EP3405741B1 - Silencieux destiné à une arme à feu - Google Patents

Silencieux destiné à une arme à feu Download PDF

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EP3405741B1
EP3405741B1 EP16876971.9A EP16876971A EP3405741B1 EP 3405741 B1 EP3405741 B1 EP 3405741B1 EP 16876971 A EP16876971 A EP 16876971A EP 3405741 B1 EP3405741 B1 EP 3405741B1
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Demyan Belykov
Dmitri Strechinski
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
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  • the invention relates to a silencer for a firearm, in particular an automatic or semi-automatic firearm, a repeating weapon, a single or multi-loader with an outer tube which delimits a hollow body of the silencer. All muffler elements, such as damping and / or reflection elements and sound direction elements, are arranged in the hollow body of the muffler.
  • a silencer is off DE 1 553 874 A1 known.
  • the muffler is intended for a handgun and comprises an outer tube to which a plurality of funnel-shaped wall inserts are attached, which have projectile through openings aligned with one another.
  • an inner tube is arranged, which has a plurality of radial passage openings in a straight elongated hole shape, which allows muzzle gas transfer radially into annular space compartments arranged on the outside of the inner tube, in which a sound-absorbing filler material, such as a pore-containing material or a fine wire mesh is arranged to increase the sound absorption effectiveness of the muffler.
  • Gas and pressure waves pass through the passage openings into the outer annular chamber compartments, which are gas-tight except for the exchange opening, in order to at least partially extinguish and wipe out sound waves from the muzzle blast by reflection and absorption.
  • the special problem of removing muzzle gases which expand at the muzzle of the weapon barrel.
  • unburned powder residues also burn suddenly, which effect is known as a muzzle flash or fireball at the muzzle.
  • the muffler is designed to control the expansion and cooling of the gas and to avoid sudden deflagration.
  • the muzzle blast is considerable as soon as a projectile accelerated to supersonic hits atmospheric pressure at the end of the barrel.
  • the muffler should be suitable for the explosion heat to the Deliver the environment effectively to avoid thermal overloading of the silencer elements.
  • the aim is to improve as much as possible and / or to improve thermal and mechanical resistance even at high firing frequencies and with sufficient sound absorption and spark-blow extinguishing.
  • a silencer is provided for a firearm, in particular a repeating weapon, an automatic or semi-automatic firearm, a single or multi-loader or the like.
  • the muffler has an outer tube which is usually formed by a cylindrical metal tube which has no opening on its closed circumferential surface.
  • the outer tube can be constructed in several parts in order to simplify the assembly of sound reflection and / or absorption elements and / or muzzle gas diversion elements into the interior of the muffler.
  • the inside of the outer tube defines a hollow body of the muffler, in which an inner tube is arranged which delimits a projectile channel of the muffler in the radial direction on the inside.
  • the inner tube is designed to firmly support at least one sound reflection and / or absorption element, such as a sound baffle with a projectile passage opening, for example a baffle with the projectile passage opening.
  • the silencer has an annular space which is delimited in the radial direction on the inside by an inner tube and radially on the outside by an outer tube.
  • the annular space preferably extends over the entire axial length of the muffler.
  • a sound-absorbing filling material and / or a sound-absorbing lining is optionally arranged.
  • the filling material is preferably a porous material, such as a metal foam, or a braid, woven fabric, knitted fabric or fleece, in particular made of metal (wire) or another heat-resistant material.
  • the inner tube protects the filling material and / or the lining from direct thermal and mechanical stress peaks caused by the muzzle gas.
  • the muffler has an end wall facing the weapon with a central projectile entry opening through which the projectile fired by the firearm can enter the muffler, the projectile being followed by muzzle gas.
  • the silencer according to the invention has an end wall facing away from the weapon with a central projectile exit opening from which the projectile leaves the silencer.
  • at least one exchange opening is made in the inner tube.
