JP3795052B2 - Marking ball launcher - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a marking ball launching apparatus for firing a marking ball for identifying a criminal, a car, or the like who runs away when a sudden incident such as bank robbery occurs.

  Conventionally, for example, when a sudden incident such as a burglary occurs in a financial institution or a convenience store, a marking ball may be used to identify a criminal, a car, or the like who runs away. The marking ball is also called a color ball, and is generally an oily solution colored in a substantially spherical capsule having a diameter of about several tens of millimeters. The marking ball is used as an identification target of a criminal or a car, Alternatively, the capsule is broken by being thrown toward the vicinity thereof, and the encapsulated solution adheres to the identification target, which becomes a mark of tracking and facilitates subsequent discovery. In this way, marking balls are effective for identifying objects to be identified, and are not only installed in financial institutions and convenience stores, but are also provided in various stores, carried around as personal security goods, etc. Widely used.

Such a marking ball is thrown by hand to a criminal to be identified or in the vicinity thereof, such as a bank employee of a financial institution or a store clerk of a convenience store.
However, in situations where sudden incidents such as burglary have occurred, it is difficult for even a person with considerable training to accurately control and throw it toward the identification target. Cannot be marked.
In view of this, a marking ball firing device has been devised that can throw a marking ball on an object to be identified and the vicinity thereof with relatively simple accuracy (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-33257 A

The launching device described in the above-mentioned patent document 1 launches a marking ball using the pressure of compressed air, but electromagnetically separates the partition that separates the air chamber from the criminal identification chamber. In order to destroy by the operation of the cylinder, communicate the air chamber and the storage chamber, and fire the criminal identification bullet by the pressure of the compressed air, or to inject and discharge the compressed air to the air chamber Because the number of parts increases and the device becomes large, and a power source is required to operate the launcher, the launcher must be configured as an installation type. Therefore, it has been difficult to construct a form suitable for carrying.
Therefore, a marking ball launching device that can be configured with a simple structure, small and lightweight, and can be carried while providing high-precision marking ball throwing, and an identification system that can easily identify and identify identification targets are provided. To do.

A marking ball launcher and an identification system that solve the above problems have the following characteristics.
In other words, as described in claim 1, the gas cylinder (121) can be mounted in the body (101), and the piston (111) arranged to be pushed out toward the gas cylinder (121) by the elastic force of the spring (112) is triggered. (110), the gas cylinder (121) is opened, and the marking ball launching device configured to fire the marking ball (33) with this gas pressure is provided with a cylinder storage portion (102) in the body (101). And the piston chamber (103), the cartridge mounting portion (105), and the injection port (130). The cylinder housing portion (102), the piston chamber (103), the cartridge mounting portion (105), and the injection port (130) are formed. ) and were arranged in parallel, the front side of the cylinder housing section (102) and the exit port (130) and a body (101), said piston chamber (1 3) and the cartridge mounting portion (105) and the rear side of the body (101), the gas cylinder (121) mounted from the front side of the body (101) in the cylinder housing part (102), said piston chamber (103) A piston (111) and a spring (112) are arranged on the rear side of the body (101), and a cartridge (152) holding a plurality of marking balls (33, 33...) On the cartridge mounting portion (105). ) Is mounted from the rear side of the body (101), and the cylinder housing part (102) and the piston chamber (103) are communicated with each other through a communication hole (102b), and a gas cylinder (121) is connected to the communication hole (102b). the tip and insert constituting communicates through said piston chamber (103) and the cartridge mounting portion (105) and a gas supply unit (104), the moth Cylinder (121) the ejection path of the gas in and from the piston chamber (103) the cartridge mounting portion (105), by according to the rear of the gas pressure cartridge (152) from the gas cylinder (121), said injection port ( 130), a plurality of marking balls (33, 33...) Can be fired in a direction opposite to the direction of gas ejection from the gas cylinder (121).
Thereby, it is possible to configure a marking ball launching device that can be configured with a simple structure and can be made small and light, and that can be carried while carrying out high-precision throwing of the marking ball.
In addition, the cylinder can be opened with a simple operation and the marking ball can be reliably fired, and the reliability of the marking ball firing device can be improved.
Furthermore, even if the aim for the identification target is slightly deviated, any marking ball is likely to hit the identification target, and it is possible to improve the accuracy of the marking ball against the identification target.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a communication terminal device can be attached to the marking ball launching device, and when the marking ball is fired by operating a trigger, information indicating that the marking ball has been fired and the marking ball Information unique to the launching device is transmitted from the attached communication terminal device to a preset transmission destination.
This makes it possible to identify and grasp events such as when and where a marking ball was fired from which marking ball launching device at the destination, and identify and restrain the identification target hit by the marking ball. Therefore, useful information can be easily obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the communication terminal device has a data communication function, and further has at least one of an imaging function, an audio recording function, and a position information acquisition function.
As a result, the situation of the site where a sudden incident such as a burglary occurred and the identification target at the site can be captured directly with images and sounds, or the firing location of the marking ball can be accurately grasped. Restraining can be performed more easily.

