Movable target device

A target device with two targets on a rotatably mounted shaft uses kinetic energy from projectiles to rotate between vertical and horizontal positions, addressing the need for manual replacement or repositioning of bullet-resistant targets, thereby improving training efficiency.

DE202025105380U1Active Publication Date: 2025-12-24EMHARDT MATTHIAS
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Application Number
DE202025105380
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-09-10
Publication Date
2025-12-24
Estimated Expiration
2035-09-30

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Abstract

Target device (100) for firing with long or short firearms, comprising at least one upright target (110) capable of withstanding firing with conventional hunting or sporting projectiles, characterized in that two targets (110, 120) are provided in pairs, which are coupled via a respective coupling device (111, 121) to a common rotatably mounted shaft (130), and the kinetic energy absorbed upon impact of a projectile on a first target (110) causes the first target (110) to be moved from a vertical position to a horizontal position by means of a rotation of the shaft (130) and simultaneously causes the second target (120) to be moved from a horizontal position to a vertical position by means of a rotation of the shaft (130).
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Description

[0001] The invention relates to a target device for firing with long or short firearms, comprising at least one upright target capable of withstanding firing with conventional hunting or sporting projectiles.

[0002] Target devices of the type mentioned above are used in various designs in the prior art to train and test the accuracy of shooters using long guns and handguns. However, the known target devices have the disadvantage that they must be replaced after firing or, in the case of movable, bullet-resistant targets, repositioned.

[0003] The object of the invention is therefore to create a target device whose bulletproof targets, after being tilted from a vertical position into a horizontal position by means of a projectile striking them, automatically return to a vertical position.

[0004] For a target device of the type mentioned above, this problem is solved according to the invention in that two targets are provided in pairs, which are coupled to a common rotatably mounted shaft via a coupling device, and the kinetic energy absorbed when a projectile hits a first target causes the first target to be moved from a vertical position to a horizontal position by means of a rotation of the shaft and simultaneously causes the second target to be moved from a horizontal position to a vertical position by means of a rotation of the shaft.

[0005] Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims, the elements of which serve to further improve the solution approach to the problem underlying the invention.

[0006] In the target device according to the invention, the combination of features of the characterizing part of claim 1 in conjunction with the features of its preamble achieves the creation of a target device whose bullet-resistant targets, after being tilted from a vertical position into a horizontal position by means of a projectile striking them, automatically return to a vertical position.

[0007] According to a first preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, the shaft is rotatably mounted in a stool attached to a base panel, and the targets are rotatably mounted in the area of ​​a respective lower edge about an axis of rotation attached to a respective spur, wherein the spur is attached at a predetermined height to a stand panel which is firmly connected to the base panel 200.

[0008] According to another preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, a first coupling device of the first target, when the first target tilts from a vertical position to a horizontal position in connection with the impact of a projectile, rotates the shaft by a predetermined amount in a first direction, thereby promoting the second target from the horizontal position to the vertical position.

[0009] Accordingly, when the second target is tilted from a vertical position to a horizontal position in connection with the impact of a projectile, the second coupling device of the second target preferably rotates the shaft by the same predetermined amount in a second direction reversed to the first direction, thereby advancing the first target from the horizontal position to the vertical position.

[0010] According to an important preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, the first coupling device is formed by a two-link chain, wherein a first end of a first link is fixedly connected to the shaft and a first end of a second link is rotatably mounted in a bearing located in the area of ​​the underside of the first target, and wherein the respective second ends 1132, 1122 of the first and second chain link 113, 112 are mutually rotatably connected to each other.

[0011] The first link of the first coupling device is preferably arranged in a vertical position of the first target at an angle of approximately 30° to 40° measured from the vertical towards the stand panel.

[0012] The first link and the second link of the first coupling device are importantly arranged at an obtuse angle to each other when the first target is in a vertical position, and at an acute angle to each other when the first target is in a horizontal position.

[0013] According to a further preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, the second coupling device is also formed by a two-link chain, wherein a first end of a first link is fixedly connected to the shaft and a first end of a second link is rotatably mounted in a bearing located in the area of ​​the underside of the second target, and wherein the respective second ends of the first and second chain links are mutually rotatably connected to each other.

[0014] The first link of the second coupling device is arranged in a vertical position of the first target at an angle of approximately -30° to -40° measured from the vertical in the direction away from the stand panel.

