Magazine loading aid

Abstract

A loading aid for a strip magazine (2) comprises a holder (1) for the strip magazine (2), a transport (13) for movably guiding at least one cartridge (8) to be loaded, held on the holder (1), a pusher block (14) displaceable between an inactive position and an active position for pressing down the magazine feed (11) together with the cartridge (8) possibly already in the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2) and for releasing a front free space in the front region of the receiving chamber (9), and a pusher (16) displaceable between a transport position and a pressing-in position for pressing the cartridge (8) to be loaded into a rear free space in the rear region of the receiving chamber (9) which is released when the pusher block (14) is pulled back in the direction from the active position to the inactive position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a loading aid for a strip-shaped magazine, the magazine having a receiving chamber for bullets and a magazine feeding device spring-loaded by a magazine spring, the magazine feeding device for pressing the uppermost bullet in the strip-shaped magazine against the magazine lip of the magazine. The loading aid includes a retainer for inserting and securing the strip-shaped magazine and a conveyor held on the retainer for movably guiding at least one bullet to be loaded. Furthermore, this invention relates to a method for loading a strip-shaped magazine by means of the loading aid, the magazine having a receiving chamber for bullets and a magazine feeding device spring-loaded by a magazine spring, the magazine feeding device for pressing the uppermost bullet in the receiving chamber against the magazine lip of the magazine, the loading aid having a retainer for inserting and securing the strip-shaped magazine and a conveyor held on the retainer for movably guiding at least one bullet to be loaded. Background Technology

[0002] A strip magazine for receiving ammunition for a firing weapon has a receiving chamber for the ammunition, in which the ammunition is arranged in a single row or a double row (two rows staggered in height). At the upper output end, the receiving chamber is limited by a magazine lip that narrows the width of the receiving chamber and abuts the uppermost ammunition in the magazine against the magazine lip. A magazine feed mechanism, spring-loaded by a magazine spring, acts on the lowermost ammunition in the magazine, or, in the case of a double-row magazine, on the lowermost ammunition of both rows, to press the uppermost ammunition in the magazine towards the magazine lip.

[0003] To load a strip magazine, bullets are typically loaded individually by hand. This involves pressing the bullet into the front region of the magazine towards the magazine feed mechanism or a bullet already in the magazine, before the magazine lip terminates in this front region. This places the bullet into the front region of the magazine's receiving chamber, and then pushes it into the rear region of the receiving chamber below the magazine lip. This process is relatively laborious and difficult.

[0004] Several loading aids for bar magazines are known, which have a retainer that can be fitted onto the upper section of the bar magazine, which is held in the retainer in a manner similar to that in a firearm. A conveyor in the form of a track with side-recessed grooves is arranged on the retainer, and the bullets to be loaded are inserted into the side-recessed grooves before being fitted onto the magazine. The bullets, arranged in a row on the upper side of the magazine and laid flat in the conveyor, are then manually pressed into the magazine's receiving chamber by a handpiece that is movable along the track-like receiving member and rests flat on the topmost bullet. While this speeds up the loading of the magazine, the force required to push the bullets into the magazine's receiving chamber with the handpiece is considerable.

[0005] Furthermore, by using a known loading aid with a retainer that can be fitted onto the upper section of the magazine, an actuating element, which functions as a lever on the retainer, is rotatably supported. By manipulating the actuating element, individual bullets loaded into the loading aid are pushed from beside the magazine lip into the front region of the magazine's receiving chamber by a pusher block, and then pushed towards the rear region of the receiving chamber by a pusher block, below the magazine lip. With this loading aid, bullets to be loaded must be individually loaded into the loading aid. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The objective of this invention is to provide an advantageous loading aid of the type mentioned at the outset, which enables simple, rapid, and labor-saving loading of the strip-shaped magazine. According to the invention, this is achieved either by a loading aid according to the invention or by a method according to the invention.

