EP3333531B1 - Firing target for firearm shooting training - Google Patents

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EP3333531B1
EP3333531B1 EP16203505.9A EP16203505A EP3333531B1 EP 3333531 B1 EP3333531 B1 EP 3333531B1 EP 16203505 A EP16203505 A EP 16203505A EP 3333531 B1 EP3333531 B1 EP 3333531B1
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Pascal Tendon
Jacques Koerfer
Gédale Senato
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  • the present invention relates to a bulletproof target for training in firearm shooting.
  • training targets are generally formed by a rectangular box whose bottom wall is made of a hard steel plate thick enough to effectively capture bullets fired by a handgun or by a long gun.
  • a target of the prior art is described in DE 93 21 164 U1 .
  • this steel plate often has the drawback of generating a multitude of fragments upon impact of the bullet. These shards, projected in the direction of the shooters, can therefore accidentally injure one of them. Moreover, if, due to the bad adjustment of the shot, one of the bullets impacts said steel plate at an angle, a very dangerous ricochet may occur which can redirect the bullet in the direction of the shooters. Such training targets therefore do not provide satisfactory protection from the point of view of the safety of the shooters.
  • the present invention therefore aims to provide a target for training shooting by firearm making it possible to solve the aforementioned problems.
  • a shooting training target for a firearm according to claim 1.
  • This target 10 is in particular formed of an upper part 11 intended to receive the balls and of a lower part 12 serving as a base for the upper part.
  • the base 12 could simply be placed on the ground without being fixed thereto.
  • the upper part 11 will be fixed on this base 12 by welding or by using any other possible fixing means.
  • the base 12 is in particular formed of an internal structure, preferably of metal, surrounded by a padding 123 of polyurethane or rubber so as to stabilize the base 12 on the ground.
  • the internal structure may in particular include a circular foot 121 intended to rest on the ground and a section 122 fixed substantially in the middle of the foot 121 and extending perpendicularly thereto.
  • the base 12 may be anchored in the ground so as to avoid any risk of the target tipping over.
  • the upper part 11 of the target is in particular formed of a housing 20 of substantially parallelepipedal shape.
  • the housing 20 is intended to collect the bullets arriving on the target. It therefore comprises three main constituent parts, namely a bottom wall 22 intended to capture bullets having an incidence of 0 ° with respect to a main direction of firing, a lattice structure 26 disposed in front of the bottom wall 22 according to the normal direction of shooting, the function of which will be specified later, and a protective screen 28 arranged in front of the lattice structure 26 in the normal direction of shooting, the function of which is in particular to stop any bullet fragments produced during the impact of the bullets against the bottom wall 22 or against the lattice structure 26.
  • removable connection means can advantageously be provided at the level of the protective screen 28 and / or the bottom wall 22 to allow the removable fixing of the protective screen on the bottom wall, the lattice structure. 26 being wedged between said protective screen and said bottom wall.
  • these removable connection means consist of a series of fixing hooks 18 arranged at the periphery of the bottom wall on which are hooked segments of ropes 16, preferably of the paracord type, fixed at their two ends on the protective screen 28.
  • the string segments 16 are arranged along the side faces of the housing 20 in a substantially triangular profile and press against protective plates 142, 143 arranged on each side of the casing when tensioning means 181 act on the fixing hooks 18 so as to bring them closer to the casing, thus stretching the string segments.
  • the protective plates 142, 143 will advantageously be made of a shock-absorbing material so as to protect the side edges or side faces of the housing from possible direct bullet shots.
  • the plates 142, 143 could in particular be formed of polyurethane or of rubber.
  • the bottom wall 22 may in particular consist of a metal plate, such as steel, of variable thickness.
  • the thickness of the plate may vary depending on the caliber of the weapon used. It will in particular be able to capture any handgun or long gun bullet which would be fired in a direction D0 perpendicular to the plane P defined by the wall 22 (see figure 11 ).
  • this plate 22 can in particular be integrated into a parallelepipedic structure 24, open on its front face, and comprising two opposite side walls, respectively upper 241 and lower 243a, oriented horizontally, and two opposite side walls, respectively left 242 and right 244, oriented vertically, the lower side wall 243a being connected to the side walls 242 and 244 by oblique walls 243b and 243c.
  • the terms “horizontally” and “vertically” refer to a target that would be placed on a flat surface parallel to the ground. Said structure 24 thus defines a receptacle making it possible to contain both the aforementioned lattice structure 26 and the protective screen 28.
  • the lattice structure 26 comprises a first series of plates 261 parallel to the same first plane P1 and a second series of plates 262 parallel to the same second plane P2, the plane P1 being perpendicular to the plane P defined by the bottom wall 22 and oriented vertically and the plane P2 being oriented downwards and slightly obliquely with respect to the horizontal when the lattice structure 26 is positioned inside the structure 24.
  • the angle ⁇ formed between the plane P and the plane P2 can thus vary between 45 ° and 90 °.
  • the plates 261, respectively 262 will advantageously be distributed uniformly over the entire length, respectively width, of the structure 24.
  • the plates 261, 262 thus define a plurality of unit compartments 263, each compartment being bordered, at the top and at the bottom, by a segment of a plate 262 and, on the left and on the right, by a segment of a plate 261.
