26 facing away from the yoke 24, the latter merges into the leg 20, which extends at right angles to the short section 26. Thus, the yoke 24 lies for most of its length outside a plane which passes through the legs 20 and 21 and is inclined at a small angle with respect to the longitudinal median plane 10, in such a way that the cartridge is pushed out (upwards in Fig. 1) is deflected towards the longitudinal center plane 10 when sliding along the yoke 24.

Die Einlagen 15 und 16 werden nach der Herstellung des Gehäuses 1 durch Einsetzen der Schenkel 20 und 21 in die Bohrungen 22 befestigt. Dabei wird das Joch 24 elastisch in Richtung auf die Längsmittelebene 10 hin verformt, damit es an einer Rastnase 30 vorbeigelangt und unterhalb von dieser einrastet. In fertig montiertem Zustand übergreift die Rastnase das Joch 24, so daß das Einsatzstück 15 nicht aus den Bohrungen 22 herausgleiten kann. Die Rastnase 30 übergreift das Joch 24 nur etwa so weit, wie der Dicke des Jochs 24 entspricht. Beim Herausschieben der Patrone kommt kein Teil der Patrone mit der Rastnase in Berührung. In Fig. 2 ist noch der durch eine Zubringerfeder 35 beaufschlagte Zubringer 38 vereinfacht dargestellt.The inserts 15 and 16 are fastened after the manufacture of the housing 1 by inserting the legs 20 and 21 into the bores 22. The yoke 24 is elastically deformed in the direction of the longitudinal center plane 10 so that it passes a locking lug 30 and engages below it. In the fully assembled state, the locking lug overlaps the yoke 24, so that the insert 15 cannot slide out of the bores 22. The detent 30 overlaps the yoke 24 only approximately as far as the thickness of the yoke 24 corresponds. When the cartridge is pushed out, no part of the cartridge comes into contact with the latch. In FIG. 2 the feeder 38, which is acted upon by a feeder spring 35, is also shown in simplified form.

Das in den Fig. 4 bis 6 gezeigte Magazin unterscheidet sich von dem in den Fig. 1 bis 3 gezeigtem Magazin lediglich im Bereich der Ausgabeeöffnung des Magazins, und zwar besteht der Unterschied im wesentlichen darin, daß eine anders gestaltete Einlage verwendet wird. Im folgenden wird lediglich auf diese Unterschiede eingegangen.The magazine shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 differs from the magazine shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 only in the region of the output opening of the magazine The main difference is that a differently designed insert is used. Only these differences are dealt with below.