  • At least one ventilation opening preferably two, three, more than three, four and five, preferably less than ten ventilation openings, is additionally introduced in the end wall, in particular at the radial height of the annular space, in order to release the gas to the atmosphere to the outside.
  • the annular space provides a direct, uninterrupted gas communication between the at least one exchange opening, through which the muzzle gas enters the annular space, and the at least one ventilation opening exclusively along the annular space, it being clear that not all of the muzzle gas, which is via the at least one Exchange opening enters the annular space, necessarily exits from the at least one ventilation opening.
  • the gas pressure within the projectile channel is significantly greater than in the annular space, so that due to the direct gas communication with the ventilation opening, a large part of the muzzle gas which has flowed into the annular space is also via the at least one Vent opening can be delivered to the outside of the silencer.
  • the annular space is designed in such a way that, within the annular space, muzzle gas which has flowed in via the at least one exchange opening can leave the at least one ventilation opening without having to leave the annular space for this purpose.
  • This is achieved due to the attachment of the additional ventilation openings on the end wall, which is connected or communicates with in particular each exchange opening in the inner tube.
  • This direct gas communication between the at least one exchange opening and the at least one ventilation opening offers excellent ventilation of the muffler and thus a cooling and pressure relief mechanism, so that even with high-frequency shot salvos, the functional elements within the muffler remain undamaged, even if they are designed in a classic manner ,
  • the inner tube delimits the annular space in such a way that gas flowing into the hollow body only enters the annular space via the projectile channel and the at least one exchange opening. Controlled feeding ensures that the inner tube is dimensioned according to the expected load. It should be noted that the dimension of the at least one exchange opening, particularly in the case of a multiple arrangement of exchange openings, does not lead to excessive weakening of the inner tube.
  • the annular space extends essentially over its entire length between the end walls and is essentially gas-permeable and / or barrier-free.
  • one or more gas-permeable radial walls for dividing the annular space into a plurality of annular space compartments can be arranged in the annular space, so that, for example, different filling materials and / or linings can be arranged in the respective different annular space compartments.
  • the gas-permeable radial wall can be perforated or at least have a passage between adjacent annular space compartments, so that the direct gas communication between the exchange opening and the ventilation opening is provided longitudinally and in the annular space.
  • the annular space in particular evenly and concentrically, completely surrounds the inner tube.
  • a radial distance between the outer tube and the inner tube can preferably be less than the radius of the cylindrical inner tube, in particular less than half, a third or a quarter of the radius of the cylindrical inner tube, in order in particular to form the interior gap mentioned above.
  • the axial distance between the inside of the outer tube and the outside of the inner tube is less than 30% of the outer diameter of the outer tube of the muffler, preferably the axial distance is less than 25% or 20%.
  • the radial distance is between 5% and 30%, in particular 5% and 15%.
  • the axial distance is preferably not less than 5% with respect to the outer diameter of the outer tube.
  • the radial distance between the outer tube and the inner tube in the circumferential direction and / or in the projectile flight direction of the annular space is preferably constant.
  • the outer tube and the inner tube can be a cylindrical metal tube with a wall thickness of at least 0.5 mm and at most 10 mm.
  • a wall thickness of 1 mm to 3 mm should preferably be selected.
  • the floor channel is divided into several channel compartments.
  • the inner tube can form at least one exchange opening with an at least partially rectilinear opening edge in the course of a channel expansion chamber adjoining the storey access opening.
  • the at least one exchange opening is preferably polygonal, in particular hexagonal, preferably honeycomb-cell-shaped in the region of the channel expansion chamber.
  • a plurality of rows of exchange openings offset in the axial projectile flight direction can be formed in the area of the channel expansion chamber in the inner tube.
  • Each row preferably comprises a plurality of exchange openings which are offset in the circumferential direction, in particular arranged at the same axial height, wherein in particular axially adjacent exchange openings of axially adjacent rows are offset in relation to one another in the circumferential direction.
