ES2371878B1 - INCORRECT TRIGGER WARNING DEVICE FOR A FIREARM. - Google Patents

Abstract

Incorrect firing warning device for a firearm, such as a rifle, a shotgun or the like, applicable to the detection of the fact that the shooter has prematurely separated the cheek from the butt at the time of firing, which includes some sound media capable of being activated when activated by the recoil energy produced by the firing of the firearm.

Description

recoil produced by the shot, making it sound.

Incorrect firing warning device for a firearm. Technical sector of the invention

The present invention refers to an incorrect firing warning device for a firearm, such as a kidney, a shotgun or a gun.

This device is particularly applicable to the detection of the fact that the user has prematurely removed the cheek from the stock at the time of firing. Background of the invention

At present, technological advances in the field of firearms have been mainly aimed at improving the technical aspects of the weapon, the sights, such as telescopes or lasers, devices to reduce recoil, etc.

However, very few systems are known that help the user of the weapon to improve their aim both in target shooting, in hunting animals or in shooting.

An important part of the practitioners of these activities suffer from a very common defect that causes them the failure of the shot, known as raising their head or how to peek out precipitously, which is that the shooter, eager to know if he has been right or not with the shot, try to check the result precipitously, immediately separating the cheek of the butt of the weapon. In fact, what happens in almost all cases is that the shooter separates the cheek from the butt before firing. Withdrawing like this, a failure is produced by having broken the alignment between the target view and the trajectory of the shot.

This defect, widespread among beginner shooters, also affects more skilled shooters who may only be affected by a specific type of shooting that repeatedly fails, while obtaining good results in others. This error is considered by the shooters as an inexplicable failure because it is a phenomenon that occurs mostly unconsciously.

The only solution to avoid this defect when shooting and obtaining better results, is to keep the cheek glued to the cylinder head for longer than the shooter normally considers necessary and not try to check the result of the shot immediately, but should be left spend at least 1 or 2 seconds.

Even knowing the solution to this problem, there are shooters who are not able to apply it spontaneously, which makes it necessary a system that is able to notify the shooter of the mistake made, every time it occurs. Explanation of the invention.

In essence, the incorrect firing warning device for a fire axle weapon according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises sound means capable of being activated when activated by the recoil energy produced by the firing of the firearm.

Advantageously, by means of this device the shooter can immediately know if he has removed the cheek of the cylinder head before firing.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the sound means are constituted by a bell in the form essentially of an inverted cup and by a

According to another feature of the invention, the bell is fixed to the head of the firearm by means of fastening and support means provided with an axis on which the hammer that hits the bell is fixed and makes it sound.

According to another aspect of the invention, the device comprises a silencer element of the sound media, external to the warning device, which, upon contacting the bell mass of the sound media, interrupts the sound emitted by it. The cheek of the handle preferably acts as said silencer element. Brief description of the drawings

The attached drawings illustrate, by way of non-limiting example, an embodiment according to the invention. In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the device according to the invention, applied in a firearm;

Fig. 2 is a partial view, in section and on an enlarged scale, of the stock of the weapon of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a schematic plan view of the sound media of the device according to the invention;

Figs. 4 and 5 are respective front and profile elevational views of the clamping and supporting means of the sound means of the device according to the invention;

Figs. 6 and 7 are front elevation and profile views of the hammer of the sound means of the device according to the invention;

Fig. 8 and 9 are corresponding front and profile elevational views of the bell of the sound means of the device according to the invention; Y

Figs. 10, 11 and 12 represent successive schematic views of three relative positions of the cheek and cylinder head, immediately after firing the firearm. Detailed description of the drawings

The firing warning device for a firearm 10, shown in Fig. 1, comprises sound means 1 that are activated when activated by the recoil energy produced by the firing of the weapon 10, which in the drawings is a shotgun . In fact, said warning is produced after the shot, that is, that it warns the shooter that the cheek of the cylinder head 11 has been removed early in the execution of the shot.

As can be seen in Fig. 2, the sound means 1 are located in the cylinder head 11 of the weapon 10. Said sound means 1 are constituted, as shown in Fig. 3, by a bell 2 in the form of an inverted cup and by a hammer 3 that hits the bell 2 by means of the recoil energy produced by the shot, which makes the bell ring 2. The sound of the bell 2 is audible immediately after the shot, even if it is almost Simultaneous both sounds, the bell 2 is longer than the shot itself.