Further, as described in claim 4, the marking ball is filled with an identification agent containing a plurality of types of components, and there are a plurality of marking balls having different contents of each component of the identification agent, Information associating the content rate of each component of the identification agent in the marking ball mounted on the ball launching device with information specific to the marking ball launching device is stored in the destination storage device. Is.
As a result, it is possible to identify when, where, and from which marking ball launching device the marking ball has been fired, and it is possible to easily grasp where the identification target to which the identification target has adhered is currently located, The identification target can be identified and restrained more reliably.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can comprise with a simple structure small and lightweight, and it can comprise the marking ball | bowl launching device which can be portable, implement | achieving the high precision throwing of a marking ball | bowl.
In addition, the cylinder can be opened with a simple operation and the marking ball can be reliably fired, and the reliability of the marking ball firing device can be improved.
In addition, it is possible to identify when, where and from which marking ball launcher the marking ball was fired, and easily identify where the identification target with the identification agent attached is currently located. It is possible to reliably identify and restrain the target.

Next, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The marking ball launching apparatus according to the present invention is installed in a store such as a financial institution or a convenience store, or is carried by a security guard, etc. A marking ball is used to identify cars and cars.
In addition, when a marking ball is fired, it is possible to specify the date and time of launch, the launch location, etc., and to distribute and record it.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the marking ball firing device 1 includes a main body portion 10, a gas holder portion 20 disposed on one end side of the main body portion 10, and a barrel portion 30 disposed on the other end side of the main body portion. It has.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 10 performs a firing operation of a marking ball, a main body 11 in which a gas passage 11a is formed, a piston 13 slidably fitted in the gas passage 11a. The operation lever 12 is provided.
In addition, a laser sight 15 that irradiates the firing target toward the firing target when the marking ball 33 is fired is attached to the main body 11 via the bracket 16.

At the end of the piston 13 on the gas holder 20 side, a protrusion 13b having a pointed end projecting toward the gas holder 20 is formed, and located on the gas holder 20 side of the piston 13 of the gas passage 11a. A communication hole 13c is formed to communicate the portion to be communicated with the portion located on the barrel portion 30 side.
The piston 13 is biased toward the gas holder 20 by the piston spring 14.

The operation lever 12 is rotatable about a fulcrum 12b, and a lever portion 12a located on one side of the fulcrum 12b is urged outward by a lever spring 17. A stopper pin 12d that protrudes inward is provided at a portion located on the other side of the fulcrum 12b of the operating lever 12, and the stopper pin 12d is urged inward by a lever spring 17 to Is fitted into a stopper hole 13d.
In a state where the stopper pin 12d is fitted in the stopper hole 13d, the piston 13 is positioned on the left side portion of the gas passage 11a against the urging force of the piston spring 14, and the stopper hole 13d of the stopper pin 12d. When the fitting state is released, the piston 13 moves rightward in the gas passage 11 a by the biasing force of the piston spring 14.

The gas holder unit 20 is configured by storing a gas cylinder 22 filled with a compressed gas such as carbon dioxide gas in a cylinder storage chamber 21 a formed in the holder 21, and a cylinder storage port opened at one end of the holder 21. 21 b is closed by a cap 23.
The gas cylinder 22 is detachably accommodated, and is attached to and detached from the cylinder accommodation port 21b from the cylinder accommodation port 21b with the cap 23 removed.
The other end of the holder 21 is screwed into the main body 11, and a communication port 21 c is opened at the other end of the holder 21.
An opening 22a of a gas cylinder 22 is inserted into the communication port 21c, and the opening 22a communicates with the gas passage 11a of the main body 11.

The barrel portion 30 is configured by fitting a shell cartridge 32 in which a plurality of marking balls 33 are packed in series on a base end portion (end portion on the body body 11 side) of a barrel 31 formed in a cylindrical shape. The main body 11 is detachably attached to the other end side.
As shown in FIG. 3, an L-shaped lock hole 31 b is formed in the base end portion of the barrel 31, and the barrel lock pin 18 projecting radially inward at the other end portion of the main body 11 and the lock hole After the barrel 31 is inserted into the main body 11 while fitting the mounting hole 31c of 31b, the barrel 31 is rotated with respect to the main body 11 to engage the barrel lock pin 18 and the engagement hole 31d of the lock hole 31b. The barrel 31 is attached to the main body 11 by combining them.

The marking ball 33 is configured by filling an identification agent into the outer skin formed in a substantially spherical shape with a weak elastic substance such as gelatin cortex, and the identification agent to be filled includes oil, water, and a pigment. , Fragrance, silicon, ceramics, etc.
The outer surface of the marking ball 33 is formed in a thin film. When the fired marking ball 33 hits the identification target, the marking ball 33 can be easily broken and the filled identification agent can easily adhere to the identification target. It has become. Further, the impact when hitting the identification object is slight.

