Recoil simulator for a weapon
First Claim
1. A recoil simulator for a weapon comprising:
- a rifle barrel having a sealing plug disposed therein proximate an exit end thereof, said barrel being formed with an inlet opening behind said plug for entry of compressed air therein; and
a piston rod and cylinder arranged for sliding motion one with respect to the other, a gap being developed therebetween during a portion of said sliding motion, said cylinder being in fluid communication with said barrel inlet opening, said sliding motion being arranged to actuate a rifle bolt firing mechanism,such that when said compressed air is directed to flow within said rifle barrel, said piston and cylinder sliding motion simulates a rifle bolt firing action, and rapid release of said compressed air via said piston and cylinder gap simulates recoil.
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Abstract
A weapons simulator in which the rifle barrel is modified as a cylinder provided with a piston designed for movement therein, to provide a recoil effect. The rifle barrel itself serves as the cylinder and the piston is arranged for sliding motion therein, to provide the recoil effect, while actuating a rifle bolt mechanism. An end of the piston is provided with O-rings to seal it against the inside walls of the barrel. A portion of the barrel inside walls is conically shaped, defining a gap which the O-rings do not seal. Travel of the piston end through this barrel portion enables rapid compressed air exhaustion via the gap, simulating recoil. The conically-shaped barrel portion also guides piston re-entry into the cylinder, during a retraction motion of the rifle bolt mechanism.
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24 Claims
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1. A recoil simulator for a weapon comprising:
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a rifle barrel having a sealing plug disposed therein proximate an exit end thereof, said barrel being formed with an inlet opening behind said plug for entry of compressed air therein; and a piston rod and cylinder arranged for sliding motion one with respect to the other, a gap being developed therebetween during a portion of said sliding motion, said cylinder being in fluid communication with said barrel inlet opening, said sliding motion being arranged to actuate a rifle bolt firing mechanism, such that when said compressed air is directed to flow within said rifle barrel, said piston and cylinder sliding motion simulates a rifle bolt firing action, and rapid release of said compressed air via said piston and cylinder gap simulates recoil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a recoil simulator for a weapon comprising the steps of:
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providing a rifle barrel having a sealing plug disposed therein proximate an exit end thereof, said barrel being formed with an inlet opening behind said plug for entry of compressed air therein; providing a piston rod and cylinder arranged for sliding motion one with respect to the other, a gap being developed therebetween during a portion of said sliding motion, said cylinder being in fluid communication with said barrel inlet opening, said sliding motion being arranged to actuate a rifle bolt firing mechanism; and directing compressed air to flow within said rifle barrel, such that said piston and cylinder sliding motion simulates a rifle bolt firing action, and rapid release of said compressed air via said piston and cylinder gap simulates recoil. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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