EP0820575B1 - Portable firearm - Google Patents

Abstract

PCT No. PCT/EP96/01207 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 9, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 9, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 20, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/32619 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 17, 1996A hammer for a portable firearm, such as automatic pistol, which hammer is at least partially exposed and has a hammer piece (1), arranged for firing a bullet cartridge by striking action and an end piece (2) extending a given distance for facilitating grasping of the hammer piece and preferably connected to the hammer piece (1) in a flexible manner, where either the end piece (2), extends a given distance on the hammer piece (1), is mounted via a flexible connection, or the end piece (2) is made of a flexible material.

Description

The invention relates to a handgun, preferably Handgun, even more preferred self-loading pistol, with an at least partially exposed hammer that comprises: a hammer body used to ignite a cartridge is set up by impact, and a protruding End set up for gripping the hammer body and is preferably rigidly connected to the hammer body. (Preamble of claim 1). With such weapons is the Hammer set up to hit a firing pin hit, which in turn hits a cartridge and this ignites.

The firing pin sits in a recess of the The weapon is locked by a weak spring so burdened that he a little out of this to the rear Exposes recess; the rear edge of the recess limits the stroke movement of the hammer after it has previously hit the rear end of the firing pin and moved it forward.

For safety reasons, the firing pin is shorter than that Distance between the bottom of the cartridge and the rear edge of the mentioned recess, so that after it is off the hammer was hit a certain distance in free flight travels.

With some weapons of the type described is awesome able, in a tensioned state and when not activated To pull the trigger on the recess, taking the Firing pin pushes forward a little. Now receives one such a weapon in this state a blow to the exposed handle of the hammer, such as by falls to the ground unhappily, then one should assume that the blow over the hammer in the edge of the recess is initiated.

In fact, it has been found that the detonator of the Cartridge after such an incident makes a poor impression having. This is a security risk.

The invention has for its object this Clear security risk.

This object is achieved by the subject of Claim 1 solved, that is, in that the aforementioned Hand gun (according to the preamble of claim 1) additionally has the following features: The end for gripping the hammer body is either over one flexible connection attached to the hammer body or it consists of flexible material.

Preferred embodiments of this solution are in the Subclaims specified.

Here, according to the invention, the part of the hammer that is outside of the gun in such a position that he can get an unwanted blow with that Hammer body springy or even better springy and damping connected and best of a flexible, cushioning Material, such as rubber. The duration of the bump transmits the hammer, is thereby extended, and thereby the mechanical impulse is reduced; damping material also consumes impulse energy.

Two deal with the problems outlined above Publications (DE-GM 69 22 046 and CH-PS 131 130), from those in the first (DE-GM 69 22 046) expressly in The hammer's direction of strike is not of any kind force transmitting connection between hammer body and protruding end, while the second (CH-PS 131 130) a complicated one, embedded in the hammer Has actuator that the hammer in its should hold tight unclamped position. DE-U-6 922 046 describes the preamble of claim 1.

The vulcanization of the handle is particularly permanent on a pad of the hammer body, wherein Bumps and undercuts promote support.

The object of the invention is in the accompanying schematic drawing shown, for example, in the only figure an inventive hammer in side view and is shown greatly enlarged.

The hammer shown has a hammer body 1 which its extreme end, which is exposed when the hammer is installed and can hit when the weapon falls, with a handle 2 is connected.

The handle 2 is made of tough and flexible rubber is vulcanized onto the hammer body 1 made of steel.

The handle 2 is over the two sides of the hammer body 1 pulled down to also make a side impact pad and penetrates a hole in the hammer body 1 to get a better grip. The contour of the Hammer body 1 is where it is covered by the handle 2 is shown in dashed lines.

Claims (6)

1. Hand firearm, in particular small arm, even more preferably automatic pistol, with an at least partially exposed hammer exhibiting the following characteristics:

   a hammer body (1) which is designed to ignite a cartridge by percussive action and
   a projecting end (2) which is designed to grip the hammer body (1) and connected to the latter,

   characterised in that

   either the projecting end (2) is mcunted non-rigidly on the hammer body (1) by a flexible connection, or

   the projecting end (2) is made of flexible material.
2. Hand firearm according to claim 1, characterised in that the flexible material of the projecting end (2) or the flexible connection exhibits damping properties.
3. Hand firearm according to claim 2, characterised in that the projecting end (2) is made of rubber.
4. Hand firearm according to claim 3, characterised in that the projecting rubber end (2) is vulcanised onto the hammer body (1).
5. Hand firearm according to either of claims 3 or 4, characterised in that the hammer body (1) comprises a recess which at least partially passes through its thickness and in which the rubber end (2) engages in form-locking relationship.
6. Hand firearm according to claim 5, characterised in that the recess is designed as a transverse through-bore.

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