Abstract
A method includes a die body positioned vertically. An insert is placed within the die body. The insert is positioned around a base region within the die body. A spring is placed in contact with the insert within the die body. The spring is configured to ensure that the insert is configured around the base region within the die body. A preload force is set to be applied to the spring to enable the spring to remain in contact with the insert and allow the insert to move and be repositioned within the die body. A preload adjuster is positioned to be in contact with the spring and enable the insert to have an area within the die body to be repositioned.
Claims
1. A method comprising: configuring a die body at an initial position; placing an insert within the die body, wherein the insert is configured to positioned aroundnear a base region within the die body; placing a spring to be in contact with the insert within the die body, wherein the spring is configured to ensure that the insert is configured aroundnear the base region within the die body; setting a preload force to be applied to the spring to enable the spring to remain in contact with the insert and allow the insert to move and be repositioned within the die body; and positioning a preload adjuster to be in contact with the spring and enable the insert to have area within the die body to be repositioned.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: compressing the spring to enable the insert to have the area to be repositioned within the die body.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: repositioning the insert within the die body in response to the spring.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying the preload force needed to allow the insert to be repositioned within the die body.
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: adjusting a tension level or level of force on the preload adjuster to be applied to the spring.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying a position for the preload adjuster to enable the spring to remain in contact with the insert and provide the area for the insert to be repositioned.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: moving the preload adjuster and spring from a resting state to a compressed state.
8. A method comprising: installing a die body in a vertical position; placing a crimping insert within the die body to surround a casing area within the die body; determining a tension level or level of force to apply to the crimping insert, wherein the tension level or level of force is determined to allow the crimping insert to change positions within the casing area of the die body; and placing a preload adjuster within the die body based on the determined tension level or level of force.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: positioning a spring in between the preload adjuster and the crimping insert based on the determined level of force.
10. The method of claim 8, further comprising: repositioning a spring from a resting state to a compressed state to provide additional area within the die body area for the crimping insert to be repositioned.
11. The method of claim 8, further comprising: identifying the level of force on a screw of the preload adjuster to apply to a spring within the die body.
12. The method of claim 8, further comprising: determining if the crimp insert has space to move within the casing area of the die body.
13. The method of claim 8, further comprising: adjusting compression levels of a spring in contract with the crimping insert to increase space for the crimping insert within the die body.
14. The method of claim 8, further comprising: decreasing the level of force of the spring to increase an area within the casing area for the crimping insert to be repositioned.
15. A die assembly system comprising: a die body configured vertically in an initial position; an insert configured to be positioned at one end of the die body, wherein the insert is configured to surround a casing area within the one end of the die body; a spring placed within the die body in contact with the insert, wherein the spring is configured to be compressed from an initial state to a compressed state to enable the insert greater area within the casing area to enable the insert to be repositioned within the casing area; and a preload adjuster positioned within the die body to apply force onto the spring.
16. The die assembly system of claim 15, wherein a predetermine level of the force is applied onto the insert by the spring.
17. The die assembly system of claim 15, wherein a position of the spring is compressed by the preload adjuster to enable the insert to have more space to be repositioned within the casing area.
18. The die assembly system of claim 15, wherein the applied force by the preload adjuster is configured to ensure that the insert has increased space within the casing area when the spring is in the compressed state.
19. The die assembly system of claim 15, wherein the insert is repositionable within the die body.
20. The die assembly system of claim 15, wherein the force applied by the preload adjuster onto the spring is adjustable.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] A more complete understanding of the embodiments, and the attendant advantages and features thereof, will be more readily understood by references to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
[0014] FIG. 1(A) illustrates a side view of a die body according to some embodiments;
[0015] FIG. 1(B) illustrates a side view of a crimping insert according to some embodiments;
[0016] FIG. 1(C) illustrates a side view of a spring according to some embodiments;
[0017] FIG. 1(D) illustrates a front view a preload adjuster according to some embodiments;
[0018] FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of a die assembly in a resting state according to some embodiments; and
[0019] FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of the die assembly in a compressed state according to some embodiments.
[0020] The drawings are not necessarily to scale, and certain features and certain views of the drawings may be shown exaggerated in scale or in schematic in the interest of clarity and conciseness.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The specific details of the single embodiment or variety of embodiments described herein are set forth in this application. Any specific details of the embodiments are used for demonstration purposes only, and no unnecessary limitation or inferences are to be understood therefrom.