The operation of the marking ball firing device 1 configured as described above will be described.
First, the following work is performed as advance preparation for firing the marking ball 33. When the fitting state between the stopper pin 12d and the stopper hole 13d is released and the piston 13 is positioned in the right portion of the gas passage 11a by the biasing force of the piston spring 14, the piston 13 is fired. Set to possible state.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the cap 23 of the holder 21 is removed, a rod-like member or a tubular member 41 is inserted from the cylinder storage port 21 b of the holder 21, and the piston 13 is pushed leftward by the tubular member 41. In this case, the operation lever 12 holds the lever portion 12a so that the stopper pin 12d does not protrude into the gas passage 11a. When the piston 13 is pushed in and the positions of the stopper hole 13d and the stopper pin 12d are aligned, the lever part 12a is released, the stopper pin 12d is fitted into the stopper hole 13d, and the piston 13 is moved to the left side of the gas passage 11a. To hold.
Further, when the tubular member 41 or the like is inserted into the holder 21 and the piston 13 is pushed in, not only the tubular member 41 or the like is pushed, but a screw is cut on the outer peripheral portion of the tubular member 41 or the like and the screw and the cap of the holder 21 are inserted. It is also possible to make the tubular member 41 advance in the direction of the piston 13 by screwing a screw part formed on a portion to which 23 is screwed and rotating the tubular member 41.
As a result, it is possible to set the piston 13 in a fireable state without applying a large force.

  Further, a safety pin (not shown) is inserted into a safety pin insertion hole 12 c formed in the operation lever 12. By inserting the safety pin into the safety pin insertion hole 12c, the position of the operation lever 12 is fixed in a state where the stopper pin 12d is engaged with the stopper hole 13d. Thus, the piston 13 is prevented from moving to the holder 21 side.

After the piston 13 is set in a fireable state and the operation lever 12 is fixed by the safety pin, the gas cylinder 22 is inserted into the cylinder storage chamber 21a of the holder 21, and the cap 23 is screwed into the cylinder storage port 21b and closed.
Next, a shell cartridge 32 in which a plurality of marking balls 33 are packed in series is inserted into the base end portion of the barrel 31, and the barrel 31 with the shell cartridge 32 inserted is attached to the other end side of the main body 11.
Thus, when the safety pin is pulled out from the state where the piston 13, the gas cylinder 2 and the marking ball 33 are set (the state shown in FIG. 2), the preparation for firing is completed.

Next, the firing operation of the marking ball firing device 1 that has been prepared in advance will be described. First, the switch 15a of the laser sighting device 15 affixed to the holder 21 of the gas holder unit 20 is pressed to emit laser light from the laser sighting device 15, and the emitted laser light is aimed toward the target. .
When the lever portion 12a of the operation lever 12 is pushed down while aiming, the engagement state between the stopper hole 13d and the stopper pin 12d is released.
Since the piston 13 is biased toward the gas holder portion 20 by the piston spring 14, when the stopper pin 12d comes out of the stopper hole 13d and the engagement state between the two is released, the piston 13 vigorously moves. Move to the 20 side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the piston 13 moves to the gas holder 20 side, the projection 13b of the piston 13 comes into contact with the opening 22a of the gas cylinder 22, punching out the wind plate 22b of the opening 22a, The compressed gas is released from the gas cylinder 22 from which the plate 22b has been punched. The released compressed gas is guided to the gas passage 11a on the barrel 31 side from the piston 13 through the communication hole 13c of the piston 13, and fills the gas pool 11c adjacent to the gas passage 11a and the shell cartridge 32.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the marking ball 33 in the shell cartridge 32 is pushed out with a propulsive force by the pressure of the compressed gas filled in the gas passage 11 a and the gas pool 11 c. The pushed marking ball 33 escapes from the shell cartridge 32, is further accelerated in the barrel 31, and is fired from the barrel 31 opening 31a.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the inner diameter R1 of the shell cartridge 32 is slightly smaller than the diameter R2 of the marking ball 33. Since the marking ball 33 has weak elasticity, it is packed in the shell cartridge 32. The marking ball 33 is slightly distorted flat, and the marking ball 33 and the shell cartridge 32 are in close contact with each other. Accordingly, the compressed gas filled in the gas pool 11c does not leak from between the marking ball 33 and the shell cartridge 32, and the marking ball 33 can be efficiently fired.

Further, the inner diameter R3 of the barrel 31 is formed to be larger than the diameter R2 of the marking ball 33, and the marking ball 33 pushed out from the shell cartridge 32 is changed from a flat shape to a spherical shape while passing through the barrel 31. Therefore, the straightness of the launched marking ball 33 is not impaired.
Furthermore, in the marking ball launching apparatus 1, as shown in Japanese Patent No. 3020739, the marking ball 33 can be provided with a range and straightness by applying a slice rotation to the marking ball 33 without reducing the firing speed. Can be increased.

