EP3368853B1 - Adapter zur anbringung wenigstens einer zusatzeinrichtung an einer selbstlade-feuerwaffe und mit diesem ausgestattete selbstlade-feuerwaffe - Google Patents

Adapter zur anbringung wenigstens einer zusatzeinrichtung an einer selbstlade-feuerwaffe und mit diesem ausgestattete selbstlade-feuerwaffe Download PDF

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EP3368853B1
EP3368853B1 EP16794937.9A EP16794937A EP3368853B1 EP 3368853 B1 EP3368853 B1 EP 3368853B1 EP 16794937 A EP16794937 A EP 16794937A EP 3368853 B1 EP3368853 B1 EP 3368853B1
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Rudi Schatz
Tobias Maier
Wilhelm Fischbach
Frank Kohler
Stefan Doll
Marc Roth
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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
    • F41C23/16—Forestocks; Handgrips; Hand guards
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C27/00—Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G11/00—Details of sighting or aiming apparatus; Accessories
    • F41G11/001—Means for mounting tubular or beam shaped sighting or aiming devices on firearms
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  • the invention relates to an adapter for a self-loading firearm, which is designed to attach at least one additional device and has two adapter sections extending in the longitudinal direction of the weapon, namely a tube-side and a housing-side section.
  • the invention also relates to a self-loading firearm equipped with such an adapter.
  • positional designations such as “top”, “bottom”, “front”, “back”, etc. always refer to a weapon in a normal firing position, in which the core axis is horizontal and the shot is fired away from the shooter.
  • Various designs of adapters for attaching at least one additional device or additional device such as, for example, a laser sighting, (night) aiming device, optics, lighting device, bipod, grenade launcher or the like, are known, including so-called Picatinny rails. The latter often extend in a straight line over the hand protection and / or the weapon housing and are fixed to it, for example, by fastening means, such as screws.
  • an additional device in particular a rear sight, to an additional mounting rail attached to the firearm.
  • the DE 10 2013 2008 770 A1 shows an assault rifle with a U-shaped forearm which is rigidly connected to the housing via an elongated tubular nut and a sighting carrier which extends over the length of the forearm and the housing.
  • the visor carrier is connected to the fore-end along its entire length to promote stiffness, and its rear end is fixed to the housing with screws.
  • US 5,343,650 B1 shows an adapter rail, which is firmly attached to the breech housing of an assault rifle and extended to the front.
  • a hand guard is provided on this extension, which encloses the pipe and the gas supply without contact and is fixed via two connecting yokes on the front of the rail and at the transition of the pipe into the housing.
  • the adapter rail is made of several parts at its rear end and can be retrofitted with various extensions for height adjustment.
  • the US 2005/0241211 A1 shows a modular adapter system for attaching an additional device to an assault rifle.
  • a Picatinny rail is provided on the top of the weapon housing, to which a further Picatinny rail is fastened, to which in turn a two-part handguard is fastened which encompasses the barrel.
  • the upper part of the handguard is attached to the second Picatinny rail and overlaps the tube in a semicircle.
  • receiving grooves are provided along the overlapping part of the hand protection, into which bearing profiles of an equally semicircular lower part of the hand protection can be pushed and fastened.
  • the US 2006/0010748 A1 shows a rail system for attaching an additional device to an assault rifle.
  • the system provides a Picatinny rail protruding over the barrel and the weapon housing, the rear end of which is fixed to a further Picatinny rail extending longitudinally on the weapon housing.
  • a hand guard is provided which grips the tube and is attached to the top of the Picatinny rail.
  • the pipe-side area of the handguard or the rail is fastened by two lateral clamps, which are connected via one spring-actuated locking ring can be locked on the pipe nut.
  • the lower part of the hand guard is connected to the upper part via hinges and locking devices.
  • US 5,590,484 shows a continuous Picatinny rail protruding from the housing and tube for attaching an additional device. Integrated hand protection is provided on the front of the Picatinny rail.
