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Ak t i e b o l a ge t J . C . Lju n gm a n , Ma l m o , S w e d e n ,
a c o rpo ra t i o n o f S w e d e n
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t o m a t i c o r s e m i -a u t o m a t i c re a rm s w i t h a b a rre l
pro v i d e d w i t h a ga s o u t t a k e , ' w he re i n a b re e c h
b l o c k a n d a -m o v a b l e m e m b e r a d a pt e d t o a c t u a t e
s a i d "b re e c h b l o c k d i re c t l y f o rm a l o a d i n g m e c h- -
a n i s m , t o w hi c h t he d ri v i n g ga s e s a re c o n v e ye d
f ro m s a i d ga s o u -t t a k e o f s a i d b a rre l t hro u gh a
pi pe c o n d u i t o r t he l i k e , -a n d w he re i n t he o ppo s i t e
e n d s o f s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t a n d o f s a i d m o v a b l e
m e m b e r o f -t he v l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m a re f o rm e d
i n t o a w o rk i n g c yl i n d e r-a n d i n t o a d ri v i n g pi s t o n
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pa t h f o r s a i d > m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g
m e c ha n i s m .
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. a b o u t a s i m pl i c a t i o n a n d i m pro v e m e n t o f t he
v w e a po n s o f a s i m i l a r t ype a s rhi t he rt o k n o w n .
Ot he r o b je c t s ' a n d a d v a n t a ge s o f t he i n v e n t i o n
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i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t he a c c o m pa n yi n g d ra w i n g.
In z t he d ra w i n g:
Fi g. l i s f a v e rt i c a l l o n gi t u d i n a l s e c t i o n o f a
po rt i o n o f a . s m a l l re a rm v i n -a c c o rd a n c e w i t h
t he i n v e n t i o n . In c l u d e d i n t he d ra w i n g a re -o n l y
t ho s e pa rt s w hi c h a re n e c e s s a ry t o e l u c i d a t e t he
i n v e n t i o n .
Fi g. 2 . i s a po rt i o n o f t he Am e m b e rs a c c o rd i n g
t o Fi g. 1 i n s e pa ra t e d ' po s i t i o n .
Fi g. v 3 l i s a m o d i f i c a t i o n o f t he e m b o d i m e n t o f
Fi gs . 1 a n d 2 r.
Fi gs . ' 4 a n d 5 re pre s e n t d e t a i l s pe rt a i n i n g t o t he
e m b o d i m e n t s a c c o rd i n g t o Fi gs . l a n d 3 re s pe c
t i v e l y, b u t v i e w e d he re f ro m a b o v e v re l a t i v e l y t o
` t he f o rm e r f i gu re s .
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t he re a rm , 2 t he b a rre l , 3 t he c a rt ri d ge c ha m
l b e r, 4 t he b o re , 5 t he ` m e c ha n i s m c a s i n g o f t he
re a rm , 6 t he c a rt ri d ge m a ga z i n e , l t he -b re e c h
b l o c k , 8 t he m o v a b l e m e m b e r a d a pt e d t o a c t u a t e
t he . b re e c h b l o c k , s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r 8 b e i n g
c o n s t i t u t e d he re b y t he s o -c a l l e d l o c k pi e c e c o n
s i s t i n g o f a l o c k i n g m e a n s f o r t he b re e c h b l o c k
w he n t he a rm i s pre pa re d f o r f i ri n g. 9 d e n o t e s
t he . f i ri n g pi n ' w hi c h i s s l i d a b l y v m o u n t e d i n t he
b re e c h b l o c k ' 1 . The pi pe c o n d u i t Il l c o n s t i t u t e s
t he pa s s a ge a d a pt e d ' t o c o n v e y t he po w d e r ga s e s
f ro m t he b a rre l t o t he l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m .
Ac c o rd i n g t o Fi gs , 1 a n d 2 , t he pi pe c o n d u i t Il l
o pe n s a t o n e e n d t he re o f a t t he l o a d i n g m e c h
a n i s m a n d pa rt i c u l a rl y i n t o t he m e c ha n i s m c a s
i n g 5 w hi c h i s he re f o rm e d i n t o a ri gi d c yl i n d e r
I I, w hi l e t he l o c k p' i e c e 8 i s f o rm e d a t i t s e n d
d i re c t e d t o w a rd s t he pi pe c o n d u i t I Il i n t o a m o v a
b l e pi s t o n I2 c o o pe ra t i n g w i t h t he c yl i n d e r I I a n d
a d a pt e d t o b e o pe ra t e d b y t he po w d e r ga s e s . Fi g.
