WO2002075234A1 - Breech device for bolt-action firearms - Google Patents

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WO2002075234A1
WO2002075234A1 PCT/FI2002/000169 FI0200169W WO02075234A1 WO 2002075234 A1 WO2002075234 A1 WO 2002075234A1 FI 0200169 W FI0200169 W FI 0200169W WO 02075234 A1 WO02075234 A1 WO 02075234A1
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Juha Aalto
Kari Kuparinen
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Sako Oy
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Priority to EP02703643A priority patent/EP1366332B1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
    • F41A3/12—Bolt action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being parallel to the barrel axis
    • F41A3/14—Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively
    • F41A3/16—Rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements rigidly mounted on the bolt or bolt handle and on the barrel or breech-housing respectively the locking elements effecting a rotary movement about the barrel axis, e.g. rotating cylinder bolt locks
    • F41A3/30—Interlocking means, e.g. locking lugs, screw threads

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  • the invention relates to a breech device for bolt-action firearms, the breech device consisting of a breech body reciprocating in the receiver and rotatable into locking position, having in its front portion locking lugs located in three sectors, with the locking lugs in at least two sectors formed in a breech device equipped with a magazine loaded in parallel, so that there are four guide surfaces to limit rotation between the receiver and the breech body, and the breech body has a recessed cartridge locking surface at its end.
  • WO 96/35917 discloses a breech device of this type known er se.
  • the cartridge has proved not to pass from the magazine to the cartridge housing without problems in all cases, especially when the cartridge contains a short bullet.
  • the detached cartridge base is no longer under the control of the magazine under the loading movement until the bullet reaches the cartridge housing, so that the cartridge may easily turn in a way to make the bullet point hit the edge of the cartridge housing, thus causing a jam during aiming.
  • the purpose of the invention is to eliminate this shortcoming.
  • the breech device of the invention is characterised by the locking surface of the cartridge being extended downwardly to form a glide surface between the locking lugs so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position as the cartridge is ejected from the magazine into the cartridge housing.
  • One embodiment of the invention is characterised by the defining walls of the locking lugs on the glide surface being at a mutual angle of 70 to 80°, forming a funnel to guide the rear surface of the case.
  • the breech device of the invention allows the cartridge to pass without problems from the magazine into the cartridge housing, because the locking surface and the glide surface are in the same plane and provide a regular propulsive force over the entire rear surface of the cartridge while the funnel-like walls of the locking lugs guide the cartridge in exact rectilinear displacement into the cartridge housing. Since cartridges with bullets of varying weights and lengths can be used in the same firearm, the breech device of the invention allow any bullets of different weights suitable for the firearm to operate without jams during loading.
  • the invention is described by means of an example below and with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
  • figure 1 is an axonometric view of the front portion of the bolt action and figure 2 shows the bolt action viewed straight from the front.
  • the breech device consists of a breech body 2 reciprocating in the receiver 1 and rotatable into locking position. At its front part, the breech body has locking lugs 3, 4, 5 located in three sectors, the locking lugs 4, 5 in two sectors being formed in the breech device equipped with a magazine 6 loaded in parallel so that there are four guide surfaces 7, 8, 9, 10 to limit rotation between the receiver 1 and the breech body 2.
  • the breech body 2 has a recessed locking surface 11 for the cartridge at its end.
  • the locking surface 11 of the cartridge has been extended downwardly to form a glide surface passing between the locking lugs 4, 5, so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position when the cartridge is ejected from the magazine 6 into the cartridge housing in the barrel.
  • the walls 13, 14 of the locking lugs on the glide surface 12 are at a mutual angle ( ⁇ ) of about 70-80°, forming a funnel to guide the rear surface of the case.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a breech device for bolt-action firearms, the breech device consisting of a breech body (2) reciprocating in the receiver (1) and rotatable into locking position. In its front part, the breech body has locking lugs (3, 4, 5) located in three sectors, the locking lugs (4, 5) in at least two sectors being formed in a breech device equipped with a magazine (6) loaded in parallel so that there are four guide surfaces (7, 8, 9, 10) to limit rotation between the receiver and the breech body, and the breech body (2) has a recessed locking surface (11) for the cartridge at its end. The locking surface of the cartridge has been extended downwardly to form a glide surface (12) passing between the locking lugs (4, 5) so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position as the cartridge is ejected from the magazine (6) into the cartridge housing.

