EP2159530B1 - Auswechselbarer Choke für eine Feuerwaffe mit einem glatten Lauf - Google Patents

Auswechselbarer Choke für eine Feuerwaffe mit einem glatten Lauf Download PDF

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EP2159530B1
EP2159530B1 EP09447034.1A EP09447034A EP2159530B1 EP 2159530 B1 EP2159530 B1 EP 2159530B1 EP 09447034 A EP09447034 A EP 09447034A EP 2159530 B1 EP2159530 B1 EP 2159530B1
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Joseph Mardaga
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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
    • F41A21/32—Muzzle attachments or glands
    • F41A21/325—Mountings for muzzle attachments
    • 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
    • F41A21/40—Chokes for shotguns, e.g. automatic chokes

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  • the present invention relates to an interchangeable choke for a smooth-bore firearm.
  • the invention relates to firearms that are intended for lead cartridges whose charge, as is well known, is a certain amount of small balls or small balls of lead or other material.
  • This dispersion can be influenced by the use of what is called a choke.
  • the object of a choke of this type is to obtain a higher or lower dispersion of the lead, the choke forming a passage for the lead, which extends in the barrel extension and whose inner diameter is reduced towards the mouth of the barrel.
  • the pace of the diminishing passage determines the measure of the greater or lesser concentration of the impact of lead.
  • the difference between the inner diameter of the barrel and the internal diameter at the mouth is designated by the word chokage.
  • the chokage is made in the mass of the barrel; for this purpose, the diameter of the barrel is varied to the mouth according to the desired chockage.
  • An interchangeable choke includes a bushing made of treated steel, which is attached to the inside of the muzzle of the barrel.
  • the principle of chokage is based on a reduction of the internal diameter towards the mouth of the barrel.
  • the advantage of this family is that the chokage can be easily adapted to the needs of the shooter by mounting a choke having another configuration of the output diameter or by using a variable choke choke.
  • a firearm according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in the document US4386477 .
  • the present invention aims to provide a solution to one or more of the aforementioned drawbacks as well as others.
  • the invention relates to a smooth-bore firearm, the barrel being provided with an interchangeable choke in the form of a bush which is housed in a housing of the barrel, the choke being provided at one end oriented towards the mouth of the barrel, mechanical coupling means for mounting and dismounting the choke, the choke being provided with sealing means at its other end facing towards the inside of the barrel, characterized in that the sealing means are made using a sealing ring of a flexible material such as rubber, elastomer or heat-shrinkable material, or a piston ring according to the principle used for sealing the cylinders in an engine with combustion, the sealing ring or the piston ring is housed in a necking in the outer surface of the choke; and the necking is located in a beveled portion of the choke which narrows toward the other end facing the barrel.
  • the sealing means are made using a sealing ring of a flexible material such as rubber, elastomer or heat-shrinkable material, or a piston ring according to the principle used for sealing the cylinder
  • the invention also relates to an interchangeable choke for a smooth-bore firearm, said choke being provided with mechanical coupling means for mounting and dismounting the choke, characterized in that the choke is provided with means additional sealing to give the choke, at least in one place, a seal relative to the barrel.
  • An advantage associated with the use of the sealing means lies in the fact that the choke has practically no possibility of locking in its mounting position since these means make the dirt, mainly residues of Powder, wad or lead will not have the possibility of being deposited between the choke and the housing of the choke in the barrel, so that the choke, even after long shooting sessions, can be dismounted without problem.
  • An additional advantage to the deposition of dirt is that it facilitates the maintenance of the choke and the barrel, so that we can do without the intervention of a specialist armament.
  • An advantage of this embodiment lies in the fact that the choke has practically no opportunity to unscrew during the shot.
  • the frictional forces that result from contacting the compressed sealing ring ultimately result in a torque that opposes the force torque required to disassemble the choke.
  • the sealing ring By applying the sealing ring in a necking of the outer surface, it prevents a displacement of the sealing ring during the insertion of the choke into the barrel.
  • the sealing means can be fixed permanently on the choke, for example by molding the sealing means on the choke or using special glues.
  • seals made of flexible materials rigid materials such as metals or hard plastics can also be used.
  • figure 1 schematically represents the end of the side of the mouth 1 of a barrel 2 in which is mounted a choke 3.
  • the choke 3 consists mainly of a bush 4 having a predominantly cylindrical outer surface 5 and an inner surface 6 which forms a passage for the lead, which extends narrowing in the direction of an end 7 of the bushing 4 , more precisely the end 7 facing the muzzle of the barrel 1.
  • This end 7 is provided with mechanical coupling means which, in this case, are in the form of an external screw thread 8 over a certain length of the nozzle 4 and which can cooperate with an internal screw thread.
  • 9 which is provided in the barrel 2, more precisely at the mouth of the barrel 1, the barrel being provided with a housing 10 in the form of a portion of the barrel 2 having an internal diameter D which is greater than internal diameter d of the core 11 of the barrel 2.
  • a tapered beveled portion 13 which extends conically tapering towards the corresponding end 12.
  • the housing 10 of the barrel 2 has a corresponding bevel 14 which extends narrowing in a direction which deviates from the mouth of the barrel 1.
  • the tapered portion 13 of the choke 3 is provided with a constriction 15 in which there are provided sealing means which are in the form of a sealing ring 16 made of elastomer or heat-shrinkable material.
  • the dimensions of the choke 3 and the housing 10 of the barrel 2 are such that one always obtains the presence of a functional clearance 17 between the two.
  • the diameters indicated in figure 1 respectively d1 at the end 7 of the choke 3 and d of the core 11, determine the chokage of the choke 3.
  • the choke 3 is disposed with its conical end 12 in the housing 10 of the barrel 2 and then, as shown in FIG. figure 3 it is screwed in using screw threads 8 and 9, so that the sealing ring 16 is compressed between the beveled portion 13 of the choke 3 and the bevelled portion of the barrel 2, in order to obtain a decisive seal which makes impossible the incrustation of residues of powders when firing a cartridge, in the space provided by the functional clearance 17 between the two parts.
  • the length of the choke is preferably such that, during the priming of the screwing, the sealing ring 16 does not come into contact with the barrel 2.
  • the sealing ring 16 When continuing the screwing, the sealing ring 16 is compressed to be able to play its role of sealing means.
  • FIG. 4 Another embodiment of the invention is represented in the figure 4 and consists in providing choke 3, in addition to a first sealing ring 16 on the soul side, of a second sealing ring 18 on the mouth side.
  • This sealing ring 18 can be made using the same means as those available for producing the first sealing ring 16.
  • This variant has the advantage that after the complete introduction of the choke 3, the water penetration between the outside of the choke 3 and its housing 10 in the barrel 2 will be impossible, as well as contamination by any parasitic particles that could generate oxidation and adhesion between the barrel 2 and the choke 3
  • the sealing ring 16 it is also possible to use the variants described above without departing from the scope of the invention.

