EP3361206B1 - Dämpfender schaft für eine schusswaffe und schusswaffe mit besagtem schaft - Google Patents

Dämpfender schaft für eine schusswaffe und schusswaffe mit besagtem schaft Download PDF

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EP3361206B1
EP3361206B1 EP18153747.3A EP18153747A EP3361206B1 EP 3361206 B1 EP3361206 B1 EP 3361206B1 EP 18153747 A EP18153747 A EP 18153747A EP 3361206 B1 EP3361206 B1 EP 3361206B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C23/00—Butts; Butt plates; Stocks
    • F41C23/06—Stocks or firearm frames specially adapted for recoil reduction

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  • the present invention regards a damping butt for a firearm, preferably for a gun, with high capacity to damp the recoil generated by the aforementioned firearm.
  • the invention also regards a firearm, preferably a gun, comprising the aforementioned butt.
  • firearms such as pistols and guns, exploit the kinetic energy of the gases expanding from a propelling or bursting charge to fire projectiles.
  • recoil is used to indicate, in fact, the backward movement of the firearm upon firing a projectile. More precisely, the movement referred to as recoil comprises two combined effects, the actual recoil, i.e. the equal and opposite force the arm is subjected to with respect to the projectile and the so-called “soaring” which instead consists of the rotational effect the firearm is subjected to with respect to the support surface.
  • Butts usually comprise a main support structure made of a single piece and suitable to be fixed to the rear end of the barrel and to the firing mechanism of the firearm.
  • a known butt for firearm is described in the document US 2010/071246 and it comprises a connector tube slidable within a conduit in the stock, an attachment member slidable within the tube conduit between fully inserted and fully extended positions and a compression spring placed in the tube conduit and configured to be compressed and absorb the recoil generated by the firearm and for urging the attachment member toward its fully extended position.
  • butt plate i.e. an element made of a deformable material, usually rubber, is possibly associated to the rear end of such main support structure, especially in sports, with the aim of further absorbing the recoil generated by the firearm before such force is transferred to the shoulder.
  • the presence of the butt plate is not sufficient to obtain an efficient and quick damping of the recoil thus causing in any case the trajectory of the projectile to change.
  • the recoil generated by the firearm is directly proportional to the calibre of the firearm, the recoil is so strong at times to an extent of destabilising the shooter, especially if not very experienced, to a point of making him/her lose balance with the ensuing risk of more or less serious accidents.
  • the aim of the present invention is to overcome all the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • one of the objects of the invention is to provide a firearm butt capable of damping the recoil force generated by the aforementioned firearm.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a firearm butt that can be adjusted depending on the intensity of the recoil force to be damped.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a firearm butt capable to allow implementing such adaptations in a quick and simple manner.
  • the firearm butt of the invention comprises a connection unit, used for associating the main support structure to the butt plate, and a first elastic damping body configured to absorb the recoil generated by the firearm.
  • the firearm butt subject of the invention is represented in figs. 1 to 5 where it is indicated in its entirety with 1.
  • the butt 1 of the invention is represented associated to a firearm 100, in particular a skeet shotgun 101.
  • the butt 1 of the invention as observable in fig. 2 , comprises a main support structure 2 suitable to be integrally associated to the barrel 102 and to the firing mechanism 103 of such firearm 100. Furthermore, the butt 1 comprises a butt plate 3 suitable to absorb the recoil generated by the firearm 100 upon firing. The connection between the butt plate 3 and the main support structure 2 of the butt 1 is obtained by means of a connection unit 4.
  • connection unit 4 comprises a male tubular element 5 associated to the butt plate 3 and a body 6 associated to the main support structure 2.
  • the male tubular element 5 could be associated to the main support structure 2, while the body 6 could be associated to the butt plate 3.
  • a female housing 7 with a substantially longitudinal development with an inlet opening 71 which allows the slidable insertion of the male tubular element 5 into the female housing 7. Furthermore, such female housing 7, on the opposite side of the aforementioned inlet opening 71, has a bottom 72, defining the maximum limit of insertion of the aforementioned male tubular element 5 into the female housing 7.
  • the butt 1 comprises a first elastic damping body 8 arranged between the bottom 72 and a first abutment element 51 defined in proximity of a first end 5a of the male tubular element 5 suitable to be faced to the bottom 72.
  • such first elastic damping body 8 is configured so as to be compressed and absorb the recoil generated by the firearm 100, as observable in fig. 5b .