[0007] The loading aid according to the invention includes a retainer for inserting and securing the strip magazine and a conveyor held on the retainer, the conveyor being movably guided at least one bullet to be loaded; the loading aid also has a pusher block that is displaceable between a passive position and an active position, wherein in the passive position the pusher block is completely outside the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2), and in the passive position the pusher block's push rod section (14c) extends into the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2) between the magazine lips (10), wherein this displacement of the pusher block between the passive and active positions is used to press down the magazine feeding device along with the bullets that may already be in the receiving chamber of the strip magazine. This releases free space in the front region of the receiving chamber of the strip magazine. Furthermore, the loading aid according to the invention has a pusher that is displaceable between a conveying position and a pressing position. The bullet to be loaded can be conveyed from the conveyor to the free space at the front of the receiving chamber in the active position of the pusher block and the conveying position of the pusher, and can be pressed into the rear region of the receiving chamber by the pusher when the pusher block is pulled back from the active position to the passive position, until it is completely received in the magazine. The displacement of the pusher block from the conveying position to the pressing position is used to press the bullets that have been conveyed from the conveyor block to the free space at the front of the receiving chamber of the magazine in the active position of the pusher block and the conveying position of the pusher block into the rear free space in the rear region of the receiving chamber, which has been released by the pusher block when it is pulled back from the active position to the passive position. Thus, the bullet is completely received in the receiving chamber of the magazine. Thus, the bullet is in the loaded position.

[0008] Advantageously, the pusher is loaded from the delivery position by a tension spring toward the pressing position, wherein the bullet to be loaded can be pressed into the rear free space by the pusher under the action of the tension spring; the pusher is supported on the retainer in a manner that allows it to deflect about a pivot axis of the pusher; the bullet to be loaded is conveyed by gravity into the front free space of the receiving chamber in the active position of the pusher block and the delivery position of the pusher; an actuation device is provided that can be moved by the user between an initial position and an operating position to displace the pusher block and the pusher, the actuation... The actuator is mechanically coupled to the push block and the push member, wherein in the initial position of the actuator, the push block is in a passive position and the push member is in a pressed-in position, and in the operating position of the actuator, the push block is in an active position and the push member is in a delivery position; the actuator is supported on the retainer in a manner rotatable about its pivot axis; the push block is loaded into the passive position by a return spring and / or by the tension spring; the bullet to be loaded is laid flat on the support surface of the push member at the beginning of the loading process and is deflected from the pressed-in position to the delivery position by the push member. After being positioned, it can be conveyed from beside the support surface of the pusher to the free space of the released front portion in the front region of the receiving chamber until it abuts against the push block extending into the receiving chamber to the underside of the magazine lip; the push block continuously resets from the active position to the passive position as the actuating member is continuously moved from the actuating position to the initial position, and the pusher can be held in the same position at least for one segment of the actuating member's movement from the actuating position to the initial position through the release in the connection between the actuating member and the pusher; the actuating member has at least one guide surface. A guide protrusion, the guide pin of the pusher abutting against the guide surface; the push block is supported on the retainer in a linearly movable manner; the conveyor has a track with a side-recessed groove into which a bullet to be loaded can pass, wherein the bullet is movably guided by the track in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the track; a single bullet conveyor can be inserted into the side-recessed groove of the conveyor track, the single bullet conveyor having an opening for inserting a single bullet to be loaded; the retainer has a replaceable adapter element for adapting the retainer to different types of strip magazines.

[0009] The loading process is advantageously performed through the coordinated action of the movement of the pusher block from a passive position to an active position and back to a passive position, coupled with the movement of the pusher member from a pressing position to a conveying position and back to a pressing position.

[0010] Advantageously, multiple bullets to be loaded can be received by the loading aid according to the invention, wherein the multiple bullets to be loaded can be loaded into a conveyor and movably guided by the conveyor.

[0011] Preferably, the pusher is displaced from the delivery position to the pressing position by a tension spring loaded in the direction of the pressing position. Therefore, the bullet to be loaded can be pressed into the rear region of the receiving chamber by the pusher under the action of the tension spring, and thus into its loading position.

[0012] To move the pusher block from a passive position to an active position and to move the pusher member from a pressing position to a conveying position, an actuating element is advantageously present. This actuating element is mechanically coupled not only to the pusher block but also to the pusher member, and this actuating element is capable of moving from an initial position to an actuating position. Therefore, moving the actuating element from the initial position to the actuating position causes a displacement of the pusher member from the pressing position to the conveying position and a displacement of the pusher block from the passive position to the active position.

[0013] Once the free space in the front region of the receiving chamber, adjacent to the push rod section, has been sufficiently freed and the pusher has moved far enough toward the delivery position, the unloaded bullet is advantageously delivered into the free space in the front region of the receiving chamber by gravity in the active position of the pusher block and in the delivery position of the pusher. Here, the free space in the front extends to below the front section of the magazine lip, and the bullet lies below this front section in the region of its rear end.

[0014] The push block is advantageously supported on the retainer in a linearly movable manner, wherein the push block is preferably loaded into a passive position by a return spring.

