Modular gun silencer with heat dissipator

Abstract

A canister for a silencer assembly including one or more fins is disclosed. The one or more fins can define one or more channels. The fins and the channels together can increase the surface area of the silencer assembly, thereby increasing the rate of heat dissipation from the silencer assembly.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE TO ANY PRIORITY APPLICATIONS[0001]Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed with the present application are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57 and should be considered a part of this specification.BACKGROUNDField[0002]This invention relates broadly to gun silencers that can be readily assembled and disassembled in the field in a variety of different configurations, and more particularly to a modular gun silencer with improved heat dissipation.Description of the Related Art[0003]There are a number of gun silencers on the market having various baffles and intermediate spacers mounted in outer tubes thereof. However, existing silencers have a variety of drawbacks. For example, many of these gun silencers do not provide sufficient rate of heat dissipation, causing the silencers to overheat. The heat generated from firing ammunition can accumulate and often cause...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]It is, therefore, an object of this invention to prove a durable gun silencer which adequately dissipates heat generated while simultaneously cycling automatic and semiautomatic guns, preventing muzzle flash, not being unduly heavy, working with most sizes of ammunition, having a small number of different parts, being easily assembled, and being relatively inexpensive to manufacture and easy to disassemble and clean. Such improvements can prevent heat related distortions and baffle strikes during use.

[0005]In accordance with one aspect, a gun silencer system is provided. The gun silencer system can include a proximal end, a distal end, a canister, and a chamber separator. The proximal end can couple to a gun barrel at a muzzle thereof. The canister can be positioned between the proximal end and the distal end. The canister can include a cylindrical cavity defining a first axis and a first plurality of fins radially extending outwardly from an outer surface of the canister. The first plurality of fins can be characterized by a first length, where each of the first plurality of fins can include a tip and a base coupled to the outer surface of the canister. The chamber separator can be positioned along the first axis and spaced apart from the proximal end and the distal end. The chamber separator and the distal end can define an expansion chamber. The first plurality of fins can increase a surface area of the canister and thereby can increase a rate of heat dissipation of the canister.

Problems solved by technology

However, existing silencers have a variety of drawbacks.

For example, many of these gun silencers do not provide sufficient rate of heat dissipation, causing the silencers to overheat.

The heat generated from firing ammunition can accumulate and often cause heat related distortions and baffle strikes during use, which can degrade performance of the silencer and negatively affect the trajectory of the projectile.

The first plurality of fins can increase a surface area of the canister and thereby can increase a rate of heat dissipation of the canister.

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