  • the Picatinny rail is intended for the American M16 assault rifle, among other things, and is attached to a tube holder on a tube attachment at the front of the housing and on the gas take-off.
  • the rear part of the Picatinny rail, which extends over the housing, is neither guided nor fastened to the side.
  • the multi-part adapter device is intended to adapt to thermal changes in the barrel or weapon barrel during continuous fire and is therefore not secured in the housing area.
  • US 6,694,660 B1 shows a hand protection system for assault rifles.
  • a fixed Picatinny rail is provided on the assault rifle housing.
  • a hand guard is provided on another Picatinny rail, which is slid onto the Picatinny rail on the housing and is fixed there using vertical screws.
  • the tube-side section engages around the tube without contact with a tubular hand guard.
  • a cylindrical tube holding nut with a smooth outer surface serves as a transverse contact and guide for the hand protection section.
  • US 8,230,634 B1 shows a Picatinny rail with an integral hand protection.
  • the Picatinny rail overlaps the lock-guiding housing with a link adapted to the contour of the housing upper part and is positively attached to the top of the housing with connecting elements such as screws.
  • a tubular inside of the handguard is guided by the outer contour of a pipe nut and the inside handguard contour is pressed against the outside contour of the pipe nut by means of a clamping piece and two screws.
  • the DE 100 36 728 A1 shows an attachment system for attaching a grenade launcher to the underside of a handguard or forearm of a rapid-fire rifle.
  • the grenade launcher is movably mounted at its rear end.
  • the rapid-fire rifle includes a force-absorbing fixed bearing approximately at the level of a gas intake.
  • a force-introducing coupling device is provided on the grenade launcher, via which recoil forces are transmitted to the fixed bearing.
  • the DE 103 16 545 A1 shows an adapter for fastening one or more additional devices to a firearm, in particular a rapid-fire rifle.
  • the adapter is attached to a sleeve surrounding the barrel of the firearm, which can be fixedly or mechanically connected to it.
  • the adapter extends exclusively over the barrel of the firearm and comprises a rearward-extending extension which engages in a complementary recess in the housing in order to support the adapter in a rotationally fixed manner on the sleeve.
  • the adapter component is provided as a hand guard that has Picatinny rails on its side surfaces.
  • the adapter component is pushed onto the barrel and the gas take-off mechanism and is fixed to the sleeve by means of a clamping pin by means of a non-positive clamping, so that movement in the longitudinal direction is excluded.
  • a locking lug engages with a complementary recess on the housing and serves to orient and align the hand protection during assembly and to prevent rotation.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an alternative adapter and a firearm with an adapter which is of simple construction and which ensures the functional reliability of at least the additional device (s) attached to it.
  • the generic adapter has the features of claim 1.
  • the generic firearm of claim 20 is characterized in that it is provided with an adapter according to one of claims 1 to 19 and a holding device on the gun barrel or housing for fixing the adapter and a counter profile on the gun housing or barrel Formation of a floating bearing for a longitudinally movable guide of the adapter.
  • the adapter according to the invention and the generic firearm guarantee the functionality of the at least one additional device attached to it, in particular a sighting device. If, for example, the tube emits heat to the housing during continuous fire and this expands or warps, which could occur in particular with plastic housings, or if the tube itself warps, the additional device remains - due to the special adapter mounting - of about caused tensions largely spared. If the additional device is a sight, for example, the point of impact changes little or not at all when the barrel is shot hot.
  • the longitudinally movable floating bearing compensates for any axial displacements to the fixed bearing.
  • the longitudinal fixation takes place by (fixing) the adapter to the holding device on the pipe, in particular in the vicinity of the pipe nut. In the area of the pipe nut, the part with the lowest vibration is located when the shot is fired.
  • the pipe-side adapter section then surrounds the pipe without contact.
  • the adapter can be provided in several parts. However, it is preferably formed in one piece and fixed with its tube-side section and the housing-side section is guided in a longitudinally movable manner via the floating bearing on the housing.