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  1. Schusswaffe mit glattem Lauf (2), wobei der Lauf (2) mit einem austauschbaren Choke (3) in Form einer Büchse ausgerüstet ist, die sich in einem Sitz (10) des Laufs (2) befindet, wobei der Choke (3) an einem Ende (7), das in Richtung der Mündung (1) des Laufs (2) ausgerichtet ist, mit mechanischen Kopplungselementen (8 - 9) für die Montage und Demontage des Chokes (3) ausgerüstet ist, wobei der Choke (3) an seinem anderen Ende (12), das zur Innenseite des Laufs (2) ausgerichtet ist, mit Dichtungselementen (16) ausgerüstet ist, gekenzeichnet dadurch: -
    Die Dichtungselemente (16) wurden mithilfe eines Dichtungsrings aus elastischem Material wie beispielsweise Kautschuk, Elastomer oder wärmeschrumpfendem Material realisiert oder aus einem Kolbensegment entsprechend dem Prinzip, das für die Abdichtung der Zylinder in einem Verbrennungsmotor umgesetzt wird; - der Dichtungsring oder das Kolbensegment ist in einer Einschnürung (15) in der Außenfläche des Chokes (3) untergebracht; und - die Einschnürung (15) befindet sich in einem abgeschrägten Teil (13) des Chokes, der sich in Richtung des anderen Endes (12) verengt, das zur Innenseite des Laufs (2) hin ausgerichtet ist.
  2. Schusswaffe entsprechend dem Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die genannten mechanischen Kopplungselemente (8 - 9) in Form von Schraubgewinden realisiert wurden.
  3. Schusswaffe entsprechend dem Anspruch 1 oder 2, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die genannten Dichtungselemente (16) mithilfe eines Kolbensegments aus einem steifen Material wie beispielsweise Metall oder hartem Synthetikmaterial realisiert wurden.
  4. Schusswaffe entsprechend einem beliebigen Anspruch 1 - 3, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Dichtungselemente (16) dauerhaft auf der Büchse (4) angebracht wurden, und zwar beispielsweise durch Gießen.
  5. Schusswaffe entsprechend dem Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Dichtungselemente (16) unter Realisierung einer Einschnürung an der Außenfläche (15) des Chokes (3) angebracht wurden.
  6. Schusswaffe entsprechend dem Anspruch 5, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Einschnürung (15) an ihrem Ort mit einem abgeschrägten Teil (13) der Büchse (4) ausgestattet ist.
  7. Schusswaffe entsprechend dem Anspruch 6, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der abgeschrägte Teil (1) eine Verengung am Kegel aufweist.
  8. Schusswaffe entsprechend dem Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die Dichtungselemente (16 und 18) an beiden Enden (7 und 12) mit einer Büchse (4) ausgerüstet sind.
  9. Schusswaffe entsprechend dem Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die genannten mechanischen Kopplungselemente (8 - 9) als Verbindung mittels Schraubgewinde realisiert wurden, sodass die Dichtungselemente (16) beim Vorbohren der Bohrung für den Choke (3) im Lauf (2) nicht mit dem Lauf (2) in Berührung kommen.
  10. Schusswaffe entsprechend einem beliebigen Anspruch 1 bis 9, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass der Choke (3) auf seiner Außenfläche (5) und der Sitz (10) für den Choke (3) im Lauf (2) auf ihrer gesamten Länge in Zylinderform realisiert wurden.
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