[0015] In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the actuating element, preferably having a gripping section for manipulation, is supported on a retainer in a manner that allows it to deflect about a pivot axis of the actuating element. Advantageously, the actuating element is loaded into its initial position by elasticity, particularly by a return spring acting on the push block and by the coupling between the actuating element and the push block.

[0016] The displacement of the push block, achieved by the actuation element, is advantageously performed in a forced coupling in two directions. That is, the continuous displacement of the push block from the passive position to the active position is performed while the actuation element is continuously moved from the initial position to the actuation position, and the continuous reset of the push block from the active position to the passive position is performed while the actuation element is continuously moved from the actuation position to the initial position.

[0017] The coupling between the actuating element and the pressing element is advantageously forced in only one direction; that is, the pressing element is continuously displaced from the pressing position to the conveying position while the actuating element is continuously displaced from the initial position to the actuating position, and the pressing element is allowed to remain in the same position at least for a segment of such displacement while the actuating element is continuously displaced from the actuating position to the initial position. This is achieved in an advantageous embodiment of the invention by having the pressing element have at least one guide pin and the actuating element have at least one guide surface, wherein the at least one guide pin of the pressing element abuts against a designated guide surface of the actuating element only on one side. Alternatively, the actuating element can also have at least one guide pin abutting against a guide surface of the pressing element only on one side. Other configurations for this at least partial release of the movement between the actuating element and the pushing element are conceivable and possible, for example, by means of a guide pin arranged on one of the two components and extending into a window gap on the other component, wherein the window gap has a net width larger than the guide pin.

[0018] In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the conveyor has a track with a side-recessed groove. Multiple bullets to be loaded can be inserted into this side-recessed groove and movably guided therein, wherein the conveyance of the bullets toward the front region of the receiving chamber is carried out by gravity in the active position of the pusher block and the pressed position of the pusher.

[0019] According to the present invention, a method for loading a strip magazine by means of a loading aid, the strip magazine having a receiving chamber for bullets and a magazine feeding device loaded by a magazine spring, the magazine feeding device being used to press the uppermost bullet in the receiving chamber toward the magazine lip of the strip magazine, the loading aid having: a retainer for inserting and securing the strip magazine and a conveyor held on the retainer for movably guiding at least one bullet to be loaded. To load the bullets into the delivery member, the pusher block is moved from a passive position to an active position, wherein in the passive position the pusher block is completely outside the receiving chamber of the magazine, wherein the pusher block's lever section moves into the magazine lip between the magazine lip and the receiving chamber of the magazine, and the lever section of the pusher block presses down the magazine feeding device along with the bullets, if necessary, already in the receiving chamber of the magazine, and deflects the pusher from the pressing position to the delivery position, wherein the bullets to be loaded are guided... The magazine is guided into the free space of the front portion in the front region of the receiving chamber and until it abuts against the push block extending into the receiving chamber below the magazine lip. The push block is then pulled back toward its passive position. After releasing the free space of the rear portion in the rear region of the receiving chamber of the magazine, the bullet to be loaded is pushed into the free space of the rear portion by the pusher through the displacement of the pusher from the delivery position to the pressing position, until the bullet to be loaded is completely received in the receiving chamber.

[0020] When referring to the "upper" and "lower" portions of a strip magazine within the scope of this document, this refers to the orientation in which the magazine lip of the strip magazine, which is loaded into the loading aid, is at the upper portion.

[0021] If this document refers to the “front” and “rear”, then this relates to the direction of the bullet’s firing. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Other advantages of the invention will now be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

[0023] Figure 1 An oblique view is shown of an embodiment of the loading aid according to the invention in the initial position of the manipulator (and thus in the passive position of the pusher block and the pressed position of the pusher).

[0024] Figure 2 It shows the corresponding Figure 1 An oblique view of the actuator in the operating position (and thus in the active position of the pusher block and the conveying position of the pusher).

[0025] Figure 3 and 4 The loading auxiliary device, cut along its longitudinal center, is shown in accordance with... Figure 1 and 2 The situation in the location;

[0026] Figure 5 The loading aid, which is fitted onto the strip magazine, is shown together with the bullets loaded into the conveyor in the corresponding position of the loading aid. Figure 1 In the position where the strip-shaped magazine is held on the loading aid;

[0027] Figure 6 It shows something similar to Figure 5 The corresponding loading auxiliary device Figure 2 The diagram shows the location of the image;

[0028] Figure 7 It shows something similar to Figure 5 and 6 The illustration shows the actuator being reset to the middle position.