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` po s i t i o n s ho w n i n Fi g. ` 1 .
n i s m , w hi c h ha s b e e n he re o n l y i n d i c a t e d Y w i t h
1 s ho w s t he pi s t o n I2 ` a n d t he c yl i n d e r II t e l e
s c o pe d i n t o e a c h o t he r, a n d . ' Fi g. 2 s ho w s t he s e
m e m b e rs s e pa ra t e d i n pa rt a t l e a s t . The pi pe
c o n d u i t Il l i s he re a d a pt e d t o b e d i s pl a c e d i n i t s
l o n gi t u d i n a l d i re c t i o n w i t hi n t he c a s i n g/ 5 .
Af t e ra s ho t ha s b e e n f i re d , t he po w d e r ga s e s
a c t u po n t he pi s t o n I2 f a n d t hro w t he l o ' c k f pi e c e 8
Ib a c k t o t he ri ght i n v Fi g. 1 , t he l o c k pi e c e 8 ~t he n
e n t ra i n i n gt he ' b re e c h b l o c k I l w hi c h l a t t e r e n
t ra i n s t he ` c a rt ri d ge c a s e w hi c h ' i s e je c t e d . At
t he s a m e t i m e a n o t he r ` c a rt ri d ge w i l l b e ` f e d u p
f ro m t he m a ga z i n e i f a n d w he n t he l o c k pi e c e 8
t he n b y a i d o f t he ` s pri n g > l re t u rn s ~f o rw a rd l y,
i t a ga i n -b ri n gs t he :b re e c h b l o c k ' I a l o n g w i t h i t ,
t he b re e c h b l o c k ' I b e i n g t hu s c a u s e d t o m o v e
t he c a rt ri d ge i n a k n o w n m a n n e r i n t o t he c a r
t ri d ge c ha m b e r 3 w hi l e ' b e i n g i t s e l f l o c k e d b y t he
l o c k pi e c e 8 yw he n -t he -l a t t e r ha s re a c he d > i t s e X
t re m e po s i t i o n o f Y a d v a n c e m e n t 4 t ha t i s t o s a y t he
The l o a d i n g m e c ha
re s pe c t t o i t s a c t i o n , i s n o t e n t i re l y i l l u s t ra t e d
i n t he d ra w i n g, i n t he rs t pl a c e b e c a u s e i t i s pre
v i o u s l y ` k n o w n a n d , s e c o n d l y, d o e s n o t i n i t s e l f
f o rm a n y o b je c t o f t hi s i n v e n t i o n .
Fi g. 3 , i n d i f f e re n c e f ro m Fi gs . 1 a n d 2 , i l l u s
t ra t e s t he pi pe c o n d u i t IU a s o pe n i n g i n t o t he
- c a s i n g 5 , b u t w i t h t he e n d po rt i o n o f t he pi pe c o n
d u i t Il l f o rm e d i n t o a ri gi d pi s t o n - I3 > c o o pe ra t i n g
w i t h t he e n d po rt i o n o f t he l o c k pi e c e 8 t a k i n g
t he f o rm o f a m o v a b l e ' c yl i n d e r M. In s pi t e o f
t hi s re v e rs a l o f t he c o n d i t i o n s t he e e c t i s o b v i
o u s l y t he s a m e . In Fi g. 3 t he c a s i n g i s f u rt he r
m o re pro v i d e d , ro u n d t he e n d po rt i o n o f t he pi s
t o n I3 , w i t h a n a n n u l a r gro o v e I5 , w hi c h i n o rd e r
t o pro v i d e a m o re e l e c t i v e c l o s u re b e t w e e n t he
pi s t o n I3 a n d t he c yl i n d e r I4 i s a d a pt e d t o re
c e i v e a t l e a s t a po rt i o n o f t he e n d o f t he c yl i n d e r
l l i d i re c t e d t o w a rd t he pi pe c o n d u i t I0 .
