WO2021048575A1

WO2021048575A1 - Weapon lock for safe locking of action components of small arms

Info

Publication number: WO2021048575A1
Application number: PCT/HU2019/000029
Authority: WO
Inventors: Zsolt SÖRÖS
Original assignee: Soeroes Zsolt
Priority date: 2019-09-11
Filing date: 2019-10-08
Publication date: 2021-03-18

Abstract

A weapon lock for safe locking of action components of small arms (I), comprising a casing (2) made up of a first casing unit (3 ) and of a second casing unit (4), a hinge (5) connecting the first casing unit (3) to the second casing unit (4) and a first lock structure (9), The casing (2) encases the action components of the small arm (1). The hinge (5) comprises a first bracket (6) fixed to the first casing unit (3), a second bracket (7) fixed to the second casing unit (4), and a connecting member (8), to which the first bracket 16} and the second bracket (7) connect. A first base plate (15) is. fixed to the connecting member (8). Against rotation between the connecting member (8) and the first base plate (15), there is a form-fit connection of at least four angular positions. The components connecting to the first casing unit (3 ) and to the second casing unit (4), namely the hinge (5), the first lock structure (9) and the first base plate (15), are fixed to the casing; (2) with screws (16) accessible from the inner side of the casing (2).

Description

Weapon lock for safe locking of action components of small arms

The subject of the invention is a weapon lock, the casing of which encases the action components, such as the trigger mechanism, the chamber, the magazine and other safety mechanisms of small arms. The invention can be used for safe transportation and storage of small arms.

The safest means of storage for small amis is the safe, the disadvantage of which is that it is not portable due to its big mass. Portable storage is possible in weapon boxes, which encase fully all the parts of one or more small arms, take up therefore much more room than the dimensions of the weapon and are heavy. For transportation of weapons, light bags are also used, which are less safe.

In a weapon lock in accordance with the invention, a known type of locks, the swivel head lock, can be used, which comprises a locking rod ending in an axisymmetric locking head and a lock body comprising a lock structure with a locking hole receiving the locking head. The lock structure in the lock body comprises a retaining mechanism for the locking head. The advantage of the swivel head lock is that in its locked position, the locking rod ending in the locking head can be rotated in relation to the lock body. Swivel head locks are used for example in bicycle locks, as described in applications with Publication Numbers US7131298B1, US2002083746A1, CN203640444U, CN20S857981U and US201 7069154AI. A locking mechanism which can be opened with a key or a solenoid which is operated by control electronics may be connected to the mechanism retaining the locking head. Patent documents with Publication Numbers KR 100948573 B1 and RU254341 1C1 present swivel head locks comprising lock structures which can be opened by solenoids. In case of document KR100948573B1, in the lock body, there is a latch guided perpendicular to the locking rod, preloaded by spring in the direction of the locking rod and retractable by solenoid against the spring. The latch has a wedge-shaped end, the side of the wedge towards the interior of the lock body is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the locking rod, the side of the wedge towards the inlet of the locking hole forms an acute angle with the other, i.e. the inner side of the wedge. When the locking rod is inserted in the locking hole of the lock body, the locking head passes beyond the latch by the lateral motion of the latch, and then it is not retractable, as it gets caught in the latch. The locking rod can be removed from the locking hole by the operation of the solenoid retracting the latch. In case of the patent document with Publication Number RU2543411C1, two latches prevent the locking head from being pulled out. The latches touch the locking head and the locking rod from two sides. The latches are axisymmetric components, perpendicular to the locking rod and lean against a supporting surface narrowing into the direction of the removal of the locking rod. There is a magnet in the locking head and the latches are made of magnetisable material. The latches do not get out through the locking hole of the lock body. The lock body comprises a solenoid, the magnetic field of which can attract the latches from the locking head. The invention aims, by eliminating the disadvantages of the known weapon locks, at proposing a weapon lock, which is smaller and lighter than the weapon boxes, but provides the same safety and which is, in its locked position, not dismountabie and not removable from there, where it is mounted. Further objective is that the weapon lock shall be fixable in at least four angular positions.

