Patent Application
20150226513
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electric toy gun structure, and more particularly to an electric toy gun structure for shooting plastic bullets (BB bullets).
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Conventional toy guns used for war games are air guns, gas guns, electric guns and so on for the players to shoot plastic bullets (BB bullets) or other material bullets. As disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,585,407, U.S. Pat. No. 7,694,448, and US20120138038, the electric gun comprises a plurality of pivots and gears therein, so that the power of the motor can be transmitted to the firing mechanism through the pivots and the gears for shooting bullets. The electric gun shoots plastic bullets through compressed air. The weight of one plastic bullet is about 0.12 g to 1 g. The initial speed of shooting is about 100 M/Sec. Therefore, the player cannot feel the recoiling effect when shooting the plastic bullets.
A toy gun to simulate the recoiling effect is developed. Through a piston to reciprocate or in other ways to generate vibrations, the toy gun provides a vibration effect when shooting, but it is not like a real recoiling effect. Besides, the elastic members (springs) used to push the firing mechanism in the casing of the toy gun will fatigue after a period of time. It is necessary to disassemble the toy gun for maintenance and replacement. However, the design of the conventional toy gun is unable to take out the elastic members from the rear end of the casing. It is required to disassemble the whole casing of the toy gun, so the maintenance and replacement are difficult and inconvenient.
Accordingly, the inventor of the present invention has devoted himself based on his many years of practical experiences to solve these problems.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide an electric toy gun structure. Through the improvements of the interior structure, the electric toy gun can achieve a vibration effect and can be disassembled and maintained with ease.
In order to achieve the aforesaid object, the electric toy gun structure of the present invention comprises a casing, a firing mechanism, a guide pipe, a hit rod, a first elastic member, and a second elastic member. The casing has a room therein. The casing has a rear end with a through hole communicating with the room. The firing mechanism is disposed in the room. The firing mechanism has a piston corresponding to the through hole. The guide pipe is coupled at the rear end of the casing and communicates with the through hole. The hit rod is movably disposed in the guide pipe. The hit rod has a first end and a second end. The first end of the hit rod passes through the through hole and is located in the room. The second end of the hit rod is coupled with a weight. The first elastic member is disposed in the room. A first end of the first elastic member is against the piston, and a second end of the first elastic member is against the hit rod. A second elastic member is disposed in the guide pipe. A first end of the second elastic member is against the casing, and a second end of the second elastic member is against the weight.
Preferably, the electric toy gun structure further comprises a tubular stop sleeve. The stop sleeve is fitted on the first end of the hit rod. The second end of the first elastic member is against the stop sleeve.
Preferably, the stop sleeve has a first stop portion. The first elastic member is a spiral spring fitted in the stop sleeve. The second end of the first elastic member is against the first stop portion.
Preferably, the weight has a diameter greater than that of the hit rod. The weight is formed with a second stop portion. The second elastic member is a spiral spring fitted on the hit rod and is against the second stop portion.
Preferably, the electric toy gun structure further comprises a tubular shaft sleeve. The shaft sleeve is disposed in the through hole. The first end of the hit rod passes through the shaft sleeve to be located in the room.
Preferably, the rear end of the casing is provided with a connecting protrusion. The through hole passes through the connecting protrusion. A front end of the guide pipe is coupled to the connecting protrusion.
Preferably, the connecting protrusion has first threads thereon, and the front end of the guide pipe has second threads therein to engage with the first threads.
Preferably, a rear end of the guide pipe is coupled with an end plug.
Preferably, the rear end of the guide pipe has third threads therein, and the end plug has fourth threads thereon to engage with the third threads.
Accordingly, when the electric toy gun structure of the present invention shoots bullets, the weight of the hit rod will hit the end plug to provide a vibration effect like a real gun to shoot bullets. The end plug can be detached from the guide pipe to take out the hit rod, the shaft sleeve, the stop sleeve, the first elastic member, and the second elastic member to replace the elastic members, so the present invention can be disassembled and maintained with ease.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The casing 1 is composed of two semi-casing bodies 11 and has a room 12 therein for installing other mechanisms. The casing 1 has a rear end 13, a front end 15, and a lower end 16. The rear end 13 of the casing 1 has a through hole 14 communicating with the room 12. The front end 15 is adapted for mounting a barrel. The lower end 16 is adapted for mounting a handle. The firing mechanism 2 comprises a cylinder 21 and a piston 22. The cylinder 21 is coupled in the room 12 and pushed by the piston 22 to send out air towards the front end 15 of the casing 1. The piston 22 is disposed in the cylinder 21 to compress air forwards and corresponds to the through hole 14 of the rear end 13 of the casing 1 backwards. In a preferred embodiment, the guide pipe 4 is a hollow pipe as a portion of the butt. The front end of the guide pipe 4 is coupled at the rear end 13 of the casing 1 and communicates with the through hole 14. The hit rod 5 is movably disposed in the guide pipe 4. The hit rod 5 has a first end 51 and a second end 52. The first end 51 of the hit rod 5 passes through the through hole 14 and is located in the room 12. The second end 52 is coupled with a weight 53 through a threaded lock structure 54. The weight 53 is able to reciprocate for simulating vibrations. The first elastic member 6 is disposed in the room 12. A first end of the first elastic member 6 is against the piston 22 of the firing mechanism 2 and a second end of the first elastic member 6 is against the hit rod 5 for pushing the piston 22 to push air forwards. The second elastic member 7 is disposed in the guide pipe 4. A first end of the second elastic member 7 is against the rear end 13 of the casing 1 and a second end of the second elastic member 7 is against the weight 53 of the hit rod 5 for moving the hit rod 5 and the weight 53 backwards to generate vibrations. Thus, the electric toy gun structure of the present invention is assembled.
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Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