  • All exchange openings formed in the inner tube are preferably in the region of the channel expansion chamber and / or an intermediate channel chamber, which will be explained later, have the same dimensions and design.
  • the channel expansion chamber is preferably delimited in the axial projectile flight direction by a first sound reflection element in particular, which can be designed as a sound baffle, in particular a baffle plate, with a projectile passage opening.
  • the first sound reflection element in particular, can have a central region which forms the projectile passage opening and is tapered in a funnel shape toward the projectile passage opening, the direction of taper being in particular opposite to the projectile flight direction.
  • a channel intermediate chamber can be connected to a particularly first sound reflection element with a projectile passage opening that delimits the channel expansion chamber in the axial direction of the flight of the flight, in which at least a second, in particular identical to the at least one first exchange opening, likewise formed in the channel expansion chamber, can be made in the inner tube ,
  • the intermediate channel chamber is preferably delimited by a second sound reflection element with a projectile passage opening in the axial projectile direction, the second sound reflection element in particular being designed as a sound baffle, in particular a baffle.
  • the second sound reflection element preferably has a central region which forms the projectile passage opening and is tapered in a funnel shape, in particular towards the projectile passage opening, the direction of taper being in particular opposite to the direction of the projectile flight and / or the second sound reflection element is essentially the same as the first sound reflection element.
  • At least one radially inwardly extending sound reflection element such as a sound baffle plate, in particular a baffle plate, is in particular firmly supported on the inner tube.
  • the at least one sound reflection element is provided with a projectile passage opening and / or a further exchange opening, in particular a third exchange opening, is arranged in the inner tube at the axial location of the sound reflection element.
  • the further exchange opening extends axially upstream and downstream of the sound reflection element with respect to the axial position of the sound reflection element.
  • the sound reflection element can be attached to the inner tube, particularly preferably via a transition and press fit.
  • the sound reflection element can extend radially beyond the projectile flight axis radially to the further exchange opening in such a way that the muzzle gas that passes through the sound reflection element is radial is deflected outward into the annular chamber in order to feed it in particular to the further or third exchange opening which is larger than, preferably twice as large as the at least one first exchange opening.
  • the sound absorption and / or reflection element is preferably releasably attached to the inner tube by means of a dowel or press pin.
  • the dowel or press pin can be inserted into a bore in each case in the inner tube and, if appropriate, in a support base of the sound reflection and / or absorption element which bears against the inner tube.
  • the sound reflection and / or absorption element per se can also be firmly inserted in a slot recess formed in the inner tube according to a transition or press fit.
  • an end chamber delimited by the end wall is delimited radially by the inner tube, in which at least one further, in particular third, sound reflection element, such as a sound baffle plate, preferably a baffle plate, with a projectile passage opening is provided.
  • a sound baffle plate preferably a baffle plate
  • a projectile passage opening is provided.
  • three, four, five or more sound reflection elements, in particular of the same type, are fastened to the inner tube in the channel end chamber.
  • the sound reflection elements are in particular arranged at the same axial distance from one another, the sound reflection element in particular having a bypass opening in addition to the projectile passage opening substantially at the radial height of the inner tube, in particular being combined with a second outlet opening in the inner tube in such a way that muzzle gas radially follows at least partially on the sound reflection element is deflected outside to the bypass opening and at least partially introduced into the second exit opening in the annular space.
  • more than two or three ventilation outlets are incorporated on the front end wall, which preferably have an arcuate slot shape in particular.
  • the at least one slot-shaped ventilation opening in its passage opening can have a continuous slot extension, preferably a common arc line of the ventilation opening lying on a circular path concentric to the central axis of the silencer.
  • the radius of the circular path is smaller than the radius of the outer circumference of the outer tube and larger than the radius of the projectile exit opening.
  • a constant hole width of the elongated vent opening is preferably smaller than the largest Cross-sectional dimension of the floor exit opening.