  • the expansion gas exerts a force which pushes the projectile exiting from the barrel 102 and simultaneously generates an equal and opposite thrust on the main support structure 2 which is transmitted to the bottom 72.
  • Such bottom 72 discharges the aforementioned thrust on the first elastic damping body 8 which, being compressed, prevents such force from being transmitted to the male tubular element 5 and to the butt plate 3, thus damping the recoil force, thus attaining one of the main objects of the present invention.
  • the first elastic damping body 8 is made of elastomeric material.
  • the butt 1 comprises an end stop element 9 with substantially longitudinal development associated to the bottom 72 according to an incident direction with respect to the bottom 72.
  • Such end stop element 9 is defined passing through the first abutment element 51 and it comprises, at the free end thereof, a second abutment element 91 suitable to oppose the first abutment element 51 on the opposite side with respect to the bottom 72.
  • such opposition enables a stable association between the bottom 72 and the male tubular element 5 defining the maximum limit for moving the latter away on the opposite side with respect to the bottom 72.
  • the end stop element 9 is a screw configured to be removably associated to the bottom 72 by insertion into a threaded hole present on the surface of the bottom 72 facing the housing 7.
  • the first elastic damping body 8 is substantially cylindrical-shaped with the outer diameter smaller or equal to the inner diameter of the male tubular element 5, so as to be advantageously inserted at least partly length-wise into the latter in proximity of the end 5a.
  • the first elastic damping body 8 comprises a through hole 8a defined along the longitudinal direction and configured to enable the insertion of the end stop element 9, as represented in figs. 4 and 5a .
  • the presence of the through hole 8a enables the insertion of the end stop element 9 into the through hole 8a thus enabling arranging the first elastic damping body 8 between the bottom 72 and the first abutment element 51 according to the aforementioned incident direction and preventing it from being moved away inadvertently.
  • the first abutment element 51 is configured to be adjustably associated along the inner part of the male tubular element 5.
  • such adjustable association enables varying the relative position of the abutment element 51 along the male tubular element 5.
  • the aforementioned adjustable association enables varying the position of the male tubular element 5 in the female housing 7 with respect to the bottom 72 in the inoperative configuration of the first elastic damping body 8.
  • inoperative configuration is used to indicate the configuration taken by the first elastic damping body 8 when the firearm 100 is not in firing mode, as observable in fig. 5a .
  • such adjustable association enables varying the position of the male tubular element 5 and the butt plate 3 associated thereto with respect to the bottom 72 along the longitudinal development direction of the butt 1, thus adapting the firearm 100 to the morphological and shouldering/ holding characteristics of the user.
  • the first abutment element 51 comprises a first shaped body 511 on the lateral surface of which there is defined a thread and the male tubular element 5 has - on the inner surface - a counter-thread so as to obtain the aforementioned adjustable association between the first abutment element 51 and the male tubular element 5.
  • first abutment element 51 comprises adjustment means 52 accessible from the second end 5b of the male tubular element 5 opposite to the first end 5a and represented in fig. 4 .
  • such adjustment means 52 enable varying the position of the first abutment element 51 in the male tubular element 5 and vice versa, through a rotary movement.
  • such adjustment means 52 are defined in a second shaped body 512 different from the first shaped body 511 and configured to be removably associated to the latter in the assembled configuration of the butt 1 of the invention.
  • adjustment means 52 may have a housing 53 configured to be reversibly associated with displacement means, preferably a tightening key, for example an Allen wrench, and enable the relative rotary movement of the aforementioned housing 53 and thus of the first abutment element 51 along the male tubular element 5.
  • displacement means preferably a tightening key, for example an Allen wrench
  • such housing 53 is defined on a surface of the second shaped body 512 facing the end 5b so as to be reachable by the aforementioned displacement means through such end 5b when the latter is free.
  • the aforementioned adjustment enables to change the clearance between the male tubular element 5 and the bottom 72 thus attaining the previously described advantages.
  • the first abutment element 51 further comprises a first bearing 10 interposed between the first shaped body 511 and the first elastic damping body 8 and configured to reduce the friction between the first abutment element 51 and the first elastic damping body 8 during the aforementioned rotary movement.
  • such first bearing 10 enables a free rotation of the first abutment element 51 with respect to the first elastic damping body 8.
  • such first bearing 10 is a per se known axial bearing and it has a through hole according to the longitudinal direction configured to enable the insertion of the end stop element 9.
  • the first bearing 10 be not provided with a through hole.
  • the butt 1 may comprise a second elastic damping body 11 arranged between the first abutment element 51 and the second abutment element 91.