As described above, the marking ball firing device 1 includes the main body 10 provided with the main body 11 in which the gas passage 11a is formed from one end to the other end, and the holder 21 that houses the gas cylinder 22 filled with the compressed gas. A gas holder 20 mounted on one end of the main body 10, a barrel loaded with the marking ball 33, and a barrel 30 mounted on the other end of the main body 10. Is provided with a piston 13 as an opening means of the gas cylinder 22 and an operation lever 12 for operating the piston 13, and a gas passage 11 a of the main body 11 is constituted by a holder 21 and a barrel 31 loaded with a marking ball 33. When the gas cylinder 22 is opened by the operation of the operation lever 12, the compressed gas in the gas cylinder 22 is Filling the gas passage 11a of the body 11, by the pressure of the filled compressed gas, marking ball 33 to be loaded into the barrel 31 is configured to be fired into the barrel 31 outside.
Thereby, the marking ball launching apparatus 1 can be configured in a small size and light weight with a simple structure, and can be configured as a marking ball launching apparatus that can be portable while realizing high-precision throwing of the marking ball.

Further, in the marking ball firing device 1, the gas plate 22 faces the inside of the air plate 22 b gas passage 11 a of the opening 22 a that is the opening portion of the gas cylinder 22, and the end portion of the piston 13 on the holder 21 side protrudes toward the holder 21 side. A projection 13b having a sharp tip is formed, and a communication hole 13c is formed. The piston 13 is operated by operating the operation lever 12 that switches the piston 13 between a movable state and a non-movable state in the sliding direction. When switching from the non-slidable state to the slidable state, the piston 13 moves to the holder 21 side by the urging force of the piston spring 14, breaks the air plate 22b of the gas cylinder 22, opens the gas cylinder 22, and opens the opened gas cylinder. Compressed gas released from the gas 22 passes through the communication hole 13c of the piston 13 and reaches the piston 13 in the gas passage 11a. It is configured so as to penetrate from the portion positioned on the holder 21 side to the portion located on the barrel 31 side.
Thereby, it is possible to open the gas cylinder 22 with a simple operation and reliably fire the marking ball 33, thereby improving the reliability of the marking ball firing device 1.

  The barrel 31 of the marking ball launcher 1 is loaded with a plurality (three in this embodiment) of marking balls 33, particularly when the distance from the marking ball launcher 1 to the identification target is far away. In this case, since the plurality of marking balls 33 fly at a slight distance from each other, even if the aim for the identification target is slightly deviated, any of the marking balls 33 is likely to hit the identification target. It is possible to improve the hit establishment for 33 identification objects.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8, a small communication terminal 51 such as a mobile phone terminal or a PHS terminal is attached to the main body body 11, and the lever portion 12 a of the operation lever 12 and the main body body 11 are A transmission switch 52 of the small communication terminal 51 is arranged.
The transmission switch 52 is configured to be turned on when the lever portion 12a is depressed. When the transmission switch 52 is turned on, transmission from the small communication terminal 51 is performed.

  In this way, by attaching the small communication terminal 51 to the marking ball launching device 1, when the marking ball is launched to the identification target, various information such as the launch date and the launch location is distributed / recorded / stored, It is possible to configure an identification system that makes it easy to find and identify an identification target to which an identification target of the marking ball 33 is attached.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9, substantially at the same time as the marking ball 33 is fired, the identification symbol unique to each marking ball launcher 1 from the small communication terminal 51, the fact that the marking ball 33 has been fired, the launch time, and the launch Information relating to the area and the like is transmitted to the server 62 of the data station 61 which is a preset transmission destination through the communication network N, and the server 62 which has received various information transmitted from the small communication terminal 51 receives the information. Can be appropriately processed and stored in the database 63, and an identification system for discovering and identifying an identification target using the stored information can be configured.

In this case, the firing time information is acquired by a clock function provided in the small communication terminal 51 or the marking ball launching device 1. In addition, when the small communication terminal 51 is a PHS, for example, the launch area information is acquired by identifying which relay antenna the cover area of the small communication terminal 51 is located. When the position information acquisition function such as the small communication terminal 51GPS is provided, it is possible to more accurately grasp the launch location of the marking ball 33.
In addition, when the small communication terminal 51 has an imaging function, it is also possible to simultaneously transmit image information on the spot taken at the time of launching the marking ball 33 and before and after the launch, and has a voice recording function. In this case, it is possible to simultaneously transmit the on-site audio information recorded at the time of launching the marking ball 33 and before and after the launch.
Furthermore, it is possible to send an email indicating that an emergency has occurred, send the various information to an emergency contact, and the like.

  Further, the identification agent filled in the marking ball 33 includes a plurality of types of components. Examples of the identification component include a magnetic substance such as ferrite that functions as a magnetic sensor, and a bright place. Then, components such as a phosphorescent paint that accumulates light and emits light in the dark, a fluorescent paint that glows in response to black light that emits ultraviolet light, and a fragrance having a specific scent can be considered. Examples of the fragrance having a specific scent include a fragrance having characteristics such that a trained animal such as a dog can feel odor but a person cannot feel the odor.