  • the plates 261, 262 will be made of metal and will be configured to deflect any bullets arriving at an angle inside the housing 20, or more generally having an oblique incidence with respect to the main direction of shot D0. In this way, the possible returns of the bullets will lose a large part of their kinetic energy before hitting the protective screen 28, thus greatly reducing the risk that a bullet fired at an angle accidentally ricochets against one of the shooters.
  • the plates 261 will be spaced from one another so as to absorb bullet fragments in the danger zone located at 20 ° from the point of impact (see figure 11 ).
  • the lattice structure 26 will preferably be in one piece, the plates 261 and 262 being assembled to each other by fitting.
  • each plate 261 and 262 may be provided with a series of cutouts opening onto a rear edge oriented towards the bottom wall 22 or on a front edge opposite said rear edge, said cutouts having a width substantially equal to or slightly greater than to the thickness of the plates 261, 262 so as to allow the embedding of a plate 261 inside cutouts of one or more plates 262 and, conversely, the embedding of a plate 262 inside cutouts of one or more plates 261.
  • a first advantageous variant of the invention shown in figure 9a , will consist in configuring the lattice structure 26 such that a bullet having an incidence i1 relative to the bottom wall 22, i1 being less than or equal to 45 ° (which corresponds to an incidence of more than 45 ° per relative to the direction D0), and first striking the bottom wall 22, is necessarily deflected towards a plate 261 thereafter.
  • This result may in particular be obtained by a judicious choice of the height H1, as measured in the direction D0, and of the length L1, as measured in the horizontal direction, of each compartment 263.
  • a second advantageous variant of the invention shown in the figure 9b , will consist of configuring the lattice structure 26 such that a bullet having an incidence i2 relative to the bottom wall 22, i2 being less than or equal to 45 ° (which corresponds to an incidence of more than 45 ° per relative to the direction D0), must first strike a plate 261, then be deflected thereafter towards the bottom wall 22.
  • This result could in particular be obtained by a judicious choice of the height H2, as measured according to the direction D0, and the length L2, as measured horizontally, of each compartment 263.
  • a first improvement consists, as shown in the figure 4 , to arrange the lattice structure 26 relative to the bottom wall 22 so as to leave a free space e between the plates 262 and the bottom of the structure 24.
  • This free space e will allow the residues of balls produced after the impact against the bottom wall 22 to evacuate downwards, towards the bottom wall 243a either directly or after having slid along the oblique walls 243b, 243c.
  • Cutouts 264 formed at the lower edges of the plates 261 will advantageously be provided to prevent a part of the residues from accumulating against said plates 261 before reaching the lower wall 243a.
  • this opening 25 may for example open out inside a pipe 251, a free end of which, closed by a removable plug 252, may be connected to a suction device.
  • a second improvement consists, as shown in the figures 4 and 11 , in covering the bottom wall 22 with a series of contiguous metal strips 222, disposed obliquely with respect to the plane P defined by the bottom wall, said strips 222 forming a sawtooth structure intended to absorb a part of the energy of the bullets.
  • This improvement could in particular be used in the case of shots at close range or for large caliber firearms, for which the risk of premature damage to the back wall exists.
  • the sawtooth structure has a first series of slats inclined at an angle ⁇ 1 with respect to the plane P and a second series of slats inclined at an angle ⁇ 2 with respect to the plane P, ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 being equal , in absolute value, at 45 ° but having opposite orientations. In other variant embodiments of the invention, the angles ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 may be different from 45 °.
  • the sawtooth structure will preferably be removably attached to the bottom wall, so as to facilitate its replacement when the latter is too worn. In the example shown, this removable attachment is produced by means of magnets 223 arranged in blind holes formed inside support pads 221 attached to the bottom wall 22.
  • Each support pad 221 will advantageously have a shape of right triangular prism, the dimensions of which will be chosen to allow perfect interlocking of the sawtooth structure on said support pads.
  • Said magnets 223 will be configured to generate a sufficient force of attraction vis-à-vis the metal strips to press the sawtooth structure onto said support pads. This only during the assembly and disassembly phases, during use, it is locked in place by the mesh 26 through the retaining bars 245 and the clever cutout.
  • the protective screen 28 is formed of several independent protective plates 281-285 connected to each other in a detachable manner by means of adhesive strips 141 (see figure 1 ), each of the plates defining a specific firing zone.
  • Plates 281-285 will be advantageously made of a shock-absorbing material, in particular polyurethane or rubber.
  • two central plates 282, 284 each have a through opening, respectively 286 and 287, which opens onto a housing formed at the rear of the plate 282, respectively 284, said housing making it possible to accommodate a removable insert 288, respectively 289 Said housing will have dimensions slightly greater than that of the associated opening and, preferably, substantially identical to those of the associated removable insert.
  • one or the other of the removable inserts 288 and 289 can be easily removed and replaced by a substantially identical replacement insert simply by disconnecting the plate in which it is housed from the rest of the housing 20.
  • the positions of the removable inserts 288 and 289 will in particular be chosen to correspond to areas strongly impacted by the bullets.
  • an additional protective curtain 29 covering the entire rear surface of the protective screen 28 may also be interposed between the protective screen 28 and the projecting structure 26 so as to reinforce the protection against bullet fragments.