Fi g. 4 s ho w s t he a rra n ge m e n t a c c o rd i n g t o
Fi gs - 1 a n d 2 a s -v i e W e d f ro m a b o v e , a n d Fi g. 5
s ho w s t he a rra n ge m e n t s a c c o rd i n g t o Fi g. 3 a s
v i e w e d i n a s i m i l a rw a y. In Fi g-4 t he e n d s u rf a c e
. I6 o f t he pi s t o n I2 a n d t he ' e d ge po rt i o n Il o f t he
c yl i n d e r a re b e v e l l e d o f f o b l i q u e l y, w he re b y t he
po w d e r ga s e s w i l l , a t t he m o v e m e n t o f t he pi s t o n
I2 f ro m t he c yl i n d e r II, o b t a i n a rs t o u t l e t
u pw a rd l y i n Fi g. 4 , b e f o re t he ho l l o w o f t he
w ho l e c yl i n d e r i s u n c o v e re d t o d e f l e c t t he po w d e r
ga s e s . He re b y f a c i l i t i e s a re pro v i d e d t o l e a d t he
po w d e r ga s e s i n a c e rt a i n d i re c t i o n , s o t ha t t he y
w i l l n o t i n t e rf e re w i t h t he po s s i b i l i t y o f t he
m a rk s m a n t o s e e t he b re e c h s i ght . Fi g. 5 s ho w s
a m o d i f i c a t i o n o f t he b e v e l l e d po rt i o n I9 w hi c h
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he re o n l y c o m pri s e s a po rt i o n o f t he e d ge o f t he
c yl i n d e r.
The ga s o u t a k e f ro m t he b a rre l 2 i s o f a k n o w n
t ype . It c o m pri s e s i n Fi g. 1 a m e m b e r I9 s u r
ro u n d i n g t he b a rre l 2 a n d b e i n g c o n n e c t e d t o t he
b a rre l 2 b y s hri n k i n g. The pi pe > c o n d u i t I0 i s
s c re w e d w i t h i t s e n d i n t o t he m e m b e r I9 a n d a
c ha n n e l 2 0 i n t he b a rre l 2 a n d i n t he m e m b e r I9
c o n n e c t s t he b o re 4 w i t h t he pi pe c o n d u i t I0 .
The pi s t o n I2 a n d t he c yl i n d e r I4 m a y b e i n
o n e pi e c e w i t h t he m o v a b l e m e m b e r 8 o r t he y
m a y b e o f s e pa ra t e pa rt s , w hi c h a re s hru n k o r
s c re w e d t o ge t he r.
Ac c o rd i n g t o t he i n v e n t i o n t he s t ro k e o f t he
m o v a b l e m e m b e r 8 i s o f a gre a t e r l e n gt h t ha n
t he l e n gt h o f t he pi s t o n a n d t he c yl i n d e r w he n
t he y a re t e l e s c o pe d t o ge t he r w he re b y o n b ri n gi n g
t he m a pa rt t he y u n c o v e r b e t w e e n t he m a d i re c t
o u t l e t t o t he a t m o s phe re f o r t he d ri v i n g po w d e r
ga s e s .
Fro m t he f o re go i n g i t w i l l b e e v i d e n t t ha t w i t h
a re a rm a c c o rd i n g t o t he i n v e n t i o n t he m o v a b l e
m e m b e r 8 w i l l b e pro pe l l e d f ro m t he e n d o f t he
pi pe c o n d u i t I0 a s a b a l l f ro m a W e a po n , t ha t
t he pre s s u re f ro m t he po w d e r ga s e s a c t s o n t he
m o v a b l e m e m b e r 8 a s ho rt d i s t a n c e o n l y o f t he
s t ro k e o f s a i d m e m b e r 8 , a n d t ha t t he s m o k e f ro m
t he po w d e r ga s e s d o e s n o t d i s t u rb t he m a rk s m a n .
The i n v e n t i o n i s s u s c e pt i b l e o f v a ri o u s c ha n ge s
i n i t s f o rm , pro po rt i o n s a n d m i n o r d e t a i l s o f
c o n s t ru c t i o n a n d t he ri ght i s he re i n re s e rv e d t o
m a k e s u c h c ha n ge s a s pro pe rl y f a l l w i t hi n t he
s c o pe o f t he a ppe n d e d c l a i m s .
