JPH0241513Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention is a silencer to be attached to the tip of the barrel of a model gun, more specifically, by attaching it to the barrel of a commercially available model gun. This invention relates to a silencer for a toy gun, in which when a bullet passes through the silencer, it can be fired as a luminous bullet by receiving a flash from a flash irradiation device built into the silencer.

[Conventional technology]

Model guns of the air gun type, which use air pressure to fire synthetic resin bullets from the barrel, have been widely known. It is also known that bullets for this air gun type of toy gun are colored as vividly as possible so that the trajectory of the bullet after being fired from the gun barrel can be clearly seen.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Among the conventional toy guns, the air gun type has brightly colored bullets, but
It is not possible to confirm the trajectory of a fired ball in a dark place at night or during the day. Therefore, this type of air gun type toy gun is limited to use in a well-lit room during the day and at night. However, if you are forced to use it at night or in a dark place,
It is also conceivable to mix a luminescent pigment (luminous pigment) as a coloring agent when molding a bullet from synthetic resin. However, as is well known, when external light energy is applied to this luminescent pigment, the pigment component becomes excited.
It has a property that the light emitting state continues for a predetermined period of time even after the light stimulation stops. Therefore,
Even if synthetic resin bullets are mixed with such luminescent pigments, if these bullets are to be used at night or in a dark place, it is necessary to Since it has to be exposed to illumination light to give it phosphorescent properties, there is a problem in that it is time-consuming and uninteresting.

To solve this problem, a flash irradiation device that emits a powerful flash of visible light and near ultraviolet light is built into the barrel of the toy gun, and each time a synthetic resin bullet containing phosphorescent pigment is fired from the barrel. A conceivable method is to irradiate the bullet with a flash of light from the flash irradiation device, thereby imparting to the bullet a luminescent energy with an extremely high excitation level.

However, this system provides sufficient luminescence to the bullets fired from the barrel, making it possible to create a more interesting toy gun than ever before. are all built into the barrel of the toy gun,
For enthusiasts who already own a game gun of the same model, there is a problem in that they have to buy a new game gun of the same type that is equipped with this luminous bullet firing mechanism.

[Means for solving problems]

This invention was developed as a means to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to be used with amusement guns that are not originally equipped with a luminous projectile firing mechanism such as a flash irradiation device in the gun barrel, and with various types of amusement guns that are already on the market. By attaching a silencer, conventionally known as a mere decorative attachment, to the tip of the barrel of these guns, all fired bullets were given the function of a luminous bullet. . Therefore, in the present invention, although it is called a silencer in name, it does not actually function as a silencer in the original meaning.

As a specific means for achieving the above object, the present invention is a silencer that is detachably attached to the tip of the barrel of a toy gun, and includes a phosphorescent residue on the outside of the connected barrel within the cylinder of the silencer. a sensor that detects the passage of a bullet with optical characteristics, and a flash irradiation device that applies a sufficient amount of brightness to the passing bullet to exhibit phosphorescence properties based on the electrical signal detected by the sensor; This device is characterized by having a built-in power battery for operating the sensor and the flash irradiation device.

In the present invention, it is preferable to use, for example, a strobe flash tube for a camera as the flash irradiation device provided inside the silencer.

[Effect]

A bullet containing a luminous pigment is loaded into the toy gun body, the silencer of the present invention is attached to the tip of the barrel (muzzle) of the toy gun, and a switch provided on the side of the cylinder of the silencer is turned on. The flash unit as a flash irradiation device is charged by a battery. When the trigger of the toy gun is pulled and a bullet is fired, this fired bullet enters the connecting barrel of the silencer connected to the muzzle and crosses the position of the sensor placed inside this connecting barrel. The bullet closes the switch circuit of the flash unit, energizing the flash tube from the unit and emitting a powerful flash of light.
For example, a sensor for detecting the passage of a bullet is installed near the connection port of the connecting gun barrel with the toy gun, and the length
When a bullet is fired at an initial velocity of approximately 70 m/sec with the 35mm flash tube placed closer to the muzzle of the connecting barrel than the sensor, the bullet passes through the area of the 35mm long flash tube. The time it takes for this flash tube to pass is about 1/2000 second, so the time it takes to
By irradiating with a flash duration of about seconds, the bullet passing through will be exposed to the flash irradiation within the same area, and the contained phosphorescent pigment will be stimulated by strong light energy and emit light, as a luminescent bullet. fired.

〔Example〕

Next, a preferred embodiment of the silencer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of a silencer 3 attached to the tip of the barrel 2 of an existing play gun 1. This silencer 3 consists of a connecting barrel 4 made of transparent acrylic and a cylinder 5 that wraps around the outside of the connecting barrel 4. The cylinder 5 fixes and holds the connecting barrel 4 by a rear end flange 5a, and has a front end. A removable cap 6 with an open muzzle 7 is fitted to hold the connecting barrel 4 coaxially. In addition, the inner diameter of the connecting barrel 4 is the same as that of the toy gun barrel 2.
It has the same inner diameter as the barrel of the toy gun, but the rear end has two barrels
A connecting port 8 is provided with a portion having a large diameter into which the muzzle 2a of the gun can be inserted.