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Description

Domaine techniqueTechnical area

La présente invention concerne une cible pare-balle d'entraînement au tir par arme à feu.The present invention relates to a bulletproof target for training in firearm shooting.

Etat de la techniqueState of the art

Dans le domaine du tir, les cibles d'entraînement sont généralement formées par une boîte rectangulaire dont la paroi de fond est constituée d'une plaque d'acier dur suffisamment épaisse de manière à capturer efficacement les balles tirées par une arme de poing ou par une arme d'épaule. Une cible de l'art antérieur est décrite dans DE 93 21 164 U1 .In the field of shooting, training targets are generally formed by a rectangular box whose bottom wall is made of a hard steel plate thick enough to effectively capture bullets fired by a handgun or by a long gun. A target of the prior art is described in DE 93 21 164 U1 .

Toutefois, cette plaque d'acier présente souvent l'inconvénient de générer une multitude d'éclats lors de l'impact de la balle. Ces éclats, projetés dans la direction des tireurs, peuvent donc accidentellement blesser l'un d'entre eux. Par ailleurs, si, du fait du mauvais ajustement du tir, l'une des balles impacte de biais ladite plaque d'acier, il peut se produire un ricochet très dangereux qui peut rediriger la balle dans la direction des tireurs. De telles cibles d'entraînement ne confèrent donc pas une protection satisfaisante du point de vue de la sécurité des tireurs.However, this steel plate often has the drawback of generating a multitude of fragments upon impact of the bullet. These shards, projected in the direction of the shooters, can therefore accidentally injure one of them. Moreover, if, due to the bad adjustment of the shot, one of the bullets impacts said steel plate at an angle, a very dangerous ricochet may occur which can redirect the bullet in the direction of the shooters. Such training targets therefore do not provide satisfactory protection from the point of view of the safety of the shooters.

La présente invention vise donc à proposer une cible d'entraînement au tir par arme à feu permettant de résoudre les problèmes susmentionnés.The present invention therefore aims to provide a target for training shooting by firearm making it possible to solve the aforementioned problems.

Divulgation de l'inventionDisclosure of the invention

A cet effet, conformément à l'invention, il est proposé une cible d'entraînement au tir pour une arme à feu, selon la revendication 1.For this purpose, according to the invention, there is provided a shooting training target for a firearm, according to claim 1.

D'autres configurations avantageuses de la présente invention sont définies dans les revendications dépendantes 2 à 15.Further advantageous configurations of the present invention are defined in dependent claims 2 to 15.

Brève description des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention seront mieux compris à la lecture d'un mode particulier de réalisation de l'invention et en référence aux dessins dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective avant d'une cible conforme à l'invention dans sa configuration totalement montée;
  • la figure 2 est une vue similaire à la figure 1, dans une configuration partiellement montée de la cible;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'une partie du boîtier mis en œuvre au sein de la cible représentée sur la figure 1;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe transversale selon le plan de coupe AA de la partie de boîtier représentée sur la figure 3 ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en perspective arrière de la cible représentée sur la figure 1;
  • la figure 6 est une vue agrandie de la zone D représentée sur la figure 5 ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue en perspective de l'écran de protection mis en œuvre au sein de la cible représentée sur la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue en perspective éclatée de l'écran de protection représenté sur la figure 7 ;
  • les figures 9a et 9b sont des vues schématiques de deux exemples possibles de compartiments de la structure en treillis mise en œuvre au sein de la cible représentée sur la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 10 est une vue de face de la cible représentée sur la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 11 est une vue en coupe transversale selon le plan de coupe BB de la cible représentée sur la figure 10.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be better understood on reading a particular embodiment of the invention and with reference to the drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a front perspective view of a target according to the invention in its fully mounted configuration;
  • the figure 2 is a view similar to figure 1 , in a partially mounted configuration of the target;
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of a part of the housing implemented within the target shown in figure 1 ;
  • the figure 4 is a cross-sectional view along the section plane AA of the housing part shown in figure 3 ;
  • the figure 5 is a rear perspective view of the target shown in figure 1 ;
  • the figure 6 is an enlarged view of the area D shown on the figure 5 ;
  • the figure 7 is a perspective view of the protective screen implemented within the target shown on the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of the protective screen shown in figure 7 ;
  • the figures 9a and 9b are schematic views of two possible examples of compartments of the lattice structure implemented within the target shown on the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 10 is a front view of the target shown in figure 1 ;
  • the figure 11 is a cross-sectional view along the section plane BB of the target shown in the figure 10 .

Description détaillée d'un mode d'exécution de l'inventionDetailed description of an embodiment of the invention

En référence aux figures 1 et 2, il est représenté une première variante de réalisation d'une cible conforme à l'invention. Cette cible 10 est notamment formée d'une partie supérieure 11 destinée à recevoir les balles et d'une partie inférieure 12 servant de socle pour la partie supérieure. Dans une première configuration possible de l'invention, le socle 12 pourra simplement être posé sur le sol sans y être fixé. La partie supérieure 11 sera fixée sur ce socle 12 par soudage ou en utilisant tout autre moyen de fixation envisageable. Le socle 12 est notamment formé d'une structure interne, de préférence en métal, entourée d'un rembourrage 123 en polyuréthane ou en caoutchouc de manière à stabiliser le socle 12 au sol. Comme représenté sur la figure 2, la structure interne pourra notamment comporter un pied circulaire 121 destiné à reposer sur le sol et un profilé 122 fixé sensiblement au milieu du pied 121 et s'étendant perpendiculairement à celui-ci. Dans une autre configuration possible de l'invention (non représentée), le socle 12 pourra être ancré dans le sol de manière à éviter tout risque de basculement de la cible.With reference to figures 1 and 2 , there is shown a first variant embodiment of a target according to the invention. This target 10 is in particular formed of an upper part 11 intended to receive the balls and of a lower part 12 serving as a base for the upper part. In a first possible configuration of the invention, the base 12 could simply be placed on the ground without being fixed thereto. The upper part 11 will be fixed on this base 12 by welding or by using any other possible fixing means. The base 12 is in particular formed of an internal structure, preferably of metal, surrounded by a padding 123 of polyurethane or rubber so as to stabilize the base 12 on the ground. As shown on figure 2 , the internal structure may in particular include a circular foot 121 intended to rest on the ground and a section 122 fixed substantially in the middle of the foot 121 and extending perpendicularly thereto. In another possible configuration of the invention (not shown), the base 12 may be anchored in the ground so as to avoid any risk of the target tipping over.