  • a hole width of the slot-shaped ventilation opening is preferably less than a fifth, a sixth or a seventh of the outer diameter of the outer tube.
  • The, in particular, arc-shaped elongated hole ventilation opening preferably forms more than 10%, 20% or 30% of the total end wall area.
  • less than 90% or 80%, preferably between 40% and 80%, of the rigid material, such as metal, can be realized on the end wall.
  • the inner tube connects directly to an inside of the end wall, encompassing the projectile exit opening, so that all the muzzle gas entering the hollow body of the muffler reaches the projectile channel via the projectile entry opening.
  • the inner tube is preferably attached to an inside of the end wall in a gas-tight manner, so that muzzle gas can only enter the annular space via the at least one exchange opening.
  • the inner tube preferably extends along the entire longitudinal extent of the hollow body towards the projectile exit opening.
  • the inner tube can be attached to an inside of the end wall in a gas-tight manner, so that in particular muzzle gas can flow back and forth between the annular space and the projectile channel exclusively via the at least one exchange opening and in particular can circulate in a cooling manner.
  • a ratio between the entire circumferential surface of the inner tube and the passage cross-sectional surface of the at least one exchange opening in the end wall is preferably greater than 1, preferably greater than 2 or 3.
  • the sound-absorbing filling material is a porous material, such as a foam-like material, for example a metal foam, or a wire mesh or knitted fabric, in particular made of metal or another thermally resistant material.
  • the silencer according to the invention is generally provided with the reference number 1.
  • the main components of the muffler 1 according to the invention are an outer tube 3 with a cylindrical cross-sectional shape, an inner tube 5 with a cylindrical cross-section interspersed with recesses, an end wall 7 which defines a projectile exit opening 11 and an end wall 13 to be coupled to the firearm (not shown) with a projectile entry opening 15 , wherein the firearm-side end wall 13 can be optionally replaced by non-silencer components, such as a muzzle brake 17, which can be coupled to the silencer 1 via a releasable fastening device 19. Both end wall ends 7, 13 are screwed into the inner tube 5 at each end (screw connection 21).
  • the outer tube 3 is clamped axially between the ends 7, 13 depending on the screwing situation.
  • the axial direction is determined by the projectile flight direction G.
  • the projectile exit opening 11 can be polygonal or polygonal to engage an Allen key.
  • the inner tube 5 is concentric on the inside with the outer tube 3 and defines on the inside the projectile channel 21 through which the projectile (not shown) flies from the projectile entry opening 15 to the projectile exit opening 11.
  • the outer tube 3 delimits the entire sound body cavity on the inside.
  • an annular space 23 is formed between the inside of the outer tube 3 and the outside of the inner tube 5 and extends continuously in the circumferential direction and in the projectile flight direction G.
  • the axial distance between the inside of the outer tube 3 and the outside of the inner tube 5 remains constant in the circumferential direction and in the axial projectile flight direction G.
  • the axial distance a can generally be less than 40% of the outer diameter D of the outer tube 3.
  • the axial distance a is preferably less than 25%, 20% or 15% of the outer diameter D.
  • the axial distance a is approximately 10% compared to the outer diameter D.
  • the axial distance a should not be less than 5% compared to the outer diameter D. his.
  • the annular space 23 extends continuously from the front wall 15 without a radial barrier or wall indentations to the opposite side to the front end wall 7.
  • a plurality of ventilation openings 25 are made in the end wall 7 essentially at the radial height of the annular space 23.
  • the vents 25 are, as in Figure 1 can be seen, designed in a curved long shape, with an arc line running along a circular line with a constant radial distance from the axis G.
