Firearm

Abstract

The invention relates to a firearm, comprising: a housing (1) having a barrel (2) arranged therein; a magazine, which can be inserted into a receptacle of the housing and which has cartridges; a breechblock (3), which can be moved relative to the housing (1) in the longitudinal direction of the barrel (2), for conveying cartridges out of the magazine into a cartridge chamber (4) located in the housing, and for conveying cartridge cases (5) from the cartridge chamber (4) to an ejection port (6) after a shot has been fired. An extractor (8), which is connected to the breechblock (3) and is preloaded in the direction of the cartridge case (5) by means of a spring (7), and an ejector (9), which is likewise connected to the breechblock (3), are provided for the ejection of the cartridge cases (5). The ejector (9) is arranged in a cylindrical ejector seat (10). The extractor (8) is arranged on an extractor seat (11), which is arranged for pivoting about the ejector seat (10). The extractor seat (11) can be fastened at different positions along the pivoting path in order to adjust the ejection direction of the cartridge cases (5).

Claims

1. A firearm comprising a frame, a barrel carried thereon, a magazine with cartridges that is inserted into a magazine well of the frame, a breech slide movable relative to the frame longitudinally of the barrel for moving a cartridge out of the magazine into a chamber in the frame, as well as for moving a cartridge case from the chamber to an ejection port after a shot has been fired, an extractor connected to the breech slide and is biased toward the cartridge case by a spring, and an ejector also connected to the breech slide for the ejecting the cartridge case and in a cylindrical ejector seat, the extractor being in a pivotal extractor seat securable at different positions along its pivot path in order to adjust the ejection direction of the cartridge cases.

2. The firearm according to claim 1, wherein the extractor seat has ledges that serve as end stops for limiting pivoting of the extractor seat.

3. The firearm according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of spring-loaded catches in the extractor seat, and a plurality of recesses allocated to the catches are provided in the breech slide along the pivot path of the extractor seat for setting the positions of the ejection direction.

4. The firearm according to claim 1, further comprising: a rack connected to the extractor seat, and an adjuster coupled to the extractor seat, the rack being mounted on the breech slide so that it is movable and the ejection direction is adjustable and settable by pivoting the ejection seat on actuation of the adjuster.

5. The firearm according to claim 4, wherein the adjuster is a bevel gear on the breech slide and having teeth engaging teeth of the rack.

6. The firearm according to claim 4, wherein a toothed rack on the breech slide and slidable transversely to a direction of motion of the breech slide has teeth engaging the teeth of the rack.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

(1) The invention will now be described in greater detail based on the following embodiments as well as the attached drawing that shows in:

(2) FIG. 1 a schematic side view of a firearm in accordance with the invention with a closed breech slide,

(3) FIG. 2 a schematic perspective view of the breech slide and the ejector,

(4) FIG. 3 the breech slide of FIG. 2 without a cartridge case,

(5) FIG. 4 a cross-sectional view of the breech slide of FIG. 3,

(6) FIG. 5 another cross-sectional view of the breech slide with the opposite ejection position,

(7) FIG. 6 a schematic detail longitudinal cross-section of an extractor claw,

(8) FIG. 7 a schematic view of a possible embodiment of a adjuster, and

(9) FIG. 8 a schematic perspective view of a further possible embodiment of a adjuster.

WAY(S) OF IMPLEMENTING THE INVENTION

(10) FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of a handgun having a frame 1 and a barrel 2. The top side has a breech slide 3 that is movable with respect to the frame 1 to shift cartridges from the magazine into the chamber 4. The empty cartridge cases 5 are furthermore moved by the breech slide to the ejection port 6, in that an ejector 9 collaborates with an extractor 8 in order to project the cartridge case out of the ejection port 6.

(11) FIGS. 2 and 3 only show the breech slide 3 with the ejector, and to provide a better view the other parts of the firearm are not shown. FIG. 2 shows a cartridge case 5 in its position, but the cartridge case 5 is not shown in FIG. 3. The ejector is behind the ejection port 6. This mechanism comprises an ejector seat 10 that is cylindrical and has an axial hole 17 through which the firing pin can pass. The ejector 9 is installed in a central position in the ejector seat 10.

(12) The extractor seat 11 is disposed around the ejector seat 10, with the ejector seat 10 simultaneously serving as the axis of rotation for the extractor seat 11. The extractor 8 rests in the extractor seat 11.

(13) FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views of the breech slide 3, with the extractor seat 11 and thus the extractor 8 shown in the two outermost positions for left and right-side ejection of the cartridge case 5. The extractor seat 11 has lateral projecting ledges 12 that form the end stop with the corresponding edges of the breech slide 3. As particularly evident from FIG. 4, the position of the ejector 9 is not changed, but rather only the position of the extractor 8 with respect to the ejector 9 by rotating the extractor seat 11.

(14) The cross-sectional view of FIG. 6 shows the mounting of the extractor 8 in greater detail. The extractor 8 is mounted in the extractor seat 11 via a pin 18 that is simultaneously the axis of rotation of the extractor 8. A spring 7 supported between the extractor 8 and the extractor seat 11 biases the extractor 8 toward the cartridge case 5 so that it is securely grasped at the lower edge and is pulled out of the chamber 4 after firing.

(15) In the simplest case, the user can simply switch the extractor seat 11 from one ejection direction to the other by hand, with corresponding stop positions in addition to the two end positions for setting the exact ejection positions between the extractor seat 11 and the breech slide 3. FIGS. 7 and 8 show additional embodiments. In the case of the alternative according to FIG. 7, a rack 13 is connected to the extractor seat 11 and a movable toothed rack 16 that engages the rack 13, is disposed on the top of the breech slide 3. The rack 16 lies across the direction of movement of the breech slide 3 and projects from the breech slide 3 on both sides. If the user pushes on the free end of the rack 16 that sticks out more, the extractor seat 11 is pivoted since it is coupled with the rack 13.

(16) In accordance with the embodiment according to FIG. 8, a helical bevel gear 14 that engages the rack 13 with its teeth 15, is in the breech slide instead of the toothed rack 16. The rack 13 and therewith the extractor seat is consequently pivoted continuously by turning the helical bevel gear 14. To provide a better view, the helical bevel gear 14 is shown as a separate component in FIG. 8.