On the outside of the connecting barrel 4 inside the cylinder 5, there is a molded bullet 20 containing a luminescent pigment that is fired from the toy gun 1 and passes through the connecting barrel 4.
A flash irradiation device 9 for emitting flash light known as a camera strobe is built into the camera.

This flash irradiation device 9 includes a flash tube 10 equipped with a reflector 10a attached to a part of the outside of the connecting barrel 4, a charging flash unit 11 including a capacitor 12, and a dry battery 13 for power supply. It's summery. The arrangement of each of these parts is as follows:
The flash tube 10 is located on the side of the connection port 8, and the dry battery 13 is placed in the cap 6 so that it can be replaced whenever necessary with the cap 6 at the tip removed.
It is configured to be located on the side.

On the other hand, a sensor 14 for detecting the state in which the bullet 20 has passed through the connection barrel 4 is provided in a portion closer to the connection port 8 than the flash tube 10. As shown in FIG.
It serves as a tuning switch to allow current to flow through the circuit. As shown in FIG.
For example, a light emitting element 15a emits an electrical signal from the flash unit 11 as a light beam through a transparent connected gun barrel 4 toward the inside of the gun barrel, and a bullet 20 passing through the inside of the gun barrel 4 serves as a reflector to emit the light. It consists of a light receiving element 15b that catches the light beam emitted from the element 15a, and the transmitted signal from the light emitting element 15a is transmitted through the bullet 20 to the light receiving element 15b.
The flash unit 11 is transmitted to
It is preferable to use a photo interrupter that turns on the energizing circuit.

As shown in FIG. 4, the flash unit 11
A switch 16 is provided in the circuit between the battery 13 and the dry battery 13. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 1, this switch 16 is operated by rotating a lever 17 provided on the outer periphery of the cylinder 5, which opens and closes a contact 18 provided inside the cylinder 5, allowing the current from the dry battery 13 to flow. The flash unit 11 is connected to the flash unit 11 intermittently. Therefore, when the toy gun 1 fires a bullet, when the switch 16 is turned to the ON state, the flash unit 11 is discharged from the dry battery 13.
When the bullet 20 passes through the connecting barrel 4 in this state, the sensor 14 is activated and the flash of the flash tube 10 causes the bullet 2 to be charged.
0 is emitted from the muzzle 7 in a state where it is luminescent.

A pilot is provided near the switch lever 17 on the outside of the cylinder 5 to notify that when the lever 17 is rotated and the switch 16 is turned on, the energizing circuit to the flash unit 11 is turned on. A lamp 19 is provided.

[Effects] The silencer for play guns according to the present invention has a sensor inside the cylinder of the silencer attached to the tip of the barrel of the play gun that detects a luminous bullet passing through the connected barrel of the silencer, and this sensor. Since a powerful flash irradiation device such as a working camera strobe is provided, all luminescent bullets fired through this silencer can be fired as luminous bullets.

Therefore, even if the type of game gun itself does not have a luminous projectile firing mechanism or any type of game gun that is already on the market, it is recommended to attach this silencer to the game gun. Therefore, all of these toy guns can be provided with the function of firing luminous bullets, thereby significantly increasing the interest of this type of toy.

Further, when the silencer according to this invention is used, the phosphorescent bullet is irradiated with a strong flash by the flash irradiation device, so that the bullet can be given sufficient phosphorescence in a short time. In this case, since the bullet is fired from the muzzle and flies for about 1 to 2 seconds, even if the bullet has a luminescent time of 3 to 5 seconds, the brightness is the highest in the first 1 to 2 seconds. It is possible to match the flight time of the bullet to the state in which the bullet travels, resulting in extremely realistic firing of the luminous bullet.

In addition, since the firing of the luminescent bullet and the flash irradiation are performed almost simultaneously, the flash of the flash tube is visible from the muzzle of the silencer at the moment the luminous bullet is fired from the muzzle of the silencer, making it appear as if the firing was caused by an explosion of gunpowder. It can provide a similar sense of realism.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the structure of the silencer of the present invention in relation to the barrel of a conventional toy gun, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 shows the structure of the sensor part inside the silencer. The enlarged sectional view shown in FIG. 4 is a wiring diagram of the flash irradiation device. 1: Toy gun, 2: Barrel, 3: Silencer,
4: Connection barrel, 5: Cylinder, 6: Cap,
7: Muzzle, 8: Connection port, 9: Flash irradiation device, 1
0: Flash tube, 11: Flash unit, 13: Dry battery, 14: Sensor, 15a:
Light emitting element, 15b: Light receiving element, 16: Switch,
17: Lever, 18: Contact, 19: Lamp, 2
0: Luminescent bullet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A silencer that is detachably attached to the tip of the barrel of a toy gun, and includes a sensor that detects the passage of a bullet having a luminous afterglow characteristic on the outside of the connected barrel in the cylinder of the silencer, and a sensor that detects the passage of a bullet having a luminous afterglow characteristic. A built-in flashlight irradiation device for providing a sufficient amount of brightness to exhibit phosphorescence to a passing bullet based on an electric signal generated by the bullet, and a power battery for operating the sensor and flashlight irradiation device. A toy gun silencer for firing luminous bullets.