United States Patent 19 Weichert TISO05679916A tu) Patent Number: \431_Date of Patent: 5,679,916 Oct. 21, 1997 [54] GUN SILENCER 175} Inventor: Berthold Weichert, Zimmera, Germany (73) Assignee: Heeler & Koch GmbH, 211 Appl No. 406,049 (22) Filed: Mar. 17, 1995 (St) Int Cl _-. FAIA 2100 [2] Us. ‘Sorta; 191223; 1917232 [58] Field of Search - $9/144, 142; 56) ass ane 1553604. 107971 1703420 41976 Germany 30240 of 111 United Kingdom (OTHER PUBLICATIONS agli trenton of untian Pesca #9974, ‘Rnglish wanslation of French Patent AS54938 Primary Examiner—Stcphea M. Johnson ‘Atiomes. Agent, or Firm—Cowan, Liebowite & Latman, Per R Lewis Gable im ABSTRACT. ‘A silence fr firearm is disclosed compesing com posite cuter wall an end piece which forms a slencer ‘uzale and in which i located an exit opening, an atch ‘ment ploce which i stached to sid end piece and a middle Dlece which is positioned between the alachment niece and the end piece The mide piece comprises a elected wum- ber of successive chambers which are aligned with each other. Each of chambers has airing opening and an outside Wall Bach ofthe chambers i attached in a modula fashion Adzecy to. an adjoining ce of the selected umber of ‘harbers. The outside walls of the selected number of ‘hambers form the composite sllescer wall The umber of, ‘chambers is selected in accordance with the intended use of ‘Claims, 1 Drawing SheetOct. 21, 1997 5,679,916 US. Patent FEW IS ERE ISL Fae brs oP (|5,679,916 1 GUN SILENCER FIELD OF THE INVENTION ‘preamble of ela 1. a8 is known from FR-A-G84 938 (VERGNE). ‘This known silencer consists of an attachment piece that ‘ea be useneu w we muese rs weapon, of 48. Plc, ‘ad, in Detwoen, of series of rings Gat are successively placed in a ceatered manner and that form the outer wall of the silencer, and betwoen each of which « dividing wall ‘eaarng « Arig opeulag Iss, thus forming successive chambers, ‘The individual sings difer from cach other in terms of (heir engin 20 that en one single, specific ring is aoc teu wih eat ohana segmen Owe eae. 1s known from FR-$-323 574 (HUMBERT) thatthe structural merabers that constiut the individual chambers an be aranged within a common outer barel BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ‘eset i tn Pome Rg aataratsa ricer Sabakty Sones ne St omen ney to Roemer Satay Macrae rit Somat apa eas ec sctigatastets cass et eee Si hare tat ee a Spatag tae a cases sprains en lange wansersey tthe logludind Jcket and ths Cane impo tatit esen Tetogratng mata on istry ear emere nan ee iss cers lope aes Se ere elec iia cis ae aes acres aera Finfuteiar ia Senna ae anurans peina teria it galpere seiner Seater eee poems ire aw nese mm eee es Accent eee eoceteateaemstanea sel Seetagunsn cme at 1a tea nem etna tng i Sree esse tees ee a neces coal at tin bel rere soe (eked ita ame imeastarapewar ara Shaunna Seatac usta ee eecercariees mvc cae in Sewage nies Sees ics ao ee (HATS tele a ie eer ee a so “being selected in accordance with he ineaded use of said silencer, and (means associated with each pair of adjacent chamber ‘pats of said middle piece for diecly attaching fogemer said agjacent chamber pars of ai pat of sd adjacent chamber parts, said attaching means com ‘prises mutually complementary crcumferetialthread- {ngs constructed on sid front and back portion respec. way, 2. Aleocer as defined in claim 1, wherein cach of said @ selected umber of chamber parts is atached 1 eachother in gavtight manner, 3.-Asilencer st defined im clan 1, wherein cach of said Selected numberof chamber parts is characterizedin hat all chamber parts are constructed identically 65 A slencer a defined in claim 1, wherein said circum erential threadings ae inseparably Rid after sid chamber [pans have been atached to each other.5,679,916 7 S.A silencer as defined in claim 1, whecein sid outside wall of each of said selected mumber of chamber parts ‘consists essentially of longtdna jacket having fee end epectively mounted. ‘6A silenoer as defined in claim 1, wherein sid fring ‘opening i ined with a bushing, 7 silences ac defined in claim 1. wherein one of sat _atachment piece abd sald end plee 1s provided With & ‘ressure-relle chamber "SA slleacer a defined in claim 1, wherein sul ead piece inclades a dlaphragm body for suppressing muzzle Hash. ‘9A silencer for firearm, said ence having 8 come posite outer wall sald slecer compeising: (@) amend pece that forms a silencer muzzle and in which {Toeated an exit opening: (©) an attachmeat piece for releasably attaching said silencer to said firearm; and (ea middle piece that is positioned between sid atach- ‘ent plese ned aid ud pinot od middle pines ‘comprising a selected, variable number of succesive ‘chamber pas being aligned with each oder. each of sad ceed amber of anes pr vig ig ‘umber of chamber parts Is alached in a modular fashion direcly tan adjoining one of said selected umber of chamber pats (4) said outice walle of eld selected, variable umber of ‘charmer parts forming sad composte silencer wall: (© said selected, variable number of sal chamber pars ‘being selected in accordance withthe intended use of {each of si selected number of chamber parts includes ‘reat-most chamber and a foremost chamber, one f tld rear-most and foremost chamber pars is attached ‘divsly tore front porto of mid ennanment pines by 8 fist threading. and another of said rear-mos and foremost chamber i attached dicetly ta back poe- tion of said end piece by a second treading, 8 10, silencer fora firearm. sid silencer having 2 com- posie outer wall sald slencer compdsing (4) amend piece hat forms a silencer muzzle andin which “if located an ext oven () am atlachment piece for releasably staching said sllenoer to sid fear: and (©) mie piece that is positioned between sa tach ‘ment piece and said end plece. said middle piece ‘Comprising a seleed, Variable numberof successive ‘chamber parts being aligned with each other. cach of faldseleced number of chamber parts brving fring ‘pening and a ouside wall. each of said selected Simber of cuba pats i alached ia a tua ashon directly to an adjoining Ove of said selected numberof chamber parts! (@) said ouside walls of said selected, variable number of ‘Guamber pars frag ald Sangre cic wall (e) said selected, variable number of said chamber pats ‘being selected in acordance with the intended use of said silencer (1) fen of sta sete numoer ox cnamne parts incites ‘front and a back portion, and mutually complemen- ‘ary circumferential teadings constructed 00 sa ‘front and back portions respectively, (g) sla ousige wat of cara of su seid umber UF ‘hare parts coats essentially of «longitudinal jeer having free end sogmens in which said circum ferential theadings ar respectively mounted; (each of sald eleced gurber of chamber parts Taclide iterasly thereof scrossber, sid ring open ing is located in said crossbar, sald crossbar Includes ‘4d front potion, sald crossbr being configured as postion AIL A silencer a defined in claim 10, wherein said Aoogitadinal jacket includes a middle potion and aid ros. teutie seced th sald miaile pron in an Integr fashion