Said bell 2 is fixed in a housing of the cylinder head 11 of the firearm 10 by means of fastening and support 4, provided with an axis in which the hammer 3 which sounds the bell 2 is fixed.

In Figs. 4 to 9, the components that form the sound media 1 of the firing warning device illustrated in Fig. 1 are shown separately and in detail. The clamping and support means 4

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(Figs. 4 and 5), they are constituted by a circular base 17 and by an axis 18 with external thread, adapted so that the hammer 3 (Figs. 6 and 7) is threaded in it and then the bell 2 (Figs. 8 and 9 ). The hammer assembly 3 is constituted by a support plate 19 which is fixed by means of a nut 20 and a washer 21 to the axis 18 of the support and support means 4. In addition, the hammer 3 is provided with a properly calibrated spring 22, liable to move by the action of the recoil energy of the firing of the weapon 10. That is, that the hammer 3 only hits the bell 2 when the firing occurs, avoiding that on other occasions, such as when the weapon is handled or transported 10, the operation of the hammer 3 can occur and consequently the bell 2 of the sound means 1 is struck.

In Figs. 10, 11 and 12 describe possible situations in which a shooter can be found and how the warning device according to the invention acts in each of them.

In Fig. 10 the case is shown in which the shooter faces correctly, that is, puts the eye 12, the cheek 13 and the shoulder 14 always in the same position with respect to the cylinder head 11 of the weapon 10, regardless of where note. The direction of the shot,

that is, the firing line 16, is regulated by the rotation of the shooter's body through its hips.

The regularity in the face of the weapon 10 is what allows the placement of the warning device at a specific point of the cylinder head 11, having the certainty that if the face is correct and does not appear, the contact of the shooter's cheek 13 is insured. Then the cheek 13 acts as a silencer element of the sound means 1 of the warning device and, by contacting the mass of the bell 2, interrupts the sound emitted by it.

In said situation of Fig. 10 the line of sight 15 and the line of the shot 16 are parallel, the cheek 13 is in contact with the bell of the sound means 1 of the warning device, the corner of the gun 10 is aligned with the shoulder 14 of the shooter and the warning device does not give any warning. In relation to the success or not of the shot, in this case it can be determined that, if the weapon 10 has been correctly pointed, a success will have occurred.

In another situation, for example the one illustrated in Fig. 11, it can happen that the handle is shown, that is, that it loses the contact of the cheek 13 with the cylinder head 11, so that in this case, the placement of the device warning at a point at a greater or lesser height in the stock 11 does not matter as long as the initial contact is maintained and its correct face.

In said situation of Fig. 11, the line of sight 15 and the firing line 16 are not parallel, the cheek 13 is not in contact with the bell of the sound means 1 of the warning device, the corner of the weapon 10 is aligned with the shoulder 14 of the shooter and the warning of the warning device is produced. This being the case, the theoretical result of the shot is wrong, that is to say, it will usually not hit the desired target.

Finally, in the situation shown in Fig. 12 the sight line 15 and the firing line 16 are not parallel, the cheek 13 is not in contact with the bell, the arm of the gun 10 is not correctly aligned with the shoulder 14 of the shooter and the warning of the warning device occurs. That is, in this case, regardless of whether or not the shooter is shown, when performing a wrong face, in which the stock is low with respect to the shoulder, the success of the shot does not occur.

In any case, it can be determined that if the shooter places on his shoulder the corner of the weapon 10 in a lower or higher position than it corresponds, the firing failure is almost certain even if it does not appear. In addition, in the case of placing the cylinder head in a too low position, the warning of the sound media can be achieved, since these will also lower with respect to the cheek of the shooter, losing the contact required for its silencing. On the contrary, this does not happen in the case that the cylinder head is too high, since the contact is maintained.

In addition, it can be affirmed that if the shooter has not appeared and however the sound warning is given, the shooter has undoubtedly made a mistake in the face of the firearm. For example, in a side-facing error in which the shooter rests the arm of the weapon against the upper part of his arm instead of the shoulder, apart from the fact that the weapon is excessively crossed and because of this the contact of the corresponding cheek with the device of the invention, the corresponding sound media warning is issued.

