EP1862755A1 - Anzeiger für geladene Kammer bei Feuerwaffen - Google Patents

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EP1862755A1
EP1862755A1 EP07009380A EP07009380A EP1862755A1 EP 1862755 A1 EP1862755 A1 EP 1862755A1 EP 07009380 A EP07009380 A EP 07009380A EP 07009380 A EP07009380 A EP 07009380A EP 1862755 A1 EP1862755 A1 EP 1862755A1
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Ugo Gussalli Beretta
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/53—Charged-condition indicators, i.e. indicating the presence of a cartridge in the cartridge chamber

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  • the object of the present invention is a chamber-loaded indicator for firearms.
  • chamber-loaded indicator is meant a safety device suitable to detect and signal the presence of a cartridge in the weapon chamber.
  • a first known example of chamber-loaded indicator is the extractor being suitably coloured in vivid and bright colours in the portion projecting from the bulk of the bolt when there is a cartridge inserted within the chamber. While this device exploits elements that are already provided in the weapon, thus avoiding using additional devices, however, it does not offer the reliability and visibility required due to the small movement to which it is subjected when the cartridge is present within the chamber.
  • the problem at the heart of the present invention is to provide a chamber-loaded indicator having such structural and functional characteristics as to meet the above-said requirements, while overcoming the drawbacks mentioned with reference to the prior art.
  • With 12 has been generally designated a chamber-loaded indicator suitable to detect the presence of a cartridge 14 within the weapon chamber 16.
  • the above-said indicator is housed in the bolt 10 within a housing 18 and within a seat 20.
  • the housing 18 is developed between the breech face of the bolt and the seat 20 and is suitable to house a contact element 22 of the chamber-loaded indicator. More precisely, the housing 18 comprises a first tract 18a facing the seat 20 and a second tract 18b facing the breech face.
  • the two tracts have different cross dimensions, and particularly, the first tract has greater cross dimensions than the second tract.
  • Each of the two tracts develops along a respective axis, and as a whole, the housing 18 develops along a main direction.
  • the seat 20 opens outwardly of the bolt 10, preferably laterally thereto, and in a backward position, and is suitable to house an indicator element 24 of the chamber-loaded indicator.
  • the contact element 22 is inserted within the housing 18 such as to be capable of sliding therein in a direction that substantially coincides with the main development direction of the housing and contact element. Particularly, the contact element 22 is slidable between a forward position, in which it has a first end 22a ending in the breech face, and a backward position affected by the cartridge being present in the chamber.
  • the housing 18 and consequently the contact element 22 are arranged inclined, for example relative to the weapon firing pin (with 26 has been designated the firing pin housing hole). While different inclinations are feasible, in the embodiment illustrated herein by way of example, the housing 18 ends in the breech face at about 45° relative to a horizontal O or vertical V plane (with reference to the normal use condition of the weapon).
  • the housing 18 develops in an incident direction relative to the development of the firing pin, and ends outwardly of the weapon at a side and backward portion thereof.
  • the backward position of the seat 20 in which the housing 18 ends allows maintaining a high mechanical resistance of the bolt, in that the seat 20 is thus made in a bolt area having a greater section and being subjected to less stress than that provided at the breech face arranged in the immediate vicinity of the chamber. Furthermore, due to the provision of an indicator consisting of two elements, i.e. the indicator element and the contact element, and the arrangement of the same, a high level of safety can be obtained thus limiting the risk that the indicator may break (for example, in case of fortuitous failure of the case head).
  • the contact element 22 is made such as to be capable of sliding within the housing 18, while restraining the possibility of rotating about a main development direction of the housing 18 substantially corresponding to a sliding or translational direction of the contact element 22 within the housing 18.
  • the contact element 22 is made by means of a first tract 28 and a second tract 30 having different cross dimensions.
  • the first tract has greater cross dimensions than the second tract.
  • Each of the two tracts is inserted within a tract of the corresponding and counter-shaped housing 18 (the first tract 18a and second tract 18b), respectively.
  • the first tract 28 develops along a first longitudinal axis 32 and the second tract 30 develops along a second longitudinal axis 34 eccentrically arranged relative to the first longitudinal axis 32 such that the contact element 22 can only translate along the housing 18.
  • the first tract 28 defines an abutment surface 35a suitable to abut against a stop surface 35b of the housing 18 such as to define an end-of-travel for the contact element 22.
  • the length of second tract 30 is advantageously defined as a function of the position of the stop surface 35b, in order to prevent the second tract 30 from excessively projecting into the chamber thus being an obstacle to the loading of the cartridge.
  • the contact element 22 interacts with the indicator element 24 at a second end 22b, opposite the first end 22a.
  • the first tract 28 comprises a preferably arc-shaped thrust surface 36 at a second end 22b.
