US20070033850A1 - Firearm receivers with hollow body profiles and methods of producing the same - Google Patents
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- F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
In one example, a weapon component is disclosed. The component includes a receiver and a hollow body profile. The hollow body profile is formed as an injection molded portion wherein the hollow body profile is integral with and reinforces the receiver. Further, the hollow body profile forms one edge of a cartridge case ejector window.
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- This patent is a continuation of International Patent Application Ser. No. PCT/EP2004/011493, filed Oct. 13, 2004, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- This disclosure relates generally to firearms and more particularly to firearm receivers with hollow body profiles for supporting and reinforcing other components of the firearm.
- Typically firearms include a component such as a frame, housing, casing or receiver to which other components of the weapon are attached. The housing, along with some or all of the other components of the weapon may be enclosed in a case. One known weapons case, which is made of plastic via injection molding technology, is described in
EP 1 357 348 A1. This weapon includes a two-part weapons case and offers considerable weight and costs advantages. The weapon disclosed inEP 1 357 347 A1 has a hollow body with reinforcement bridges in the area at the attachment of the barrel. The hollow body reinforcement bridges are formed when the two parts of the weapons case are assembled. This assembly also maintains a uniform construction with respect to the wall. - The method of manufacturing the known two-part weapon case in
EP 1 357 348 A1 has limited advantages. For example, this method of manufacture is advantageous in the manufacturing of components that already have all the important functional surfaces and elements externally and internally for the addition of further weapons components. However, this requires close manufacturing tolerances so that the aforementioned weapon components can be added on to the weapon case as simply as possible without expensive refinishing operations. - Furthermore, when the weapon is fired, the case tends to experience high mechanical loads. Conventionally, for the absorption of these loads, metallic elements are included in the injection mold during the formation of the case for the purpose of reinforcing the weapon and all of its components while striving to make the walls of the structures as thin as possible.
- However, there are areas at which the wall should be of a greater thickness. For example, when guide bushes for holding a scope are enclosed in a receiver, the guide bushes need to be sufficiently anchored in the receiver material, i.e., in the plastic. To adequately ensure that the scope is anchored, certain areas of the plastic material must have an increased thickness, i.e., the load transfer regions need to be sufficiently dimensioned so as to provide reinforcement. This is typically done by introducing metallic inserts at these regions.
- However, metallic inserts increase the tooling and manufacturing costs associated with the production of the weapon. Furthermore, the addition of metallic inserts increases the weight of the weapon, and metallic inserts are difficult, in terms of structural geometries, to design.
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FIG. 1 shows a lateral view of an example receiver of an example weapon. -
FIG. 2 shows a partial cross-sectional view through the shaft and scope region of the example receiver component ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view from the rear of the example receiver component ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view along the line A—A ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 5 shows a detailed view of a partially open hollow body profile sections at the transition between the shaft region and the scope mounting region of the example receiver component ofFIG. 1 . - The present disclosure details an example weapons component, i.e., a receiver, a housing, or a casing of a weapon, that may include for example, a grip, a pistol stock, a shaft part, and/or a shoulder support. Such receiver may be made of plastic and able to hold additional components of the firearm such as, for example, a weapon scope, breech mechanism, trigger device, ammunition supply device, sighting/aiming device, etc. Furthermore, in the case of automatic pistols, the example receiver may form both the barrel shaft and the grip portion of the weapon, i.e., operating components and components that interface with and are handled by the marksmen.
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FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of areceiver 1 for a weapon in so-called “bull pup” design, which is a design in which the trigger mechanism is located in front of a cartridge magazine viewed in the direction of fire. In this example, thereceiver 1 is integral with ahousing 1, and the two terms will be used interchangeably throughout this description. - Throughout this description, positional terms such as “front”, “up”, “rear,” etc. refer to a properly positioned weapon when firing horizontally, with the direction of fire running to the front. Also all terms, such as “left” and “right” are specified from the point of view of the marksman.