[0029] Figure 8 It shows something similar to Figures 5 to 7 The illustration shows the state in which the actuator is reset to its initial position;

[0030] Figures 9 to 12 A side view shows the loading aid fitted onto the strip magazine, along with the bullets loaded into the delivery system, in accordance with... Figures 5 to 8 The situation in the location;

[0031] Figure 13 A quarter section is shown;

[0032] Figure 14 The loading aid is shown with the adapter element removed;

[0033] Figure 15 The image shows a front view of the loading aid fitted onto the strip magazine, along with the bullets being inserted into the delivery system.

[0034] Figure 16 The following is shown in the initial position of the manipulator. Figure 15 The cross-section of line AA;

[0035] Figures 17 to 19 It shows something similar to Figure 16 The corresponding to Figures 6 to 9 A cross-section in the location;

[0036] Figure 20 An exploded view of the loading aid, along with the magazine and bullets, is shown.

[0037] Figure 21 and 22 The image shows oblique views of a single bullet delivery unit viewed from different angles.

[0038] Figure 23 The image shows a loading aid fitted onto a strip magazine, along with the individual bullet feeder and the bullets placed inside. Detailed Implementation

[0039] The following uses Figures 1 to 23 To explain one embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] The loading aid has a retainer 1 with a receiving opening 1a into which the upper section of the magazine 2 can be inserted. The magazine 2 is secured to the loading aid after being pushed into the receiving opening 1a of the retainer 1. The magazine 2 is held in place on the retainer 1 in a manner similar to the usual holding of the magazine 2 on a firing weapon. Specifically, the retainer 1 can have spring-loaded locking lugs 3a that engage with locking gaps 2a in the magazine 2. The locking lugs 3a can be arranged on a locking element 3, which is preferably deflectably supported. To open the clamp and remove the magazine from the receiving opening of the retainer 1, the locking element 3 can deflect against the force of the spring 4 loaded onto it.

[0041] In this embodiment, the locking element 3 with the locking lug 3a is arranged on the adapter element 5, which is held on the base part 1b of the retainer 1. By replacing the adapter element 5, the retainer 1 can be adapted to different types of strip magazines used by different manufacturers. To replace the adapter element, in this embodiment, the closing element 6, which is supported on the base part of the retainer in a movable manner against the force of the spring 7, is moved, and then the adapter element 5 can be pulled off the base part of the retainer 1.

[0042] The base component 1b and the adapter component 5 together form a sleeve with a receiving opening 1a.

[0043] The strip-shaped magazine 2 is used to receive bullets 8, such as 9mm bullets (=9 × 19 mm). The strip-shaped magazine 2 can be constructed in a conventional manner. It has a receiving chamber 9 for receiving the bullets 8. The receiving chamber 9 is defined upward by magazine lips 10. These magazine lips extend only on the rear portion of the magazine, while in the front portion of the magazine there is a larger opening on the upward, outward side of the receiving chamber 9 for loading the magazine.

[0044] A magazine feeding device 11 loaded by a magazine spring 12 is arranged in the magazine, which pushes the bullets 8 arranged in the receiving chamber 9 upward, wherein the uppermost bullet of these bullets 8 abuts against the magazine lip 10.

[0045] A conveyor 13 is fixed to the retainer 1 of the loading aid. This conveyor has a track 13a with a recessed groove into which the bullet to be loaded is inserted. Thus, the bullet 8 is guided by the conveyor in a manner perpendicular to its longitudinal direction. In this embodiment, the track 13a is tightened onto the retainer 1 by means of a flange 13b.

[0046] The bullet, which is inserted into the recessed groove of the track 13a, can move along the track 13a.

[0047] The push block 14 on the retainer 1 is able to be in a passive position parallel to the direction of movement 25 (see...) Figure 1 , 3 (5, 8, 9, 12, 16 and 19) and active positions (see...) Figure 2 , 4 The support is achieved by linear movement between (6, 10, and 17). In this embodiment, a support pin 14a of the push block 14 is used for this purpose, which engages in the support gap of the retainer 1. A return spring 15 is arranged between the bottom of this support gap and the support pin 14a. In the unoperated state of the loading auxiliary device, the return spring 15 loads the push block 14 into a passive position.

[0048] Furthermore, the push member 16 on the retainer 1 can be in the press-in position (see Figure 1 , 3 5, 8, 9, 12, 16 and 19) and conveying location (see Figure 2 , 4 The pusher 16 is supported by deflection between (6, 10, and 17). The deflectable support of the pusher 16 is achieved by means of a support pin 17 about the pusher pivot axis 18. The pusher pivot axis is perpendicular to the direction of movement 25. The pusher 16 is loaded by a tension spring 19. In the unoperated state of the loading aid, the tension spring 19 loads the pusher 16 into the pressed-in position.