As components of these agents to be identified, it is usually difficult to detect their presence with the human senses, but those that can detect and identify their presence when specific conditions are met are preferred. By using it, the marking ball 33 can be provided with stealth.
In other words, when the agent to be identified adheres to the identification target, it cannot be recognized that the agent to be identified adheres to the identification target, for example, at an outdoor location in the daytime, but the identification target is a magnetic detector or ultraviolet light. Able to recognize the adherence of the agent to be identified when passing through the vicinity of the generator or entering into the dark, or to give a characteristic that an animal or the like that smells reacts It is.

  Furthermore, the marking ball launching apparatus 1 and the marking ball 33 can be associated with each other by changing the content ratios of a plurality of types of components included in the identification agent filled in the marking ball 33 for each marking ball 33. It becomes possible.

  For example, if the agent to be identified contains five different components A, B, C, D, and E, the content of each component A, B, C, D, and E is different from the five levels. (Contents a1 to a5 for component A, contents b1 to b5 for component B, contents c1 to c5 for component C, contents d1 to d5 for component D, and content e1 for component E) E5) The marking ball 33 having the content of different components in 3125 ways (5 (components) to the power of 5 (level) = 3125) can be configured. For example, in one marking ball 33, the component constituting the identification agent is “A (a1) + B (b1) + C (c1) + D (d1) + E (e1)”, and in another marking ball 33, the identification agent is used. The constituent components are “A (a1) + B (b2) + C (c3) + D (d4) + E (e5)”. Here, X (x1) means that the content rate of the component X is x1.

In the database 63, the component ratio of the marking ball 33 attached to the marking ball launcher 1 and the unique identification symbol assigned to the marking ball launcher 1 are stored in association with each other. .
In addition, information on where each marking ball launching device 1 is installed or who is carrying it is stored in the database 63.
Furthermore, the component content rate of the marking ball 33 loaded in each marking ball launcher 1 is varied depending on the location and area of the marking ball launcher 1.

In addition, the detector 65 for each component contained in the identification agent of the marking ball 33, such as a magnetic detector or an ultraviolet ray generator, can be used for toll poles, streetlight poles, various facilities / shops / inside / outside buildings, and toll gates on toll road Installed at appropriate locations indoors and outdoors, or carried appropriately by persons such as police officers, security guards, and security officers, and the identification target to which the agent to be identified adheres near the detector 65 When passing, the detector 65 can detect each component.
The detector 65 that has detected the component of the agent to be identified transmits information indicating that the component has been detected and information on the content of each component to the server 62 through the communication network N. In the server 62, the content rate of each component included in the received information is checked against the content rate information of each component of the identified agent stored in the database 63 which is a storage device. The marking ball firing device 1 corresponding to the matching marking ball 33 is specified.

Thereby, it is possible to specify from which marking ball firing device 1 the marking ball 33 filled with the identification target material attached to the identification target is fired.
Further, each marking ball launching device 1 is assigned with unique information indicating where it is installed or who is forming it, and is stored in the database 63. From the marking ball launching device 1 that launched the marking ball 33, Since information such as the launch time and launch area is transmitted to the server 62, it is possible to specify when and where the marking ball 33 was fired.
Further, since the database 63 also stores information related to the installation location of the detector 65 that has transmitted the component information, it is possible to grasp where the identification target to which the identification target has adhered is currently located. .

Information transmitted from the marking ball launching device 1 and the detector 65, information on when and where the marking ball 33 obtained by processing these pieces of information in the server 62, and the identification target are attached. Information such as where the identified object is now is transmitted to an organization 66 such as the police or a security company.
The organization 66 that has received such information can quickly and surely identify, identify, restrain and criminate the identification target with reference to this information, and can greatly improve the crime prevention effect.

As described above, the marking ball launching apparatus 1 is equipped with the small communication terminal 51. When the operation lever 12 is operated to fire the marking ball 33, the transmission switch 52 is turned on and the marking ball 33 is fired. Small communication in which information to the effect and information unique to the marking ball launching device 1 (for example, information such as a serial number given to each marking ball launching device 1, firing time, and location of the launching device) are mounted The data is transmitted from the terminal 51 to the server 62 of the data station 61 which is a preset transmission destination.
Thereby, in the data station 61, it is possible to identify and grasp an event such as when and where the marking ball launcher 1 was fired from which marking ball launching device 1, and the identification target hit by the marking ball 33 It is possible to easily obtain useful information for identifying and restraining.

  In addition, when the small communication terminal 51 has a data communication function and further has an imaging function, a voice recording function, and a position information acquisition function, the situation of the site where the sudden incident such as the burglary occurred or the site It is possible to directly capture the identification target in the image or voice, or to accurately grasp the firing location of the marking ball 33, and to identify and restrain the identification target more easily.

