EP0791799B1 - Bogenkörper bestehend von zwei unterschiedlichen Teilen und Bogen mit einem solchen Körper - Google Patents

Bogenkörper bestehend von zwei unterschiedlichen Teilen und Bogen mit einem solchen Körper Download PDF

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EP0791799B1
EP0791799B1 EP97490003A EP97490003A EP0791799B1 EP 0791799 B1 EP0791799 B1 EP 0791799B1 EP 97490003 A EP97490003 A EP 97490003A EP 97490003 A EP97490003 A EP 97490003A EP 0791799 B1 EP0791799 B1 EP 0791799B1
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Augustin Gomez
Joel Gibon
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B5/00—Bows; Crossbows
    • F41B5/0005—Single stave recurve bows
    • F41B5/0026—Take-down or foldable bows
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B5/00—Bows; Crossbows
    • F41B5/14—Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting

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  • the present invention relates to the field of leisure bows, in particular in target fire. It relates more particularly to a body for bow.
  • a leisure bow composed of two flexible branches, provided of a central handle, are generally assigned to initiation.
  • a leisure bow consists of a rigid body on which are mounted two flexible branches between the ends from which the bow string is stretched.
  • This one-piece body is made either in glued laminated wood, either by molding, for example alloy magnesium either by machining, for example aluminum.
  • This body has a particular configuration, since it comprises in its upper part a zone of small width constituting the window of the arch, where the accessories for the boom support and sight and, under this window, a form of handle, also called grip to which the palm of the hand applies when using the bow.
  • This handle can possibly be covered with an overhand, for example with the possibility of elastic pivoting around an axis, like described in document FR.A.2.580.795 which forms the preamble of independent claim 1.
  • An arc is finally the assembly of a body, of two branches, a rope and a number of accessories that attach to the body: boom, aiming supports, stabilizers and possibly power adjustment means.
  • the goal set by the applicant is to offer users an even wider choice of possibilities for building a given arc.
  • the body according to the invention which is intended to equip a bow which moreover comprises two branches mounted on said body and a cord stretched between the two free ends of said branches.
  • each front or rear part may have different colors, shapes or styles as long as the structural features above. So it is possible, thanks to the invention to obtain a very wide variety of combinations between front parts and rear parts to constitute a given arc body.
  • the invention advantageously makes it possible to modify the arc behavior.
  • the two constituent parts of the body are in materials and / or have different densities.
  • the front part of the body of the invention is made of wood glued laminate, while the rear part is made of plastic or metallic.
  • the body In conventional arches, the body is either of glued laminated wood either molded plastic or molded metal or machined.
  • the behavior of the arc, its performance and the sensations it provides to the shooter are notably a function of this composition.
  • the body of the invention which comprises a cushioning sole disposed between the rear face of the part front and the front face of the rear part, before assembly thereof.
  • the cushioning sole allows in a way isolate the rear part from the front part so that the vibrations of the front part do not affect each other or to a lesser degree to the back piece and therefore to the handle.
  • the fixing of the two constituent parts of the body can be either final thanks for example to self-tapping or removable screws thanks to conventional fixing means.
  • the shooting accessories such as arrow supports, aiming supports, are mounted only on the rear room.
  • the manufacture of the front part is found simplified.
  • the body of the arch according to the invention comprises also two branch supports, each support being fixed to a end of the front part, on the front face thereof.
  • a leisure arc now conventional, is made up of a central element, generally called the body of the arch, to which are fixed two flexible branches between the ends of which is stretched the bowstring.
  • the body presents towards the middle zone a form of handle on which the shooter comes to apply his hand when cocking the bow and the arrow throw.
  • Body provides rigidity, balance, and more generally the comfort of the shooter. It is a one-piece element that can be in glued laminated wood, or in a plastic material or metallic, molded or machined, for example of magnesium alloy or in aluminium .
  • the body 1 of the present invention differs from the arc bodies known hitherto in that it consists of two separate parts 2,3, fixed to one another, a front part and a rear part .
  • the front part 2 has a rear face 2 a which is, in the example illustrated, curved in an arc of a circle in its central part 2 'and planar in its end parts 2 ".
  • the rear part 3 has its front face 3 a which has the same profile as the rear face 2 a of the front part 2 so that it can be exactly applied to said face 2 a during assembly and its rear face 3 b which is hollowed out in the form of a handle 4.
  • front and rear and front and rear
  • front and rear is to take into account depending on the direction of the arc facing the target.
  • the rear part 3 and the front face is therefore the one which is the most close to the shooter, while the front part 2 and the rear face is the one closest to the target.
  • the rear face 2a of the front piece 2 has, in its central portion 2 ', a curvature in a circular arc centered on the axis DD' of the body 1.
  • the posterior face 2 is flat in the end portions 2 'of the front piece 2.
  • the rear part 3 has an anterior face 3 a which has strictly the same profile as the rear face 2 a of the front part 2 so that the rear part 3 can be applied exactly to the front part 2, and fixed to this by any means of attachment.
  • this rear part has a height h which is significantly less than the height H of the front part and a depth l , taken at the level of the axis DD ', which is substantially equal to or less than the distance L between the rear face 2 a of the front part and the plane 5 passing through the rear edges 6 and more of the front part 2.
  • the body 1 is included in a volume of the rectangular parallelepiped type which is defined by the front part 2, which notably facilitates its storage.
  • the front 2 and rear 3 parts have exactly the same configuration, in width as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, the part rear 3 being exactly in line with the front part 2.
  • the front 2 and rear 3 parts are dug in width to form window 7.
  • the shooting accessories such as arrow support and aiming support are fixed laterally on the rear part 3 at the level of this window 7.
  • the handle 4 is hollowed out in the rear part 3 substantially at from axis DD 'and below it. Possibly at the level of this handle 4, the front part 2 may have a slight narrowing 8 in its thickness in order to allow a better grip of the arc by the shooter when he grasps the body 1 at the handle 4.
  • the front part 2 is made of wood glued laminate while the rear part 3 is made of a plastic material or metallic, molded or machined. So thanks to the dissociation of the body 1 into two distinct parts 2,3, it is possible to create bodies having a different aesthetic appearance, thanks to a combination of front part 2 and rear part 3. In particular for the same front part 2 it is possible to add a rear piece 3 from a range of colors, different shapes and styles. Much more this dissociation authorizes any combination of different materials between front piece 2 and piece rear 3, which makes it possible to combine performance and behavior specific to each of these subjects.
  • the weight of the arc is a important parameter for the comfort of the shooter, the balance of the bow and also natural vibration damping. Thanks to the invention, it is possible to change this weight by choosing for example a rear part (3) more or less heavy, depending on the constitution, the shooter's ability.
  • a damping sole 9 which is applied exactly between the respectively posterior faces 2 a of the front part 2 and anterior 3 a of the rear part 3.
  • This damping sole has the function of damping any vibrations caused by the branches when the arrow is released.
  • This cushioning sole 9 is for example in a material having a certain elasticity, of the rubber type. Thanks to this sole 9 the vibrations do not reach or very attenuated the rear part 3 and therefore the handle 4, which improves the comfort of the shooter.
  • the flexible arms are mounted on the 2 "ends of the front part 2 by means of arm supports 10 which are fixed to the front face 2 b of the front part 2.
  • Each branch support 10 has an interior housing in which can be inserted by sliding, adjusted, the end a flexible branch.
  • a window 11 made on the top of the support branch 10 provides access to the branch attachment means corresponding flexible on the front part 2.
  • This fixing means which can be for example a folding ear mounted on the upper part of a screw, no longer projects laterally from the body of the arch.
  • branch supports 10 gives body 1 a complementary aesthetic appearance, thanks to a judicious choice of colors and shapes, in combination with those front 2 and rear 3 parts.
  • the supports branches 10 are in the same color as the rear body 3 and possibly in the same material.
  • the present invention is not limited to the preferred mode of realization which has been described by way of non-exhaustive example.
  • shape, dimensions and materials of the front and rear parts can be determined according to the type of use desired, performance to achieve and the desired aesthetic aspect.
  • shape front piece curve is preferred to give flexible temples the inclination desirable, it is not however compulsory.
  • the invention will modify so consequent the modes of manufacture of the body of the bow, knowing that it will be possible to make glued laminated wood a front piece 2 much more simple to manufacture, since it no longer comprises the complicated forms of the handle and that also the molding or machining of the rear part 3 requires molds of smaller sizes and therefore less expensive.
  • the front piece 2 is in a way a standard part, while the rear part 3 and possibly the supports of branches 10 are complementary parts, making it possible to decline the full range of colors and shapes, which may change in time.