La partie supérieure 11 de la cible est notamment formée d'un boîtier 20 de forme sensiblement parallélépipédique. Le boîtier 20 est destiné à collecter les balles arrivant sur la cible. Il comporte de ce fait trois parties constitutives principales, à savoir une paroi de fond 22 destinée à capturer les balles possédant une incidence de 0° par rapport à une direction principale de tir, une structure en treillis 26 disposée devant la paroi de fond 22 selon le sens normal du tir, dont la fonction sera précisée plus avant, et un écran de protection 28 disposé devant la structure en treillis 26 selon le sens normal du tir, dont la fonction est notamment d'arrêter les éventuels éclats de balle produits lors de l'impact des balles contre la paroi de fond 22 ou contre la structure en treillis 26. Les trois parties constitutives principales du boîtier 20 pourront avantageusement être disjointes les unes des autres de manière à permettre le remplacement ou la modification de l'une ou l'autre desdites parties sans nécessiter d'opérations de démontage complexes. Ainsi, des moyens de connexion amovibles pourront avantageusement être prévus au niveau de l'écran de protection 28 et/ou de la paroi de fond 22 pour permettre la fixation amovible de l'écran de protection sur la paroi de fond, la structure en treillis 26 étant calée entre ledit écran de protection et ladite paroi de fond. Dans l'exemple représenté, et en référence aux figures 1 et 6, ces moyens de connexion amovibles consistent en une série de crochets de fixation 18 disposés à la périphérie de la paroi de fond sur lesquels viennent s'accrocher des segments de cordes 16, de préférence de type paracorde, fixés à leurs deux extrémités sur l'écran de protection 28. Les segments de cordes 16 sont disposés le long des faces latérales du boîtier 20 selon un profil sensiblement triangulaire et viennent appuyer contre des plaques de protection 142, 143 disposées de chaque côté du boîtier lorsque des moyens de mise en tension 181 agissent sur les crochets de fixation 18 de manière à les rapprocher du boîtier, tendant ainsi les segments de cordes. Les plaques de protection 142, 143 seront avantageusement constituées d'un matériau absorbant les chocs de manière à protéger les bords latéraux ou faces latérales du boîtier d'éventuels tirs de balle directs. En particulier, les plaques 142, 143 pourront notamment être formées de polyuréthane ou de caoutchouc.The upper part 11 of the target is in particular formed of a housing 20 of substantially parallelepipedal shape. The housing 20 is intended to collect the bullets arriving on the target. It therefore comprises three main constituent parts, namely a bottom wall 22 intended to capture bullets having an incidence of 0 ° with respect to a main direction of firing, a lattice structure 26 disposed in front of the bottom wall 22 according to the normal direction of shooting, the function of which will be specified later, and a protective screen 28 arranged in front of the lattice structure 26 in the normal direction of shooting, the function of which is in particular to stop any bullet fragments produced during the impact of the bullets against the bottom wall 22 or against the lattice structure 26. The three main constituent parts of the housing 20 may advantageously be separated from each other so as to allow the replacement or modification of one or the other. other of said parts without requiring complex disassembly operations. Thus, removable connection means can advantageously be provided at the level of the protective screen 28 and / or the bottom wall 22 to allow the removable fixing of the protective screen on the bottom wall, the lattice structure. 26 being wedged between said protective screen and said bottom wall. In the example shown, and with reference to figures 1 and 6 , these removable connection means consist of a series of fixing hooks 18 arranged at the periphery of the bottom wall on which are hooked segments of ropes 16, preferably of the paracord type, fixed at their two ends on the protective screen 28. The string segments 16 are arranged along the side faces of the housing 20 in a substantially triangular profile and press against protective plates 142, 143 arranged on each side of the casing when tensioning means 181 act on the fixing hooks 18 so as to bring them closer to the casing, thus stretching the string segments. The protective plates 142, 143 will advantageously be made of a shock-absorbing material so as to protect the side edges or side faces of the housing from possible direct bullet shots. In particular, the plates 142, 143 could in particular be formed of polyurethane or of rubber.