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receiver 1 has ashaft region 4 and ascope mount region 6, which may be configured as one integral piece. Thereceiver 1 also has afirst opening 8 toward the bottom at the rear section of thescope mount region 6 that extends toward the rear into theshaft region 4. A trigger unit (not shown) as well as a cartridge magazine (not shown) may be inserted or introduced through thefirst opening 8. Thereceiver 1 also has asecond opening 10 located at the rear end of theshaft region 4, into which, for example, a shoulder support element (not shown) may be inserted, which would, thus, close thesecond opening 10. - In the
shaft region 4 of thereceiver 1, a cartridgecase ejector window 12 is constructed both on the left side and on the right side of thereceiver 1. The left cartridgecase ejector window 12 is shown inFIG. 1 , and the right cartridgecase ejector window 12 is shown inFIG. 2 . The cartridgecase ejector windows 12 may be closed by a flap or cover (not shown). To support the cover, thereceiver 1 includes hingedelements 14 that are formed on the bottom edge of theejector window 12 andclosing elements 16 that are formed on the top edge of theejector window 12. In this example, theclosing elements 16 may be formed by magnets that hold the cover in a closed position via magnetic attraction with corresponding magnetic counterparts located on the cover. However, the magnetic attraction, while great enough to hold the cover in the closed position, is weak enough to permit the ejection of a cartridge case. - Additionally, the
scope mounting region 6 has arecess 18 accessible from above toward the rear of thescope mounting region 6. Therecess 18 exposes a portion of anouter surface 20 of abush 22 to which a weapons scope may be enclosed or coupled. - As mentioned above,
housing 1 andreceiver 1 are used interchangeably because they are integrally formed, i.e., are manufactured in one piece. However, theexample receiver 1 can just as well be assembled from several housings or case components that can be detachably or rigidly connected to each other in any suitable fashion. For example, the case component parts can be glued, welded, screwed, riveted or joined by any mechanical or chemical fasteners. - In the example bull pup style firearm, not only is the cartridge magazine located behind the trigger, as described above, but the cartridge
case ejector windows 12 are located behind the trigger device as well. As a result the cartridge ejection takes place quite close to the head of the marksman. Two cartridge ejection windows 12 (seeFIGS. 1 and 2 ) are included in theexample receiver 1 so that cartridge ejection can occur optionally on the left or the right side of the weapon, depending on which side points away from the head of the marksman. In alternative examples, thereceiver 1 may also be constructed for a weapon in which the ammunition supply device is located in front of the trigger device and/or in which only one single cartridgecase ejector window 12 is provided, which may or may not include a cover flap. -
FIGS. 2 and 3 show the contour of ahollow body profile 24 constructed in thereceiver 1. Thehollow body profile 24 proceeds from the rear end of theshaft region 4 parallel to thescope axis 26 to the front to thescope mounting region 6. Thehollow body profile 24 has afirst section 28 and asecond section 30. Thefirst section 28 runs generally in the direction of thescope axis 26 and simultaneously forms the upper edge of the cartridgecase ejection window 12. At the front end of theshaft region 4 the contour of thehollow body profile bush 22 essentially following the outline of the face 29 down into theopening 8, forming thesecond section 30 of thehollow body profile 24. Thus, thesecond section 30 runs in a curved route corresponding to a peripheral section, i.e., the rear face 29, of thebush 22 and essentially vertically to thescope axis 26. Thehollow body profile 24 includes ahollow space 32 that generally runs from the opening 10 at the end of theshaft region 4 via thefirst section 28 to thesecond section 30 into the opening 8, i.e., throughout the entirehollow body profile 24. The transition, i.e., the change of direction, of thehollow body profile 24 is shown in more detail inFIG. 5 . - The cross-section profile of the
first section 28 protrudes completely into the interior of thereceiver 1. The outer surfaces 34 (FIG. 4 ) of theprofile 24 form a prismatic or sliding rail that reinforces theshaft region 4 of thereceiver 1 and stabilizes the upper edge of the cartridgecase ejector window 12. Further, theouter surfaces 34 hold theclosing elements 16 in the cartridge caseejector window region 12, which engage a corresponding closing element (e.g., a groove, magnets, etc.) on the cover flap and fix the path of motion of the cover flap. In the illustrated example, theouter surfaces 34 are level; however, in alternative examples, theouter surfaces 34 may also be bent, convex, concave, or constructed with additional guide grooves or profiles. Furthermore, though theouter surfaces 34 are shown in the illustrated example as sliding rails, in alternative examples, theouter surfaces 34 may be roller rails or roller/sliding rail combinations. - The