[0022] Before describing in detail exemplary embodiments, it is noted that the embodiments reside primarily in combinations of components related to the system. Accordingly, the device components have been represented where appropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.
[0023] In general, the embodiments described herein relate to a die assembly including a die body, a crimping insert, a spring, and a preload adjuster. A die body can be positioned vertically or horizontally. A crimping insert can be placed within the die body to secure the die body and a bullet that may be stored in a cartridge case within the die body. A spring can be placed in contact with the die body on the crimping insert. A preload adjuster can also be placed within the die body in contact with the spring. The die assembly can be in an initial resting state. When the die assembly goes from a resting state to a compressed state, an adjusted force can be applied on the preload adjuster onto the spring. Further, an adjusted force can also be applied from the spring on to the crimping insert. As a result, the crimping insert is still secured over the base region of the die body. However, the crimping insert has space and area to move within the die body and is not rigidly mounted within the die body. As a result, the crimping insert may not provide excessive force onto the cartridge case within the die body, The cartridge case may then not apply any excessive force onto a bullet within the cartridge case as well. As a result, the cartridge case and stored bullet do not suffer any adverse effects since the crimping insert will not provide any excessive force on the cartridge case. Moreover, the cartridge case and bullet are less likely to suffer reduced accuracy when used in firearms.
[0024] FIG. 1(A) illustrates a portion of the die assembly 100. A die body 120 is illustrated can be configured to receive a bullet for storage in some embodiments. A user can position a bullet being stored in a cartridge case within the die body 120 in some embodiments, The cartridge case with the bullet can typically extend into a base region of the die body 120. As such, a need exits to ensure that the cartridge case is not damanged from excessive force, which can thereby affect the bullet being stored. Excessive force can occur within the die body 120, such as around the cartridge case within the die body 120, When the excessive force occurs on the cartridge case within the die body 120, the cartridge case and bullet within the die body 120 can become deformed. When the bullet in the cartridge case within the die body 120 is deformed, the accuracy of the bullet can be reduced when used in a firearm. The cartridge case can also suffer reduced accuracy when used in a firearm as well.
[0025] FIG. 1(B) illustrates another aspect of the die assembly 100. The die body 120 can be configured to receive a crimping insert 140. The crimping insert 140 can be placed within the die body 120 to press against a cartridge case within the die body 120. A bullet can be positioned within the cartridge case within the die body 120. The crimping insert 140 can help secure the cartridge case and the bullet within the cartridge case without applying excessive force onto the cartridge case. Accordingly, the crimping insert 140 would need to have space within the die body 120 to move so that the crimping insert 140 will not exert excessive force on the cartridge case within die body 120, which can then transfer from the cartridge case onto the bullet being stored within the cartridge case. As mentioned above, the excessive force onto the cartridge case can cause the cartridge case and bullet to be deformed in the die body 120. The excessive force on the cartridge cause can cause the bullet in the die body 120 to be deformed due to the force transferred from the cartridge case to the bullet within the die body 120. When the cartridge case and bullet get deformed, it can result in a reduced accuracy when both are put into use in a firearm. In some situations, both the cartridge case and bullet can become unusuable if too much damage has occurred. As such, the crimping insert 140 should be repositioned in periodic intervals so that the cartridge case in the die body 120 will not receive excessive force that can cause it to be deformed and also affect the bullet inside of the cartridge case as well. The crimping insert 140 should be able to move within the die body 120 to ensure that the the cartridge case and the stored bullet will not receive excessive force of any kind.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 1(C), a spring 160 wihin the die assembly 100 is illustrated. The spring 160 can be placed within the die body 120 and be in contact with the crimping insert 140. The spring 160 applies a force onto the crimping insert 140 when the bullet is being stored within a cartridge case within the die body 120. The force of the spring 160 can be adjusted by the user in some embodiments to ensure that the crimping insert 140 has space within the die body 120 to move so that excessive force is not applied onto the cartridge case stored within the die body 120. As such, in a resting state, the spring 160 can an exert an initial force onto the crimping insert 140.
[0027] Still referring to FIG. 1(C), when the die assembly 100 is in a compressed state, the spring 160 becomes compressed, and the force exerted by the spring 160 onto the crimping insert 140 is adjusted. The force is adjusted to a certain range to allow the crimping insert 140 to be able to move within the die body 120 and not be rigidly mounted. When the crimping insert 140 has area within the die body 120 to move, the crimping insert 140 is less likely to exert excessive force onto the cartridge case in the die body 120 that can be be transferred to the bullet being stored within the cartridge case in the die body 120. The crimping insert 140 can be repositioned to lessen the impact onto the cartridge case, which thereby also lessens any impact that the cartridge case would exert on the stored bullet in the die body 120. As such, both the cartridge case and bullet are less likely to be deformed in shape, and lose accuracy when used in a firearm.