  • One piece is easy to handle in terms of production technology and avoids additional components and fastening elements. Since the floating bearing guides the adapter transversely but longitudinally on the housing, alignment that is unaffected by different thermal expansion coefficients of the housing parts (and / or of the tube) and the optics carrier or the adapter is ensured. Overall, the movable guide on the floating bearing on the housing ensures good shot precision even in continuous fire and when the pipe is hot-shot.
  • the pipe-side section can be designed as a rail. However, it is preferably provided as hand protection, which at least partially encompasses the tube and the section on the housing side at least partially encompasses the housing on its upper side (claim 2).
  • Overlap in the sense of the invention means that in the case of the housing-side section, this is at least partially formed with sections complementary to the surface of the housing, so that it can be easily pushed onto the housing during assembly and is securely mounted on the housing.
  • the housing thus forms an additional guide option during assembly and increases stability.
  • the pipe-side section preferably extends with its hand protection in the assembled state along the pipe, approximately from the gas outlet to the housing, and surrounds the pipe without contact (claim 3). Among other things, this measure sure that the hand protection remains unaffected by vibrations in the front area of the tube, as it is spaced from it.
  • the pipe-side and the housing-side section are at least partially formed on their top and / or their side surfaces with one or more grooves for fastening at least one additional device.
  • the pipe-side adapter section can also have such fastening grooves on its underside (claim 4).
  • the pipe-side and the housing-side adapter sections are at least partially designed as picatinny rails on their top and / or their side surfaces.
  • picatinny rails For the tube-side adapter section, this also applies to its underside (claim 5). This measure increases the flexibility when attaching different additional devices, since these can be variably mounted in different positions on the respective Picatinny rail. Additional Picatinny rails on the side further increase flexibility, since additional devices can also be fitted to the respective adapter in a ring-like manner.
  • the adapter can be designed as a straight, horizontally arranged rail.
  • the pipe-side section preferably merges in steps into the housing-side section, lateral bridge sections in the step region connecting the two sections to one another (claim 6).
  • Such a, in particular symmetrical, bridge construction of the adapter ensures stable mounting of the optics or sighting device mounted on the adapter.
  • a step-like design, which increases towards the weapon housing, is particularly suitable for weapon-specific configurations, in the manner of an assault rifle, such as the applicant's G36 rifle.
  • one of the two adapter sections comprises passages on both sides for the introduction of fastening means, in particular screws and / or bolts (claim 7).
  • the passages can be designed as recesses, recesses and / or bores.
  • the fasteners are introduced there in a known manner.
  • spring-loaded bolts, pins or screws can be provided, or other suitable fastening means.
  • screws or grub screws these can engage on the opposite side in a known manner in a counter thread provided there.
  • One and / or both adapter sections are preferably provided with one or more, in particular lateral recess or opening (claim 8), which extend, for example, rectangular or oval. They can also be designed as so-called “keyholes”. This enables ventilation of the pipe and in particular heat dissipation from the pipe to the outside after the shot is fired. An additional device or a target aid can also be attached here.
  • one and / or both adapter sections each comprise on their rear side at least one guide element for guiding, centering and securing the adapter when mounted on the firearm (claim 9).
  • the guide element can in particular be designed as a protruding extension, nose, pin or the like.
  • the extension is preferably formed on the housing-side section as a dovetail profile (claim 10).
  • the dovetail profile is used to optimize the floating bearing.
  • this dovetail profile ensures a transverse but longitudinally movable movement of the adapter relative to the weapon housing.
  • the dovetail guide is the only contact surface between the adapter and the bolt-carrying weapon housing and is preferably provided as small or as small as possible to reduce elastic movements on the housing.
  • the housing-side section preferably comprises cutouts extending on both sides in the longitudinal direction for actuating a charging lever (claim 11).
  • the overlapping of the housing-side adapter section over the bolt-carrying weapon housing is preferably provided in such a way that symmetrical recesses for actuating a loading lever of the firearm are provided on both sides in the housing-side section of the adapter.
