Electro mechanical fire control apparatus

US10962319B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ISRAEL WEAPON INDUSTRIES (I.W.I) LTD. · IL

Inventors

• Zeev Shneorson · Raanana, IL
• Ariel Paludis · Givatayim, IL
• Alexander Cooper · Belmont, US
• Ron Gur · Zur Moshe, IL
• Shachar Ben David · Kochav Yair Tzur Yigal, IL
• Dotan Lamm · Ramat HaSharon, IL
• Aviram Sobol · Netanya, IL
• Naor Sagy · Nes Ziona, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41A19/66
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A firing control apparatus and method for installing in a firearm, the apparatus comprising: an energy storing mechanism configured to store mechanical energy which is produced by a mechanical system, upon firing the firearm or by manual operation of the firearm, an electromagnet configured to control the energy storing mechanism, wherein the energy storing mechanism holds or releases the mechanical energy to prevent or enable the firearm from firing, and a processor or an electro-mechanical switch configured to activate or deactivate the electromagnet to control the operation of the energy storing mechanism according to preselected rules.