[0028] In FIG. 1(D), a preload adjuster 180 within the die assembly 100 is illustrated. The preload adjuster 180 can be positioned to be in contact with the spring 160 within the die assembly 100 when the die assembly 100 is in a resting state or in a compressed state. The preload adjuster 180 can include a screw end and another end with a head. The screw end of the preload adjuster 180 can be positioned in contact with the spring 160 within the die assembly 100. In the resting state, a set force of the preload adjuster 180 can be applied onto the spring 160. The set force which the preload adjuster 180 applies onto the spring 160 can affect the position of the spring 160 in relation to the crimping insert 140. To assure that excessive force is not applied to the cartridge case, the force applied by the preload adjuster 180 onto the spring 160 can be adjusted.
[0029] Still referring to FIG. 1(D), when the die assembly 100 is in the compressed state, the force of the preload adjuster 180 exerted onto the spring 160 can be adjusted as the spring is compressed 160. The force can be reduced onto the spring 160 by the preload adjuster 180. In turn, the spring 160 can then reduce the force exerted onto the crimping insert 140, while still exerting enough force onto the crimping insert 140 to ensure that the crimping insert 140 still remains within the the die body 120. However, the adjusted force from the preload adjuster 180 to spring 160, and then spring 160 to crimping insert 140 can enable the crimping insert 140 to have space within the the die body 120 to move. When the crimping insert 140 has space to move within the die body 140, the crimping insert 140 is less likely to exert excessive force on the cartridge case, which thereby make it less likely for the cartridge case to exert excessive force onto the bullet. As such, the cartridge case is less likely to suffer deformities causing issues when used in a firearem, and the stored bullet is also less likely to suffer deformities and reduced accuracy due to any excessive force that was applied as well.
[0030] In FIG. 2, a resting state of a die assembly 200 is shown. The die assembly 200 can include a die body 220 that is positioned first within the die assembly 200. In some embodiments, a cartridge case with a bullet stored within the cartridge case can be placed within the die body 220. After the die body 220 is secured within the die assembly 200, a crimping insert 240 can be placed within the die body 220, The crimping insert 240 can have an opening at the base of the die body 220. Further, the crimping insert 240 can surround the cartridge case that can be positioned within the die body 220 in some embodiments. The crimping insert 240 can thereby exert a force onto the cartridge case. The cartridge case in turn can exert a force onto the stored bullet as the die assembly 200 is in use. As such, the force which the crimping insert 240 exerts can be adjusted to prevent excessive force on the cartridge case to be transferred onto the stored bullet.
[0031] Still referring to FIG. 2, a spring 260 can also be placed over the crimping insert 240. The spring 260 can be configured to exert an initial force onto the crimping insert 240 when the die assembly 200 is in the resting state. In the resting state, the die assembly 200 may not be in use. As such, when the die assembly 200 is not in use, an excessive force applied onto the cartridge case, that can be transferred from the cartridge case to the stored bullet within the die body 220, is less likely to occur. A preload adjuster 280 can be configured over the spring 260 and in contact with the spring 260. The preload adjuster 280 can include a screw end that is placed in contact with the spring 260. The preload adjuster 280 can also include a head region that is positioned perpendicularly to the spring 260. The preload adjuster 280 can exert an initial force onto the spring 260. The initial force that the preload adjuster 280 exerts onto the spring 260 can cause the spring 260 to also exert an initial set force onto the crimping insert 240.
[0032] In FIG. 2, the die assembly 200 is configured in the resting state with a set initial force for the crimping insert 240, spring 260, and preload adjuster 280. The initial force by the resting components can later be adjusted in the compressed state to prevent any excessive force from being applied to the cartridge case that can be transferred to the stored bullet. In a resting state, when the die assembly 200 is not in use, the initial force of the spring 260 is not as likely to cause deformities to the catridge case and thereby the stored bullet due to the transferred force from the cartridge case. As such, the cartridge case and bullet are less likely to suffer reduced accuracy when used in a firearm.
[0033] Referring to FIG. 3, an illustration of a die assembly 300 in a compressed state is shown. Unlike the resting state described in FIG. 2, the compressed state of the die assembly 300 illustrates how a force is adjusted to ensure that no excessive force is applied within the die assembly 300 when the die assembly 300 is in use.