  In addition, the marking ball 33 is filled with identification agents containing a plurality of types of components, and there are a plurality of marking balls 33 with different contents of each component of the identification agent, which are attached to the marking ball firing device 1. Since the database 63 stores information in which the content ratio of each component of the agent to be identified in the marking ball 33 being used and information unique to the marking ball launching device 1 are stored, when and where It is possible to identify from which marking ball launching device 1 the marking ball 33 has been fired, and to easily grasp where the identification target to which the agent to be identified is attached is present, The restraint can be performed more reliably.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the marking ball firing device 1 can also have a shape in which a main body 11 of the main body 10 is bent halfway and bent into a “<” shape. In this case, like the model gun, the marking ball firing device 1 can be easily held in front of the body while holding the gas holder 20 and putting an index finger or the like on the operation lever 12, and can easily target the identification target.

Next, the configuration of the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a launching apparatus according to another embodiment.
FIG. 12 is also a front view.
FIG. 13 is also a rear view.
FIG. 14 is also a side view.
The launching device 100 shown in this embodiment uses a laser pointer 140 mounted on the body 101 to aim and push a trigger 110 to eject a marking ball from an ejection port 130. The injection of the marking ball uses gas pressure, and is supplied from a gas cylinder that is installed by opening the cap 120.
The body 101 is made of resin and has a vertically long shape when viewed from the front, and a horizontally long and substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the side. An arc-shaped depression is formed in the center lower part and the front upper part of the body 101 in a side view. A recess is provided in the front center of the side surface, and the laser pointer 140 can be attached to the recess. Further, the side surface on which the body 101 is disposed has a raised shape.
The injection port 130 is provided in the lower part of the body 101 along the longitudinal direction, and is directed in the laser light irradiation direction of the laser pointer 140. A cap 120 is disposed above the injection port 130, and a gas cylinder is disposed inside the cap 120. A laser pointer 140 is disposed between the injection port 130 provided in the lower portion and the cap 120 provided in the upper portion. In the body 101, the injection port 130, the gas cylinder mounting portion, and the laser pointer arrangement portion are arranged. The configuration is integrated at the front. A trigger 110 is disposed on the rear upper part of the body 101.
A cartridge 152 for storing the marking ball and a piston for opening the gas cylinder are disposed at the rear part of the body 101. The cartridge storage portion is closed by a cartridge cap 150.
A safety pin insertion hole 101s is provided in the vicinity of the trigger placement portion of the body 101. By inserting the safety pin into the safety pin insertion hole 101s, the trigger 110 is fixed and erroneous firing of the marking ball is prevented. Is done.

Next, the internal configuration of the launcher will be described.
FIG. 15 is a partial perspective view of the launcher.
FIG. 16 is a side sectional view of the same.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a configuration for assembling the body.
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a firing process.
The firing process proceeds in the order of FIG. 18 (a), FIG. 18 (b), and FIG. 18 (c). In the launching device 100, the trigger 110 is pushed as shown in FIG. 18 (a), the piston 111 is opened as shown in FIG. 18 (b), the gas cylinder 121 is opened as shown in FIG. 18 (c), The marking ball 33 in the cartridge 152 is fired.
The internal structure of the body 101 that constitutes the launching apparatus 100 will be described.
At the front upper part of the body 101 is provided a cylinder storage part 102 in which a gas cylinder 121 is arranged, and a piston chamber 103 for arranging a piston 111 is provided from the upper central part to the rear part of the body 101. .
The cylinder storage portion 102 and the piston chamber 103 communicate with each other through a communication hole 102b. With the tip of the gas cylinder 121 inserted into the communication hole 102b, the cylinder storage portion 102 is closed with the cap 120, and the cylinder 121 is removed. It is fixed in the cylinder storage part 102. Thereby, the front-end | tip part of the gas cylinder 121 is arrange | positioned toward the piston chamber 103, and the gas cylinder 121 can be opened by the piston 111.
The piston 111 is pushed toward the gas cylinder 121 by the elastic force of the spring 112, and the spring 112 is mounted inside the piston 111. The front end of the spring 112 is inserted into the piston 111, and the rear end is in contact with the cap 160. Prior to firing the marking ball 33, the piston 111 is locked to a locking pin 110 g connected to the trigger 110, and the spring 112 is held in a compressed state between the piston 111 and the cap 160.
Then, by operating the locking pin 110g with the trigger 110 to release the locking of the piston 111, the piston 111 is pushed forward by the elastic force of the spring 112 and collides with the gas cylinder 121. A spring 110b is disposed between the front portion of the trigger 110 and the body 101, and urges the front portion of the trigger 110 upward.
A support shaft 110d is attached to the lower portion of the trigger 110 in the left-right direction, and a safety pin hole 110c is provided. The support shaft 110d is configured to support the trigger 110 so as to be tiltable. A safety pin is inserted into the safety pin hole 110c to prevent erroneous firing. The safety pin inserted into the safety pin insertion hole 101 s of the body 101 is inserted into the safety pin hole 110 c of the trigger 110, and the trigger 110 is fixed to the body 101. Thus, the launch device 100 is configured to prevent erroneous launch.

