With Recoil-absorbing Mechanism Patents (Class 124/68)
  • Patent number: 8453633
    Abstract: A spring-piston airsoft gun includes a cylinder-and-piston assembly disposed in a barrel to force air through a muzzle end to make a shooting action, and a coil spring disposed to exert a biasing action to drive a piston head of the cylinder-and-piston assembly when changed from a compressed state to a released state. Front and rear anchor shanks are disposed for respectively mounting front and rear coil segments of the coil spring. A major shell and a minor ring are sleeved on the rear anchor shank to permit the coil spring to be sleeved thereon. The minor ring is in frictional contact with and angularly moveable relative to the major shell such that, when the coil spring is released to expand to the released state, the rear coil segment is tensed to drag the minor ring to angularly move therewith so as to minimize the frictional force therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventor: Ching-Li Tsai
  • Patent number: 8375930
    Abstract: A vibration dampening system for an air gun charging system includes a rear guide tube and a forward guide tube that are received within opposite ends of an air gun power spring, and a sleeve that fits concentrically over the power spring. The rear guide tube and the sleeve cooperate to reduce the free length of the power spring allowed to vibrate, which reduces vibration and improves firing performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Gore
  • Patent number: 7963281
    Abstract: This invention is a motion control mechanism for use in electric toy guns. The mechanism includes a gear set, a piston set that is inside the electric toy gun's body and driven by the said gear set, a primary repositioning spring that is between the said piston set and the toy gun's rear end, and the repositioning set that is installed on the gun body, and moves backward when driven by the said piston set. The said repositioning set is fixed to the piston set, and will move backward when driven by the gear set. It will then reposition itself by the force of primary repositioning spring. The electric toy guns with this invention have the following advantageous features: Since it has a repositioning set, and air release holes, it provides for motions that are more similar to those of real guns. Thus it is more suited for military training and lasts longer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Yick Fung Industrial International Limited
    Inventor: Jackie Chun Chung Pong
  • Publication number: 20100059033
    Abstract: A vibration dampening system for an air gun charging system includes a rear guide tube and a forward guide tube that are received within opposite ends of an air gun power spring, and a sleeve that fits concentrically over the power spring. The rear guide tube and the sleeve cooperate to reduce the free length of the power spring allowed to vibrate, which reduces vibration and improves firing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Gore
  • Patent number: 7191775
    Abstract: A gun replica includes a grip portion, a gun butt portion detachably connected to the grip portion and a cylinder portion received in a barrel portion which is detachably connected to the grip portion and having a piston movably received inside the cylinder portion so as to press a recoil mechanism and to compress air inside the cylinder of the cylinder portion to fire a bullet from the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Inventor: Wen-Ho Lo
  • Patent number: 6557542
    Abstract: A gas accumulator is provided for attachment to a gun having a gun body, a compressed gas chamber in the gun body, and a compressed gas power source. The accumulator comprises a body portion defining a gas accumulator chamber and connector means for connecting the accumulator releasably to the gun body so that the gas chamber in the gun body is in communication with the accumulator chamber. Compression means are provided in the accumulator chamber which is compressed when the accumulator chamber receives gas under pressure, the compression means forcing gas from the accumulator chamber into the gas chamber when the gun is fired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: Robert G. Orr
  • Patent number: 6371099
    Abstract: A paint ball gun includes a gun barrel mounted on a gun handle. The gun barrel is formed with parallel propelling and recuperator chambers for respectively receiving a propelling member and a recuperating unit. A connecting rod interconnects the propelling member and a recuperator member such that the propelling member is movable together with the recuperator member. A manually operable pull unit is mounted in the propelling chamber posteriorly of the propelling member, and includes a pull rod with a front rod portion formed with an elongated slot and a rear rod portion which extends out of the propelling chamber. The connecting rod extends through and is slidable along the elongated slot. The pull unit further has a biasing spring for biasing the pull rod forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Inventor: Yi-Hsin Lee
  • Patent number: 5339789
    Abstract: A low-recoil gun (10), in particular a compressed-air gun or hand firearm, is proposed, comprising a stock assembly (25) and a barrel assembly (20) displaceable relative to the stock assembly (25) in the longitudinal direction (B) of the gun (10). The barrel assembly (20) can be moved contrary to the direction of fire (A), on the occasion of a discharge, out of a position of readiness to fire. The reverse travel of the barrel assembly (20) due to the discharge is restrained by an locking device (40) capable of being overcome by the recoil energy of the barrel assembly (20). In overcoming the locking device, the barrel assembly (20) performs work, which is deducted from the recoil energy, so that the recoil ultimately transmitted to the gunner is at least substantially reduced. In the gun according to the invention, the axial force required in longitudinal direction (B) of the barrel to overcome the locking device (40) is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Mayer & Grammelspacher Dianawerk GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Walter Heitz
