EP2037204A1 - Joint entre un silencieux et le canon d'une arme à feu - Google Patents

Joint entre un silencieux et le canon d'une arme à feu Download PDF

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EP2037204A1
EP2037204A1 EP07116152A EP07116152A EP2037204A1 EP 2037204 A1 EP2037204 A1 EP 2037204A1 EP 07116152 A EP07116152 A EP 07116152A EP 07116152 A EP07116152 A EP 07116152A EP 2037204 A1 EP2037204 A1 EP 2037204A1
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adapter
suppressor
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Peter Østergaard Poulsen
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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
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/30—Silencers
    • 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
    • F41A21/00—Barrels; Gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means
    • F41A21/32—Muzzle attachments or glands
    • F41A21/325—Mountings for muzzle attachments

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  • the invention relates to a joint between a suppressor and a barrel of a firearm.
  • the joint comprises a substantially cylindrical adapter defining an axis, said adapter has a rear end part coaxially secured to the muzzle of the barrel and a forward end part for receiving the suppressor, a through bore formed in the adapter in line with the bore in the barrel, and a connection element arranged at the rear end part of the suppressor and fits the forward end part of the adapter.
  • Suppressors therefore are used for reducing the noise at least sufficiently.
  • Such suppressors are mounted to the barrel of the firearms in many different ways.
  • a suppressor affects however the operation of the respective firearm with regard to the precision of the firing when the through opening of the suppressor is not sufficiently in line with the through bore of the barrel.
  • the suppressor conventionally is assembled with the outside of the barrel or on the outside of an adapter attached to the barrel. This assembling method causes however difficulties in keeping the through bore of the suppressor sufficiently in line with the through bore of the barrel.
  • connection is difficult to seal sufficiently with the unfavorable result that gunpowder dust and fouling easily could be blown out of the connection and up into the face of the marksman firing a bullet, thereby harming the marksman and making him more or less unfit for operating the firearm with the preciseness required.
  • a first aspect of the invention providing a joint of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph for attaching a suppressor to a barrel of a firearm, in which the gas sealing between the suppressor and the barrel is more effective than hitherto known
  • a second aspect of the invention providing a joint of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph for attaching a suppressor to a barrel of a firearm by means of which the through opening of the suppressor is exactly in line with the through opening of the barrel
  • a third aspect of the invention providing a joint of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph for attaching a suppressor to a barrel of a firearm by means of which a suppressor securely can be retained on the barrel of an firearm and can easily be removed again.
  • a joint of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph for attaching a suppressor to a barrel of a firearm by means of which the suppressor easily and quickly can be attached to a barrel of a firearm
  • a fifth aspect of the invention providing a joint of the kind mentioned in the opening paragraph which has a simple construction and is inexpensive to produce.
  • connection element has a disc-shaped forward end part and a tubular rear end part, that the tubular rear end part of the connection element coaxially fits the forward end part of the adapter, that a through bore is formed in the disc-shaped forward end part of the connection element coaxially with the tubular rear end part, and that a tube section coaxially is attached to the connection element with a forward end part and in contact with the forward end part of the adapter with a rear end part in the mounted position of the suppressor.
  • the rear end part of the tube section can extend into the through bore of the adapter whereby the through opening of the suppressor effectively can be lined up with the through opening of the barrel.
  • the conical part of the through bore could e.g. have an inclining angle of 8° to 14° and in an preferred embodiment the inclination could be 10° to 12°.
  • the forward end part of the tube section can, according to the present invention, be attached to the through bore of the disc-shaped forward end part of the connection element by means of an outer thread on the tube section and an inner thread in the through bore of the forward end part of the connection element.
  • Another advantage consists in that the axial position of the tube section can be adjusted to the actual geometry of the joint by screwing the tube section in or out of the forward end part of the connection element.
  • the securing of the suppressor to the adapter can in an expedient embodiment according to the present invention take place by turning the suppressor in relation to the adapter in the opposite direction of the direction in which the outer thread of the tube section is screwed into the inner thread of the disc-shaped forward end part of the connection element.
  • the suppressor is by dismounting turned into the opposite direction of the mounting direction whereby the tube section now is screwed into the suppressor end, and the tight connection between the two conical surfaces of the adapter and the tube section is easily released.
  • the adapter can, according to the present invention, be provided with a ring-shaped groove at least one projection on the inner side of the tubular rear end part of the connection element, and engaging said ring-shaped groove in the mounted position of the suppressor.