The rationale behind the invention is the recognition that measures in accordance with claim I result in a weapon lock, which realizes the objectives above.

The invention is therefore a weapon lock for safe locking of action components of small arms, which weapon lock comprises a casing made up of a first casing unit and of a second casing unit a hinge connecting the first casing unit to the second casing unit and a first lock structure. The invention is characterised in that the casing encases the action components of the small arm, the hinge comprises a first bracket fixed to the first casing unit, a second bracket fixed to the second casing unit and a connecting member, to which the first bracket and the second bracket connect; a first base plate is fixed to the connecting member; against rotation between the connecting member and the first base plate there is a form- fit connection of at least four angular positions, the components connecting to the casing units, namely the hinge, the first lock structure and the first base plate, are fixed to the casing units with screws accessible from the inner side of the casing units.

In a preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, on the first base plate, there are four pins and on the connecting member of the hinge, there are four cut-outs receiving the four pins, in a square arrangement at equal distances from the threaded rod.

In another preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, on the connecting member of the hinge, there is a cogwheel with external teeth and on the first base plate, there is a hole with internal gear engaging the cogwheel. In another preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, a swivel head lock is fixed to the first base plate, there is a form-fit connection of at least four angular posi tions against rotation between the first base plate and the swivel head lock, the swivel head lock comprises a locking rod ending in an axisymmetric locking head and a lock body comprising a second lock structure with a locking hole receiving the locking head, and the locking rod is a rod projecting out in the middle of a second base plate. Preferably, the first lock structure and the second lock structure may be mechanically operated or electronically operated. It is also preferably that the second lock structure opens with a key different from that of the first lock structure.

In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention_» on the second base plate around the locking rod, there are four pins and on the lock body around the locking hole in a square arrangement at equal distances from the locking hole, there are four cut-outs recei ving the four pins.

In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, the side of the lock body opposite to the second base plate is fixed to the first base plate, on the second base plate there are stepped holes, the diameters of which are greater on the side closer to the lock body than that on the side further from the lock body, and there are screws fit into the stepped holes.

In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, a threaded rod, which goes through a hole in the connecting member of the hinge, protrudes from the first base plate, there is a nut on the threaded rod at its part extending beyond the connecting member, a tube protruding from the connecting member encircles said nut, said tube reaches to the casing, in which there is an aperture fitting to said tube.

In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, the first bracket and the second bracket are connected to the connecting member via one pivot joint each. In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, the first bracket is connected to the connecting member via one pivot joint, while the second bracket and the connecting member are made of one piece.

In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, there is a microcontroller with a connecting battery, a memory and a weapon identification module inside the casing.

In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, there is a microcontroller with a connecting battery, a memory, a GPS receiver, a telecommunications module, a vibration sensor, a motion sensor, an accelerometer, an optical sensor and a video sensor inside the casing. GPS is an abbreviation for Global Positioning System.

In a further preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, the first casing unit and the second casing unit comprise comer protectors on their comers.

Some preferred embodiments of the invention are presented below with the aid of drawings, wherein

Figure 1 is the pictorial view of the first preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention in its closed position,

Figure 2 is the pictorial view of the first preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention in its open position,

Figure 3 is the exploded view of the first preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention in its open position,

Figure 4 is the exploded view of the second preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention,

Figure 5 is the exploded view of the second preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention viewed from another direction, Figure 6 is the exploded view of the third preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention,

Figure 7 is the pictorial view of the fourth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention,

Figure 8 is the pictorial view of the corner protector,

Figure 9 is the pictorial view of the fifth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention,

Figure 10 is the enlarged pictorial view of the fifth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention.

Figure 11 is the enlarged pictorial view of the fifth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention viewed from another direction,

Figure 12 is the block diagram of the sixth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention,

Figure 13 is the block diagram of the seventh preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention.