[0015] The first link and the second link of the second coupling device are arranged at an obtuse angle to each other in a vertical position relative to the second target, and at an acute angle to each other in a horizontal position relative to the first target.

[0016] The target device according to the invention is explained below with reference to a preferred embodiment, which is illustrated in the figure of the drawing. The figure shows: Fig. 1 A preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, with a vertically oriented first target and a horizontally oriented second target, in a side view prior to the impact of a projectile on the first target; Fig. 2 the in Fig. 1. Preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, with a vertically oriented second target and a horizontally oriented first target, shown in a side view following the impact of a projectile on the first target; Fig. 3 the in Fig. 1. Preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, with a vertically oriented second target and a horizontally oriented first target, shown in a side view in advance of a projectile hitting the second target; Fig. 4 the in Fig. 1. A preferred embodiment of the target device according to the invention, with a vertically aligned first target and a horizontally aligned second target, is shown in a side view following the impact of a projectile on the second target. Fig. 5 that are in the Fig. 1 and Fig. 4. The first target, vertically oriented, and the second target, horizontally oriented, are shown in a view from a rear oblique angle in the lead-up to the impact of a projectile on the first target; Fig. 6 those in the Fig. 3 and Fig. 2. The vertically oriented second target and the horizontally oriented first target are shown in the lead-up to the impact of a projectile on the second target, in a view from a rear oblique angle.

[0017] The in the Fig.The target device 100 shown in Figures 1 to 6 according to the invention is designed for firing with long or short firearms and contains upright targets 110 that can withstand firing with conventional hunting or sporting projectiles, wherein two targets are provided as a connected pair which are coupled to a common rotatably mounted shaft 130 via an associated coupling device 111, 121.

[0018] The kinetic energy absorbed when a projectile hits a first target 110 transfers the first target 110 from a vertical position to a horizontal position by means of a rotation of the shaft 130 and simultaneously the second target 120 from a horizontal position to a vertical position by means of a rotation of the shaft 130.

[0019] The shaft 130 is rotatably mounted in a stool 210 attached to a base panel 200, wherein the targets 110,120 are rotatably mounted in the area of ​​a respective lower edge 115,125 about a rotation axis 350 attached to a respective spur 310, wherein the spur 310 is attached at a predetermined height to a stand panel 300 which is firmly connected to the base panel 200.

[0020] A first coupling device 111 of the first target 110, when the first target 110 tilts from a vertical position to a horizontal position in connection with the impact of a projectile, rotates the shaft 130 by a predetermined amount in a first direction and thereby promotes the second target 120 from the horizontal position to the vertical position.

[0021] The second coupling device 121 of the second target 120, when the second target 120 tilts from a vertical position to a horizontal position in connection with the impact of a projectile, rotates the shaft 130 by the same predetermined amount in a second direction reversed to the first direction, thereby advancing the first target 110 from the horizontal position to the vertical position.

[0022] The first coupling device 111 is formed by a two-link chain 112,113, wherein a first end 1131 of a first link 113 is fixedly connected to the shaft 130 and a first end 1121 of a second link 112 is rotatably mounted in a bearing located in the area of ​​the underside of the first target 110, and wherein the respective second ends 1132, 1122 of the first and second chain link 113, 112 are mutually rotatably connected to each other.

[0023] The first link of the first coupling device 111 is arranged in a vertical position of the first target 110 at an angle of approximately 30° to 40° measured from the vertical towards the stand panel 300.

[0024] The first link and the second link of the first coupling device 111 are arranged at an obtuse angle to each other in a vertical position of the first target 110 and at an acute angle to each other in a horizontal position of the first target 110.

[0025] The second coupling device 121 is formed by a two-link chain 122,123, wherein a first end 1231 of a first link 123 is fixedly connected to the shaft 130 and a first end 1221 of a second link 122 is rotatably mounted in a bearing 1102 located in the area of ​​the underside of the second target 120, and wherein the respective second ends 1232, 1222 of the first and second chain link 123, 122 are mutually rotatably connected to each other.

[0026] The first link 123 of the second coupling device 121 is arranged in a vertical position of the first target 110 at an angle of approximately -30° to -40° measured from the vertical in the direction away from the stand panel 300.

[0027] The first link 123 and the second link 122 of the second coupling device 121 are arranged at an obtuse angle to each other in a vertical position of the second target 120 and at an acute angle to each other in a horizontal position of the first target 110.