second section 30 of thehollow body profile 24 proceeds from theshaft side 4 at the rear face 29 of thebush 22 and follows the outline of thebush 22 and forms the transition reinforcement 38 (FIG. 3 ). Thetransition reinforcement 38 is constructed at the exterior of thereceiver 1 between thescope mounting region 6 and theshaft region 4, which has a width smaller than the diameter of the of thescope mounting region 4. - The
bush 22 is positively and non-positively embedded in the rearscope mounting region 6 in thereceiver 1, i.e., thebush 22 may be embedded in or supported by thescope mounting region 6. The rear face 29 of thebush 22 supports itself partially on thesecond section 30 of thehollow body profile 24, while the front face (not shown) of thebushing 22 is enclosed in thescope mounting region 6. Theouter surface 20 of thebush 22 is provided with indentations or perforations 40 for additional anchoring in the receiver material, the indentations or perforations 40 are penetrated by the receiver material. To ensure anchoring in axial direction, perforations 40 on thebush 22 run axially and over the entire outsurface 20 of thebush 22, as shown in the illustrated example (FIG. 2 ). The interior of thebush 22 has two annular recesses or rings 42 arranged at an axial distance to one another. The faces of the annular rings 42 engage a braking system (not shown) of a scope locking mechanism (not shown) or the breech or locking mechanism itself. Radial inner surfaces 44 of the rings 42 serve as linear gliding bearings of a weapons scope (not shown) that can be moved in axial direction. Thebush 22 may also be constructed in such that thebush 22 itself axially secures the weapons scope. - Furthermore, for the purposes of heat dissipation, an alternative example may be constructed wherein the scope is embedded into the
receiver 1 without the inclusion of abush 22. Also, in other alternative examples, the indentations or perforations 40 in thebush 22 may be replaced or supplemented with nub-like elevations, annular grooves, longitudinal profiles, milled edges or other suitable topographies. - The mounting of the
bush 22 toward the front of thesecond section 30 ensures a particularly favorable flux of force along thescope axis 26 over the outer and innerradial walls shaft region 4 and back to thefirst section 28. - In the illustrated example, there are two extensively symmetrical hollow body profiles 24 constructed in the
receiver 1, one of each of the left and the right sides. Thefirst sections 28 of eachprofile 24 proceeds on the upper edge of the cartridgecase ejector window 12. However, in alternative examples, thefirst sections 28profiles 24 may run on the lower edge of the cartridgecase ejector windows 12. In addition, one single or even several hollow body profiles 24 can run in theshaft region 4. Also, one single or even several hollow body profiles 24 can run in thescope mounting region 6, in which abush 22 is arranged, for example, between two correspondingsecond sections 30 of two corresponding hollow body profiles 24. - The
outer surface 20 of thebush 22 is partially exposed by therecess 18. Consequently, theouter surface 20 is accessible for the attachment of sighting/aiming devices and other devices and components (not shown) thereto. Because the arrangement of thebush 22 with respect to thehollow body profile 24 enables therecess 18 to have a great dimension with an especiallylarge attachment surface 20, the additional components and devices may be tightly and securely coupled to the weapons scope and uninfluenced by deformations of thereceiver 1 such as, for example, those deformations caused by heat and/or stress. Further, this arrangement enables robust and precise adjustment of the additional components and devices. - In one example, the
receiver 1 is manufactured through a conventional plastic injection molding process. In particular PA (polyamide) pellets with solid body admixtures (e.g., glass fibers, carbon fibers) work well. The plastic pellets are heated in an extrusion press and injected into a mold corresponding to thereceiver 1. Thehollow space 32 of thehollow body profile 24, which is first completely filled with plastic, is produced by means of the injection of a gas, which partially squeezes the still fluid or plastic synthetic material out of a duct. The gas injection takes place via suitable needles, nozzles, or other injection apparatus and is controlled in such a way that the desired wall strengths of theprofile 24 are constructed. The resultinghollow space 32 remains dimensionally stable even when the gas injection process ceases and the receiver cools, for example by quenching. The plastic material solidifies without sink marks or without distorting adjoining thin-walled areas. To increase the stability or to influence damping characteristics thehollow space 32 can then be filled with a suitable material (e.g. elastomer, artificial resin, foam). In addition, filling thehollow spaces 32 prevents moisture from penetrating into thehollow spaces 32, and/or prevents thehollow spaces 32 from soiling. In addition, prefabricated hollow body profiles 24 can be injected, cemented, welded or installed in some other way. - The integration of weapons components such, for example, housings, grips, handles, shaft elements, etc. into the