[0049] On the retaining member 1, the operating member 20, which is configured as a lever, is able to rotate about the operating member pivot axis 21 in an initial position (see...). Figure 1 , 3 (5, 8, 9, 12, 16 and 19) and the control position (see Figure 2 , 4The mechanism is supported by deflection between (6, 10, and 17). The pivot axis 21 of the control element is parallel to the pivot axis 18 of the pusher element. The control element 20 has a gripping section 20a for the user to operate the loading aid 1 to load the bullet 8 into the strip magazine 2.

[0050] In this embodiment, the actuating element 20 is constructed in two parts. The gripping section 20a is divided along its longitudinal center by these two threadedly connected components. Each of the two components has a guide protrusion 20b, which has a guide surface 20c.

[0051] In order to rotatably support the actuating element 20 on the retainer 1, in this embodiment, each of the two components of the actuating element 20 has a shaft end 20d, which fits into a bushing 22 arranged in the retainer 1. The bushing 22 can also be omitted.

[0052] Side walls 1c are fastened to the upper surfaces of the opposite wide side walls of the base component 1b of the retainer 1. The pusher 16 and the operating member 20 are deflected supports on the side walls 1c. A gap exists between the side walls 1c for feeding the bullet 8 to the upper surface of the strip-shaped magazine 2.

[0053] By manipulating the gripping section 20a of the actuating member 20, the actuating member can be deflected between an initial position and an actuated position. The push block 14 is thus forcibly coupled to the actuating member 20 in both displacement directions. In this embodiment, a coupling pin 23, mounted on the actuating member 20, serves this purpose, passing through a gap 14b in the push block 14. Because the actuating member 20 is rotatably supported and the push block 14 is linearly movable, the gap 14b is constructed as an elongated aperture.

[0054] If the actuator 20 is deflected from its initial position to its operating position, the push block 14 is moved from its passive position to its active position through forced coupling with the actuator 20. If the gripping section 20a is released by the user, the return spring 15 moves the push block 14 back to its passive position and, through coupling with the actuator 20, returns the actuator 20 to its initial position.

[0055] The pressing member 16 has guide pins 16a protruding on the opposite side. These guide pins are oriented parallel to the pivot axis 18 of the pressing member and cooperate with the guide surface 20c of the operating member 20. If the operating member 20 is deflected from the initial position to the operating position, the deflection of the pressing member 16 from the pressing position to the delivery position is achieved by the cooperation of the guide pins 16a and the guide surface 20c.

[0056] If the actuation element 20 is released by the user and returns to its initial position by the action of the return spring 15, the guide pin 16a remains against the guide surface 20c by the action of the tension spring 19, and the pusher 16 is returned to the pressed position. However, this is not mandatory. If the pusher 16 is fixed in the delivery position, the actuation element can still return to its initial position even if the guide pin 16a is lifted from the guide surface 20c. As will be explained in more detail below, this lifting of the guide pin 16a from the guide surface 20c occurs during loading in the section where the actuation element 20 returns from the actuation position to the initial position.

[0057] To explain the loading process, reference is made in particular to the different stages of the loading process. Figures 5 to 8 , 9 to 12 and 16 to 19. Figure 5 , 9 Figures 16 and 17 show the state at the start of the loading process. The strip magazine 2 is held in the receiving opening 1a of the retainer 1 and the bullet 8 is inserted into the recessed groove of the track 13a of the conveyor 13. The bullet slides down the track 13a by gravity until the lowest bullet rests flat on the support surface 16b of the pusher 16 in the pressed position.

[0058] If now by causing the manipulator 20 to deflect from its initial position to... Figure 6 , 10 Operating the actuator 20 in the manner shown in Figure 17 moves the push block 14 from the passive position to the active position. The push rod section 14c of the push block 14 then moves into the rear region of the receiving chamber 9 through the gap between the magazine lips 10. If bullets 8 are already positioned in the receiving chamber 9, the push rod section 14c presses against the uppermost bullet of these bullets 8 and overcomes the force of the magazine spring 12, pressing it downwards along with any bullets that may be below it and the magazine feed device 11. If no bullets 8 are in the receiving chamber 9, the push rod section 14c presses directly against the magazine feed device 11 and presses it downwards. This releases free space in the front region of the receiving chamber 9. This free space extends to below the front section of the magazine lip 10.