  • the contact element 22, and particularly, the first tract 28 comprises a step 37 reducing the cross dimension at the second end 22b, thus defining a containment surface 37a.
  • the contact element 22, and particularly the second tract 30, comprises an inclined surface 38 suitable to define an inclined plane for contact with the case-head at the first end 22a.
  • the provision of restraining the rotation of the contact element 22 within the housing 18 proves to be particularly advantageous, such as described above, such that the inclined surface 38 is in such a position as to avoid hindering the cartridge feeding.
  • the length of the second tract 30 and the position of the stop 35a or abutment 35b surfaces is such as to prevent the inclined surface 38 from projecting completely beyond the breech face (in Fig. 5, the lower corner is slightly within the housing 18).
  • the indicator element 24 is rotatably mounted about a rotation axis 40 within the seat 20 of the bolt.
  • the indicator element 24 further comprises an active portion 42 on which advantageously acts the second end 22b of the contact element 22.
  • active portion is meant the portion movable about the rotation axis at least between a retracted position in which it remains within the bulk of the bolt, and an extracted position in which at least partially exits from the bulk of the bolt, and signals that the cartridge is present within the chamber following the thrust applied by the contact element 22.
  • the indicator element has such a shape as to be completely accommodated within the seat 20 when it is in the retracted position.
  • the second end 22b of the contact element 22 is suitable to act on the indicator element by resting at an intermediate portion 43 of the active portion 42 of the indicator element, which is arranged between a free end of the indicator element and the rotation axis 40.
  • the contact between the contact element and the indicator element is provided at an inclined plane 44 of the active portion such as to optimize the interaction between the contact element and the indicator element, thus limiting the friction and jamming risks as much as possible.
  • the active portion 42 of the indicator element comprises a step provided at the intermediate portion 43 on which the contact element is rested or acts, thereby allowing a safer and more stable interaction between the contact element and the indicator element.
  • said step is advantageously shaped such as to provide said inclined plane, such as illustrated in the figures, for example.
  • the containment surface 37a directly faces a corresponding counter-posed surface 44a being defined by the step/inclined plane of the indicator element.
  • the step of the active portion of the indicator element is suitable to cooperate with the second end 22b of the contact element 22, preferably with the corresponding thrust surface 36 of the first tract 28 of the contact element 22, when provided, thus defining a rest and thrust surface for the second end 22b of the contact element 22.
  • two arms of different lengths are obtained starting from the rotation axis 40, which are both arranged at the active portion 42 of the indicator element.
  • the longer arm extends to the end of the active portion 42 intended to project from the seat 20 to signal that a cartridge is present within the chamber.
  • the shorter arm corresponds to the distance between the rotation axis 40 and the point of contact between the contact element and the indicator element.
  • the seat 20 of the bolt is delimited by a delimitation surface 48 which defines a stop and rest surface for a rest surface 46 of the indicator element 24 and particularly of the active portion 42.
  • the rest surface 46 is curvilinear and counter-shaped relative to the delimitation surface 48 of the seat 20 of the bolt, thereby simplifying the seat working step, which can be advantageously obtained by means of milling.
  • the active portion has a free hand provided by means of a bevel 49 having such a size as to ensure the visibility of the indicator element while avoiding that the free end gets entangled or jammed when it is in the extracted position.
  • the indicator element 24 comprises a reaction portion 50, arranged opposite the rotation axis 40 relative to the active portion 42.
  • the reaction portion 50 is biased by elastic means 52 that are interposed between the indicator element and a plane 57 within the seat 20 of the bolt, to maintain the indicator element 24 in the retracted position.
  • the elastic means 52 can be partially housed within a hole 54 of the reaction portion 50.
  • the shape of the indicator element and thus the mutual arrangement of the reaction portion and active portion are such as to ensure that the mutual arrangement of the reaction portion and active portion, are such as to ensure that the indicator element is completely housed within the seat 20 when it is in the retracted position.
  • the reaction portion 50 is in-line with the active portion 42.
  • the indicator element defines a barycentre system relative to the rotation axis thereof, which is suitable to minimize the stress due to the firing cycle or shaking or vibrations on the weapon.
  • the reaction portion extends beyond the axis of rotation to balance the counter-posed active portion.
  • both the contact element 22 and the contact element/indicator element assembly are balanced such as to further minimize the effects of the inertia forces following the firing cycle or shaking or vibrations.
  • the reaction portion also extends to form an abutment 55 defining an end-of-travel for the indicator element against the plane 57 of seat 20.
  • the configuration and position of the reaction portion 50 and particularly of the abutment 55 are such as to restrain the extra-travel of the indicator element beyond the maximum extracted position, and to minimize the inertial movements due to the firing cycle.
  • the contact element and the indicator element have separate and independent ends-of-travel to ensure that the contact element does not excessively project into the chamber, or that the indicator element remains within the seat 20 in the retracted position.