The piston chamber 103 communicates with the cartridge mounting portion 105 through the gas supply hole 104. The cartridge mounting part 105 is provided in the lower rear part of the body 101 and is located on the extension of the injection port 130. The cartridge 152 holds a plurality of marking balls 33. The cartridge 152 is configured in a cylindrical shape, and holds a plurality of marking balls 33 inside. The rear end portion of the cartridge 152 is provided with a large diameter portion 152b having a larger diameter than that of the front and center portions. Then, the cartridge 152 is positioned.
A spacer 153 is disposed between the cartridge 152 and the cartridge cap 150. Since the spacer 153 is integrally formed with the cartridge cap 150, the cartridge 152 can be easily positioned.
Since an opening is provided between the holder 152 and the cap 151, the gas pressure from the gas cylinder 121 is applied to the rear portion of the cartridge 152, and the marking ball 33 can be ejected.

  As described above, the launching device 100 arranges the gas cylinder 121 and the piston 111 as the unsealing means, and the cartridge 152 along the arrangement direction of the injection port 130, and the gas cylinder 121 and the piston 111 into the injection port 130 and the cartridge. It is disposed at a position offset with respect to 152. Further, the gas ejection path is directed from the front to the rear in the body 101, folded back at the rear of the body 101, ejected forward again, and the marking ball 33 is ejected from the injection port 130. By turning back the gas ejection path in the body 101, the launching device 100 can be made compact.

Next, the structure of the piston in Example 2 will be described.
First, the piston configuration of the first example will be described.
FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the piston configuration of the first example in the second embodiment.
FIG. 20 is also a side view and a front view. 20A is a side view and FIG. 20B is a front view. The piston 111 includes a protrusion 171, an opening 170, and an engagement portion 172. The projecting portion 171 is disposed at the front portion of the piston 111 with the tip portion facing forward. In the first example, the protrusion 171 has a shape in which a quadrangular pyramid shape is attached to the front surface of the piston 111.
Thus, since the protrusion part 171 which is the front-end | tip part of piston 111 is comprised at a polygonal shape and an acute angle, it can open so that the opening lid | cover of the gas cylinder 121 with which the carbon dioxide gas was enclosed may be cut. Since the corners of the protrusions 171 cut the opening lid vertically and horizontally, it can be easily opened. And durability of the projection part 171 can be improved and the opening lid | cover of the gas cylinder 121 can be opened largely. By enlarging the opening, it is possible to increase the gas discharge amount, increase the firing speed of the marking ball 33, and improve the flight distance, effective range distance, power and the like. Moreover, even if the launching device 100 is small, a sufficient flight distance and effective range can be obtained.

  And the opening part 170 is provided in the front and front part side surface of the piston 111, and it has the structure which connects the outer side and inner side of the piston 111. FIG. And the engaging part 172 which is a small diameter part hollow along the periphery is comprised in the center part of the piston 111. As shown in FIG. The engaging portion 172 is a portion that engages with the locking pin 110 g connected to the trigger 110 to lock the piston 111.

An inclined portion 173 facing rearward is formed behind the locking portion 172. The inclined portion 173 is configured to have a diameter that decreases toward the rear, and thus, the piston 111 is smoothly engaged with the locking pin 110g when the piston 111 is set.
When the piston 111 is pushed backward from the state where the engagement with the locking pin 110g is released, the locking pin 110g of the trigger 110 is pushed up along the inclined portion 173. Further, by pushing the piston 111, the locking pin 110g is fitted into the engaging portion 172, and the piston 111 is locked. Thus, by pushing the piston 111 backward, the locking pin 110g is automatically pushed up, and the piston 111 can be easily locked.

Next, the piston configuration of the second example will be described.
FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a piston configuration of a second example.
FIG. 22 is a side view and a front view of the same. 22A is a side view and FIG. 22B is a front view. The piston 111 includes a protrusion 171b, an opening 170, and an engagement portion 172.
The protruding portion 171b is disposed at the front portion of the piston 111 with the tip portion directed forward. In the second example, the projecting portion 171b has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape attached to the front surface of the piston 111, the side surface is a hollow shape, the side surface is recessed in an arc shape, and is configured to have an acute angle toward the tip. Has been.
As described above, the protrusion 171b, which is the tip of the piston 111, is formed in a polygonal shape with an acute angle on the tip, so that the opening lid of the gas cylinder 121 can be opened and the durability of the piston 111 can be improved. .

Next, the piston configuration of the third example will be described.
FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a piston configuration of a second example.
FIG. 24 is a side view and a front view of the same. FIG. 24A is a side view, and FIG. 24B is a front view. The piston 111 includes a protrusion 171c, an opening 170, and an engagement portion 172.
The protruding portion 171c is disposed at the front portion of the piston 111 with the tip portion directed forward. In the third example, the projecting portion 171c has a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape attached to the front surface of the piston 111, and a cut base 171d is provided at the center of the side surface. The notch 171d is provided on each side surface of the protrusion 171c.
As described above, since the cut base 171d is provided, the surface pressure received by the opening lid of the gas cylinder 121 from the side surface of the projection 171c increases, and the notch 171d becomes a gas ejection path during opening, and the opening is smooth. In addition, the opening lid of the gas cylinder 121 is opened so as to cut more. Thereby, an opening lid can be opened easily and durability of piston 111 can be improved.