La paroi de fond 22 pourra notamment consister en une plaque en métal, tel que de l'acier, d'épaisseur variable. L'épaisseur de la plaque pourra varier en fonction du calibre de l'arme utilisée. Elle sera notamment apte à capturer toute balle d'arme de poing ou d'épaule qui serait tirée selon une direction D0 perpendiculaire au plan P défini par la paroi 22 (voir figure 11). Comme représenté sur les figures 3 et 4, cette plaque 22 peut notamment être intégrée dans une structure parallélépipédique 24, ouverte sur sa face avant, et comportant deux parois latérales opposées, respectivement supérieure 241 et inférieure 243a, orientées horizontalement, et deux parois latérales opposées, respectivement gauche 242 et droite 244, orientées verticalement, la paroi latérale inférieure 243a étant connectée aux parois latérales 242 et 244 par des parois obliques 243b et 243c. Les termes « horizontalement » et « verticalement » se réfèrent à une cible qui serait posée sur une surface plane parallèle au sol. Ladite structure 24 définit ainsi un réceptacle permettant de contenir à la fois la structure en treillis 26 et l'écran de protection 28 susmentionnés.The bottom wall 22 may in particular consist of a metal plate, such as steel, of variable thickness. The thickness of the plate may vary depending on the caliber of the weapon used. It will in particular be able to capture any handgun or long gun bullet which would be fired in a direction D0 perpendicular to the plane P defined by the wall 22 (see figure 11 ). As shown on figures 3 and 4 , this plate 22 can in particular be integrated into a parallelepipedic structure 24, open on its front face, and comprising two opposite side walls, respectively upper 241 and lower 243a, oriented horizontally, and two opposite side walls, respectively left 242 and right 244, oriented vertically, the lower side wall 243a being connected to the side walls 242 and 244 by oblique walls 243b and 243c. The terms “horizontally” and “vertically” refer to a target that would be placed on a flat surface parallel to the ground. Said structure 24 thus defines a receptacle making it possible to contain both the aforementioned lattice structure 26 and the protective screen 28.

Dans la variante représentée sur les figures 3 et 4, la structure en treillis 26 comprend une première série de plaques 261 parallèles à un même premier plan P1 et une deuxième série de plaques 262 parallèles à un même deuxième plan P2, le plan P1 étant perpendiculaire au plan P défini par la paroi de fond 22 et orienté verticalement et le plan P2 étant orienté vers le bas et de manière légèrement oblique par rapport à l'horizontale lorsque la structure en treillis 26 est positionnée à l'intérieur de la structure 24. L'angle α formé entre le plan P et le plan P2 pourra ainsi varier entre 45° et 90°. Les plaques 261, respectivement 262, seront avantageusement réparties uniformément sur toute la longueur, respectivement largeur, de la structure 24. Les plaques 261, 262 définissent ainsi une pluralité de compartiments 263 unitaires, chaque compartiment étant bordé, en haut et en bas, par un segment d'une plaque 262 et, à gauche et à droite, par un segment d'une plaque 261. Les plaques 261, 262 seront constituées de métal et seront configurées pour dévier les éventuelles balles arrivant de biais à l'intérieur du boîtier 20, ou plus généralement possédant une incidence oblique par rapport à la direction principale de tir D0. De cette manière, les éventuels retours des balles perdront une grande partie de leur énergie cinétique avant de percuter l'écran de protection 28, diminuant ainsi fortement le risque qu'une balle tirée de biais vienne ricocher accidentellement contre un des tireurs. Par ailleurs, et de manière préférentielle, les plaques 261 seront espacées les unes des autres de manière à absorber les éclats de balle dans la zone dangereuse située à 20° du point d'impact (voir figure 11). La structure en treillis 26 se présentera de préférence d'un seul tenant, les plaques 261 et 262 étant assemblées les unes aux autres par encastrement. A cet effet, chaque plaque 261 et 262 pourra être munie d'une série de découpes débouchant sur un bord arrière orienté vers la paroi de fond 22 ou sur un bord avant opposé audit bord arrière, lesdites découpes possédant une largeur sensiblement égale ou légèrement supérieure à l'épaisseur des plaques 261, 262 de manière à permettre l'encastrement d'une plaque 261 à l'intérieur de découpes d'une ou plusieurs plaques 262 et, réciproquement, l'encastrement d'une plaque 262 à l'intérieur de découpes d'une ou plusieurs plaques 261. En outre, de manière à éviter que la structure en treillis 26 ne se déplace à l'intérieur du réceptacle 24, il est avantageusement prévu de relier les plaques latérales 242 et 244 au moyen de barres de liaison horizontales 245, lesdites barres traversant successivement chacune des plaques de déviation 261.In the variant shown on figures 3 and 4 , the lattice structure 26 comprises a first series of plates 261 parallel to the same first plane P1 and a second series of plates 262 parallel to the same second plane P2, the plane P1 being perpendicular to the plane P defined by the bottom wall 22 and oriented vertically and the plane P2 being oriented downwards and slightly obliquely with respect to the horizontal when the lattice structure 26 is positioned inside the structure 24. The angle α formed between the plane P and the plane P2 can thus vary between 45 ° and 90 °. The plates 261, respectively 262, will advantageously be distributed uniformly over the entire length, respectively width, of the structure 24. The plates 261, 262 thus define a plurality of unit compartments 263, each compartment being bordered, at the top and at the bottom, by a segment of a plate 262 and, on the left and on the right, by a segment of a plate 261. The plates 261, 262 will be made of metal and will be configured to deflect any bullets arriving at an angle inside the housing 20, or more generally having an oblique incidence with respect to the main direction of shot D0. In this way, the possible returns of the bullets will lose a large part of their kinetic energy before hitting the protective screen 28, thus greatly reducing the risk that a bullet fired at an angle accidentally ricochets against one of the shooters. Furthermore, and preferably, the plates 261 will be spaced from one another so as to absorb bullet fragments in the danger zone located at 20 ° from the point of impact (see figure 11 ). The lattice structure 26 will preferably be in one piece, the plates 261 and 262 being assembled to each other by fitting. For this purpose, each plate 261 and 262 may be provided with a series of cutouts opening onto a rear edge oriented towards the bottom wall 22 or on a front edge opposite said rear edge, said cutouts having a width substantially equal to or slightly greater than to the thickness of the plates 261, 262 so as to allow the embedding of a plate 261 inside cutouts of one or more plates 262 and, conversely, the embedding of a plate 262 inside cutouts of one or more plates 261. Furthermore, in order to prevent the lattice structure 26 from moving inside the receptacle 24, it is advantageously provided to connect the side plates 242 and 244 by means of bars horizontal link 245, said bars passing successively through each of the deflection plates 261.