  • the adapter can overlap the housing, which in turn increases the stabilization of the adapter and facilitates its assembly and, on the other hand, enables the functionality of the charging lever and the operability of all essential elements.
  • the housing-side section preferably comprises one or more recesses for mounting at least one adjustable sighting device, in particular a folding rear sight arrangement and / or folding grain arrangement (claim 12).
  • a recess is particularly preferably provided at the front and rear end of either a Picatinny rail or a rail without grooves to provide a sufficiently long line of sight.
  • recesses can also be easily milled out.
  • a folding visor arrangement can be folded in when an additional device is attached, so that its assembly is not hindered.
  • the adapter can completely cover the tube and can be made in one piece.
  • the adapter preferably comprises, on the tube-side section, a cover which can be pivoted between an open and closed position about a hinge axis (claim 13). This measure allows easy access for disassembly, inspection or cleaning of a gas piston and a piston rod of a gas pressure loading mechanism.
  • the cover can be pivotably mounted on a hinge pin with corresponding recesses on the lower part of the tube-side section.
  • the adapter preferably comprises an insert for its stabilization and reinforcement, which can be inserted and fixed in particular between the bridge sections (claim 14).
  • the insert can also extend beyond the bridge sections.
  • the insert is preferably provided in the area of the bridge sections.
  • the insert can be designed as a block.
  • the insert preferably comprises an elastic element, in particular with a latching lug for fixing the cover (claim 15).
  • the cover can be designed such that it is closed in the direction of the section on the housing side and is simply pressed by the user over the latching lug, so that it is held in its locked position by the elastic element.
  • opening the lid it can be opened upwards with a slight counter pressure against the locking lug.
  • the elastic element is preferably provided in one piece with the insert as a shaped spring (claim 16). Alternatively, it can also be provided as a separate component which is correspondingly mounted on the insert.
  • a one-piece training can be created easily and inexpensively in terms of production technology.
  • the insert part can be injection molded from plastic, in which case the integrated spring can also be made from plastic. Overall, however, the shape and choice of material of the insert and its spring can be configured as desired.
  • the insert can preferably have a gas piston guide extending in the longitudinal direction and / or a bearing for a gas piston spring (claim 17).
  • the use can be determined in the area of the bridge sections.
  • it can have passages, for example, which are in particular aligned with passages in the adapter and can be fixed there by means of transverse pins or transverse bolts or, if appropriate, also screws or other suitable fastening means.
  • the insert preferably comprises on its rear side at least one guide element for guiding and centering on the housing during assembly (claim 18).
  • the guide element can be provided, for example, as a guide lug or other extension and then protrudes in the direction of the housing when the adapter is pushed on and locked, and engages with a recess on the front of the housing during assembly. If a gas piston guide is provided, the guide lugs or the guide element ensure that the gas piston guide in the housing is extended.
  • the holding device for fixing the adapter is preferably provided as a sleeve which can be fixed on the tube, in particular in the region of the tube nut, or as a sleeve-like section integrally extending a tube nut (claim 20).
  • a sleeve can be firmly attached to the pipe, in particular at its rear area near the pipe nut.
  • a transverse groove can be provided on the tube, for example, so that the tube sleeve can be fixed on the barrel by means of a tangential pin or bolt.
  • the sleeve can have transverse grooves on its upper side for fastening the fixed bearing of the adapter.
  • the holding device can also be provided as an elongated tube nut which is extended over a sleeve-shaped section. Circumferential annular grooves can then be provided in the sleeve section, which enable the adapter to be fixed positively in the longitudinal direction via transverse screws and non-positively in the transverse direction.
  • At least one counter profile for receiving at least one of the guide elements of the adapter and / or insert element is preferably provided on the housing or on the tube (claim 21).
  • a complementary counter profile facilitates the orientation and alignment of the respective guide elements and thus the adapter or the insert.
  • the counter profile is particularly preferably complementary to the dovetail profile of the extension on the adapter for longitudinally movable mounting in the manner of a floating bearing.
  • a dovetail profile enables a connection with only a small connection area.