Next, a gripping configuration of the launch device 100 will be described.
FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of gripping the launching device.
The launching device 100 shown in FIG. 25 is for right-handed use, and is gripped with the swollen side surface of the launching device 100 facing the palm. Thus, when the thumb is positioned on the trigger 110 and the index finger is extended in the marking ball ejection direction, the laser pointer 140 is naturally attached. As a result, it is possible to operate the launching device 100 with natural movement.

In addition, the launching device 100 can be equipped with a short-range wireless terminal compatible with wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or HomeRF (registered trademark). Using such a terminal, the firing information of the marking ball 33 can be transmitted to a terminal connected to a communication network such as a mobile phone. A transmission switch of a short-distance wireless terminal is arranged between the trigger 110 and the body 101. When the trigger 110 is pressed, the switch is turned on and the firing information of the marking ball 33 is transmitted to the mobile phone.
In this way, by attaching the short-range wireless terminal to the launching device 100, when the marking ball is launched to the identification target, various information such as the launch date and the launch location is distributed, recorded, accumulated, etc. It is possible to configure an identification system that makes it easy to find and identify an identification target to which 33 identification agents are attached.
Further, since the short-range wireless terminal is used, it is possible to improve security such as encryption of launch information of the marking ball 33 and prevention of tampering.

It is a side view which shows the marking ball | bowl launcher concerning this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows a marking ball | bowl launching apparatus. It is a side view which shows the connection part to the main body body of a barrel. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows a mode that a piston is set to a dischargeable state. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows a mode that the operation lever was operated and the gas cylinder was opened by the piston. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows a mode that a marking ball | bowl is discharged by the pressure of the compressed gas discharge | released from the gas cylinder. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the relationship between the internal diameter of a shell cartridge, the diameter of a marking ball, and the internal diameter of a barrel. It is a side view which shows the marking ball | bowl launcher with which the small portable terminal was mounted | worn. It is a schematic diagram which shows an identification system. It is a side view which shows 2nd embodiment of a marking ball launcher. The perspective view of the launcher which is another Example. Similarly front view. Similarly rear view. Similarly side view. The perspective partial sectional view of a launching device. Similarly side sectional drawing. The figure which shows the assembly | attachment structure to a body. The figure which shows a launch process. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a piston configuration of a first example in Embodiment 2. Similarly side view and front view. The perspective view which shows the piston structure of a 2nd example. Similarly side view and front view. The perspective view which shows the piston structure of a 2nd example. Similarly side view and front view. The figure which shows the holding example of a launcher.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Marking ball launcher 10 Main part 11 Main body 11a Gas passage 12 Operation lever 13 Piston 20 Gas holder part 21 Holder 22 Gas cylinder 30 Barrel part 31 Barrel 32 Shell cartridge 33 Marking ball 62 Server 63 Database

Claims (4)

A gas cylinder can be installed in the body, and a piston that is arranged to be pushed toward the gas cylinder by the elastic force of the spring is operated with a trigger to open the gas cylinder, and the marking is configured to fire the marking ball with this gas pressure In the ball launcher, a cylinder storage portion, a piston chamber, a cartridge mounting portion, and an injection port are formed in the body, and the cylinder storage portion / piston chamber and the cartridge mounting portion / injection port are arranged in parallel, and the cylinder front of the housing portion and the injection port body, and the piston chamber and the cartridge mounting portion and the rear side of the body, a gas cylinder in the cylinder housing section is attached from the front side of the body, a piston and spring into the piston chamber body of disposed from the rear side, the cartridge holding a plurality of marking the ball to the cartridge mounting portion It is configured to be mounted from the rear side of the di communicates with the communication hole and said cylinder housing section and the piston chamber, and configured to insert the distal end portion of the gas cylinder to the communication hole, the gas supply and said piston chamber and the cartridge mounting portion The gas ejection path in the gas cylinder is connected to the cartridge mounting part from the piston chamber, and the gas pressure from the gas cylinder is applied to the rear part of the cartridge, so that a plurality of marking balls are discharged from the injection port. A marking ball launching device configured to be fired in a direction opposite to the ejection direction.   The marking ball launching device can be equipped with a communication terminal device. When a marking ball is fired by operating a trigger, information indicating that the marking ball has been launched and information specific to the marking ball launching device are attached. The marking ball launching device according to claim 1, wherein the marking ball launching device is transmitted from a communication terminal device to a preset destination.   3. The marking ball launcher according to claim 2, wherein the communication terminal device has a data communication function, and further has at least one of an imaging function, an audio recording function, and a position information acquisition function. The marking ball is filled with identification agents containing a plurality of types of components, and there are a plurality of marking balls having different contents of each component of the identification agent, and the marking balls are mounted on the marking ball launching device The information associating the content ratio of each component of the identification target agent in the ball with the information specific to the marking ball launching device is stored in the storage device of the transmission destination. The marking ball launcher according to claim 3.