Figures l to 3 show the first embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention. Figure 1 shows the casing 2 made up of the first casing unit 3 and of the second casing unit 4, the casing 2 locks the action components, such as the trigger mechanism, the chamber, the magazine and other safety mechanisms of the small arm 1. The barrel, the grip and the magazine of the small arm l reach out of the casing 2. The first casing unit 3 and the second casing unit 4 are connected by a hinge 5 on one side and by a first lock structure 9 on the other side, which are fixed with screws 16 accessible form the inner side of the casing 2. It is also shown that the hinge 5 comprises a first bracket 6 and a connecting member 8 and there is a first base plate 15 fixed to the connecting member 8. Figure 2 shows that from the connecting member 8 toward the casing 2, a tube 27 protrudes, which encircles a nut 26 fixing the threaded rod 25 projecting out of the first base plate 15 to the connecting member 8. In the casing 2 there is an aperture 29, which has, in the closed position of the casing 2, the same diameter as the elongation of the tube 27. Two screws 16 leaning against the inner side of the first casing unit 3 and fixing the first bracket 6 shown in Figure 1 to the first casing unit 3 are also shown. The small arm 1 lies in the second casing unit 4 and is removable from there in this state of the weapon lock. Figure 3 is an exploded view, in which the first casing unit 3 and the second casing unit 4 of the casing 2 are open, the nut 26 is removed from the threaded rod 25 protruding from the first base plate 15, the first base plate 15 is removed from the connecting member 8, and the screws 16 are removed from the stepped holes 24 in the first base plate 15. Figure 3 also shows that there are four pins 10 on the first base plate 15, in a square arrangement at equal distances from the threaded rod 25. Figure 3 further shows that the heads of the screws 16 fixing the components fixed to the casing 2 are leaning against the inner side of the casing 2.

Figures 4 and 5 show the exploded view of the second preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention from two directions, wherein the first base plate 15 and the lock body 20 fixed to it are removed from the connecting member 8, and the second base plate 23 together with the locking rod 18 ending in a locking head 19 are removed from the lock body 20. Figure 4 shows that the hinge 5 comprises two pivot joints 14, which connect the first bracket 6 and the second bracket 7 to the connecting member 8. In the middle of the connecting member 8, there is a hole 28, around which, in a square arrangement at equal distances, there are four cut-outs 1 1, in which the pins 10 on the first base plate 15 shown in Figure 5 fit. It is also shown that the lock body 20, which comprises a second lock structure 22, is fixed to the first base plate 15. In this embodiment, the second lock structure 22 can be opened with a Dallas key. In other preferred embodiments, the second lock structure 22 may be operated by an RFID reader or with remote control. RFID is an abbreviation for Radio Frequency IDentification. In the lock body 20, in the middle of its remote side from the first base plate 15, there is a locking hole 21 encircled in a square arrangement at equal distances by lour cut-outs 1 1 , into which the four pins 10 shown in Figure 5 fit. It is also shown that the threads of the screws 16 extend beyond the second base plate 23. Figure 5 compared to Figure 4, does not show the second bracket 7, but shows on the first base plate 15 and on the second base plate 23 the pins 10 in a square arrangement, in the middle of the first base plate 15 the threaded rod 25, in the middle of the second base plate 23 the locking rod 18 ending in the locking head 19 and on the second base plate 23 the stepped holes 24 receiving the screws 16. Figure 4 and Figure 5 both show that the barrel and the grip of a small arm l reach out of the casing 2. The pins 10 can be inserted into the cut-outs 1 1 in four different angular positions, the angle of the second base plate 23 and of the connecting member 8 in relation to the lock body 20 can be set by ninety degrees in this way.

Figure 6 shows that in the third preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, the hinge 5 comprises only one pivot joint 14, which connects the first bracket 6 to the connecting member 8, while the second bracket 7 and the connecting member 8 are made of one piece. It is also shown that the grip, the magazine and the barrel of the small arm 1 reach out of the casing 2 made up of the first casing unit 3 and of the second casing unit 4, which are closed by the first lock structure 9. The first lock structure 9 is a lock structure with remote control. The threads of the screws 16 project out of the first base plate 15 fixed to the connecting member 8.

