Soft recoil system
AssigneeMandus Group LLC
InventorsKenneth Wynes, Gary Bowrey
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Abstract
One embodiment of a gun configured with the 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.
Claims9
A method for conserving the energy expended during the firing of a round in a gun using a recoil system, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. operably engaging a recoil piston with said gun, wherein said recoil piston is slideably positioned in a first fluid chamber of said recoil system such that said piston may move linearly with respect to said first fluid chamber, wherein a fluid is positioned in said first fluid chamber, and wherein said recoil system comprises:
- i. a recuperator and a floating piston positioned in said recuperator, wherein said floating piston divides said recuperator into a first recuperator chamber and a second recuperator chamber each having a variable volume, wherein said fluid is in fluid communication with said second recuperator chamber, and wherein a second fluid is positioned in said first recuperator chamber;
- b. using said recoil piston to displace a first volume of said fluid positioned in said first fluid chamber in response to the firing of said round;
- c. throttling the rate at which said recoil piston displaces said first volume of said fluid;
- d. capturing a first portion of the energy required to displace said first volume of said fluid,
- e. storing said first portion of the energy required to displace said first volume of said fluid, wherein said storing said first portion of the energy required to displace said first volume of said fluid is performed using said second fluid, wherein said second fluid is compressible, wherein said recoil system further comprises a latch mechanism, and wherein said latch mechanism is configured to prevent movement of said recoil piston during the step of storing said first portion of the energy required to displace said first volume of said fluid;
- f. releasing at least a part of said first portion of the energy required to displace said first volume of said fluid such that said at least a part of said first portion of the energy causes said recoil piston to move with respect to said first fluid chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.