  • the five ventilation openings 25 extend concentrically around the projectile exit opening 11 and are completely introduced into the material of the end wall 7. It is also possible that the ventilation openings 25 are at least partially, in particular radially on the outside, delimited by the inside or an inner shoulder of the outer tube 3. With the projectile exit opening 11, the ventilation openings 25 form more than 10% cross-sectional area of the total inner cross section of the outer tube 3, the rest being realized by the material, in particular the rigid material, such as metal, of the end wall 7.
  • the end wall 7 has an axially inwardly projecting extension which essentially continuously adjoins the hexagon-shaped projectile exit opening 11.
  • the muffler 1 On the input side, the muffler 1 comprises a channel expansion chamber 31 which delimits upstream from the front end 13 and downstream from a sound reflection element that is realized in the example shown in the figures as a sound baffle plate 33.
  • the channel expansion chamber-side, first sound baffle plate 33 is exchangeably fastened to the inner tube 5 by means of a fastening pin 35 and extends radially inward from the inside of the inner tube 3 in a first arm section, which is adjoined by a central section 37 which is designed as a funnel.
  • the funnel-shaped central section 37 tapers against the projectile flight direction G towards the end wall 13 and defines coaxially a first passage opening 41.
  • the inner tube 5 in the channel expansion chamber 31 is provided with a plurality of honeycomb-shaped exchange openings 43, which enables gas transfer between the projectile channel 45 delimited by the inner tube 5, in particular the channel expansion chamber 31 and the annular space 23. Due to the continuous, partition-free extension of the annular space 23 towards the end wall 7, the outlet gas reaching the annular space 23 can escape at the ventilation openings 25 without necessarily having to return to the projectile channel 45 via a further exchange opening arranged downstream in the axial direction G.
  • a sound-absorbing filling material or a sound-absorbing lining can be introduced in the annular space 23, the filling material or the lining being able to extend over all areas of the annular space 23 and being able to fill it completely.
  • the annular space 23 can be divided into annular space compartments by means of, for example, perforated, gas-permeable partition walls, in order to accommodate different sound-absorbing filling materials and / or sound-absorbing linings in the annular space 23.
  • the sound-absorbing effect along the projectile flight direction G can be adjusted individually.
  • the inner tube 5 serves as a protective screen for the sound-absorbing filler material and / or the sound-absorbing lining in the annular space 23.
  • the exchange openings 43 are arranged in rows which are axially offset from one another and which extend arranged next to one another at the same axial center distance.
  • the rows are constructed essentially the same, so that all the distances between the honeycomb-shaped exchange openings 43 are constant at a minimum distance, which ensures that the inner tube 5 is not weakened too much due to material being removed.
  • the special honeycomb hexagon shape of the exchange openings 43 ensures a large number of relatively large opening cross sections without substantially destabilizing the inner tube 5.
  • an intermediate channel chamber 51 Downstream of the channel expansion chamber, an intermediate channel chamber 51 is provided which is delimited upstream by the first sound baffle 33.
  • the channel space 51 is delimited in the circumferential direction by the inner tube 5.
  • the channel intermediate chamber 51 Downstream, the channel intermediate chamber 51 is delimited by a second sound baffle 53, which is identical in shape and attachment to the first sound baffle 33.
  • Two rows of honeycomb-shaped exchange openings 43 are provided in the inner tube section of the intermediate channel chamber 51.
  • the intermediate duct chamber 51 lies approximately on the axial half length of the total extent of the silencer 1 and has less than half the volume of the duct expansion chamber 21.
  • a duct end chamber 55 is formed in the downstream connection to the duct intermediate chamber 51, the axial extent of which corresponds approximately to that of the duct expansion chamber 21.
  • the channel end chamber 55 is delimited upstream by the second sound baffle 53 and in the circumferential direction by the inner tube 5, the axial delimitation downstream by the end wall 7. Muzzle gas within the channel end chamber 55 can reach the outside of the sound body via the projectile exit opening 11.
  • Six second sound reflection elements are arranged in the channel end chamber 55 in the form of a second type of sound baffle, which is to be called the third sound baffle 57 in the following.