  • such second elastic damping body 11 is configured to be compressed and slow the return of the end stop element 9 to the inoperative position following the recoil. It should be observed that the expression "inoperative position” is used to indicate the position taken by the end stop element 9 when the firearm 100 is not in firing mode.
  • Such second elastic damping body 11 is preferably made of elastomeric material and it comprises a through hole according to the longitudinal direction, configured to enable the insertion of the end stop element 9.
  • the first abutment element 51 comprises a second bearing 12 interposed between the first shaped body 511 and the aforementioned second elastic damping body 11 to reduce friction between the latter and the first abutment element 51 during the previously described rotary movement.
  • the butt 1 may comprise a metal washer 13 arranged between the second elastic damping body 11 and the second abutment element 91 and having a through hole suitable to enable the insertion of the end stop element 9.
  • such metal washer 13 prevents contact between the second abutment element 91 and the second elastic damping body 11 thus limiting the wear thereof due to the returns of the end stop element 9 in the inoperative position after firing.
  • the butt 1 further comprises a cheek piece 14 associated to the male tubular element 5 through coupling means 15.
  • such coupling means 15 are arranged passing through a slot 61 which extends according to a direction substantially parallel to the development axis of the female housing 7 and it is defined passing through into the body 6.
  • the aforementioned slot 61 and the coupling means 15 are configured to enable the relative movement of the male tubular element 5 with respect to the body 6 along the longitudinal direction.
  • cheek piece 14 be absent or connected to the main support structure 2.
  • the firearm 100 preferably a gun 101, comprising a barrel 102, a firing mechanism 103 and a butt 1 having the characteristics of the preferred embodiment or of the alternative embodiments described above, is also part of the invention.
  • such gun 101 is preferably a skeet shotgun.
  • the damping butt for a firearm of the invention attains all pre-set objects.
  • the presence of the first elastic damping body attains a firearm butt capable of damping the recoil force generated by the aforementioned firearm.
  • adjustment means enables adjusting the intensity of the recoil force to be damped.
  • the butt of the invention enables carrying out such adjustments in a quick and simple manner.

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  1. Schaft (1) für ein Gewehr (100, 101), umfassend:
    - eine Hauptaufnahmekonstruktion (2), die geeignet ist, vollständig mit dem Lauf (102) und dem Abfeuerungsmechanismus (103) des besagten Gewehrs (100, 101) verbunden zu werden;
    - eine Schaftkappe (3), die dazu geeignet ist, den vom besagten Gewehr (100, 101) erzeugten Rückstoß zu absorbieren;
    - eine Einheit (4) zum Verbinden der besagten Hauptaufnahmekonstruktion (2) mit der besagten Schaftkappe (3), die ein rohrförmiges Steck-Element (5) und einen Körper (6) umfasst, in welchem eine Gehäusebuchse (7) mit einer im Wesentlichen länglichen Entwicklung eingearbeitet ist, und welcher mit einer Einlassöffnung (71) und einem Boden (72) versehen ist, der auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite der besagten Einlassöffnung (71) definiert ist, wobei die besagte Gehäusebuchse (7) geeignet ist, das besagte rohrförmige Steck-Element (5) aufzunehmen, wobei der besagte Körper (6) mit der besagten Hauptaufnahmekonstruktion (2) und das besagte rohrförmige Steck-Element (5) mit der besagten Schaftkappe (3) verbunden ist, oder umgekehrt;
    - einen ersten elastischen Dämpfungskörper (8), welcher zwischen dem besagten Boden (72) und einem ersten Anschlagelement (51) angeordnet ist, das in der Nähe eines ersten Endes (5a) des besagten rohrförmigen Steck-Elements (5) definiert ist, das geeignet ist, dem besagten Boden (72) zugewandt angeordnet zu werden, wobei der besagte erste elastische Dämpfungskörper (8) so konfiguriert ist, dass er zusammengedrückt wird und den durch das besagte Gewehr (100, 101) erzeugten Rückstoß absorbiert;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das besagte erste Anschlagelement (51) so konfiguriert ist, dass es einstellbar entlang des inneren Teils des besagten rohrförmigen Steck-Elements (5) angebunden ist, und einen ersten Profilkörper (511) umfasst, auf dessen seitlicher Oberfläche ein Gewinde definiert ist, wobei das besagte rohrförmige Steck-Element (5) - auf seiner inneren Oberfläche - ein Gegengewinde aufweist, um die besagte einstellbare Anbindung zwischen dem besagten ersten Anschlagelement (51) und dem besagten rohrförmigen Steck-Element (5) zu erhalten; wobei das besagte erste Anschlagelement (51) Justiervorrichtungen (52) umfasst, die von dem zweiten Ende (5b) des besagten rohrförmigen Steck-Elements (5) gegenüber dem besagten ersten Ende (5a) zugänglich sind, wobei die besagten Justiervorrichtungen (52) es ermöglichen, die Position des besagten ersten Anschlagelements (51) in Bezug auf das besagte rohrförmige Steck-Element (5) durch eine Drehbewegung zu verändern; wobei das besagte erste Anschlagelement (51) ein erstes Lager (10) umfasst, das zwischen dem besagten ersten Profilkörper (511) und dem besagten ersten elastischen Dämpfungskörper (8) angeordnet und so konfiguriert ist, dass es die Reibung zwischen dem besagten ersten Anschlagelement (51) und dem besagten ersten Dämpfungskörper (8) während der besagten Drehbewegung verringert.
