Modular weapon having a striking mechanism for triggering a firing pin
AssigneeRheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
InventorHubert Schneider
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Abstract
A striking mechanism for triggering a firing pin of an externally or self-powered weapon that has a breech. The striking mechanism including a kinematic mechanism having a trigger rocker, a safety device and a release. The trigger rocker acts on the safety device such that the release functionally interacts with a striking hammer. The striking hammer having a telescopic pushrod. A spring mounted around the telescopic pushrod is tensioned when the breech is advanced and a catching edge of the release engages under a catching edge of the striking hammer.
Claims3
A striking mechanism for triggering a firing pin of an externally or self-powered weapon that has a breech, the striking mechanism comprising:
- a kinematic mechanism that comprises a trigger rocker, a safety device, and a release, the trigger rocker acting on the safety device for a release, which release functionally interacts with a striking hammer, the striking hammer having a telescopic pushrod;
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- a spring mounted around the telescopic pushrod, the spring being tensioned when the breech is advanced;
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- a catching edge of the release engaging under a catching edge of the striking hammer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.