Trigger assembly and method of optical detection of a trigger assembly state
US9032656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A19/58
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A trigger assembly includes a plurality of components including a trigger shoe configured to disengage a firing mechanism in response to a force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a first PCB having at least one optical sensor to receive light and a controller configured to determine a positional state of at least one of the trigger shoe and a selected one of the plurality of components in response to the light received by the at least one optical sensor.
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