  • a fastening slot 63 is made in the inner tube 5 in a straight line at an axial location in the inner tube 5, in which the third acoustic baffle 57 can be inserted and fastened.
  • a press or transition fit could be considered.
  • the outer tube 3 is formed in several parts.
  • Each sound impact element 33, 53, 57 has its own projectile passage opening 41 coaxial with the projectile entry opening 15 and the projectile exit opening 11.
  • the third sound baffle 57 extends almost completely from the slot fastening to the opposite end and forms an axial bypass opening 61 there, which opens radially into the projectile passage opening 41.
  • another type of exchange opening 67 is formed opposite this in the inner tube 5, which is radially opposite the bypass opening 61 of the sound baffle 57, the further exchange opening being referred to as the second exchange opening 67.
  • the second exchange opening 67 has a long shape extending in the circumferential direction, the ends of which are rounded.
  • the muzzle gas entering the channel end chamber 55 which enters the channel end chamber 55 from the channel intermediate chamber 51 via the projectile passage opening 41, is at least partially deflected radially outwards by the third sound baffle 57 and reaches the second exchange opening 67 into the annular space 23.
  • This muzzle gas also can reach the outside of the silencer 1 via the annular space 23 and the respective ventilation openings 25.
  • the ventilation openings prevent a gas jam in the system of a firearm with a silencer.
  • the repeating process can therefore work without any problems.

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  1. Silencieux pour une arme à feu avec un tube extérieur (3), qui délimite un corps creux du silencieux (1), un tube intérieur (5) disposé dans le corps creux, qui délimite intérieurement un conduit de projectile (21) en direction radiale et porte au moins un élément de réflexion et/ou d'absorption de bruit, comme une paroi d'impact du bruit avec ouverture de passage de projectile (41), sachant que le tube extérieur (3) et le tube intérieur (5) délimitent un espace annulaire (23) dans lequel sont disposés le cas échéant un matériau de remplissage absorbant le bruit et/ou un revêtement absorbant le bruit, une paroi frontale (13) tournée vers l'arme à feu avec une ouverture d'entrée du projectile (15) et une paroi d'extrémité frontale (7) opposée à l'arme à feu avec une ouverture de sortie de projectile (11), sachant que dans le tube intérieur (5) est constituée au moins une ouverture d'échange (43, 67) pour un échange des gaz entre le conduit de projectile (21) et l'espace annulaire (23) et dans la paroi d'extrémité frontale (7) est constituée en plus au moins une ouverture de ventilation (25) et l'espace annulaire (23) fournit une communication des gaz entre au moins une ouverture d'échange (43, 67) et au moins une ouverture de ventilation (25), caractérisé en ce que l'espace annulaire (23) est structuré de telle manière qu'à l'intérieur de l'espace annulaire (23) les gaz de bouche admis peuvent directement quitter l'espace annulaire (23) sur au moins une ouverture de ventilation (25) par le biais d'au moins une ouverture d'échange (43, 67).
  2. Silencieux selon la revendication 1, pour lequel le tube intérieur (5) délimite l'espace annulaire (23) de telle manière que les gaz affluant dans le corps creux ne parviennent exclusivement dans l'espace annulaire (23) que par le conduit de projectile (21) et au moins une ouverture d'échange (43, 67).
  3. Silencieux selon la revendication 1 ou 2, pour lequel l'espace annulaire (23) s'étend pour l'essentiel sur toute la longueur du silencieux (1) entre les parois frontales (7, 13) pour l'essentiel sans barrière et/ou une ou plusieurs parois radiales est/sont disposée(s) dans l'espace annulaire (23) pour subdiviser l'espace annulaire (23) en plusieurs compartiments d'espace annulaire dans lesquels sont logés des matériaux de remplissage et/ou des revêtements, sachant qu'au moins une paroi radiale est perforée ou comporte au moins un passage de transfert entre les compartiments d'espace annulaire adjacents.