[0028] The embodiment of the invention described above serves only the purpose of a better understanding of the teaching of the invention specified by the claims, which as such is not limited by the embodiment. Reference symbol list 100 target device 110 first target 1101 Underside of the first target 1102 bearings of the first target 111 first coupling device 112 second link of the first coupling device 1121 first end of the second chain link of the first K 1122 second end of the second chain link of the first K 113 first link of the first coupling device 1131 first end of the first chain link 1132 second end of the first chain link 115 Bottom edge of the first target 120 second target 1201 Underside of the second target 1202 bearings of the second target 121 second coupling device 122 second link of the second coupling device 1221 first end of the second chain link of the second K 1222 second end of the second chain link of the second K 123 first link of the second coupling device 1231 first end of the first chain link of the second K 1232 second end of the first chain link of the second K 125 Bottom edge of the second target 130 wave 200 base panel 210 stools 300 floor-standing panels 310 spur 350° rotation axis

Claims

[1] Target device (100) for firing with long or short firearms, comprising at least one upright target (110) capable of withstanding firing with conventional hunting or sporting projectiles, characterized by , that two targets (110, 120) are provided in pairs, which are coupled via a respective coupling device (111, 121) to a common rotatably mounted shaft (130), and the kinetic energy absorbed when a projectile hits a first target (110) transfers the first target (110) from a vertical position to a horizontal position by means of a rotation of the shaft (130) and simultaneously transfers the second target (120) from a horizontal position to a vertical position by means of a rotation of the shaft (130). [2] Target device according to claim 1, characterized by, that the shaft (130) is rotatably mounted in a stool (210) attached to a base panel (200), and the targets (110, 120) are rotatably mounted in the area of ​​a respective lower edge (115, 125) about a rotation axis (350) attached to a respective spur (310), wherein the spur (310) is attached at a predetermined height to a stand panel (300) which is fixedly connected to the base panel (200). [3] Target device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by , that a first coupling device (111) of the first target (110) when the first target (110) tilts from a vertical position to a horizontal position in connection with the impact of a projectile rotates the shaft (130) by a predetermined amount in a first direction, thereby promoting the second target (120) from the horizontal position to the vertical position. [4] Target device according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized by , that the second coupling device (121) of the second target (120) when the second target (120) tilts from a vertical position to a horizontal position in connection with the impact of a projectile, rotates the shaft (130) by the same predetermined amount in a second direction reversed to the first direction, thereby advancing the first target (110) from the horizontal position to the vertical position. [5] Target device according to claim 3, characterized by, that the first coupling device (111) is formed by a two-link chain (113, 112), wherein a first end (1131) of a first link (113) is fixedly connected to the shaft (130) and a first end (1121) of a second link (112) is rotatably mounted in a bearing (1102) located in the area of ​​the underside (1101) of the first target (110), and wherein the respective second ends (1132, 1122) of the first and second chain link (113, 112) are mutually rotatably connected to each other. [6] Target device according to claim 5, characterized by , that the first link (113) of the first coupling device (111) is arranged in a vertical position of the first target (110) at an angle of approximately 30° to 40° measured from the vertical towards the stand panel (300). [7] Target device according to claim 6, characterized by, that the first link (113) and the second link (112) of the first coupling device (111) are arranged at an obtuse angle to each other in a vertical position of the first target (110) and at an acute angle to each other in a horizontal position of the first target (110). [8] Target device according to claim 4, characterized by , that the second coupling device (121) is formed by a two-link chain (123, 122), wherein a first end (1231) of a first link (123) is fixedly connected to the shaft (130) and a first end (1221) of a second link (122) is rotatably mounted in a bearing (1202) located in the area of ​​the underside (1201) of the second target (120), and wherein the respective second ends (1232, 1222) of the first and second chain link (123, 122) are mutually rotatably connected to each other. [9] Target device according to claim 8, characterized by, that the first link (123) of the second coupling device (121) is arranged in a vertical position of the first target (110) at an angle of approximately -30° to -40° measured from the vertical in the direction away from the stand panel (300). [10] Target device according to claim 9, characterized by , that the first link (123) and the second link (122) of the second coupling device (121) are arranged at an obtuse angle to each other in a vertical position of the second target (120) and at an acute angle to each other in a horizontal position of the first target (110).