EP0523801A1 - Collecteur de balles - Google Patents

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EP0523801A1
EP0523801A1 EP92202116A EP92202116A EP0523801A1 EP 0523801 A1 EP0523801 A1 EP 0523801A1 EP 92202116 A EP92202116 A EP 92202116A EP 92202116 A EP92202116 A EP 92202116A EP 0523801 A1 EP0523801 A1 EP 0523801A1
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guiding surface
rails
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Jacobus Hartog
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AUTRON BV
STRUKTON STAALBOUW BV
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41J—TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
    • F41J13/00—Bullet catchers

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  • the invention relates to a device for catching bullets.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to obtain a device for catching bullets, by means of which an efficient catching of the bullets or the like can be effected, whilst avoiding as much as possible the production of contaminants which are difficult to process.
  • the device is provided with a guiding surface consisting of an impact-resistant material, which slopes downwards at an angle of less than 30° to the horizontal, when seen in the direction of movement of the projectile to be caught, whilst behind the guiding surface means are provided for catching the bullet rests.
  • a second impact-resistant guiding surface is disposed opposite the guiding surface, said second guiding surface sloping upwards at an angle of less than 30° to the horizontal, when seen in the direction of movement of the bullet to be caught.
  • Track rails are generally made of a very high-grade steel and are very resistant to weather influences. Since use is thereby made of the flanges to form the actual guiding surface, it is possible to use rails which have been declared unfit for railway use, i .e. of comparatively inexpensive scrap material.
  • Figure 1 diagrammatically shows a section of a first embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 diagrammatically shows the construction of an upper guiding surface of a plurality of rails arranged side by side.
  • Figure 3 diagrammatically shows the construction of a lower guiding surface built up of rails.
  • Figure 4 diagrammatically shows a section of a second embodiment of a device according to the invention.
  • the device shown in Figure 1 comprises a first guiding surface 1 and a guiding surface 2 disposed thereabove.
  • the guiding surface 1 slopes upwards from the left towards the right, when seen in Figure 1, at an angle of ⁇ 20° to the horizontal, whilst the guiding surface 2 slopes downwards from the right towards the left, when seen in Figure 1, likewise at an angle of ⁇ 20° to the horizontal.
  • the guiding surface 1 is supported by a foundation beam 3 and at its left-hand end by columns 5 disposed on a foundation beam 4.
  • the upper guiding surface 2 is suspended, by means of a truss 6, from a covering 7 housing the device.
  • a trough 11 e.g. made of concrete
  • a trough 12 e.g. made of concrete
  • a further guiding surface 13 joins the end of the guiding surface 9 remote from the guiding surface 2, said guiding surface 13 sloping downwards from the guiding surface 9, thereby including an angle of ⁇ 20° with the horizontal.
  • the end of the guiding surface 13 is disposed at some distance from the most left-hand wall of the trough 11, when seen in Figure 1.
  • the guiding surfaces are preferably built up of rails located side by side.
  • the upper guiding surface 2 is thereby built up of rails 14 disposed side by side, said rails extending from the right towards the left, parallel to the plane of drawing, when seen in Figure 1.
  • the rails are subdivided into groups of interconnected rails located side by side, so that such groups of rails can be easily exchanged, if desired.
  • such a group consists of four rails extending parallel to each other, which are interconnected by means of bolts 15 extending perpendicularly to the rails.
  • the bolts 15 are surrounded by sleeves 16, to which arms 17 are secured for suspending the upper guiding surface.
  • the flanges 18 of the rails thereby form the actual guiding surface located opposite the guiding surface 1.
  • the slits between the abutting ends of the flanges 18 of the rails may be closed by means of bars 19 provided near said slits, which are welded to only one of the respective flanges.
  • the guiding surfaces 8, 9 and 13 may be built up of rails in a similar manner.
  • the abutting flanges 22 of the rails 20 will thereby form the actual guiding surface co-operating with the projectiles.
  • Said flanges 22 are furthermore supported in an effective manner, in points spaced from the webs of the rails, by the heads of the rails 21.
  • a solid, heavy construction of the lower guiding surface is obtained, which, as a result of the double arrangement of the rails, will be practically impenetrable to bullets or the like projectiles, whilst as a result of the heavy construction it will also be prevented that undesirable noise effects are produced.
  • the trough 11 will be filled with water or a similar liquid.
  • Bullets or the like projectiles are fired at the device in the direction indicated by the arrow A and generally caught by the lower guiding surface 1 or possibly by the upper guiding surface 2 thereby. It has become apparent that as a result of the selected inclination at which the two guiding surfaces extend, undesirable damage to the two guiding surfaces can at least substantially be avoided.
  • the bullets or bullet rests caught move on through the small passage between the guiding surfaces 8 and 9, after which they are deflected by the guiding surface 13 and land into the liquid present in the trough 11, where they are decelerated by said liquid.
  • a partition 11' in the trough 11 may be provided with holes, so that said partition acts as a wash plate, so as to prevent undesirable oscillation of the liquid. It is also possible to use an entirely closed partition 11' and to use the space to the right of said partition for catching water splashing over, which may then be pumped back, by means of a pump not shown, into the space located to the left of the partition 11', when seen in Figure 1.
  • the trough 12 is provided to catch any water splashing from the trough 11.
  • the metal parts caught in the water can be removed in a simple manner by means of screening techniques or the like.
  • a relatively small amount of waste material is obtained hereby, which, in the form of scrap metal, lends itself very well for further environmentally sound removal casu quo processing.
  • Figure 4 shows a somewhat simpler embodiment of a device for catching bullets according to the invention.
  • This device is provided with two guiding surfaces 23 and 24 corresponding to the guiding surfaces 1 and 2 of the above-described device.
  • a horizontally extending guiding surface 25 abuts the upper guiding surface 24.
  • a further guiding surface 27 is disposed between the end of the guiding surface 25 remote from the guiding surface 24 and a sandbox disposed thereunder.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
EP92202116A 1991-07-12 1992-07-10 Collecteur de balles Expired - Lifetime EP0523801B1 (fr)