[0034] In FIG. 3, the die assembly 300 can include a die body 320. When in use, a base region of the die body 320 can be used to store a cartridge case. The cartridge case can store a bullet as well. A crimping insert 340 can be placed within the die body 320. Moreover, the crimping insert 340 can be positioned around the cartridge case with the stored bullet within the die body 320. Unlike in the resting state, in the compressed state, the crimping insert 340 can be raised a distance from the base of the die body 320 and have space to move within the die body 320. The crimping insert 340 has space within the die body 320 to manuever and be repositioned while still being configured within the die body 320, and without being rigidly mounted. As a result, in such a configuration, the crimping insert 340 is less likely to exert excessive force on the cartridge case. The cartridge case is also less likely to exert the transferred force from the crimping insert 140 onto the stored bullet due to the crimping insert 140 being able to move and reposition within the die body 320. Accordingly, both the cartridge case and bullet are less likely to suffer reduced accuracy when used in a firearm.
[0035] Referring again to FIG. 3, a spring 360 is illustrated. Unlike in the resting state in FIG. 2, the spring 360 is shown to be compressed. A force exerted by the spring 360 onto the crimping insert 340 has been adjusted. The force has been adjusted to enable the spring 360 to remain in contact with the crimping insert 340 and for the crimping insert 340 to still surround the cartridge case within the die body 320. However, unlike the resting state, in the compressed state, the spring 360 is compressed and positioned on the crimp insert 340, but the crimp insert 340 has area within the die body 320 to move as the die assembly 300 is in use. The crimp insert 340 may not be rigidly mounted within the die body 320. A preload adjuster 380 is also shown. The preload adjuster 380 includes a head and a screw end that is in contact with the spring 360.
[0036] In FIG. 3, an adjusted force on the preload adjuster 380 compresses the spring 360, However, the force that the spring 360 applies on the crimping insert 340 can be adjusted to allow the crimping insert 340 area to move and be repositioned within the base of the die body 320. The adjusted force can still enable the crimping insert 340 to crimp the cartridge case in the die body 320. However, the adjusted force by the spring 360 can allow the crimping insert 340 to move within the die body 320. As such, excessive force is less likely to be applied to the cartridge case within the die body 320, and excessive force may also be less likely to be transferred from the cartridge case to the bullet within the die body 320. The stored bullet is less likely to be deformed and be less accurate when used in firearms as a result, The cartridge case in the die body 320 can also thereby be less likely to be deformed and be usable within a firearm as well.
[0037] The crimping insert described in the above embodiments is provided with area to move within the die body to prevent excessive force from being applied to the cartridge case that can be transferred from the cartridge case to the bullet in various embodiments. In the compressed state of the die assembly, the preload adjuster can apply a force to compress the spring. The spring can apply an adjusted force onto the crimping insert to enable the crimping insert have space to move within the die body. The spring is still able to remain in contact with the crimping insert with the adjusted force. The crimping insert also is able to maintain contact with the cartridge case in the die body.
[0038] The adjusted force allows the crimping insert to exert adequate force within the die body, without providing excessive force which could deform the cartridge case, and in turn can cause the cartridge case to deform the bullet being stored, As such, the compressed state of the die assembly is able to provide an adjusted force from the spring onto the crimping insert to ensure that excessive force is not used on the cartridge case within the die body. As a result, the crimping insert will not use excessive force within the die body that could adversely affect a shape of the cartridge case, and the bullet being stored in the cartridge case within the die body. Accordingly, both the cartridge case and bullet are less likely to suffer reduced accuracy when used in firearms.
[0039] The following description of variants is only illustrative of components, elements, acts, products, and methods considered to be within the scope of the invention and are not in any way intended to limit such scope by what is specifically disclosed or not expressly set forth. The components, elements, acts, products, and methods as described herein may be combined and rearranged other than as expressly described herein and are still considered to be within the scope of the invention.
[0040] Many different embodiments have been disclosed herein, in connection with the above description and the drawings. It will be understood that it would be unduly repetitious and obfuscating to literally describe and illustrate every combination and subcombination of these embodiments. Accordingly, all embodiments can be combined in any way and/or combination, and the present specification, including the drawings, shall be construed to constitute a complete written description of all combinations and subcombinations of the embodiments described herein, and of the manner and process of making and using them, and shall support claims to any such combination or subcombination.
[0041] It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the present embodiment is not limited to what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. A variety of modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings without departing from the following claims.