  • the adapter may advantageously be provided with a longitudinally extending slot, arranged so that the at least one projection on the tubular rear end part of the connection element fits slidingly into this slot.
  • the suppressor is mounted on the adapter by sliding the tubular rear end part of the connection element axially along the adapter with the at least one projection in engagement with said longitudinally extending slot and at the end of the slot turning the suppressor in relation to the adapter so that the at least one projection engages said ring-shaped groove.
  • the suppressor now is securely fastened to the adapter.
  • the suppressor is easily dismounted by only reversing the above-mentioned mounting steps.
  • the adapter can in one embodiment be formed as a tube only, but in another embodiment the adapter can be formed as a flash hider directing hot escaping gases from the barrel end and reducing the visibility of the blazing muzzle flash which occurs upon firing.
  • a large variety of suppressors could be mounted onto a barrel or flash hider using the present joint e.g. a flash hider used on M16 series rifles.
  • fig. 1 - 4 is shown a joint 1 between a barrel 2 of a firearm (not shown) and a suppressor 3.
  • the barrel and the suppressor are shown in fragments only.
  • the barrel is formed with a reduced muzzle 4.
  • a rear end part 5 of an adapter 6 with a mainly cylindrical outer outline, is firmly attached to said muzzle.
  • a forward end part 7 of the adapter is arranged for removable receiving the suppressor 3.
  • the suppressor 3 is supported by the forward part 7 of the adapter 6 in order for the suppressor 3 not to be misaligned.
  • the adapter is moreover formed with a through bore 8 with a conical forward end part 9, three longitudinally extending slots 10 and a ring-formed groove 11.
  • the suppressor has an elongated forward part 12 having inter alia an expansion chamber and a number of baffles (not shown) and a rear end part in form of a connection element 13 for mounting the suppressor on the forward end part of the adapter.
  • connection element 13 has a disc-shaped forward end part 14 and a tubular rear end part 15 coaxially fitting the forward end part of the adapter.
  • a through bore 16 is formed in the disc-shaped forward end part 14 of the connection element 13 coaxially with the tubular rear end part.
  • An inner thread 17 is formed in said through bore 16.
  • a tube section 18 has a forward end part 19 and a rear end part 22.
  • the forward end part 19 is formed with an outer thread 21 fitting the inner thread 17 formed in the through bore 16 of the disc-shaped forward end part 14 of the connection element 13.
  • the rear end part 22 of the tube section 18 is formed as a cone with the same conicity as the conical forward end part of the through bore in the adapter.
  • the conical inclination could e.g. be 8° to 14° but it is preferred that the match each other in order to ensure at sealingly tight fit.
  • connection element The inner side of the tubular rear end part of the connection element is formed with three projections 23 fitting the three longitudinally extending slot and ring-formed groove formed in the adapter.
  • the suppressor 3 is mounted onto the adapter 6 in the following way.
  • the tube section 18 is screwed somewhat in or out of the forward end part 14 of the connection element 13 until the axial position of the tube section fits the actual geometry of the joint 1.
  • connection element 13 then is moved slidingly along the adapter with the three projections 23 in engagement with the longitudinally extending slots 10.
  • the suppressor is, when arriving the end of the slots, turned in relation to the adapter so that the projections engage the ring-formed groove 11.
  • the suppressor now is securely fastened to the adapter.
  • the securing turning of suppressor takes place in one direction while the tube section is screwed into the disc-shaped forward end part of the connection element in the opposite direction whereby the conical rear end part of the tube section automatically is driven against the conical forward part of the through bore of the adapter with a relatively large force resulting in that the joint safely is being sealed. If the joint seems to loose for the operator of the firearm it is possible to adjust the tubular section 18 in relation to the connection element 13 of suppressor 3. Thereby, the tightness of the fit between the conical part 22 of the tube section 18 and the conical part 9 of the adapter is ensured. Visa versa the fit could be loosened if found too tight.
  • the suppressor is by dismounting turned into the opposite direction of the securing direction whereby the tube section now is screwed into connection element of the suppressor and the tight connection between the two conical surfaces of the adapter and the tube section safely is released, that means without damaging the joint in any way.
  • the adapter is in the embodiments shown in figures 1 - 4 formed as a flash hider for directing hot escaping gases from the barrel end and reducing the visibility of the blazing muzzle flash which occurs upon firing.
  • the flash hider is formed with a number of slits 24 extending radially outwards from the through bore of the adapter.
  • the slits 24 can, within the scope of the present invention, have any suitable shape and exist in any suitable numbers. In the present case only one slit can be seen. This slit is debouching into the upper longitudinal extending slot 10.
  • the slits 24 does however not need to debouch into the slot but can debouch in other areas of the flash hider, preferable in the upper part of the adapter for damping the tendency of the muzzle to move upwards when firing a bullet.
  • E.g. M16 rifles is produces in various types and therefore, it is obvious that within the scope of the joint of the present invention alterations could be made in order to use a tube section 18 for achieving a sealingly tight fit between an adapter e.g. a flash hider or flash supressor and a sound suppressor or silencer.
  • an adapter e.g. a flash hider or flash supressor and a sound suppressor or silencer.

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