Rifle with a noise damper

摘要

A rifle barrel having a sound suppressor and a rifle comprising such a barrel. Material disposed over the rifle barrel and extending longitudinally and distally from a proximal end of the rifle barrel defines a housing. The housing surrounds at least a majority of the sound suppressing element, which is connected to the rifle barrel solely by containment within the housing. The sound suppressing comprises an acoustic labyrinth formed by a plurality of components disposed together along a longitudinal plane coextensive with an axis of the rifle barrel.

主权项

1. A rifle barrel having a sound suppressor, comprising:
a structure defining a housing comprising a material disposed over the rifle barrel and extending longitudinally and distally from a proximal end of the rifle barrel in a firing direction of the rifle barrel; and a sound suppressing element positioned within the housing such that the housing houses and radially surrounds the sound suppressing element and couples the sound suppressing element to the rifle barrel, the sound suppressing element comprising an acoustic labyrinth formed by a plurality of mating components disposed together along a longitudinal plane coextensive with an axis of the rifle barrel, the mating components having opposing mating faces that are coplanar with the longitudinal plane.