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Weapon, in particular range-controlled compressed air weapon

US8281776B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rolf Körver · Bayreuth, DE
Sven Guth · Neuenbürg, DE
Michael Niemann · Tempe, US
Michael Kopf · Feucht, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 27, 2010
Grant date	Oct 9, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41B11/724
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention pertains to a weapon that provides a range control (2), by means of which it is possible to set firing velocity, and thus impact velocity, of the ammunition or active bodies (10) to a distance to be discharged in such a way that, in particular, the non-lethal ammunition (10) continues to have a non-lethal effect. To this end, a type of pneumatic weapon (1) is described that, with the use of a shot pressure control, e.g. by means of a proportional pressure regulator (3), and/or additionally in combination with breech technology and valve technology, has a continuously variable range control.

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