receiver 1 is particularly beneficial for weapons that require particularly robust, light components with a great degree of freedom of design as well as for weapons that use large-caliber ammunition with the required precision. These weapons may include not only small arms of all types, but also automatic weapons that are easily transportable (e.g., while mounted on racks or carriages) whose receivers previously were manufactured exclusively of metal. - As described above, the present examples enable the attachment of other components and devices without extremely tight tolerance requirements to maintain a secure fitting. Further, the present examples allow the
receiver 1 to support high mechanical loads that are associated with the firing of the weapon without the need for metallic inserts in thereceiver 1. These benefits are accomplished by the inclusion of thehollow body profile 24 integrally to the injection moldedreceiver 1 for the purpose of reinforcement, wherein thehollow body profile 24 is formed by the injection of a suitable medium such as, for example, of a gas. - The construction of one or more reinforcing hollow body profiles 24 on the
receiver 1 increases, for example, the dimensional stability of areceiver 1. The hollow body profiles 24 reinforce thereceiver 1 without causing volume contraction to occur as is the case with conventional massively constructed profiles where sink marks and/or tolerance deviations are caused by the cooling of thereceiver 1. Furthermore, in the illustrated example, the purposeful arrangement of the hollow body profiles orhollow ribs 24 enables the average wall thickness of thetotal receiver 1 to be reduced. - As mentioned above, in some examples, the
receiver 1 includes ahollow body profile 24 that has afirst section 28 running across theshaft region 4 of thereceiver 1 along theweapons scope axis 26. In other examples, thereceiver 1 has ahollow body profile 24 that includes asecond section 30 that is essentially vertically constructed with respect to theweapons scope axis 26 at the scope side end of theshaft region 4. These constructions stabilize a large relatively thin-walled area of theshaft region 4 of theweapons receiver 1 and create a load bearing, groove-free transition 38 to thescope mounting region 6 of theweapons receiver 1. - As described herein, the
bush 22, which is manufactured, for example, out of metal or CFK (carbon-fiber impregnated plastic), is securely coupled to thereceiver 1. Consequently, thebush 22 can assume several core functions at the same time. Thebush 22 holds the weapons scope itself, which depending on the design of the weapon, is in fixed or flexible arrangement in the direction of thescope axis 26. Additionally, thebush 22 serves as an impact point of a brake system, which restricts the axial movement of the scope, and thebush 22 can also serve as a function element of the breech mechanism (not shown). The unique embedding of thebush 22 allows arecess 18 in theplastic receiver 1 that exposes a part of theouter surface 20 of thebush 22, which in turn can then serve as the connection point for a sighting, fire control devices, or other elements, which require a rigid connection that is free of strict tolerance requirements. - Turning to the portion of the
hollow body profile 24 in theshaft region 4, thehollow body profile 24 reinforces the edge, in the illustrated example, the top edge, of the cartridgecase ejector window 12 and simultaneously serves as a stable stop or connection or guide rail for an associated breechblock (not shown). Further, the portionhollow body profile 24 that is exposed to the outside of the weapon may also hold engagement elements for engaging the cover. Traditionally and particularly in the case of large-caliber weapons with large ejector windows, these functions were otherwise only able to be implemented through expensive engineering design and production processes. - In some examples, the
hollow body profile 24 is located in the interior of thereceiver 1 and includesouter surfaces 34 that are pointed toward the interior of thereceiver 1. Theouter surfaces 34 may serve as guide rails of a breech element such as, for example, a breechblock carrier (not shown), as described above. The use of theouter surfaces 34 as guide rails is assured by the high fitting accuracy and the high dimensional stability of thehollow profile 24. - The
