US12398974 - Toy projectile shooter firing mode assembly and system
The patent describes a toy projectile shooter that features a housing, a barrel, a trigger, a firing motor, and a plunger sensor, enabling both multi-shot and auto-shot firing modes. The system activates the firing motor when the trigger is pulled, moves a plunger to fire projectiles, and can deactivate based on predetermined conditions, including ignoring shot signals in auto-shot mode.
Claim 1
- A toy projectile shooter comprising: a housing defining a housing interior, a barrel, a trigger, wherein the trigger is movable between a non-firing position and a firing position, a firing motor, a plunger sensor, wherein when the plunger sensor is actuated the plunger sensor is configured to transmit a shot fired signal, a plunger disposed in the housing interior, and a shot firing mode system that includes at least a multi-shot mode and an auto-shot mode, wherein in the multi-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to activate the firing motor when the trigger is moved from the non-firing position to the firing position, move the plunger from a first plunger position to a second plunger position when the firing motor is activated, actuate the plunger sensor when the plunger is moved from the first plunger position to the second plunger position, bias the plunger from the second plunger position to the first plunger position to fire a projectile, and deactivate the firing motor after the plunger sensor has been actuated a predetermined number of times, wherein in the auto-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to deactivate the firing motor when the trigger is moved from the firing position to the non-firing position, and wherein in the auto-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to ignore the shot fired signals. a housing defining a housing interior, a barrel, a trigger, wherein the trigger is movable between a non-firing position and a firing position, a firing motor, a plunger sensor, wherein when the plunger sensor is actuated the plunger sensor is configured to transmit a shot fired signal, a plunger disposed in the housing interior, and a shot firing mode system that includes at least a multi-shot mode and an auto-shot mode, wherein in the multi-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to activate the firing motor when the trigger is moved from the non-firing position to the firing position, move the plunger from a first plunger position to a second plunger position when the firing motor is activated, actuate the plunger sensor when the plunger is moved from the first plunger position to the second plunger position, bias the plunger from the second plunger position to the first plunger position to fire a projectile, and deactivate the firing motor after the plunger sensor has been actuated a predetermined number of times, wherein in the auto-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to deactivate the firing motor when the trigger is moved from the firing position to the non-firing position, and wherein in the auto-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to ignore the shot fired signals. activate the firing motor when the trigger is moved from the non-firing position to the firing position, move the plunger from a first plunger position to a second plunger position when the firing motor is activated, actuate the plunger sensor when the plunger is moved from the first plunger position to the second plunger position, bias the plunger from the second plunger position to the first plunger position to fire a projectile, and deactivate the firing motor after the plunger sensor has been actuated a predetermined number of times, wherein in the auto-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to deactivate the firing motor when the trigger is moved from the firing position to the non-firing position, and wherein in the auto-shot mode the shot firing mode system is configured to ignore the shot fired signals.
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