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  1. Körper, der dazu bestimmt ist, einen Bogen auszustatten, der außerdem zwei Arme aufweist, die am genannten Körper angebracht sind, sowie eine Sehne, die zwischen den freien Enden der genannten Arme gespannt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er aus zwei gesonderten Teilen gebildet ist, die aneinander befestigt sind, und zwar:
    a) einem vorderen Teil (2), dessen Endabschnitte (2") dazu bestimmt sind, die flexiblen Arme aufzunehmen, und
    b) einem hinteren Teil (3), dessen vordere Fläche (3a) das gleiche Profil aufweist wie die hintere Fläche (2a) des vorderen Teils (2), um auf diese Weise genau auf die genannte Fläche (2a) aufgebracht zu werden, und dessen hintere Fläche (3b) örtlich in Form eines Griffs (4) vorliegt, und daß die Seitenflächen des hinteren Teils (3) in der Verlängerung der Seitenflächen des vorderen Teils (2) liegen.
  2. Körper nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die die beiden Teile, nämlich das vordere (2) und das hintere (3), aus unterschiedlichen Materialien bestehen und/oder unterschiedliche Dichte aufweisen.
  3. Körper nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das vordere Teil (2) aus verleimtem Schichtholz besteht, und daß das hintere Teil (3) aus Kunststoff oder Metall besteht.
  4. Körper nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die hintere Fläche (2a) des vorderen Teils (2) in ihrem mittleren Abschnitt (2') kreisbogenartig gekrümmt ist und in ihren Endabschnitten (2") eben ist.
  5. Körper nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er eine Dämpfungsplatte (9) aufweist, die zwischen der hinteren Fläche (2a) des vorderen Teils (2) und der vorderen Fläche (3a) des hinteren Teils (3) angeordnet ist.
  6. Körper nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Zubehörteile zum Schießen wie Pfeilauflagen und Visierträger seitlich am hinteren Teil (3) angebracht sind.
  7. Körper nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er zwei Armsitze (10) aufweist, und daß jeder Sitz (10) an einem Ende (2") des vorderen Teils (2) auf dessen vorderer Fläche (2b) befestigt ist.
  8. Bogen mit einem Körner nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, zwei Armen, die auf dem genannten Körper angebracht sind, und einer Sehne, die zwischen den beiden freien Enden der genannten Arme gespannt ist.
EP97490003A 1996-02-23 1997-02-14 Bogenkörper bestehend von zwei unterschiedlichen Teilen und Bogen mit einem solchen Körper Expired - Lifetime EP0791799B1 (de)

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FR9602577A FR2745373B1 (fr) 1996-02-23 1996-02-23 Corps pour arc constitue de deux pieces distinctes, et arc comportant un tel corps
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