hollow body profile 24 may be constructed, as described above via an injection molding process that also includes constructing ahollow space 32 in thehollow body profile 24 by injecting a suitable medium such as, for example, a gas. This manufacturing method permits the construction of virtually any geometric shapes of thehollow body profile 24. Furthermore, the gas may be injected with a needle, which makes it possible to construct thehollow body profile 24 in arbitrary places on the component. Also, in some examples, the method involves using a suitable material such as, for example, a plastic like polyamide to create thehollow body profile 24. - The
receiver 1 and integralhollow body profile 24 and other components mentioned herein are suitable for any number of firearms including small arms that have automatic or semi-automatic firing of large-caliber anmunition. - This application claims priority to German Patent Application 103 49 160.0 that was filed on Oct. 22, 2003, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Although certain example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture have been described herein, the scope of coverage of this patent is not limited thereto. On the contrary, this patent covers all methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture fairly falling within the scope of the appended claims either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.
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1. A weapon component comprising:
a receiver; and
a hollow body profile formed as an injection molded portion wherein the hollow body profile is integral with and reinforces the receiver and wherein the hollow body profile forms one edge of a cartridge case ejector window.
2. A component as defined in claim 1 , wherein:
the weapon further includes a scope axis;
the receiver further includes a shaft region; and
the hollow body profile includes a first section that runs in the shaft region in the direction of the scope axis.
3. A component as defined in claim 1 , wherein the shaft region includes a scope side end and the hollow body profile further includes a second section that is constructed essentially vertically to the scope axis at the scope side end.
4. A component as defined in claim 1 , further comprising a bush, wherein the bush is embedded in the receiver, couples a scope and includes a face that points toward the shaft region of the receiver.
5. A component as defined in claim 4 , wherein the bush is made of one of a metal or a carbon-fiber impregnated plastic material.
6. A component as defined in claim 4 , wherein the bush holds a braking system of the scope or a breech mechanism in addition to or instead of the scope.
7. A component as defined in claim 6 , wherein the scope is in one of stationary or flexible arrangement in the bush in the direction of the axis.
8. A component as defined in claim 4 , further comprising a recess that exposes a portion of an outer surface of the bush.
9. A component as defined in claim 4 , wherein the bush further includes holes for anchoring in the receiver.
10. A component as defined in claim 1 , wherein the hollow body profile includes at least one of closing magnets or hinged elements of a cover flap of the cartridge case ejector window.
11. A component as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first section is arranged largely in the interior of the receiver.
12. A component as defined in claim 11 , wherein the hollow body profile has outer surfaces in the interior of the receiver that guide a breech element.
13. A component as defined in claim 12 , wherein the breech element is a breechblock carrier.
14. A method of forming a weapons component, the method comprising:
molding a receiver;
forming a profile integrally with the receiver, wherein at least a portion of the profile is formed to be an edge of a cartridge ejection window; and
injecting the profile with a first material to form a hollow space in the profile.
15. A method of forming a weapons component as defined in claim 14 , wherein the first material is a gas.
16. A method of forming a weapons component as defined in claim 14 , further comprising filling the hollow space with a second material.
17. A method of forming a weapons component as defined in claim 16 , wherein the second material is at least one of elastomer, artificial resin, or foam.
18. A method of forming a weapons component as defined in claim 14 , wherein the first material is injected via a needle.
19. A method of forming a weapons component as defined in claim 14 , wherein the component is a plastic material.
20. A method of forming a weapons component as defined in claim 19 , wherein the plastic is polyamide.
21. An automatic or semi-automatic firearm for use with large-caliber ammunition, the firearm comprising:
a receiver; and
a hollow body profile integrally formed with the receiver wherein the hollow body profile forms one edge of a cartridge case ejector window.
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