1. Field of the Invention
The invention pertains to a safety for a hand firearm.
2. Prior Art
Mechanical safeties for hand firearms are already known, in which a safety element interacting with the firing pin is activated by means of a transmission element coupled to the trigger rod. The transmission element transmits the motion of the trigger rod to the safety element such that the safety element is biased into a safety position, usually by a spring until a desired trigger point is reached. Then, the safety element is released by the rocking lever into a released position. However, if the trigger path in such safety systems is to be shortened, there is the problem that the resulting smaller shifting of the trigger rod is no longer sufficient to move the safety element from the predetermined safety position into the released position. The path provided between the safety position and the released position of the safety element should not be selected too small because otherwise the safety function could be canceled just by small vibrations or impacts. Increasing the spring force on the safety element in the safety position would in turn increase the trigger weight, which could have a negative effect on the firing behavior.
The problem dealt with by the invention is the design of a safety, which guarantees a high degree of safety against undesired firing of a shot even for a small trigger path and low trigger weight.
This problem is solved by the present invention by providing a safety with the features described in detail hereinafter. Preferred configurations and advantageous refinements of the invention are also described.
In the safety according to the invention, the transmission element for moving the safety element is first activated by the trigger rod. Only when the trigger reaches a predetermined trigger position does a control element on the transmission element reach the transmission lever in a position in which it can contact the hammer and is activated by this lever for moving the safety element into the released position. The moving of the safety element into the released position no longer has to be realized completely by the trigger rod, which means that the trigger path can be shortened. The connection between the transmission element and the hammer, however, is designed such that the movement of the transmission element through the firing pin for releasing the safety can be realized only when the trigger is located in the desired trigger position. This configuration guarantees safety against undesired firing of a shot even for a shortened trigger path.
In a structurally preferred configuration, the control element on the transmission element engages in a lateral recess of the hammer until the predetermined trigger position is reached. The control element contains a rear control surface, which is led into contact with a radial cam of the hammer only in the predetermined trigger position in order to generate the movement of the safety element into the released position by the hammer.
The transmission element is preferably formed as a rotary lever, which can be manufactured as a stamped and bent part. The control element is a bracket, which is bent inwards and whose rear side has a control surface for contact with the radial cam of the hammer. The transmission element with the control element, however, can also be produced from a solid block or realized in some other way.
Further characteristic features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings. Shown are:
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In the rear region of the trigger rod 3, on its top side there is a tab 8, which projects upwards and which engages with a connecting piece 9 bent outwards in the direction of the trigger rod 3 at the lower end of a transmission element 11 that can rotate about a transverse shaft 10. The upper end 12 of the transmission element 11 embodied as a rotary lever contacts a safety element 14, which is biased downwards by a spring 13 and which has an inner projection 15 extending in the direction of the firing pin 7 for engaging in a corresponding lateral safety groove 16 on the firing pin 7. By means of the transmission element 11, the safety element 14 embodied as a safety slide can move between a lower position shown in
The transmission element 11 shown in
The function of the safety is explained in more detail below with reference to
When the hammer 6 is released in the position of
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