1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to electric toy guns and more particularly, to ballistic adjustment device for use in a toy gun for adjustment of the ballistic range, which enhances bullet positioning stability and the stability of bullet ballistic trajectory.
2. Description of Related Arts
During operation of a conventional electric toy gun, a bullet (air-soft bullet) is fed into the rear end of the gun barrel and then driven out of the gun barrel. Due to the consideration of cost, the gun barrel of a toy gun does not provide a spiral line (rifling) on the inside wall thereof to guide the fired bullet along a spiral way. In consequence, the control of the bullet ballistic trajectory in a toy guy is difficult.
In view of the aforesaid problem, Taiwan Utility Patent Publication No. 299663 and Taiwan Utility Patent No. M298109 disclose the use of a ballistic adjustment device in a toy gun. However, these designs do not fit all different toy guns. For example, a big scale toy gun cannot use the aforesaid ballistic adjustment device directly. For use in a big scale toy gun, the aforesaid ballistic adjustment device must be modified.
When rotating the rotary control member 40 relative to the gun barrel 10, the eccentric groove 401 is moved relative to the pressure member 30 to adjust the pressure at the pressure member 30, i.e. the elevation of the pressure member 30 is adjusted subject to rotation of the rotary control member 40 (see
However, this design of ballistic adjustment device still has drawbacks as follows:
1. The bullet 50 is a rounded member. When the inside protruding block 202 is lowered, the smoothly arched bottom recess of the inside protruding block 202 is elastically deformed into a substantially planar condition (see
2. If the bullet 50 is a defective member (not a perfect sphere, or having recessed and/or raised surface portions), friction between the inside protruding block 202 and the bullet 50 may cause a lateral pressure, affecting the moving angle of the ballistic trajectory.
3. The bullet barrel 20 is simply attached to the rear end of the gun barrel 10. When rotating the rotary control member 40, the bullet barrel 20 may be accidentally rotated relative to the gun barrel 10 by the rotary control member 40, lowering the accuracy of friction between the bullet 50 and the bullet barrel 20 and causing ballistic trajectory instability and a low hit-rate.
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide a ballistic adjustment device for toy gun, which facilitates adjustment of the ballistic trajectory, keeps the bullet in balance for firing, and enhances bullet positioning stability and the stability of the bullet ballistic trajectory.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a ballistic adjustment device is installed in the rear end of the gun barrel of a toy gun. The gun barrel comprises an end notch at the rear end thereof, and a locating groove extending around the periphery thereof and disposed adjacent to the end notch. The ballistic adjustment device comprises a bullet barrel, a pressure member and a rotary control member. The bullet barrel is made of a flexible material and attached to the rear end of the gun barrel, comprising a bearing portion located on the top side thereof. The pressure member is adapted to impart a pressure to bullet to be fired. The rotary control member surrounds the bullet barrel and the pressure member, comprising an eccentric groove located on an inside wall thereof and accommodating a part of the pressure member. The rotary control member is rotatable relative to the bullet barrel to adjust the relative position between the eccentric groove and the accommodated part of the pressure member. Further, the bullet barrel comprises two inside protruding portions downwardly extended from an inside wall of said bearing portion and projecting into the end notch of the gun barrel. Further, a positioning member is press-fitted onto the bullet barrel and fastened to the rear end of the gun barrel. The positioning member comprises an opening corresponding to the bearing portion of the bullet barrel and the end notch of the gun barrel.
Further, the pressure member is a resilient member comprising an open ring base attached to the locating groove of the gun barrel and a spring arm extended from the open ring base and terminating in a downwardly curved press portion and upwardly protruding positioning tip. The downwardly curved press portion projects into the opening of the positioning member and pressed on the bearing portion of the bullet barrel. The upwardly protruding positioning tip is accommodated in the eccentric groove of the rotary control member.
Further, the positioning member comprises a recessed portion disposed near the front side of the opening. The spring arm in front of the downwardly curved press portion is positioned in the recessed portion of the positioning member.
Further, the positioning member is fastened to the rear end of the gun barrel at the rear side relative to the locating groove of the gun barrel. The open ring base of the pressure member is stopped against the front side of the positioning member.
Further, the inside protruding portions of the bullet barrel are smoothly arched.
Referring to
Referring to
The bullet barrel 1 (see
The positioning member 2 (see
The pressure member 3 (see
The rotary control member 4 (see
After installation of the ballistic adjustment device A in the gun barrel B of the toy gun, the bullet barrel 1 is firmly secured to the rear end of the gun barrel B by the positioning member 2 and prohibited from rotation relative to the gun barrel B. Before firing, a toy bullet 5 is fed into the bullet barrel 1 and the rear end of the gun barrel B (see
As stated above, when one toy bullet 5 is fed into the bullet barrel 1 and the rear end of the gun barrel B, the toy bullet 5 is held in position by the inside protruding portions 12 of the bullet barrel 1. Even if the toy bullet 5 is a defective toy bullet, it can still be kept in balance in the rear end of the gun barrel B by the inside protruding portions 12 of the bullet barrel 1, avoiding any lateral pressure and assuring firing accuracy and ballistic trajectory stability. Further, the positioning member 2 holds down the bullet barrel 1 positively in position, preventing displacement of the bullet barrel 1 during rotation of the rotary control member 4.
Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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