Handgun Barrel End Face Geometry for Recoil Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current handgun training systems for small caliber cartridges are costly and prone to precision losses and safety risks, as they require additional parts and complex setups to mimic the firing behavior of larger caliber weapons, leading to reduced accuracy and increased risk of malfunction.
Innovation Solution
A barrel design with a larger end face relative to the cross-sectional surface, allowing for efficient pressure management and recoil simulation without additional parts, combined with a carrier sleeve and detachable ramp block for enhanced safety and precision, enabling the use of small caliber cartridges in self-loading pistols without compromising performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a barrel with a larger end face relative to the cross-sectional surface is used, then pressure management and recoil simulation are improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the geometric ratio between the end face area and the cross-sectional surface area formed by the third diameter to be at least 1.5 times larger. This parameter optimization enables effective pressure management and recoil simulation without requiring additional complex components, resolving the contradiction between reliability improvement and manufacturing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional parts are added to mimic firing behavior of larger caliber weapons, then training effectiveness is improved, but the risk of mix-ups and malfunction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a barrel configuration that can handle both small caliber training cartridges and simulate the firing behavior of larger caliber weapons through its geometric parameters. The specific end face to cross-sectional surface area ratio enables the same barrel structure to serve multiple functions without requiring additional parts, thereby maintaining operational reliability while achieving training adaptability.
3Reliability
If a carrier sleeve with specific geometric adaptation is used, then safety and precision are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by adapting the external geometry of the carrier sleeve specifically to match the cartridge chamber dimensions, with the sleeve opening end face designed with the specific area relationship to the third diameter. This localized geometric adaptation ensures safety and precision for cartridge retention and ejection without requiring complex mechanisms throughout the entire device.
Data Source
AI summary
A barrel for a handgun includes an imaginary barrel bore axis along which it extends in the x-direction, around which barrel axis the following are formed in the interior of the barrel, in succession from a rear end to a front end: a cartridge chamber, which has a first diameter; a cartridge chamber opening, which has a second diameter; a conical transition, which transitions from the second diameter to a third diameter, which is associated with the guide region; and a barrel opening, an end face being formed around the cartridge chamber opening, and the barrel being suitable for a bullet driven by hot gases to accelerate therethrough. The end face is at least 1.5 times larger than the cross-sectional surface formed by the third diameter.