  4. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel l'espace annulaire (23) entoure complètement de façon concentrique le tube intérieur (5) et/ou un espacement radial entre le tube extérieur (3) et le tube intérieur (5) est plus petit que le rayon du tube intérieur (5) cylindrique et pour lequel l'espacement radial entre le tube extérieur (3) et le tube intérieur (5) dans la direction périphérique et/ou dans la direction de la trajectoire de projectile de l'espace annulaire (23) est constant et/ou le tube extérieur (3) et le tube intérieur (5) est un tube métallique cylindrique avec une épaisseur de paroi d'au moins 0,5 mm et au maximum de 10 mm.
  5. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel le conduit de projectile (21) est subdivisé en plusieurs compartiments de conduit et/ou pour lequel le tube intérieur constitue dans le profil d'une chambre d'expansion de conduit (31) se raccordant à l'ouverture d'accès de projectile, au moins une ouverture d'échange (43) avec un bord d'ouverture au moins en partie linéaire, sachant qu'au moins une ouverture d'échange (43) est structurée de façon polygonale dans la zone de la chambre d'expansion de conduit (31), sachant que plusieurs ouvertures d'échange (43) en rangées décalées dans la direction axiale sont constituées dans la zone de la chambre d'expansion de conduit (31) dans le tube intérieur (5), sachant que chaque rangée comprend plusieurs ouvertures d'échange (43) décalées dans la direction périphérique, sachant que les ouvertures d'échange (43) axialement adjacentes sont décalées les unes des autres dans la direction périphérique des rangées axialement adjacentes.
  6. Silencieux selon la revendication 5, pour lequel la chambre d'expansion de conduit (31) est délimitée dans la direction axiale de trajectoire de projectile par un premier élément de réflexion de bruit avec une ouverture de passage de projectile (G), qui est constitué comme plaque d'impact de bruit (33) et/ou comporte une zone centrale (37) formant l'ouverture de passage de projectile (41), qui est constituée en forme d'entonnoir se rétrécissant vers l'ouverture de passage de projectile (41), sachant que la direction du rétrécissement de la direction de trajectoire de projectile (G) est en sens inverse et/ou pour lequel une chambre intermédiaire de conduit (51) se raccorde à un premier élément de réflexion de bruit avec ouverture de passage de projectile (41) délimitant la chambre d'expansion de conduit (31) dans la direction axiale de trajectoire de projectile, dans laquelle au moins une deuxième ouverture d'échange (43) est aménagée dans le tube intérieur (5) et/ou qui est délimitée dans la direction axiale de trajectoire de projectile (G) par un deuxième élément de réflexion du bruit avec ouverture de passage de projectile (41), sachant que le deuxième élément de réflexion de bruit est constitué comme une plaque d'impact de bruit (53) et/ou comporte une zone centrale (37) formant l'ouverture de passage de projectile (41), qui est constituée en forme d'entonnoir se rétrécissant vers l'ouverture de passage de véhicule (41), sachant que la direction du rétrécissement de la direction de trajectoire de projectile (G) est en sens inverse et/ou le deuxième élément de réflexion de bruit est structuré pour l'essentiel de façon identique au premier élément de réflexion de bruit.
  7. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel au moins un élément de réflexion de bruit s'étendant radialement vers l'intérieur est supporté sur le tube intérieur (5), sachant qu'au moins un élément de réflexion de bruit est doté d'une ouverture de passage de projectile (41), et/ou une autre ouverture d'échange à hauteur axiale de l'élément de réflexion de bruit est disposée dans le tube intérieur (5), qui s'étend axialement en amont de la trajectoire et en aval de la trajectoire au-delà de l'élément de réflexion de bruit par rapport à la position axiale de l'élément de réflexion de bruit, sachant que l'élément de réflexion de bruit est fixé au tube intérieur (5) et/ou s'étend au-delà de l'axe de trajectoire de projectile (G) vers la deuxième ouverture d'échange (67) de telle manière que les gaz de bouche, qui passent l'élément de réflexion de bruit, sont déviés dans l'espace annulaire (23) radialement vers l'extérieur.