Une première variante avantageuse de l'invention, représentée sur la figure 9a, consistera à configurer la structure en treillis 26 de telle manière qu'une balle possédant une incidence i1 par rapport à la paroi de fond 22, i1 étant inférieure ou égale à 45° (ce qui correspond à une incidence de plus de 45° par rapport à la direction D0), et percutant d'abord la paroi de fond 22, soit déviée obligatoirement vers une plaque 261 par la suite. Ce résultat pourra notamment être obtenu par un choix judicieux de la hauteur H1, telle que mesurée selon la direction D0, et de la longueur L1, telle que mesurée dans le sens horizontal, de chaque compartiment 263. Une deuxième variante avantageuse de l'invention, représentée sur la figure 9b, consistera à configurer la structure en treillis 26 de telle manière qu'une balle possédant une incidence i2 par rapport à la paroi de fond 22, i2 étant inférieure ou égale à 45° (ce qui correspond à une incidence de plus de 45° par rapport à la direction D0), percute obligatoirement d'abord une plaque 261, puis soit déviée par la suite vers la paroi de fond 22. Ce résultat pourra notamment être obtenu par un choix judicieux de la hauteur H2, telle que mesurée selon la direction D0, et de la longueur L2, telle que mesurée dans le sens horizontal, de chaque compartiment 263.A first advantageous variant of the invention, shown in figure 9a , will consist in configuring the lattice structure 26 such that a bullet having an incidence i1 relative to the bottom wall 22, i1 being less than or equal to 45 ° (which corresponds to an incidence of more than 45 ° per relative to the direction D0), and first striking the bottom wall 22, is necessarily deflected towards a plate 261 thereafter. This result may in particular be obtained by a judicious choice of the height H1, as measured in the direction D0, and of the length L1, as measured in the horizontal direction, of each compartment 263. A second advantageous variant of the invention, shown in the figure 9b , will consist of configuring the lattice structure 26 such that a bullet having an incidence i2 relative to the bottom wall 22, i2 being less than or equal to 45 ° (which corresponds to an incidence of more than 45 ° per relative to the direction D0), must first strike a plate 261, then be deflected thereafter towards the bottom wall 22. This result could in particular be obtained by a judicious choice of the height H2, as measured according to the direction D0, and the length L2, as measured horizontally, of each compartment 263.

La variante représentée sur les figures 3 et 4 présente également d'autres améliorations avantageuses permettant notamment de faciliter les opérations de nettoyage de la cible ou de limiter l'usure de la paroi de fond. Il est clair que de telles améliorations sont optionnelles et pourront, dans d'autres variantes de réalisation de l'invention, être absentes.The variant shown on figures 3 and 4 also presents other advantageous improvements making it possible in particular to facilitate the operations of cleaning the target or to limit the wear of the bottom wall. It is clear that such improvements are optional and may, in other variant embodiments of the invention, be absent.

Ainsi, une première amélioration consiste, comme représenté sur la figure 4, à disposer la structure en treillis 26 par rapport à la paroi de fond 22 de telle sorte à ménager un espace libre e entre les plaques 262 et le fond de la structure 24. Cet espace libre e permettra aux résidus de balles produits après l'impact contre la paroi de fond 22 de s'évacuer vers le bas, en direction de la paroi inférieure 243a soit directement, soit après avoir glissé le long des parois obliques 243b, 243c. Des découpes 264 formées au niveau des bords inférieurs des plaques 261 seront avantageusement prévues pour éviter qu'une partie des résidus s'accumulent contre lesdites plaques 261 avant d'atteindre la paroi inférieure 243a. Il sera en outre utile de prévoir une ouverture 25 au niveau de ladite paroi inférieure 243a de manière à permettre l'aspiration des gaz ou des débris toxiques dégagés lors de l'impact des balles. Comme représenté sur la figure 4, cette ouverture 25 peut par exemple déboucher à l'intérieur d'une conduite 251 dont une extrémité libre, fermée par un bouchon amovible 252, pourra être raccordée à un dispositif d'aspiration.Thus, a first improvement consists, as shown in the figure 4 , to arrange the lattice structure 26 relative to the bottom wall 22 so as to leave a free space e between the plates 262 and the bottom of the structure 24. This free space e will allow the residues of balls produced after the impact against the bottom wall 22 to evacuate downwards, towards the bottom wall 243a either directly or after having slid along the oblique walls 243b, 243c. Cutouts 264 formed at the lower edges of the plates 261 will advantageously be provided to prevent a part of the residues from accumulating against said plates 261 before reaching the lower wall 243a. It will also be useful to provide an opening 25 at the level of said lower wall 243a so as to allow the suction of gases or toxic debris released during the impact of the bullets. As shown on figure 4 , this opening 25 may for example open out inside a pipe 251, a free end of which, closed by a removable plug 252, may be connected to a suction device.

