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US 9,593,911 B2Granted
Blank firing simulated firearm for use in combat training
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsGiles D. Jones, Bradley Huang, Qingce Bian, Christopher A. Tomlinson, Peter M. Wallrich, William W. Price, Jeffrey E. Decker
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a simulated firearm is provided that mimics the appearance of an actual firearm and is configured to fire blank ammunition. The simulated firearm also includes a light transmitter that transmits an infrared signal representative of a bullet fired from the actual firearm in response to firing of the blank ammunition.
Claims20
A training apparatus comprising:
- a simulated firearm that mimics an appearance of an actual firearm and that is operable to fire tangible blank ammunition while being incapable of firing live ammunition, the simulated firearm comprising one or more components of the actual firearm;
- a pin configured in a chamber of the simulated firearm, the pin configured to inhibit the firing of the live ammunition, wherein the chamber is configured with at least one hole in which the pin is inserted, the at least one hole configured to weaken the chamber such that the chamber destructs if the live ammunition is used in the simulated firearm;
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- a multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) device comprising an electronic circuit and a light transmitter that are concealed from view inside the simulated firearm, the MILES device operable to transmit an infrared signal modulated with a digital signal representative of a bullet fired from the actual firearm in response to firing of the tangible blank ammunition.
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A training apparatus comprising:
- a simulated firearm that mimics an appearance of an actual firearm and that is configured to fire tangible blank ammunition and is incapable of firing live ammunition;
- a pin configured in a chamber of the simulated firearm, the pin configured to inhibit the firing of the live ammunition, wherein the chamber is configured with at least one hole in which the pin is inserted, the at least one hole configured to weaken the chamber such that the chamber destructs if the live ammunition is used in the simulated firearm;
- a light transmitter inside a muzzle of the simulated firearm and concealed from view inside the simulated firearm, the light transmitter configured to transmit an infrared signal representative of a bullet fired from the actual firearm in response to firing of the tangible blank ammunition, wherein the infrared signal is modulated with a digital signal;
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- an electronic circuit configured to modulate the infrared signal with the digital signal and to drive the light transmitter, the electronic circuit being inside the simulated firearm and concealed from view from outside of the simulated firearm.
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A training apparatus comprising:
- a simulated firearm that mimics an appearance of an actual firearm and that is configured to fire tangible blank ammunition and is incapable of firing live ammunition;
- a pin configured in a chamber of the simulated firearm, the pin configured to inhibit the firing of the live ammunition, wherein the chamber is configured with holes in which the pin is inserted, the holes configured to weaken the chamber such that the chamber destructs if the live ammunition is used in the simulated firearm;
- a light transmitter inside a muzzle of the simulated firearm and concealed from view inside the simulated firearm, the light transmitter configured to transmit an infrared signal representative of a bullet fired from the actual firearm in response to firing of the tangible blank ammunition;
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- an electronic circuit configured to drive the light transmitter, the electronic circuit being concealed from view from outside of the simulated firearm.
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A training method comprising:
- firing a tangible blank round from a simulated firearm that mimics an appearance of an actual firearm and that is incapable of firing live ammunition;
- inhibiting the firing of the live ammunition by the simulated firearm using a pin configured in a chamber of the simulated firearm, wherein the chamber is configured with at least one hole in which the pin is inserted, the at least one hole weakening the chamber such that the chamber destructs if the live ammunition is used in the simulated firearm;
- transmitting, using a light transmitter configured inside a muzzle of the simulated firearm and concealed from view inside the simulated firearm, an infrared signal representative of a bullet fired from the actual firearm in response to the firing of the tangible blank round, wherein the infrared signal is modulated with a digital signal;
- modulating, using an electronic circuit that is inside the simulated firearm and concealed from view from outside of the simulated firearm, the infrared signal with the digital signal;
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- driving the light transmitter using the electronic circuit.
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A training method comprising:
- firing a tangible blank round from a simulated firearm that mimics an appearance of an actual firearm and that is incapable of firing live ammunition;
- inhibiting the firing of the live ammunition by the simulated firearm using a pin configured in a chamber of the simulated firearm, wherein the pin is inserted in at least one hole configured in the chamber, the at least one hole weakening the chamber such that the chamber destructs if the live ammunition is used in the simulated firearm;
- transmitting, using a light transmitter configured inside a muzzle of the simulated firearm and concealed from view inside the simulated firearm, an infrared signal representative of a bullet fired from the actual firearm in response to the firing of the tangible blank round;
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- driving the light transmitter using an electronic circuit that is concealed from view from outside of the simulated firearm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.