Das Magazingehäuse 41 weist Lippen 42 und 44 auf. Im Bereich dieser Lippen ist jeweils eine Einlage 45 und 46 aus Metall, die spiegelsymmetrisch zueinander ausgebildet sind, angeordnet. Im folgenden wird lediglich die Einlage 45 beschrieben, die in den Fig. 7 und 8 außerdem vergrößert dargestellt ist. Die Einlage 45 weist einen dem Abschnitt 20 der Fig. 2 vergleichbaren Abschnitt 60 auf, der in eine in Längsrichtung des Magazingehäuses 41 verlaufende Bohrung 62 eingesteckt ist. An den Abschnitt 60 schließt sich ein dem Abschnitt 26 vergleichbarer Abschnitt 66 an, und an diesen schließt sich ein dem Abschnitt 24 vergleichbarer Abschnitt 64 an, der auch hier gegenüber der Längsmittelebene des Magazingehäuses geneigt verläuft und beim Herausschieben einer Patrone diese in Richtung auf die Längsmittelebene hin ablenkt. An dem dem Abschnitt 66 abgewandten Ende des Abschnitts 64 ist der die Einlage 45 bildende Stahldraht im wesentlichen in einer dem Abschnitt 60 entgegengesetzten Richtung abgebogen und bildet dort einen Abschnitt 68. An dessen Ende ist der Draht wiederum etwa rechtwinklig abgebogen und verläuft von da an als gerader Abschnitt 70, der parallel zum Abschnitt 64 verläuft, bis zum Ende 72, das in eine Bohrung 74 des Gehäuses 41 eingesteckt ist. Der den Abschnitt 70 mit dem Abschnitt 64 verbindende Abschnitt 68 ist entsprechend der Zylinderform der Patronenhülse gekrümmt, damit durch diesen Abschnitt 68 die Anlage der Patrone an dem Abschnitt 70 nicht gestört wird. Der Abschnitt 70 verläuft bei einer noch nicht teilweise aus dem Magazin herausgeschobenen Patrone im wesentlichen im Bereich der Hülse der Patrone über die gesamte Länge der Patrone und bildet damit insbesondere beim Ablenken der Patrone in Richtung auf die Längsmittelebene eine wirkungsvolle Abstützung für den hinteren Rand der Hülse, so daß dieser Rand nicht an den Kunststoffteilen der Patrone entlangschabend das Magazin abnützen kann.The magazine housing 41 has lips 42 and 44. In the area of these lips, an insert 45 and 46 made of metal, which are mirror-symmetrical to one another, is arranged. In the following only the insert 45 is described, which is also shown enlarged in FIGS. 7 and 8. The insert 45 has a section 60 comparable to section 20 of FIG. 2, which is inserted into a bore 62 running in the longitudinal direction of the magazine housing 41. The section 60 is followed by a section 66 comparable to the section 26, and this is followed by a section 64 comparable to the section 24, which also here is inclined with respect to the longitudinal center plane of the magazine housing and when a cartridge is pushed out, this in the direction of the longitudinal center plane distracts. At the end of the section 64 facing away from the section 66, the steel wire forming the insert 45 is bent essentially in a direction opposite the section 60 and forms a section 68 there. At the end of the wire, the wire is again bent at approximately a right angle and runs from there as straight section 70, which runs parallel to section 64, up to the end 72, which is inserted into a bore 74 in the housing 41. The section 68 connecting the section 70 to the section 64 is curved in accordance with the cylindrical shape of the cartridge case, so that this section 68 does not disturb the contact of the cartridge with the section 70. In the case of a cartridge which has not yet been partially pushed out of the magazine, section 70 extends essentially in the region of the cartridge sleeve over the entire length of the cartridge and thus forms in particular when the cartridge is deflected Cartridge in the direction of the longitudinal median plane an effective support for the rear edge of the sleeve, so that this edge can not wear down the magazine along the plastic parts of the cartridge.

Die Funktion des Abschnitts 64 entspricht der Funktion des Abschnitts 24, die beim ersten Beispiel bereits beschrieben wurde. Dieser Abschnitt 64 liegt dann, wenn die gerade auszugebende Patrone als die oberste Patrone des Magazins angesehen wird, etwa auf halber Höhe der Patrone und somit im wesentlichen seitlich am Geschoß der Patrone an. Der Abschnitt 70 dagegen liegt bei der obersten Patrone, die noch nicht teilweise aus dem Magazin herausgeschoben ist, an der Hülse an einer Stelle an, die etwa um 40° gegenüber der obersten Mantellinie der Hülse nach außen zu versetzt ist.The function of section 64 corresponds to the function of section 24, which was already described in the first example. When the cartridge to be dispensed is regarded as the top cartridge of the magazine, this section 64 lies approximately at half the height of the cartridge and thus essentially laterally on the floor of the cartridge. The section 70, on the other hand, lies in the uppermost cartridge, which has not yet been partially pushed out of the magazine, against the sleeve at a point which is offset to the outside by approximately 40 ° with respect to the uppermost surface line of the sleeve.

