Hydraulic buffer assembly
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorJohn T. Koscielniak
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Abstract
A hydraulic buffer assembly for use in a paint gun includes a sealed housing having first and second ends and an interior including a chamber containing a hydraulic fluid. A piston assembly including at least one piston rod and a piston head is axially movable through the interior of the housing, wherein the piston head includes at least one orifice through which hydraulic fluid flows when the piston assembly is moved under load. The buffer assembly is configured to decrease or slow the firing rate of an automatic paint gun.
Claims17
A hydraulic buffer assembly for use in a paint gun, the buffer assembly comprising:
- an assembly housing configured to be disposed within the paint gun, the assembly housing having opposing first and second ends and an interior including a chamber containing a quantity of a hydraulic fluid;
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- a piston assembly including at least one piston rod and a piston head axially movable through the interior of the assembly housing, the piston head being sized or including at least one orifice through which hydraulic fluid is configured to move through or around the piston head when the piston assembly is under load, the piston assembly being configured to stroke a set distance within the paint gun in a set time during the firing and reset cycle in order to slow the firing rate thereof.
A method for slowing the firing rate of an automatic paint ball gun, the method comprising:
- providing a buffer assembly having an assembly housing secured within the paint ball gun, the assembly housing having opposing first and second ends and an interior including a chamber containing a hydraulic fluid;
- providing a piston assembly including at least one piston rod and a piston head that is axially movable through the interior of the assembly housing, the piston head including at least one orifice;
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- applying a load attributable to firing the paint ball gun to the first piston rod, causing hydraulic fluid to be moved through or around the piston head, thereby providing a damping force that slows the firing rate of the paint ball gun.
A hydraulic buffer assembly for a paint gun, the buffer assembly comprising:
- an assembly housing having opposing first and second ends and an interior including a chamber containing a quantity of a hydraulic fluid;
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- a piston assembly including a first piston rod and a second piston rod disposed serially and a piston head configured for axial movement through the interior of the assembly housing, the piston head being sized or including at least one orifice through which hydraulic fluid is configured to move through or around the piston head when the piston assembly is under load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.