Figure 7 shows that the fourth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention is different from the previous one in that the first casing unit 3 and the second casing unit 4 comprise corner protectors 30 on their corners. Figure 7 further shows the first bracket 6, the connecting member 8, the first lock structure 9 and the grip, the magazine and the barrel of the small arm 1. Figure 8 shows the design of a comer protector from a pictorial bottom view,

Figure 9 shows that the fifth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention is developed for a small arm 1 of type M4 carbine. The grip, the magazine, the barrel and the stock of the small arm 1 reach out of the first casing unit 3 and of the second casing unit 4. The first bracket 6 and the first lock structure 9 are also shown in this Figure. It is also shown that the connecting member 8 is fixed aslant to the first base plate 15, which is allowed by the form-fit connection detailed in Figures 10 and 11. Figure 10, an enlargement of one detail of Figure 9, shows the first base plate 15 removed from the connecting member 8 for demonstration. Figure 10 shows that between the stepped holes 24 around the threaded rod 25 there is a hole with internal gear 13, which engages the cogwheel 12 shown in Figure 11. Figure 10 shows the end of one of the screws 16 suitable for fixing the first base plate 15, those parts of the small arm l which are not critical to safety, the first casing unit 3 and the second casing unit 4 of the casing 2, the first bracket 6 and the pivot joint 14 connecting the first bracket 6 to the connecting member 8. Figure 11 shows that the cogwheel 12 is on the connecting member 8 of the hinge 5 around the hole 28, the first bracket 6 and the second bracket 7 are connected to the connecting member 8 by one pivot joint 14 each, the threads of the screws 16 project out of the first base plate 15, at its remote side from the casing 2, Figure 11 also shows the first lock structure 9, the small arm 1, the first casing unit 3 and the second casing unit 4. For changing the angle between the connecting member 8 and the first base plate 15. the first lock structure 9 shall be opened and the small arm 1 shall be removed, so that the nut 26 shown in Figure 2 is accessible, and by loosening the nut 26, said angle can be set. The block diagram in Figure 12 shows that in the sixth preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, there is a microcontroller 31 with a connecting battery 32, a memory 33 and a weapon identification module 34 inside the casing 2. The weapon identification module 34 may be for example an RFID reader, an optical reader, a Dallas-reader or a magnetic sensor.

The block diagram in Figure 13 shows that in the seventh preferred embodiment of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention, there is a microcontroller (31) with a connecting battery (32), a memory (33), a GPS receiver (35), a telecommunications module (36), a vibration sensor (37), a motion sensor (38), an accelerometer (39), an optical sensor (40) and a video sensor (41) inside the casing (2).

Advantages of the weapon lock in accordance with the invention are the following. The weapon lock in accordance with the invention is smaller and lighter than the weapon boxes, but provides the same safety, because in its closed position, it is not dismountable and not removable from there, where it is mounted. The weapon lock in accordance with the invention is fixable in at least four angular positions, it is therefore fixable on vehicles in such places where it is the least disturbing.