  • the counter profile can also be provided as a separate part, which is fastened to the housing in a suitable manner.
  • the counter profile can be made of plastic or metal or a plastic-metal composite part.
  • the counter profile can be spherical in order to reduce the points of contact, which can further reduce housing influences.
  • the counter profile can have a wedge-shaped or slit-like configuration with which the dovetail profile of the adapter engages, so that an almost line-like guidance further reduces the contact surfaces.
  • Fig. 1 shows a self-loading firearm 1 with an adapter 3 and Fig. 2 the adapter 3 on its own.
  • the assembly of the adapter 3 on the self-loading firearm 1 and the associated relevant elements are based on the 2 to 12b explained.
  • 13a to 17 show further details of the adapter 3.
  • Fig. 1 shows a side view of a self-loading firearm 1, namely the known assault rifle G36 by the applicant.
  • the self-loading firearm 1 comprises an adapter 3 according to the invention and a housing 4, at the rear end of which a pivotable shoulder rest 5 is provided.
  • a handle 7 is attached, at the upper end of which a known fire selection / safety lever 9 is provided.
  • a trigger 11 is arranged in a trigger guard 13.
  • Adjacent to this is a magazine holder 15.
  • a through-loading lever 17 is provided on the housing 4 for loading and closing the closure.
  • the self-loading firearm comprises a tube 19, on which a receptacle 21 for a bayonet or a grenade launcher (not shown) is provided, and which has a muzzle fire damper 23 on its muzzle side.
  • the adapter 3 is provided on the self-loading firearm 1 for attaching at least one additional device, for example a rear sight, a laser range finder, a lighting device, a bipod, etc.
  • the adapter 3 comprises a tube-side section 25 and a housing-side section 35.
  • the pipe-side section 25 of the adapter 3 encompasses the pipe 19.
  • This section 25 comprises on its top and on its underside a Picatinny rail 27, 29 and on both sides elongated openings 31 and so-called "keyholes" 32, which allow heat dissipation and cooling or Attach aiming aids.
  • the pipe-side section 25 of the adapter 3 merges in steps over a bridge section 33 at its upper rear end into the housing-side section 35.
  • the housing-side section 35 extends in the longitudinal direction of the weapon and has a Picatinny rail 39 on its upper side. Alternatively, this rail section can also have no or only a few grooves 38 and webs.
  • a foldable grain arrangement 41 is provided which, if required, can be swiveled vertically upwards as shown or can also be folded forward, as shown.
  • two passages 51 are provided for the use of fastening means, such as screws or bolts 161, for fixing the adapter 3 to a holding device on the tube 19.
  • fastening means such as screws or bolts 161
  • the Picatinny rail 39 approximately at the level of the loading lever 17, recesses 37 extend on both sides in the longitudinal direction, which enable the loading lever 17 to be actuated.
  • an optical sight 45 is fixed on the Picatinny rail 39 by means of bolts or tangential pins 47, alternatively clamping bolts or other suitable fastening means can also be provided.
  • a bearing insert 43 is provided below the optical sight 45 for a further sight element, not shown here, such as a folding rear sight.
  • FIG. 2a and b show the adapter 3 and differ in that in Fig. 2a the top of the housing-side section 35 and the rail 29 of the underside of the pipe-side section 25 of the adapter are provided as Picatinny rails 29, 39.
  • the two rail sections 29 and 39 at the rear end of the rail section 39 each comprise only two transverse grooves 38 for fastening an additional device.
  • the "keyholes" 32 are provided.
  • the bearing 43 can, for example, be inserted laterally and fastened using suitable means.
  • two passages 51 for tangential pins or fastening bolts or dowel pins 161 or other suitable fastening means for fastening the adapter 3 to a pipe-side holding device, for example a sleeve 79 or a sleeve section 89 is provided (cf. 4a and 4b , 9a and 10a ).
  • a pipe-side holding device for example a sleeve 79 or a sleeve section 89 is provided (cf. 4a and 4b , 9a and 10a ).