Ha v i n g d e s c ri b e d t he i n v e n t i o n , w ha t I c l a i m
1 s :
1 . A f i re a rm i n c l u d i n g a b a rre l ha v i n g a n o u t
t a k e f o r t he po w d e r ga s e s , a l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m
c o m pri s i n g a b re e c h b l o c k a n d a m o v a b l e m e m
b e r ha v i n g a re c t i l i n e a r pa t h a n d b e i n g a d a pt e d
d i re c t l y t o a c t u a t e s a i d b re e c h b l o c k , a n d a pi pe
c o n d u i t l e a d i n g f ro m s a i d ga s o u t t a k e o n t he b a r
re l o f s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g m e c h
a n i s m , t he o ppo s e d e n d s o f s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t a n d
o f s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g m e c h
a n i s m b e i n g f o rm e d i n t o a W o rk i n g c yl i n d e r a n d
a d ri v i n g pi s t o n c o o pe ra t i n g t he re w i t h, t he e n d
2 , 3 8 8 , 3 9 6
o f s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g m e c h
a n i s m b e i n g f o rm e d i n t o a W o rk i n g c yl i n d e r a n d
a d ri v i n g pi s t o n c o o pe ra t i n g t he re w i t h, a t l e a s t
, a po rt i o n o f o n e o f t he o ppo s e d e n d s u rf a c e s o f
1 0
1 5
2 5
3 0
3 5
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s u rf a c e o f s a i d d ri v i n g pi s t o n f a c i n g s a i d w o rk -
i n g c yl i n d e r b e i n g pro v i d e d w i t h a b e v e l l e d po r
t i o n i n o rd e r t o c o n v e y t he e s c a pi n g d ri v i n g ga s e s
t he re t hro u gh i n a pre d e t e rm i n e d d i re c t i o n , s a i d
w o rk i n g c yl i n d e r a n d s a i d d ri v i n g pi s t o n b e i n g
o f s u c h a s m a l l l e n gt h re l a t i v e l y t o e a c h o t he r
t ha t t ha t o n e o f t he m w hi c h i s m o v a b l e w i t h t he
m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m l e a v e s
t he o t he r b e hi n d i t o n ha v i n g pe rf o rm e d a po r
t i o n o f i t s s t ro k e t he re b y u n c o v e ri n g a d i re c t
o u t l e t t o t he a t m o s phe re f o r t he d ri v i n g po w d e r
ga s e s .
2 . A re a rm i n c l u d i n g a b a rre l ha v i n g a n o u t
t a k e f o r t he po w d e r ga s e s , a l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m
c o m pri s i n g a b re e c h b l o c k a n d a m o v a b l e m e m
b e r ha v i n g a re c t i l i n e a r pa t h a n d b e i n g a d a pt e d
d i re c t l y t o a c t u a t e s a i d b re e c h b l o c k , a n d a pi pe
c o n d u i t l e a d i n g f ro m s a i d ga s o u t t a k e o n t he b a r
re l t o s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g m e c h
a n i s m , t he o ppo s e d e n d s o f s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t a n d
5 0
6 0
s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t a n d s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r b e i n g
pro v i d e d w i t h a b e v e l l e d po rt i o n i n o rd e r t o c o n
v e y t he e s c a pi n g d ri v i n g ga s e s t he re t hro u gh i n
a pre d e t e rm i n e d d i re c t i o n , s a i d W o rk i n g c yl i n d e r
a n d s a i d d ri v i n g pi s t o n b e i n g o f ' s u c h> a s m a l l
l e n gt h re l a t i v e l y t o e a c h o t he r t ha t t ha t o n e o f
t he m w hi c h i s m o v a b l e w i t h t he m o v a b l e m e m b e r
o f t he l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m l e a v e s t he o t he r b e
hi n d i t o n ha v i n g pe rf o rm e d a po rt i o n o f i t s
s t ro k e t he re b y u n c o v e ri n g a d i re c t o u t l e t t o t he
a t m o s phe re f o r t he d ri v i n g po w d e r ga s e s .