List of reference signs

1 - small arm 22- second lock structure

2- casing 23- second base plate

3- first casing unit 24- stepped hole

4- second casing unit 25- threaded rod

5- hinge 26- nut

6- first bracket 27- tube

7- second bracket 28- hole

8- connecting member 29- aperture

9- first lock structure 30- comer protector

10- pin 31- microcontroller

11- cut-out 32- battery

12- cogwheel 33- memory

13- hole with internal gear 34- weapon identification module

14- pivot joint 35- GPS receiver

15- first base plate 36- telecommunications module

16- screw 37- vibration sensor

17- swivel head lock 38- motion sensor

18- locking rod 39- accelerometer

19- locking head 40- optical sensor

20- lock body 41- video sensor

21- locking hole

Claims

1. Weapon Jock for safe locking of action components of small arms (1 ), comprising a casing (2) made up of a first casing unit (3) and of a second casing unit (4), a hinge (5) connecting the first casing unit (3) to the second casing unit (4) and a first lock structure (9), characterised in that the casing (2) encases the action components of the small arm (1), the hinge (5) comprises a first bracket (6) fixed to the first casing unit (3), a second bracket (7) fixed to the second casing unit (4), and a connecting member (8), to which the first bracket (6) and the second bracket (7) connect, a first base plate (15) is fixed to the connecting member (8), against rotation between the connecting member (8) and the first base plate (15) there is a form-fit connection of at least four angular positions, the components connecting to the first casing unit (3) and to the second casing unit (4), namely the hinge (5), the first lock structure (9) and the first base plate (15), are fixed to the casing (2) with screws (16) accessible from the inner side of the casing (2).

2. The weapon lock according to claim 1 , characterised in that a threaded rod (25), which goes through a hole (28) in the connecting member (8) of the hinge (5), protrudes from the first base plate ( 15), there is a nut (26) on the threaded rod (25) at its part extending beyond the connecting member (8), a tube (27) protruding from the connecting member (8) encircles said nut (26), said tube (27) reaches to the casing (2), in which there is an aperture (29) fitting to said tube (27).

3. The weapon lock according to claim 1 , characterised in that on the first base plate (15), there are four pins (10) and, on the connecting member (8) of the hinge (5), there are tour cut-outs (11) receiving the four pins ( 10), in a square arrangement at equal distances from the threaded rod (25).

4. The weapon lock according to claim 1, characterised in that on the connecting member (8) of the hinge (5), there is a cogwheel (12) with external teeth and on the first base plate (15), there is a hole with internal gear (13) engaging the cogwheel ( 12).

5. The weapon lock according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that a swivel head lock (17) is fixed to the first base plate (15), there is a form- fit connection of at least four angular positions against rotation between the first base plate (15) and the swivel head lock (17), the swivel head lock (17) comprises a locking rod (18) ending in an axisymmetric locking head (19) and a lock body (20) comprising a second lock structure (22) with a locking hole (21) receiving the locking head (19), and the locking rod (18) is a rod projecting out in the middle of a second base plate (23).

6. The weapon lock according to claim 4, characterised in that on the second base plate (23) around the locking rod (18), there are four pins (10) and on the lock body (20) around the locking hole (21 ) in a square arrangement at equal distances from the locking hole (21), there are four cut-outs (1 1) receiving the four pins (10).

7. The weapon lock according to claim 4, characterised in that the side of the lock body (20) opposite to the second base plate (23) is fixed to the first base plate (15), on the second base plate (23) there are stepped holes (24), the diameters of which are greater on the side closer to the lock body (20) than that on the side further from the lock body (20), and there are screws ( 16) fit into the stepped holes (24).

8. The weapon lock according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the first bracket (6) and the second bracket (7) ate connected to the connecting member (8) via one pivot joint (14) each.

9. The weapon lock according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the first bracket (6) is connected to the connecting member (8) via one pivot joint (14), while the second bracket (7) and the connecting member (8) are made of one piece.

10.The weapon lock according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that there is a microcontroller (31) with a connecting battery (32), a memory (33) and a weapon identi fication module (34) inside the casing (2).

1 1.The weapon lock according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that there is a microcontroller (31 ) with a connecting battery (32), a memory (33), a GPS receiver (35), a telecommunications module (36), a vibration sensor (37), a motion sensor (38), an accelerometer (39), an optical sensor (40) and a video sensor (41 ) inside the casing (2).

12. The weapon lock according to any of claims l to 11 , characterised in that the first casing unit (3) and the second casing unit (4) comprise corner protectors (30) on their comers.

13. The weapon lock according to any of claims 4 to 12, characterised in that the first lock structure (9) and the second lock structure (22) are mechanically operated.

14.The weapon lock according to any of claims 4 to 12, characterised in that the first lock structure (9) and the second lock structure (22) are electronically operated.

15. The weapon lock according to any of claims 12 to 13, characterised in that the second lock structure (22) opens with a key different from that of the first lock structure (9).