  • two parallel rails 50 extend in the longitudinal direction of the housing-side section 35 (cf. Fig. 2b ), the introduction and definition of an insert (cf. 13a , b and 15a to d ) serve.
  • a parallel extension or extension 54 is provided, which serves to center the adapter 3 when it is mounted on the housing 4 (cf. 6a and b ).
  • passages 49 are also provided on both sides for receiving a hinge pin or bolt 119 which pivots on the cover 110 on the adapter 3 (cf. 12a to 14 ).
  • the pipe-side section 25 completely surrounds the pipe 19 in a U-shape and with the cover 110 inserted.
  • Fig. 3 shows a side view of the pipe 19.
  • a counter bearing section 55 is provided for fixing the muzzle fire damper 23, for example via a pin or clamping bolt (not shown).
  • the tube 19 comprises a bearing section 57, on the underside of which there is a groove for fixing the bayonet or rifle grenade launcher connection 21, for example via a tangential pin or pressure bolt.
  • a further cylindrical bearing section 63 for fastening a gas take-off 62 (cf. 4a and b ) intended.
  • a sleeve 79 is fixed to the pipe 19 via a tangential pin 81.
  • the sleeve 79 comprises on its upper side two grooves or recesses 83 and 83 extending transversely to the tube 19, on which the adapter can be fixed by means of tangential pins or bolts.
  • a tubular nut 85 engages around the barrel 19 and its tubular collar 69.
  • the tubular nut 85 is provided separately from the sleeve 79 and has a section with a tapered diameter toward the sleeve 79.
  • Fig. 4b shows an alternative embodiment with an elongated tube nut 87, at the mouth end of a sleeve portion 89 is integrally formed.
  • the sleeve section 89 comprises two circumferential annular grooves 90, which are provided for fixing the adapter 3 via tangential pins.
  • the sleeve 79 ( Fig. 4a ) and the sleeve section 89 ( Fig. 4b ) are penetrated by bores or round openings, which serve to dissipate heat. According to the representation Fig. 5 the sleeve 79 is fixed on the pipe 19 via the tangential pin 91.
  • a pipe receptacle 99 is provided on the housing section 4 (cf. 6a and b ) with an external thread on the outside.
  • the tube 19 is inserted with its end section comprising the relief grooves 71 and webs 73 into the tube receptacle 99 and is screwed and fixed to the external thread of the tube receptacle 99 via an internal thread (not shown) provided on the inside of the respective tube nut 85, 87.
  • the pipe nut 85 or the pipe nut 87 lies with the extended sleeve section on the pipe collar 69 and fixes the pipe 19 relative to the pipe receptacle 99.
  • the tube holder 99 there is an orientation recess 103 extending transversely to the tube 19 for receiving extensions on the adapter or its insert 123 (extension 143, cf. 15a to d ) intended. It also contains gas piston 159 in area 175 (see Fig. 9b , 10a , 11 ) guided.
  • a further orientation recess 107 for receiving the extension 54 at the lower rear end of the tube-side section 25 of the adapter 3 is provided below the tube holder 99. This recess 107 is located in an approximately triangular extension on the underside of the housing 4, on the lower bolt of which the front of a magazine holder 15 can be fastened.
  • the upper bolt 106 is production-related (originally used to hold the hand protection) and no longer has a function.
  • a recess 101 which extends in the longitudinal direction and in which the closure carrier is guided.
  • a base 96 with a dovetail profile is provided on the rear upper side of the housing section 4a adjacent to the recess 101. This is followed by a manufacturing depression 98, which is finally delimited by a dovetail-shaped counter profile 97.
  • the housing-side section 35 of the adapter 3 is provided with a dovetail-shaped profile 109 at its rear end (cf. Fig. 7 ) first pushed onto the base 96 and then continued until the dovetail profile 109 is guided in the dovetail profile of the counter profile 97 in the manner of a floating bearing.