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NL9101229 1991-07-12
NL9101229A NL9101229A (nl) 1991-07-12 1991-07-12 Inrichting voor het opvangen van kogels.

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EP0523801A1 true EP0523801A1 (fr) 1993-01-20
EP0523801B1 EP0523801B1 (fr) 1996-06-19

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AT (1) ATE139620T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69211622D1 (fr)
NL (1) NL9101229A (fr)

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AT494U1 (de) * 1995-01-26 1995-11-27 Riener Karl Stefan Kugelfang fuer projektile
US5535662A (en) * 1994-03-01 1996-07-16 Bateman; Kyle E. Bullet stop and containment chamber
US5811718A (en) * 1994-03-01 1998-09-22 Bateman; Kyle E. Bullet stop and containment chamber with airborne contaminant removal
US9759531B2 (en) 2001-12-12 2017-09-12 Action Target Inc. Bullet trap
US10371489B2 (en) 2016-01-15 2019-08-06 Action Target Inc. Bullet deceleration tray damping mechanism

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US7194944B2 (en) 2001-12-12 2007-03-27 Action Target, Inc. Bullet trap
US8469364B2 (en) 2006-05-08 2013-06-25 Action Target Inc. Movable bullet trap
US8827273B2 (en) 2010-08-02 2014-09-09 Action Target Inc. Clearing trap

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DE316195C (fr) * 1920-01-03
US2420304A (en) * 1944-05-05 1947-05-13 Donald T Diem Spent bullet trap
US2772092A (en) * 1954-02-17 1956-11-27 Nikoden Joseph Bullet traps
FR1288152A (fr) * 1961-02-08 1962-03-24 R L Lobert Freres Sa Boîte métallique portative à mire perpétuelle et récupération des déchets pour tir de précision à courte distance sans danger
BE681425A (fr) * 1965-06-05 1966-10-31
US3701532A (en) * 1970-10-07 1972-10-31 Detroit Bullet Trap Corp Bullet deflection apparatus

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE316195C (fr) * 1920-01-03
US2420304A (en) * 1944-05-05 1947-05-13 Donald T Diem Spent bullet trap
US2772092A (en) * 1954-02-17 1956-11-27 Nikoden Joseph Bullet traps
FR1288152A (fr) * 1961-02-08 1962-03-24 R L Lobert Freres Sa Boîte métallique portative à mire perpétuelle et récupération des déchets pour tir de précision à courte distance sans danger
BE681425A (fr) * 1965-06-05 1966-10-31
US3701532A (en) * 1970-10-07 1972-10-31 Detroit Bullet Trap Corp Bullet deflection apparatus

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5535662A (en) * 1994-03-01 1996-07-16 Bateman; Kyle E. Bullet stop and containment chamber
US5811718A (en) * 1994-03-01 1998-09-22 Bateman; Kyle E. Bullet stop and containment chamber with airborne contaminant removal
AT494U1 (de) * 1995-01-26 1995-11-27 Riener Karl Stefan Kugelfang fuer projektile
US9759531B2 (en) 2001-12-12 2017-09-12 Action Target Inc. Bullet trap
US10088283B2 (en) 2001-12-12 2018-10-02 Action Target Inc. Bullet trap
US10371489B2 (en) 2016-01-15 2019-08-06 Action Target Inc. Bullet deceleration tray damping mechanism

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NL9101229A (nl) 1993-02-01
DE69211622D1 (de) 1996-07-25
ATE139620T1 (de) 1996-07-15

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