  • Patent number: 5133331
    Abstract: In a recoilless air gun in which opposing pistons are arranged to be propelled simultaneously in opposite directions when the gun is fired, to compress a charge of air to propel a projectile, the pistons are attached to opposing locations on an endless chain or flexible belt extending around spaced apart reversing pulleys, so that as the attachment point of one piston to the chain or flexible belt moves in one direction along one of the runs thereof between the pulleys, the attachment point of the other piston moves in the opposite direction along the other of the runs. The pistons are propelled by respective similar springs so that the effective masses of the springs are also balanced and the flexible belt or chain is required merely to ensure the desired relative positioning of the pistons and is not required to provide the accelerative and air-compressing force for either piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Inventor: Roy Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 4870945
    Abstract: A spring piston air rifle comprises a pair of mutually opposed pistons working in a common cylinder. The pistons are interconnected by a flexible connecting chain to ensure conjoint movement of the pistons. To prepare the weapon for firing, the pistons are forced away from each other compressing one or more springs until a trigger mechanism latches on to a surface associated with one of the pistons. When the trigger mechanism is released the pistons move rapidly towards each other under the influence of the compressed spring, thereby compressing gas to propel a pellet from the rifle. The conjoint movement of the pistons towards each other produces a substantially recoiless action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Inventor: Roy Hutchison
  • Patent number: 4850329
    Abstract: A firing mechanism for an air weapon in which air is compressed in a cylinder and expelled through a discharge port in the cylinder to propel a projectile along a barrel by a piston executing a firing stroke. The mechanism comprises a piston slidably located within a cylinder with the crown of the piston facing towards the discharge port. A spring urges the piston towards the discharge port. A bobbin is located behind the piston crown, which is axially movable with the piston during at least a portion of the firing stroke and is axially movable relative to the piston at the end of the firing stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: UTEC B.V.
    Inventors: Hugh F. Taylor, David R. Theobald, Derek J. C. Bernard
  • Patent number: 4771758
    Abstract: An air weapon air compression system of the type in which air is compressed in a cylinder and expelled through a discharge port, to propel a projectile along the barrel and fire it out of the weapon, by the rapid movement of a piston within the cylinder. Such a system incorporating grooves in one or both of opposed portions of the cylinder and piston, for the transfer of air towards the discharge port during the final compression stage, to enhance the performance of the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Utec B.V.
    Inventors: Hugh F. Taylor, David R. Theobald
  • Patent number: 4473964
    Abstract: A recoilless competition rifle or competition pistol with an action which is mounted and guided in the firearm so as to be longitudinally displaceable on bearings and which returns during firing. The bearings have special beddings which compensate for deviations of the bearing axes from their ideal desired positions by adapting their shape to the particular conditions. Bearings made of elastic materials provide for a reversible displacement of material. Beddings comprise materials which can be poured or kneaded and which then solidify in situ to assume their final form as a result of direct shaping (initial shaping) on the delimiting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: J. G. Anschutz GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Straub, Karl Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 4369759
    Abstract: In a sporting air gun in the nature of a recoilless pressurized-air weapon, having a recoilable system which is translatably mounted so as to slide forward and backward on the gunstock of the weapon in a direction which is generally longitudinal. The recoil system compensates by opposed motion the impulse from the firing of the weapon arising from the impulse of each projectile, from the propellant gas, and from individual components which are accelerated for the purpose of the firing. The system minimally comprises a breech casing to which a barrel, a firing mechanism, other functional parts of the weapon, or added masses may be attached to increase the weight of the system. The system has a center of mass lying off the line of action of the impulse resulting from the firing, whereby a torsional impulse is superposed on the firing-resultant impulse. The improvement in the air gun includes at least one torsional impulse generator which is positioned in or on the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1983
    Assignee: Anschutz GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Gerstenberger, Ludwig Jaedicke
  • Patent number: 4038961
    Abstract: A pneumatic rifle and hand gun for discharging a projectile under the influence of a source of compressed gas such as air. The pressurization of the source is achieved by with pressure increasing mechanisms which compress atmospheric air in two separate stages using a single cocking or pumping action of the rifle or hand gun. The rifle and hand gun are provided with a recoil compensation device to eliminate recoil of the rifle and hand gun during discharge of the projectile. The compression of the atmospheric air to provide the source of high pressure is achieved through a novel piston and cylinder arrangement which pressurizes the gas during pumping or cocking action of the rifle or hand gun. A further mechanism provides for a projectile discharged from the rifle or hand gun to be subjected to constant pressure during discharge thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Assignee: Dahltron Corporation
    Inventor: Sigfrid M. Olofsson