Une seconde amélioration consiste, comme représenté sur les figures 4 et 11, à recouvrir la paroi de fond 22 d'une série de lamelles métalliques 222 contiguës, disposées de manière oblique par rapport au plan P défini par la paroi de fond, lesdites lamelles 222 formant une structure en dent de scie destinée à absorber une partie de l'énergie des balles. Cette amélioration pourrait notamment être utilisée dans le cas de tirs à courte distance ou pour des armes à feu de gros calibre, pour lequel le risque d'un endommagement prématuré de la paroi de fond existe. Dans l'exemple représenté, la structure en dent de scie possède une première série de lamelles inclinées selon un angle β1 par rapport au plan P et une deuxième série de lamelles inclinées selon un angle β2 par rapport au plan P, β1 et β2 étant égaux, en valeur absolue, à 45° mais possédant des orientations opposées. Dans d'autres variantes de réalisation de l'invention, les angles β1 et β2 pourront être différents de 45°. La structure en dent de scie sera fixée, de préférence, de manière amovible sur la paroi de fond, de manière à faciliter son remplacement lorsque celle-ci est trop usée. Dans l'exemple représenté, cette fixation amovible est réalisée au moyen d'aimants 223 disposés dans des trous borgnes formés à l'intérieur de plots-supports 221 fixés sur la paroi de fond 22. Chaque plot-support 221 possédera avantageusement une forme de prisme droit à base triangulaire, dont les dimensions seront choisies pour permettre un emboîtement parfait de la structure en dent de scie sur lesdits plots-supports. Lesdits aimants 223 seront configurés pour générer une force d'attraction suffisante vis-à-vis des lamelles métalliques pour plaquer la structure en dent de scie sur lesdits plots-supports. Ceci uniquement durant les phases de montage et démontage, durant l'utilisation, elle est verrouillée en place par le treillis 26 au travers des barres de maintien 245 et de l'astucieuse découpe.A second improvement consists, as shown in the figures 4 and 11 , in covering the bottom wall 22 with a series of contiguous metal strips 222, disposed obliquely with respect to the plane P defined by the bottom wall, said strips 222 forming a sawtooth structure intended to absorb a part of the energy of the bullets. This improvement could in particular be used in the case of shots at close range or for large caliber firearms, for which the risk of premature damage to the back wall exists. In the example shown, the sawtooth structure has a first series of slats inclined at an angle β1 with respect to the plane P and a second series of slats inclined at an angle β2 with respect to the plane P, β1 and β2 being equal , in absolute value, at 45 ° but having opposite orientations. In other variant embodiments of the invention, the angles β1 and β2 may be different from 45 °. The sawtooth structure will preferably be removably attached to the bottom wall, so as to facilitate its replacement when the latter is too worn. In the example shown, this removable attachment is produced by means of magnets 223 arranged in blind holes formed inside support pads 221 attached to the bottom wall 22. Each support pad 221 will advantageously have a shape of right triangular prism, the dimensions of which will be chosen to allow perfect interlocking of the sawtooth structure on said support pads. Said magnets 223 will be configured to generate a sufficient force of attraction vis-à-vis the metal strips to press the sawtooth structure onto said support pads. This only during the assembly and disassembly phases, during use, it is locked in place by the mesh 26 through the retaining bars 245 and the clever cutout.

Les figures 7 et 8 illustrent une variante avantageuse de l'invention. Dans cette variante, l'écran de protection 28 est formé de plusieurs plaques de protection indépendantes 281-285 reliées entre elles de manière détachable au moyen de bandes adhésives 141 (voir figure 1), chacune des plaques définissant une zone spécifique de tir. Les plaques 281-285 seront avantageusement constituées d'un matériau absorbant les chocs, notamment le polyuréthane ou le caoutchouc. Par ailleurs, deux plaques centrales 282, 284 possèdent chacune une ouverture traversante, respectivement 286 et 287, laquelle débouche sur un logement formé à l'arrière de la plaque 282, respectivement 284, ledit logement permettant de loger un insert amovible 288, respectivement 289. Ledit logement possédera des dimensions légèrement supérieures à celle de l'ouverture associée et, de préférence, sensiblement identiques à celles de l'insert amovible associé. Ainsi, l'un ou l'autre des inserts amovibles 288 et 289 pourra être facilement retiré et remplacé par un insert de remplacement sensiblement identique simplement en déconnectant la plaque dans laquelle il est logé du reste du boîtier 20. Les positions des inserts amovibles 288 et 289 seront notamment choisies pour correspondre à des zones fortement impactées par les balles. Comme représenté sur la figure 8, un rideau de protection additionnel 29 couvrant toute la surface arrière de l'écran de protection 28 pourra également être interposé entre l'écran de protection 28 et la structure en saillis 26 de manière à renforcer la protection contre les éclats de balle.The figures 7 and 8 illustrate an advantageous variant of the invention. In this variant, the protective screen 28 is formed of several independent protective plates 281-285 connected to each other in a detachable manner by means of adhesive strips 141 (see figure 1 ), each of the plates defining a specific firing zone. Plates 281-285 will be advantageously made of a shock-absorbing material, in particular polyurethane or rubber. Furthermore, two central plates 282, 284 each have a through opening, respectively 286 and 287, which opens onto a housing formed at the rear of the plate 282, respectively 284, said housing making it possible to accommodate a removable insert 288, respectively 289 Said housing will have dimensions slightly greater than that of the associated opening and, preferably, substantially identical to those of the associated removable insert. Thus, one or the other of the removable inserts 288 and 289 can be easily removed and replaced by a substantially identical replacement insert simply by disconnecting the plate in which it is housed from the rest of the housing 20. The positions of the removable inserts 288 and 289 will in particular be chosen to correspond to areas strongly impacted by the bullets. As shown on figure 8 , an additional protective curtain 29 covering the entire rear surface of the protective screen 28 may also be interposed between the protective screen 28 and the projecting structure 26 so as to reinforce the protection against bullet fragments.