The warning device's only mission is to notify the shooter of possible position or movement defects (such as lack of face or rushing out) when executing the shot and it will be he himself who makes the appropriate corrections in subsequent shots to get the desired target hit.

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Claims (6)

1. Incorrect firing warning device for a firearm (10), such as a r fl e, a shotgun or similar, applicable to the detection of the fact that the shooter has prematurely separated the cheek of the cylinder head (11) in the moment of shooting, characterized in that it includes sound media (1) capable of being activated when activated by the recoil energy produced by the firing of the firearm. 2. Warning device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sound means (1) are constituted by a bell (2) essentially in the form of an inverted cup and by a hammer (3) that hits the bell by means of the recoil energy produced by the shot, making it sound.

3.

Warning device according to claim 2, characterized in that the bell (2) is fixed to the head (11) of the firearm by means of fastening and support means (4) provided with a shaft (18) in which it is fixed to its once the hammer (3) that hits the bell and makes it ring.

Four.

Warning device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a silencer element of the sound media (1), external to the warning device, which, upon contacting the bell mass (2) of the sound media, interrupts the sound emitted for the same.

5.

Warning device according to claim 4, characterized in that the cheek of the firearm user (10) acts as a silencer.

 ES 2 371 878 A1    ES 2 371 878 A1    ES 2 371 878 A1   SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND Application no .: 200801414 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 16.05.2008 Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: See Additional Sheet RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

Documents cited Claims Affected

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GB 141937 A (ALFRED WALTER ALEXANDER BARNAR) 29.04.1920, one

page 1, line 29 - page 2, line 12; Figure 1.

TO

US 3675925 A (RYAN JOHN W et al.) 11.07.1972, 2.3

column 2, lines 3-14; Figure 1.

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US 2002174588 A1 (DANNER DALE R et al.) 28.11.2002, one

summary; Figure 1.

TO

US 3271032 A (RABINOWITZ JACOB G et al.) 06.09.1966, 2

column 1, lines 10-45.

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 13.12.2011

Examiner C. Piñero Aguirre Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 200801414 CLASSIFICATION OBJECT OF THE APPLICATION F41G3 / 26 (2006.01) F41A17 / 20 (2006.01) F41C23 / 12 (2006.01) A63F9 / 02 (2006.01) Minimum documentation sought (classification system followed by classification symbols) F41G, F41A, F41C, A63F Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, search terms used) INVENTIONS, EPODOC State of the Art Report Page 2/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200801414 Date of Completion of Written Opinion: 13.12.2011 Statement

Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986)

Claims Claims 1-5 IF NOT

Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986)

Claims Claims 1-5 IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).  Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. State of the Art Report Page 3/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200801414 1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

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Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01

GB 141937 A (ALFRED WALTER ALEXANDER BARNAR) 04/29/1920

D02

US 3675925 A (RYAN JOHN W et al.) 11.07.1972

2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement The main object of the invention consists of an incorrect firing warning device for a firearm applicable to the fact that the shooter has prematurely separated the cheek from the butt at the time of firing. Said device comprises sound means that are actuated by the recoil energy upon firing of the weapon. The sound means are constituted by a bell that is located in the butt of the weapon and whose sound is muffled by the shooter's cheek when it is in the proper position to make the shot. Document D01 describes a device that prevents the firing of the weapon when both the butt end (1) is not positioned on the shoulder and one hand in the position indicated in figure 1, on the neck (8) of the butt. Although the purpose of said system is similar to that described in the application document, the means used and the way to achieve said purpose are essentially different. Document D02 discloses a toy weapon that does have a bell inside the cylinder head but with a totally different purpose than the one described in the application, since said bell serves to indicate the success of the simulated shot by means of a light beam connected to a sensor . Said sensor activates the bell when the success occurs on a target. Therefore none of the documents cited in the International Search Report, or any relevant combination of them, reveals a system such as that of claims 1-5 of the patent application, consequently the invention is new and is considered to imply activity inventive according to articles 6.1 and 8.1 of the LP. State of the Art Report Page 4/4