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Trigger system

US8555539B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

18Claims

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Assignee

Carl Walther GmbH · DE

Inventors

Wulf-Heinz Pflaumer · Arnsberg, DE
Franz Wonisch · Arnsberg, DE
Stefan Eith · Neu-Ulm, DE
Martin Werner · Langenau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2011
Grant date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A19/44
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a trigger system (100) comprising a hammer (110) for firing a cartridge, a striker (120) adapted to accelerate the hammer (110), and a sear (130) for releasably locking the striker (120), which sear (130) can be unlocked by means of a release device (140) capable of being actuated by means of a trigger bar (160) that can be moved by a trigger (150), wherein a front surface (121) of the striker rests against an end face (111) of the hammer for the purpose of accelerating the hammer (110) to initiate firing, protection of the cocked hammer (110) from external mechanical influences is made possible by mounting the hammer (110), the striker (120), the release device (140), and also a main spring (170) adapted to accelerate the striker (120) for rotation about a common principal axis (180).

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