[0059] Furthermore, when the actuating member 20 is moved from the initial position to the actuating position, the deflection of the pressing member 16 about the pressing member pivot axis 18 from the pressing position to the conveying position is achieved through coupling with the pressing member 16. In this embodiment, this deflection of the pressing member 16 is achieved by the abutment of the guide pin 16a of the pressing member 16 against the guide surface 20c of the actuating member 20.

[0060] As the pusher 16 deflects from the press-in position to the delivery position, the support surface 16b of the pusher moves toward the front end of the bullet and thus deflects away from the bullet, with the lowermost bullet of the bullets 8 arranged in the delivery member 13 lying flat on the support surface. Once the support surface 16b of the pusher 16 has moved past the front end of the bullet 8, the bullet slides downward, guided from the lower end of the guide portion of the delivery member 13 and falling through the opening on the upper side of the magazine 2 before the magazine lip 10 into the front free space of the receiving chamber 8 of the magazine 2 released by the action of the pusher block 14, and sliding backward in the front free space until the bullet abuts against the side of the pusher block 14's push rod section 14c. The bullet 8 then lies flat in its rear end region on the uppermost bullet 8 already in the receiving chamber 9, or, if no such bullet is present, on the magazine feeder 11. The rear end of the bullet 8 is located below the magazine lip 10. In the front section, the bullet 8 can lie flat on the upper edge of the strip magazine 2. It can also lie flat on a part of the loading aid. This is the case in... Figure 6 , 10 As shown in Figure 17, the position of this loading bullet is determined by... Figure 17 This can be seen most clearly. The next bullet in the transporter 13 is supported on the upper side of the bullet being loaded.

[0061] Furthermore, the actuator is moved back from the operated position to the initial position. This can be achieved by releasing the actuator 20 and actuating the return spring 15. Figure 7 , 11 Figures 1 and 18 show the intermediate position of the control element 20 during reset.

[0062] As the actuation element returns to its initial position from the actuation position, the push rod section 14c of the push block 14 is increasingly lifted. Because the loaded bullet 8 is positioned with its back side below the magazine lip 10, upward movement of the magazine feed device 11, along with any potentially fully loaded bullets 8, is prevented. The loaded bullet is clamped at its rear end between the magazine lip 10 and the uppermost bullet of the bullets 8 already in the receiving chamber 9, or, if no such bullet exists, between the magazine lip 10 and the magazine feed device 11. The pusher 16 increasingly deflects from the delivery position toward the pressing position until it abuts against the tip of the bullet. At the moment the pusher 16 abuts against the tip of the bullet 8, the bullet 8 also abuts against the push rod section 14c with its back side. This prevents further movement into the rear region of the receiving chamber 9. As the actuating element 20 continues to reset, the pushing element 16 is thus held in this position, wherein the guide pin 16a is lifted from the guide surface 20c. Figure 7 , 11 This situation is illustrated in Figure 18. The lifting of the guide pin 16a from the guide surface 20c is particularly caused by... Figure 11 It is evident. From Figure 18 It can be seen that the back side of the bullet 8 is just abutting against the strut section 14c.

[0063] Once the actuation element is returned to its initial position beyond this intermediate position, the push rod section 14c is pulled above the upper end of the dorsal side of the bullet 8. This releases the rear free space in the rear region of the receiving chamber 9 of the magazine 2 by the push block 14. This rear free space is located below the magazine lip (10). The bullet is now pushed into this rear free space by the action of the pusher 16 pressing against the tip of the bullet 8. In this embodiment, this pushing continues at least until the guide pin 16a abuts against the guide surface 20c of the actuation element 20. Further returning the actuation element 20 to its initial position further presses the bullet 8 into the rear region of the receiving chamber 9.

[0064] When the operating element 20 has been reset to its initial position and the pushing element 16 has reached the pressed position, the bullet to be loaded is fully received in the magazine and has thus reached its loading position. See below. Figure 8 , 12 And 19.

[0065] In the illustrated embodiment, as an optional accessory Figure 21 and 22 The image shows a single bullet delivery unit. This single bullet delivery unit can be inserted into a laterally recessed groove in the delivery unit 13 via a laterally protruding guide strip 24a, see [reference]. Figure 23 In this recessed groove, the single bullet delivery member slides downward until it abuts against the retainer 1. The single bullet delivery member 24 has an opening 24b into which a bullet can be inserted, see [reference needed]. Figure 23 When the pusher 16 is in its pressed position, the bullet 8, movably guided by the single bullet transporter 24 parallel to its longitudinal direction, rests flat on the support surface 16b of the pusher 16 with its back side facing down. When the pusher 16 is moved to the transport position, the support surface 16b disengages from the bullet 8, and the bullet can slide into the free space of the released front portion in the receiving chamber 9 of the strip magazine 2, similar to when transported via the transporter 13.