  • the present invention generally relates to a chamber-loaded indicator suitable to be mounted to the bolt of a firearm, particularly a gun.
  • the present invention further relates to a firearm, particularly a gun, comprising a barrel defining a chamber 16 and a bolt 10 that can be associated to the chamber when closed, in which the bolt comprises a chamber-loaded indicator 12 suitable to detect the presence of a cartridge 14 within the chamber 16 such as described above.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a sectioned portion of the bolt, in which the cartridge chamber is empty.
  • the chamber-loaded indicator is in a rest position in which the contact element 22 is in the forward position with the first end 22a ending within the chamber 16.
  • the indicator element 24 is in the retracted position within the seat 20, biased by the elastic means 52. It should be noted that the interaction between the abutment surface 35a and the stop surface 35b prevents the lower corner of the inclined surface 38 to end beyond the breech face to prevent jamming during the loading of the cartridge.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the portion of the bolt illustrated in Fig. 5, in which the chamber-loaded indicator is in the active position, i.e. it signal that a cartridge 14 is present within the chamber 16.
  • the cartridge is pushed in a loading direction 56 (shown in Fig. 2) until when it interacts with the first end 22a of the contact element 22.
  • the first end of the contact element is made by means of an inclined surface 38
  • the inclined surface facilitates the interaction between the contact element 22 and the cartridge 14, particularly the head thereof, thus limiting the risk of jamming.
  • the contact element 22 slides along the respective housing 18. During the translation of the contact element 22 within the housing 18, the rotation of the same is prevented by the eccentric configuration of the first tract relative to the second tract.
  • the second end 22b of the contact element 22 interacts with the indicator element 24, particularly with the inclined plane 44 or step, by pushing the latter at the active portion 42 thereof, i.e. the same portion that, by exiting the seat 20 signals to the outside that a cartridge 14 is present within the chamber 16.
  • the elastic means 52 are compressed and the indicator element 24 can rotate about the rotation axis 40.
  • the translational movement of the contact element is suitably multiplied to ensure the visibility of the active portion of the indicator element, while maintaining a small size and high mechanical resistance (since a limited extension can be, in fact, maintained for the seat 20).
  • At least the active portion 42 of the indicator element 24 can be optionally coloured in bright colours to improve the visibility thereof.
  • the indicator element 24 and the contact element 22 return to the rest position, i.e. in the retracted position of the indicator element, and in the forward position of the contact element, when the case is removed from the chamber 16.
  • said operation corresponds to an active operation, i.e. in which the signalling operated by means of the rotation of the indicator element is generated by the cartridge being present within the respective chamber.
  • the elastic elements 52 operate only with a function of recall or return in the retracted position, such that any breakage of the same will not affect the weapon's safety.
  • the inclined arrangement of the contact element and the interaction between the contact element and the indicator element is particularly advantageous and synergic directly at the active portion of the indicator, i.e. at the portion projecting from the seat to signal that a cartridge is present within the chamber.
  • a chamber-loaded indicator can be provided, in which the housing and contact element are arranged inclined relative to the development of the weapon firing pin, independently on how the interaction between the contact element and the indicator element takes place.
  • a chamber-loaded indicator can be provided, in which the interaction between the contact element and the indicator element takes place at the active portion of the indicator element, i.e. the portion which results to be visible outside the seat when a cartridge is present within the chamber, independently of the arrangement of the housing and contact element.
  • the inclined arrangement of the contact element allows moving back the seat 20 in a position of greater section of the bolt, thereby ensuring the necessary mechanical resistance of the bolt.
  • the size of the indicator element can be reduced, while ensuring a high multiplication effect, and thus an optimum visibility.
  • the size of the seat 20 can be thus restrained, without excessively reducing the resistant section of the bolt.
  • a further advantage of the indicator according to the invention is the unusual structural simplicity of the latter, which allows the latter to be manufactured at a very low cost.
  • the arrangement and configuration of the indicator according to the present invention reduces the risk of jamming and does not affect the delicate and precise movement of the cartridge while being loaded within the chamber.
  • the presence of inclined planes for example at the interaction between the cartridge and the contact element and/or at the interaction between the contact element and the indicator element, contributes to reduce the friction and make the presence of the indicator irrelevant for the cartridge loading movement.
  • the balanced structure of the indicator element and/or contact element allows an optimum operation, which is theoretically independent from the presence of the elastic means, and not subjected to involuntary movement or extra-travels due to inertia forces developed while firing, for example.
  • the contact element may have other shapes, such as suitable to prevent the latter from rotating within the respective housing.
  • the indicator according to the present invention can provide only the inclined arrangement of the housing and contact element.
  • the indicator according to the present invention can provide only the characteristic of causing the contact element and the indicator element to interact at the active portion of the indicator element.

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