Die Einlage 45 wird durch den Abschnitt 60 an einer Verschiebung in Längsrichtung des Abschnitts 70 gehindert. Das Herausgleiten der Einlage 45 aus dem Magazin in Längsrichtung des Abschnitts 60 wird einerseits durch den Eingriff des Endes 72 in die Bohrung 74 und andererseits durch eine Nut des Magazingehäuses, in die der Abschnitt 64 und der Abschnitt 70 eingreifen, verhindert. Diese Nut gestattet es, nach dem Herstellen des Magazins als ein Stück im Spritzgießverfahren den Einsatz 45 im Magazin zu befestigen, indem er zunächst in die Bohrung 74 eingesetzt wird und anschließend elastisch geringfügig so verformt wird, daß der Abschnitt 60 in die diesem zugeordnete Bohrung 62 eingesetzt werden kann und dann in die Nut, deren Tiefe kleiner ist als die Drahtdicke, einschnappt.The insert 45 is prevented by the section 60 from moving in the longitudinal direction of the section 70. The insert 45 is prevented from sliding out of the magazine in the longitudinal direction of the section 60, on the one hand by the engagement of the end 72 in the bore 74 and, on the other hand, by a groove in the magazine housing, in which the section 64 and the section 70 engage. This groove allows the insert 45 to be fastened in the magazine after the manufacture of the magazine as a single piece by injection molding, by first inserting it into the bore 74 and then resiliently deforming it so that the section 60 into the bore 62 associated therewith can be used and then snaps into the groove, the depth of which is smaller than the wire thickness.

In den Beispielen sind die Magazine zur Aufnahme von 30 Patronen des Kalibers 9 mm Para bestimmt. Die Einsatzteile oder Einlagen 15, 16, 45, 46 sind aus Stahldraht mit rundem Querschnitt und einer Dicke von etwa 0,6 mm durch Abbiegen hergestellt. Beim Teil 15 beträgt die Länge des Jochs 24 etwa 11 mm, die Länge der Schenkel 20 und 21 etwa 5 mm. Die in Fig. 7 und 8 sichtbare Länge des Teils 45 beträgt etwa 31 mm.In the examples, the magazines are designed to hold 30 cartridges of 9 mm Para caliber. The insert parts or deposits 15, 16, 45, 46 are made of steel wire with a round cross section and a thickness of about 0.6 mm by bending. In part 15, the length of the yoke 24 is approximately 11 mm, the length of the legs 20 and 21 is approximately 5 mm. The visible length of part 45 in FIGS. 7 and 8 is approximately 31 mm.

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  1. Magazine for a firearm comprising a housing made substantially of a plastic material for receiving cartridges that can be loaded in a direction toward a discharge opening of the magazine by a device producing a constraining force, and comprising further at least one magazine lip supporting the cartridge in the area of the discharge opening, a part forming a support and/or a guiding element for the cartridge while the latter is pushed out of the magazine being reinforced by an insert, wherein the said insert (15,16,45,46) consists of a sectional bar, e.g. a round bar.
  2. Magazine according to claim 1, wherein the said insert (15,16,45,46) is mounted detachably in the housing (1,41).
  3. Magazine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the said insert (15,16) comprises two sections (20,21) extending substantially parallel one to the other, and a yoke (24) extending substantially transversely thereto.
  4. Magazine according to claim 3, wherein the said yoke is located at least in part outside a plane extending through the said two sections.
  5. Magazine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the said insert (45,46) comprises a first section (70) which extends in the area of the shell and substantially in parallel to the shell of a cartridge stored in the said magazine, and which supports the said shell against the action of the constraining force, and further a second section (64) arranged in the area of the projectile and extending at an angle relative to the said first section.
  6. Magazine according to claim 5, wherein the said second section (64) is spaced a greater distance from the upper end of the said magazine than the said first section (70).
  7. Magazine according to any of the preceding claims, wherein an end portion (72) of the said insert (45,46), being in alignment with a section of the said insert forming a guide, is fitted in a bore (74) of the said magazine for fixing the said insert in position.
  8. Magazine according to any of the preceding claims, where the said insert (15,16,45,46) is fastened on the said housing (1) in a detachable way, wherein the said insert is made from an elastically deformable material and clicked into place behind a part (projection 30) of the said housing (1).
  9. Magazine according to any of the preceding claims where the said magazine has a double-row design and guiding surfaces which, when a cartridge is being pushed out, deflect the latter in a direction toward the longitudinal center plane of the said magazine which extends in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cartridge and to the longitudinal direction of the two cartridge columns that can be stored in the said magazine, wherein the said guiding surfaces are reinforced by an insert (15,16,45,46).
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