[0066] In a modified embodiment of the invention, a conveyor similar to the single-bullet conveyor 24 can be provided instead of the conveyor 13 with track 13a, the single bullet being movably guided by the single-bullet conveyor and fixedly mounted on the holder 1. Then, bullets to be loaded can be individually conveyed by the user into the single-bullet conveyor.

[0067] Various other modifications to the illustrated embodiments are conceivable and possible without departing from the same scope of the invention as defined herein.

[0068] Therefore, for example, the pusher block 14 can be movably supported on the retainer 1 in other ways. An arrangement for deflectable support of the pusher block is also conceivable and possible.

[0069] It can also replace the return spring acting on the push block 14 or be provided as a supplement to the return spring acting on the operating member 20.

[0070] The bullets 8 can be arranged in a single row or in two rows (staggered in height) in the receiving chamber 9 of the strip magazine 2.

[0071] In principle, a pusher that can be linearly movable can be installed instead of a pusher that can be deflected.

[0072] In principle, a control element that can be linearly moved can be installed instead of a control element that can be deflected.

[0073] In principle, it is conceivable and possible to provide separate operating elements for manipulating the push block and for manipulating the push member.

[0074] It is also conceivable and possible to perform motor-driven displacement of the push block 14 and / or the push member 16.

[0075] The tension spring 19 and the guide surface 20c of the actuating member 20 can also be designed such that the tension of the tension spring 19 is increased directly from the pressing position via the actuating member 20 when the pressing member 16 deflects from the pressing position toward the conveying position. This eliminates the need for the return spring 15, and the tension spring 19 can return the actuating member to the passive position when it is in the active position and released. Furthermore, this return deflection is also supported in the first part of the movement by the force exerted by the magazine spring 12 on the push rod section 14c.

[0076] List of reference numerals

[0077] 1 retainer

[0078] 1a Reception opening

[0079] 1b base component

[0080] 1c sidewall

[0081] 2-bar magazine

[0082] 2a Lock Gap

[0083] 3-card locking element

[0084] 3a card lock protruding nose

[0085] 4 springs

[0086] 5 adapter components

[0087] 6 Enclosed Elements

[0088] 7 springs

[0089] 8 bullets

[0090] 9 Reception Room

[0091] 10-round magazine lip

[0092] 11 magazine feeding device

[0093] 12 magazine springs

[0094] 13 Conveyor Components

[0095] 13a orbit

[0096] 13b flange

[0097] 14 push blocks

[0098] 14a support pin

[0099] 14b gap

[0100] 14c tappet section

[0101] 15 return springs

[0102] 16 push-fit parts

[0103] 16a guide plug

[0104] 16b support surface

[0105] 17 Support Pins

[0106] 18 Push-fit pivot axis

[0107] 19 tension springs

[0108] 20 control components

[0109] 20a gripping section

[0110] 20b guiding protrusion

[0111] 20c guide surface

[0112] 20d shaft end

[0113] 21 Control component pivot axis

[0114] 22 bushing

[0115] 23 Coupling Pins

[0116] 24 single bullet delivery units

[0117] 24a guide strip

[0118] 24b opening

[0119] 25 directions of movement

Claims

1. A loading aid for a strip magazine (2), the strip magazine having a receiving chamber (9) for bullets (8) and a magazine feeding device (11) loaded by a magazine spring (12), the magazine feeding device being used to press the uppermost bullet of the bullets (8) in the strip magazine toward a magazine lip (10) of the strip magazine, the loading aid comprising: - A retainer (1) for inserting and securing the strip-shaped magazine (2) and - A conveyor (13) held on the retainer (1), the conveyor being used to movably guide at least one bullet (8) to be loaded. The characteristic feature is that the loading auxiliary device further includes - A push block (14), which is movable between a passive position and an active position, for pressing down the magazine feed device (11) together with the bullets (8) that are already in the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2) if necessary, and for releasing the free space in the front part of the front region of the receiving chamber (9), wherein in the passive position the push block is completely outside the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2), and in the active position the push block (14)'s push rod section (14c) extends between the magazine lips (10) into the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2), and - A pusher (16) that is movable between a press-in position and a conveying position. The bullet (8) to be loaded can be transported from the conveyor (13) to the free space in the front of the receiving chamber (9) in the active position of the pusher (14) and the delivery position of the pusher (16), and can be pressed into the rear region of the receiving chamber (9) by the pusher (16) when the pusher (14) is moved from the delivery position to the pressing position, and can be released into the rear free space when the pusher (14) is pulled back from the active position to the passive position, until it is fully received in the strip magazine.

2. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pusher (16) is loaded from the conveying position by the tension spring (19) toward the pressing position, wherein the bullet (8) to be loaded can be pressed into the rear free space by the pusher (16) through the action of the tension spring (19).

3. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The pusher (16) is supported on the retainer (1) in a manner that allows it to deflect about the pivot axis (18) of the pusher.

4. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The bullet (8) to be loaded is transported by gravity into the free space in front of the receiving chamber (9) in the active position of the push block (14) and the delivery position of the pusher (16).

5. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, An actuating element (20) is provided that can be moved by the user between an initial position and an operating position to displace the push block (14) and the pusher (16), the actuating element being mechanically coupled to the push block (14) and the pusher (16), wherein in the initial position of the actuating element (20) the push block (14) is in a passive position and the pusher (16) is in a pressed position, and in the operating position of the actuating element (20) the push block (14) is in an active position and the pusher (16) is in a conveying position.

6. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The control element (20) is supported on the retainer (1) in a manner that allows it to deflect about the pivot axis (21) of the control element.

7. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The push block (14) is loaded into a passive position by the return spring (15) and / or by the tension spring (19).

8. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1, 2, or 7, characterized in that, At the start of the loading process, the bullet is laid flat on the support surface (16b) of the pusher (16) and after the pusher (16) deflects from the push position to the delivery position, it can be delivered from the side of the support surface (16b) of the pusher (16) into the free space of the released front part in the front area of ​​the receiving chamber (9) until it abuts against the push block (14) extending into the receiving chamber (9) and below the magazine lip (10).

9. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The push block (14) is continuously reset from the active position to the passive position as the manipulator (20) is continuously moved from the manipulator position to the initial position, and the push block (16) is kept in the same position at least for one segment of the movement of the manipulator (20) from the manipulator position to the initial position by releasing the connection between the manipulator (20) and the push block (16).

10. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The operating member (20) has at least one guide protrusion (20b) with a guide surface (20c), and the guide pin (16a) of the pusher (16) abuts against the guide surface.

11. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1, 2, or 7, characterized in that, The push block (14) is supported on the retainer (1) in a manner that allows for linear movement.

12. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1, 2, or 7, characterized in that, The conveyor (13) has a track (13a) with a recessed groove, into which a bullet (8) to be loaded can pass, wherein the bullet is movably guided by the track (13a) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the track.

13. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 12, characterized in that, A single bullet delivery unit (24) can be inserted into a recessed groove in the track (13a) of the delivery unit (13), the single bullet delivery unit having an opening (24b) for inserting a single bullet (8) to be loaded.

14. The loading auxiliary device according to claim 1, 2, or 7, characterized in that, The retainer (1) has a replaceable adapter element (5) for adapting the retainer (1) to different types of strip magazines (2).

15. A method for loading a strip magazine (2) by means of a loading aid, the strip magazine having a receiving chamber (9) for bullets (8) and a magazine feeding device (11) loaded by a magazine spring (12), the magazine feeding device being used to press the uppermost bullet of the bullets (8) in the receiving chamber (9) toward the magazine lip (10) of the strip magazine (2), the loading aid having: - A retainer (1) for inserting and securing the strip-shaped magazine (2) and - A conveyor (13) held on the holder (1) is used to movably guide at least one bullet (8) to be loaded. Its features are, In order to load the bullets (8) into the conveyor (13), the pusher block (14) is moved from a passive position to an active position, wherein in the passive position the pusher block is completely outside the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2), wherein the pusher block (14)'s pusher section (14c) moves into the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2) between the magazine lip (10) and the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2) is pressed down by the pusher block (14)'s pusher section (14c) along with the bullets (8) that are already in the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2) if necessary, and the pusher (16) is deflected from the pressing position to the conveying position. The bullet (8) to be loaded is guided into the free space of the front portion of the front region of the receiving chamber (9) until it abuts against the push block (14) extending into the receiving chamber (9) below the magazine lip (10), and then the push block (14) is pulled back toward the passive position of the push block. After the free space of the rear portion of the receiving chamber (9) of the strip magazine (2) is released, the bullet (8) to be loaded is pressed into the free space of the rear portion by the pusher (16) through the displacement of the pusher from the delivery position to the pressing position, until the bullet (8) to be loaded is completely received in the receiving chamber (9).

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