  2. Schaft (1) nach Patentanspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ein Endanschlagselement (9) mit einer im Wesentlichen länglichen Entwicklung umfasst, die dem besagten Boden (72) gemäß einer Einfallsrichtung in Bezug auf den besagten Boden (72) zugeordnet ist, wobei das Endanschlagselement (9) durch das besagte erste Anschlagelement (51) hindurchgehend definiert ist und - an seinem freien Ende - ein zweites Anschlagelement (91) umfasst, das geeignet ist, das besagte erste Anschlagelement (51) auf der in Bezug auf den besagten Boden (72) gegenüberliegenden Seite zu kontrastieren.
  3. Schaft (1) nach jeglichem der vorhergehenden Patentansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der besagte erste elastische Dämpfungskörper (8) aus einem elastomeren Material hergestellt ist.
  4. Schaft (1) nach jeglichem der Patentansprüche 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der besagte erste elastische Dämpfungskörper (8) im Wesentlichen zylindrisch geformt ist, wobei der Außendurchmesser kleiner oder gleich dem Innendurchmesser des besagten rohrförmigen Steck-Elements (5) ist, wobei der besagte erste elastische Dämpfungskörper (8) ein Durchgangsloch (8a) umfasst, das entlang der Längsrichtung definiert und konfiguriert ist, um das Einsetzen des besagten Endanschlagselements (9) zu ermöglichen.
  5. Schaft (1) nach Patentanspruch 2 oder nach jeglichem der Patentansprüche 3 oder 4 in Kombination mit Patentanspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er einen zweiten elastischen Dämpfungskörper (11) umfasst, der zwischen dem besagten ersten Anschlagelement (51) und dem besagten zweiten Anschlagelement (91) angeordnet und so konfiguriert ist, dass er zusammengedrückt wird und die Rückkehr des besagten Endanschlagselements (9) in die unwirksame Position nach dem besagten Rückstoß verlangsamt, wobei das besagte erste Anschlagelement (51) vorzugsweise ein zweites Lager (12) umfasst, das zwischen dem besagten ersten Profilkörper (511) und dem besagten zweiten elastischen Dämpfungskörper (11) angeordnet ist, um die Reibung zwischen dem besagten zweiten elastischen Dämpfungskörper (11) und dem besagten ersten Anschlagelement (51) während der besagten Drehbewegung zu verringern.
  6. Schaft (1) nach jeglichem der vorhergehenden Patentansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ein Wangenstück (14) umfasst, das mit dem besagten rohrförmigen Steck-Element (5) über Kopplungsvorrichtungen (15) verbunden ist, wobei der besagte Körper (6) einen durchgehenden Schlitz (61) umfasst, der sich in einer Richtung im Wesentlichen parallel zur Entwicklungsachse der besagten Gehäusebuchse (7) erstreckt, wobei die besagten Kopplungsvorrichtungen (15) so angeordnet sind, dass sie durch den besagten Schlitz (61) verlaufen, wobei der besagte Schlitz (61) und die besagten Kopplungsvorrichtungen (15) so konfiguriert sind, dass sie die relative Bewegung des besagten rohrförmigen Steck-Elements (5) in Bezug auf den besagten Körper (6) entlang der besagten Längsrichtung ermöglichen.
  7. Gewehr (100, 101) mit einem Lauf (102), einem Abfeuerungsmechanismus (103) und einem Schaft (1), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schaft (1) vom Typ nach jeglichem der vorhergehenden Patentansprüche ist.
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