Soft recoil system
AssigneeMandus Group LLC
InventorsKenneth Wynes, Gary Bowrey
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Abstract
One embodiment of a gun configured with soft recoil system comprises a plurality of recoiling parts that initially moves in the direction of the projectile being fired before moving in a direction opposite to that of a projectile during the firing of the round. The soft recoil system throttles the movement of the recoiling parts such that the energy expended during the firing of the round is spread over a longer time period and a longer distance than would normally occur. The soft recoil system stores at least a portion of the energy transferred to the recoiling parts and the user may selectively release at least a part of that portion of energy to offset the energy imparted to the gun during the firing of the next round.
Claims20
A soft recoil system for mitigating a force of firing a round, comprising:
- a hydraulic cylinder cooperatively engaged with a gun barrel, the hydraulic cylinder comprising:
- an outer cylinder;
- an inner cylinder mounted within the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder defining a group of fluid passages formed therein to allow fluid communication between the inner and outer cylinders, the group of fluid passages having a first fluid passage with a first width and a second fluid passage with a second width less than the first width;
- a recoil piston positioned within the inner cylinder, the recoil piston being slideable with respect to the inner cylinder along a longitudinal axis of the inner cylinder;
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- an elongated recoil rod having a first end portion cooperatively engaged with the gun barrel and a second end portion cooperatively engaged with the recoil piston;
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- a valve positioned around the inner cylinder and slideable along the longitudinal axis between:
- a first position in which the first and second passages are exposed to the outer cylinder, and
- a second position in which the valve blocks fluid flow through the first passage.
A soft recoil system for mitigating a force of firing a round, comprising:
- a hydraulic cylinder cooperatively engaged with a gun barrel, the hydraulic cylinder comprising:
- an outer cylinder;
- an inner cylinder mounted within the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder defining a group of fluid passages therein to allow fluid communication between the inner and outer cylinders;
- a recoil piston positioned within the inner cylinder, the recoil piston being slideable with respect to the inner cylinder along a portion of the inner cylinder;
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- an elongated recoil rod having a first end portion cooperatively engaged with the gun barrel and a second end portion cooperatively engaged with the recoil piston;
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- a group of valves corresponding to the group of fluid passages, the valves configured to close a fluid passage of the group of fluid passages as the recoil piston slides away from the group of fluid passages, wherein at least one valve of the group valves comprises a flap moveable relative to the inner cylinder for closing the corresponding fluid passage as the recoil piston slides away from the group of fluid passages.
A soft recoil system for mitigating a force of firing a round, comprising:
- a hydraulic cylinder cooperatively engaged with a gun barrel, the hydraulic cylinder comprising:
- an outer cylinder;
- an inner cylinder mounted within the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder defining a group of fluid passages formed therein to allow fluid communication between the inner and outer cylinders, the group of fluid passages having a first fluid passage with a first width and a second fluid passage with a second width less than the first width;
- a recoil piston positioned within the inner cylinder, the recoil piston being slideable with respect to the inner cylinder along a portion of the inner cylinder;
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- an elongated recoil rod having a first end portion cooperatively engaged with the gun barrel and a second end portion cooperatively engaged with the recoil piston;
- a valve positioned around the inner cylinder and slideable between:
- a first position in which the first and second passages are exposed to the outer cylinder, and a second position in which the valve blocks fluid flow through the first passage;
- a first barrier connected to the inner cylinder and defining the first position;
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- a second barrier connected to the inner cylinder and defining the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.