  8. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel l'élément d'absorption de bruit et/ou de réflexion de bruit est fixé de façon amovible sur le tube intérieur (5) au moyen d'une goupille d'ajustage ou de pression (35), sachant qu'un élément ou goupille d'ajustage ou de pression (35) est introduit dans un évidement ou trou adéquat dans le tube intérieur (5) et/ou sachant que l'élément de réflexion de bruit et/ou d'absorption de bruit est fermement introduit dans un évidement en forme de fente du tube intérieur (5).
  9. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel une chambre d'extrémité de conduit (55) délimitée par la paroi d'extrémité frontale (7) est délimitée radialement par le tube intérieur (5) dans lequel au moins un autre élément de réflexion de bruit avec ouverture de passage de projectile (41) est prévu, sachant que l'élément de réflexion de bruit comporte à côté de l'ouverture de passage de projectile (41) une ouverture de dérivation (61) pour l'essentiel à hauteur radiale du tube intérieur (5), qui est combinée avec une ouverture de sortie (67) dans le tube intérieur de telle manière que les gaz de bouche sont déviés au moins en partie sur l'élément de réflexion de bruit radialement vers l'extérieur vers l'ouverture de dérivation (61) et sont introduits au moins en partie dans l'espace annulaire par l'ouverture de sortie (67).
  10. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel plus de deux ou trois ouvertures de ventilation (25) sont aménagées sur la paroi d'extrémité frontale (7), qui comportent une forme de trou oblong cintrée et/ou au moins une ouverture de ventilation en forme de trou oblong (25) comporte dans sa direction de passage une extension de trou oblong continue, sachant qu'une ligne de cintrage commune des ouvertures de ventilation (25) se situe sur une trajectoire circulaire de façon concentrique à l'axe médian du silencieux (1), sachant qu'une largeur de trou constante de l'ouverture de ventilation en forme de trou oblong (25) est plus petite que la dimension de section maximale de l'ouverture de passage de projectile (41) et/ou une largeur de trou de l'ouverture de ventilation en forme de trou oblong (25) est plus petite qu'un cinquième, un sixième ou un septième du diamètre extérieur du tube extérieur.
  11. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel le tube intérieur se raccorde directement à un côté intérieur de la paroi d'extrémité frontale (7), en entourant l'ouverture de sortie de projectile (11), de telle manière que tous les gaz de bouche pénétrant dans le corps creux du silencieux (1) parviennent par l'ouverture de passage de projectile (15) dans le conduit de projectile (21) et/ou est fixé étanche aux gaz à un côté intérieur de la paroi d'extrémité frontale (7) de telle manière que les gaz de bouche ne parviennent exclusivement dans l'espace annulaire (23) que par au moins une ouverture d'échange (43, 67) et/ou pour lequel le tube intérieur (5) s'étend le long de toute l'extension longitudinale axiale du corps creux vers l'ouverture de sortie de projectile (11) et/ou le tube intérieur (5) est fixé étanche aux gaz à un côté intérieur de la paroi d'extrémité frontale (7) de telle manière que les gaz de bouche ne peuvent exclusivement s'écouler dans les deux sens qu'entre l'espace annulaire (23) et le conduit de projectile par au moins une ouverture d'échange (43, 67) et/ou pour lequel le rapport entre la surface de paroi fermée du tube intérieur (5) et la surface de section de passage d'au moins une ouverture d'échange (43) dans la paroi d'extrémité frontale est plus grand que 1.
  12. Silencieux selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour lequel le matériau de remplissage absorbant le bruit est formé d'un matériau poreux de métal ou d'un autre matériau thermiquement résistant.
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