3 . A re a rm i n c l u d i n g a b a rre l ha v i n g a n o u t
t a k e f o r t he po w d e r ga s e s , a l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m
c o m pri s i n g a b re e c h b l o c k a n d a m o v a b l e m e m
b e r ha v i n g a re c t i l i n e a r pa t h a n d b e i n g a d a pt e d
d i re c t l y t o a c t u a t e s a i d b re e c h b l o c k , a n d a pi pe
c o n d u i t l e a d i n g f ro m s ha i d ga s o u t t a k e o n t he
b a rre l t o s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g
m e c ha n i s m , t he o ppo s e d e n d s o f s a i d pi pe c o n
d u i t a n d o f s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g
m e c ha n i s m b e i n g f o rm e d i n t o a w o rk i n g c yl i n d e r
a n d a d ri v i n g pi s t o n c o o pe ra t i n g t he re w i t h, a t
l e a s t a po rt i o n o f o n e o f t he o ppo s e d e n d s u r
f a c e s o f s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t a n d s a i d m o v a b l e m e m
b e r b e i n g pro v i d e d w i t h a c u t -a w a y po rt i o n f o r
c o n v e yi n g t he e s c a pi n g d ri v i n g ga s e s t he re t hro u gh
i n a pre d e t e rm i n e d d i re c t i o n , s a i d w o rk i n g c yl
i n d e r a n d s a i d d ri v i n g pi s t o n b e i n g o f s u c h
s m a l l l e n gt h re l a t i v e l y t o e a c h o t he r t ha t t ha t
o n e o f t he m w hi c h i s m o v a b l e w i t h t he m o v a b l e
m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m l e a v e s t he
o t he r b e hi n d i t o n ha v i n g pe rf o rm e d V a po rt i o n
o f i t s s t ro k e t he re b y u n c o v e ri n g a d i re c t o u t l e t t o
t he a t m o s phe re f o r t he d ri v i n g po w d e r ga s e s .
4 . A f i re a rm i n c l u d i n g a b a rre l ha v i n g a n o u t
t a k e f o r t he po w d e r ga s e s , a l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m
c o m pri s i n g a b re e c h b l o c k a n d a m o v a b l e m e i n
b e r ha v i n g a re c t i l i n e a r pa t h a n d b e i n g a d a pt e d
d i re c t l y t o a c t u a t e s a i d b re e c h b l o c k , a n d a pi pe
c o n d u i t l e a d i n g f ro m s a i d ga s o u t t a k e o n t he
b a rre l t o s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g
m e c ha n i s m , t he o ppo s e d e n d s o f s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t
a n d o f s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g
m e c ha n i s m b e i n g f o rm e d i n t o a w o rk i n g c yl i n d e r
a n d a d ri v i n g pi s t o n c o o pe ra t i n g t he re w i t h, s a i d
w o rk i n g c yl i n d e r a n d s a i d d ri v i n g pi s t o n b e i n g o f
s u c h a s m a l l l e n gt h re l a t i v e l y t o e a c h o t he r t ha t
t ha t o n e o f t he m w hi c h i s m o v a b l e w i t h t he
m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g m e c ha n i s m l e a v e s
t he o t he r b e hi n d i t o n ha v i n g pe rf o rm e d a po r
t i o n o f i t s s t ro k e , t he o ppo s e d e n d s o f s a i d w o rk
i n g c yl i n d e r a n d s a i d d ri v i n g pi s t o n f o rm i n g
gu i d e f a c e s c o n s t ru c t e d a n d a rra n ge d t o c o n d u c t
t he d ri v i n g po w d e r ga s e s o u t f ro m s a i d W o rk i n g
c yl i n d e r d i re c t l y t o t he a t m o s phe re i n a pre d e
t e rm i n e d d i re c t i o n , s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t w i t h i t s e n d
o ppo s e d t o s a i d m o v a b l e m e m b e r o f t he l o a d i n g
m e c ha n i s m b e i n g l o c a t e d a t t he re a r e n d o f
s a i d b a rre l , t he i n s i d e d i a m e t e r o f s a i d w o rk i n g
c yl i n d e r b e i n g l a rge r t ha n t he i n s i d e d i a m e t e r
o f s a i d pi pe c o n d u i t .
HAN S ERIK EKLU N D.