Foldable Break Barrel Airgun Pivoting Stock and Barrel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing break barrel air guns are not compact enough for storage and carrying, making them less convenient for users.
Innovation Solution
A foldable break barrel air gun design that allows the stock and barrel to pivot and fold, creating a more compact stowed configuration, while maintaining functionality in a use configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the air gun is designed with a fixed stock and barrel structure, then the structural stability and firing accuracy are maintained, but the size and portability are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The stock and barrel are designed with pivotal connections that allow them to transition between fixed and folded positions. The stock can pivot relative to the forestock, and the barrel can pivot relative to the forestock, enabling dynamic reconfiguration from a compact carried position to a stable firing position.
Solution Approach 2:
The air gun is divided into separable components including the stock, forestock, and barrel, each capable of independent movement. The stock can be detached from the forestock, and the barrel can be detached from the forestock, allowing the components to be stored separately or folded together for compact storage.
2Volume of moving object
If the stock and barrel are made foldable to reduce size, then the compactness for storage is improved, but the complexity of the linkage mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stock and barrel are designed to nest together when folded, with the stock folding against the forestock and the barrel folding against the forestock. In the fully stowed configuration, the stock can be positioned adjacent to the barrel, creating a compact nested arrangement that minimizes volume.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The foldable design significantly reduces the overall size of the air gun when not in use, enhancing storage and carrying convenience without compromising accuracy or power.
Implementation Method 1
a firing engine formed as either a spring-piston or a gas-spring in a cylinder that is pressurized by a cocking linkage either compressing the spring-piston against a spring
Implementation Method 2
a firing engine formed as either a spring-piston or a gas-spring in a cylinder that is pressurized by a cocking linkage either compressing the spring-piston against a spring or pressurizing gas in the cylinder with a piston
Implementation Method 3
the barrel operates as a cocking lever to compress the piston
Implementation Method 4
Pulling the trigger activates the firing engine to release compressed air behind the pellet or BB to fire it from the barrel
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AI summary
A foldable break barrel air gun that is movable from a stowed configuration to a use configuration. The foldable break barrel air gun includes a stock having a butt stock pivotally connected to a forestock in which a firing engine is located. A barrel having a muzzle end and a breech end is provided, with the barrel being pivotally connected to the forestock proximate the breech end. A cocking linkage has a first portion that is pivotally connected to the barrel and a second portion that is connected and/or engaged with the firing engine by a releasable linkage connection. With the releasable linkage connection released, the butt stock is foldable relative to the forestock, and the barrel is foldable relative to the forestock such that the butt stock is arranged in proximity to and preferably attachable to the barrel proximate to the muzzle end in the stowed configuration.