  • the housing-side section 35 and thus the adapter 3 are thus secured against lateral movements and upward or downward movements, but are guided in a longitudinally movable manner. Any changes in the housing, for example due to thermal effects or other deformations of the housing 4 or housing section 4a in the longitudinal direction, can thus be compensated for.
  • hinge eyelets 93 are formed on the sides, on which the shoulder support 5 can be fixed or can be folded away laterally.
  • an eyelet is provided in which the shoulder rest can be fastened using a bolt or dowel pin or similar fastening means.
  • Fig. 7 shows a view of the underside of the housing-side section 35 of the adapter 3 from above.
  • the recesses 37 which extend on both sides of the rail section 27, for guiding the loading lever 17 are shown.
  • At the rear end of the case Section 35 projects the extensions 109 with their dovetail profile, which is provided for engagement with the counter profile or the guide 97 on the housing 4a.
  • Fig. 8 shown, which show the engagement of the housing-side dovetail profile with the counter profile on the base 97 in a view from the rear.
  • partial sections of the foldable rear sight arrangement 43 and the rear sight sight 45 placed on the adapter are shown.
  • the housing-side section 35 engages around the housing section 4a approximately to the level of the eyelet for fastening the shoulder rest 5.
  • FIGS. 9 to 11 show different views of the adapter 3 in the mounted state on the self-loading firearm 1 in the embodiment with the tubular nut 87 extended over the sleeve portion 89, which is screwed and fixed to the tube receptacle 99.
  • a cartridge (not shown) inserted into a cartridge chamber 153 is triggered via the firing pin 155 when the known trigger mechanism is actuated.
  • the tube 19 comprises a bore 157 through which propellant gas is branched into the gas take-off 62 in order to actuate the gas pressure reloading mechanism known from the assault rifle G36 by the applicant of the same name.
  • the gas piston rod 159 is partially guided in the pipe-side section 25 of the adapter 3 and through the insert part 123 (cf. 15a to c ) and in section 175 of the housing 4a.
  • FIG. 10a and 10b show the tangential pins 161, with which the adapter 3 in the annular grooves 90 (cf. Fig. 10a ) is set.
  • the tangential pins 161 each place the sleeve 79 fixed on the tube 19 in its transverse grooves 83 (cf. Fig. 4a and 5 ) firmly.
  • Fig. 11 shows an enlarged detail view of the sectional view Fig. 9b .
  • the two embodiments of the lid 110 differ in the design of the top-side rail 113, which in the embodiment according to Fig. 12a is smooth and according to the embodiment Fig. 12b as Picatinny rail 113b.
  • the cover 110 in each case comprises openings 112, which extend in the longitudinal direction and are provided as elongated holes, and passages 115, which are provided on both sides at its front lower end, for receiving a hinge pin 119 in order to be pivotably mounted on the adapter 3.
  • the cover 110 is initially provided in a U-shaped cross section and changes into a V-shape.
  • longitudinal webs 117 extend on both sides at its lower end, which are for resting on counter webs 165 (cf. 2a and 2b ) are provided on the top of the tube-side section 25 of the adapter 3.
  • 13a and 13b each show the adapter 3 with the cover 110 inserted, the hinge pin 119 penetrating both the bores or passages 49 in the pipe-side section 25 and the passages 115 in the cover 110 and pivotally fixing the latter.
  • the extension 54 for receiving in the recess 107 (cf. 6a and 6b ) provided in the housing section 4a.
  • Fig. 14 shows the self-loading firearm 1 with the lid 110 open in the embodiment with Picatinny rails.
  • the gas piston rod 159 with the spiral spring 167 surrounding it can be seen within the vacated recess below the cover 110. In this position, the gas piston rod 159 and / or the gas piston rod spring 167 can be cleaned or removed if necessary.
  • the insert 123 comprises a shaped spring 125 which is provided elastically on the insert part 123 via recesses 129 and 131.
  • the rear top of the hinged cover latches against a transverse shaped spring latch lip or nose 127 projecting forward on the shaped spring 125.
  • the hinged cover 110 is locked and is held under tension.