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  1. Firing target (10) for firearm shooting training, comprising a bullet collecting casing (20) mounted on a base (12), said casing (20) comprising:
    - at least one back wall (22) intended to capture bullets having an incidence of 0° with respect to a main firing direction (D0), said main direction (D0) being perpendicular to a plane (P) defined by said back wall;
    - at least one first set of deflecting plates (261) arranged in front of said back wall (22) and intended to deflect bullets having an oblique incidence with respect to said main direction (D0), said deflecting plates (261) being parallel to a same first plane (P1), said first plane (P1) being perpendicular to said plane (P) defined by the back wall (22);
    - at least one second set of deflecting plates (262) arranged in front of the back wall (22) and intended to deflect bullets having an oblique incidence with respect to said main direction (D0), said deflecting plates (262) being parallel to a second plane (P2), said second plane (P2) being perpendicular to the first plane (P1) and inclined, by an angle a, with respect to the plane (P) defined by the back wall, said first and second sets of deflecting plates (261, 262) being uniformly distributed inside the casing (20) so as to define a lattice structure (26) comprising a plurality of compartments (263) distributed horizontally and vertically inside the casing (20);
    - at least one protective screen (28) arranged in front of said lattice structure (26) and intended to stop any bullet fragments produced when bullets impact against said back plate (22) and/or said deflecting plates (261, 262), said protective screen (28) being arranged to lean on the lattice structure (26) and on a front face of the casing (20), where applicable via an additional protective curtain (29) covering the entire rear surface of the protective screen (28) .
  2. Firing target (10) according to claim 1, wherein the angle α is comprised between 45° and 90°.
  3. Firing target (10) according to either one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the casing (20) exhibits an essentially parallelepipedal shape and is defined by at least one first pair of opposite, horizontally oriented lateral walls (241), and at least one second pair of opposite, vertically oriented lateral walls (242).
  4. Firing target (10) according to claim 3, wherein said first plane (P1) is vertically oriented and said second plane (P2) is inclined at an angle comprised between 0° and 45° with respect to the horizontal.
  5. Firing target (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the deflecting plates (261, 262) are arranged with respect to the back wall (22) so as to define a free space between said deflecting plates (261, 262) and said back wall (22) that allows bullet residues to be evacuated downwards.
  6. Firing target (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the back wall (22) is covered with a set of contiguous metal slats that are arranged obliquely with respect to the plane (P) defined by the back wall, said slats forming a sawtooth structure that is able to absorb some of the energy of the bullets before these impact against the back wall.
  7. Firing target (10) according to claim 6, wherein the metal slats are inclined at 45° with respect to the plane (P) defined by the back wall.
  8. Firing target (10) according to either one of claims 6 and 7, wherein the slats are removably secured to the back wall (22), preferably by means of magnets.
  9. Firing target (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each compartment (263) of the lattice structure (26) is defined by a height H measured along the main direction (D0) and a length L measured along a direction orthogonal to said main direction (D0), the height H and the length L being chosen such that any bullet having an incidence of greater than 45° with respect to said main direction (D0) necessarily impacts a deflecting plate (261) first and, then, impacts the back wall (22).
  10. Firing target (10) according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein each compartment (263) of the lattice structure (26) is defined by a height H measured along the main direction (D0) and a length L measured along a direction orthogonal to said main direction (D0), the height H and the length L being chosen such that any bullet having an incidence of greater than 45° with respect to said main direction (D0), and which first impacts the back wall (22), then necessarily impacts a deflecting plate (261).
  11. Firing target (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective screen (28) consists of multiple independent protective plates detachably connected to one another, each one of the plates defining a specific firing zone.
  12. Firing target (10) according to claim 11, wherein at least one of said plates has a through-opening that opens onto a rear recess, said recess being able to receive a removable insert having dimensions slightly greater than those of the opening.
  13. Firing target (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the casing (20) is equipped with a suction opening (25) that communicates with the outside, said opening (25) serving for the removal by suction of toxic gases and debris released by the impact of the bullet.
  14. Firing target (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each deflection plate of the first and/or the second set is provided with a set of cutouts opening onto a rear edge oriented towards the back wall or onto a front edge opposite said rear edge, said cutouts permitting assembly by slotting of said deflection plates of the first and second sets.
  15. Firing target (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the protective screen (28) is removably secured to the back wall by means of paracord, presenting no risk in the event of direct off-target impact.
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