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Breech device for bolt-action firearms
The invention relates to a breech device for bolt-action firearms, the breech device consisting of a breech body reciprocating in the receiver and rotatable into locking position, having in its front portion locking lugs located in three sectors, with the locking lugs in at least two sectors formed in a breech device equipped with a magazine loaded in parallel, so that there are four guide surfaces to limit rotation between the receiver and the breech body, and the breech body has a recessed cartridge locking surface at its end.
Thus, WO 96/35917, for instance, discloses a breech device of this type known er se. In practical operation, the cartridge has proved not to pass from the magazine to the cartridge housing without problems in all cases, especially when the cartridge contains a short bullet. This is due to the fact that the detached cartridge base is no longer under the control of the magazine under the loading movement until the bullet reaches the cartridge housing, so that the cartridge may easily turn in a way to make the bullet point hit the edge of the cartridge housing, thus causing a jam during aiming. The purpose of the invention is to eliminate this shortcoming. The breech device of the invention is characterised by the locking surface of the cartridge being extended downwardly to form a glide surface between the locking lugs so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position as the cartridge is ejected from the magazine into the cartridge housing.
One embodiment of the invention is characterised by the defining walls of the locking lugs on the glide surface being at a mutual angle of 70 to 80°, forming a funnel to guide the rear surface of the case.
It has been experimentally proved that the breech device of the invention allows the cartridge to pass without problems from the magazine into the cartridge housing, because the locking surface and the glide surface are in the same plane and provide a regular propulsive force over the entire rear surface of the cartridge while the funnel-like walls of the locking lugs guide the cartridge in exact rectilinear displacement into the cartridge housing. Since cartridges with bullets of varying weights and lengths can be used in the same firearm, the breech device of the invention allow any bullets of different weights suitable for the firearm to operate without jams during loading. The invention is described by means of an example below and with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which
figure 1 is an axonometric view of the front portion of the bolt action and figure 2 shows the bolt action viewed straight from the front.
The breech device consists of a breech body 2 reciprocating in the receiver 1 and rotatable into locking position. At its front part, the breech body has locking lugs 3, 4, 5 located in three sectors, the locking lugs 4, 5 in two sectors being formed in the breech device equipped with a magazine 6 loaded in parallel so that there are four guide surfaces 7, 8, 9, 10 to limit rotation between the receiver 1 and the breech body 2. The breech body 2 has a recessed locking surface 11 for the cartridge at its end. The locking surface 11 of the cartridge has been extended downwardly to form a glide surface passing between the locking lugs 4, 5, so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position when the cartridge is ejected from the magazine 6 into the cartridge housing in the barrel. The walls 13, 14 of the locking lugs on the glide surface 12 are at a mutual angle (α) of about 70-80°, forming a funnel to guide the rear surface of the case.

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1. A breech device for bolt-action firearms, the breech device consisting of a breech body (2) reciprocating in the receiver (1) and rotatable into locking position, the breech body (2) having in its front portion locking lugs (3, 4, 5) located in three sectors, the locking lugs (4, 5) in at least two sectors being formed in a breech device equipped with a magazine (6) loaded in parallel so that there are four guide surfaces (7, 8, 9, 10) to limit rotation between the receiver and the breech body, and the breech body (2) has a recessed locking surface (11) for the cartridge at its end, characterised in that the cartridge locking surface has been extended downwardly as a glide surface (12) passing between the locking lugs (4, 5) so that the rear surface of the cartridge case slides on the glide surface and the locking surface into locking position as the cartridge is ejected from the magazine (6) into the cartridge housing.
2. A breech device as defined in claim 1, characterised in that the defining walls (13, 14) of the locking lugs on the glide surface (12) are at a mutual angle (α) of about 70 to 80°, forming a funnel to guide the rear surface of the case.
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AT02703643T ATE511625T1 (en) 2001-03-05 2002-03-05 LOCKING DEVICE FOR CYLINDER LOCKING WEAPONS
CA002439964A CA2439964C (en) 2001-03-05 2002-03-05 Breech device for bolt-action firearms
US10/469,859 US6978709B2 (en) 2001-03-05 2002-03-05 Breech device for bolt action firearms
EP02703643A EP1366332B1 (en) 2001-03-05 2002-03-05 Breech device for bolt-action firearms

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FI20010430A FI110283B (en) 2001-03-05 2001-03-05 Locking device for weapons with bolt lock

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US6978709B2 (en) 2005-12-27
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