  • the insert part can preferably be formed or injection-molded in one piece from plastic, so that the molded spring 125 is integrated into the insert part 123, for example as a plastic injection-molded part.
  • insert part and its shaped spring 125 as well as different materials, for example metal or metal-plastic composite materials, can also be used.
  • the shaped spring 125 can also be designed as a separate expansion part and then fastened to the insert part 123 by means of suitable fastening means.
  • the insert part 123 can be fastened to the front upper end of the housing-side section 35 of the adapter 3 by means of cross pins or cross bolts, which can be spring-mounted, for example, for simple assembly and disassembly.
  • Pins 149 (cf. Fig. 9a ) penetrate with pin holes or passages 34 on the adapter 3 aligned pin holes or bores 147 on the insert part 123.
  • a web 137 extends approximately centrally in the longitudinal direction of the insert part, which delimits recesses 135 on both sides, which are due to the production technology the insert 123 easier to design.
  • an attachment 133 is provided, which extends approximately to the form spring 125, is formed in one piece and forms a counter bearing for the folding grain 41 on its upper side.
  • a bolt spring construction is provided for locking the folding grain in its raised and folded position.
  • the insert extends in a saddle-shaped and step-like manner into a flat, approximately rectangular longitudinal section 141 that extends to the rear.
  • a longitudinally extending piston rod guide 169 for guiding the gas piston rod 159 is provided approximately centrally in this section 141 (cf. Fig. 9b , 10a and 11 ).
  • the gas piston rod guide 169 tapers at its front end facing the gas take-off 62 and thus forms a counter bearing 171 for supporting a gas piston rod spring 173 (cf. Fig. 9a , 10a and 11 ).
  • At the rear end of the insert 123 there are two guide lugs 143 for centering the insert and the gas piston rod guide 169 in the direction of the housing 4.
  • the guide lugs 143 go with the orientation recess 103 (cf. 6a and 6b ) engaged on the front of the housing 4 above the tube receptacle 99.
  • the gas piston rod guide 169 can be centered and aligned with one another with an extension of the gas piston rod guide 175 in the housing 4.
  • Recesses 145 are provided on the underside of the insert part 123 as semicircular transverse grooves extending transversely to the insert part 123.
  • transverse screws 49 their heads rest on one side of the adapter 3 and are mounted in threaded parts, not shown, in metal sockets on the other side of the adapter 3, so that when tightening the transverse screws 49, the adapter 3 is positively and non-positively fixed on the sleeve or the circumferential ring grooves 90 via the transverse grooves 83 and is fixed on the tube nut 87 by means of a clamping between the housing 4 and the adapter 3 and the sleeve 79 or the sleeve extension 49.
  • 15d shows a cross-sectional view of the insert 123 from above, in section through the front spring-loaded cross bolt 149, which is biased outwards by a spiral spring 151.
  • the front, cross-loaded transverse bolt 149 can be mounted in its inserted position in the adapter housing 3.
  • Figures 16 and 17th show partial perspective views of the housing 4a.
  • a base 96 with a counter profile is provided, over which the dovetail profile 109 is pushed when it is assembled and then slides over the subsequent approximately rectangular depression 98.
  • the floating bearing counter profile 177, 179 is provided as a separate part. This can be made of metal or metal-plastic composite parts and can be fastened in a suitable manner in or on the housing 4a. Alternatively, this separate part can also be glued to the housing 4.
  • the floating bearing counter profile 177 here also includes a counter profile for complementary engagement with the dovetail guide 109.
  • the contact surfaces of the floating bearing counter profiles 177, 179 are spherical in order to keep the contact surfaces and thus also the mechanical transmission moments as low as possible.
  • the contact surfaces of the floating bearing counter profiles 177, 179 are spherical in order to keep the contact surfaces and thus also the mechanical transmission moments as low as possible.
  • the transverse groove 181 is slot-shaped and also extends approximately in the middle of the floating bearing counter profile 179 over its entire width.
  • the installation of the dovetail guide 109 is approximately linear, so that the contact surface is reduced overall.

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