Patent ID: 11536522

Abstract:
A gas-delayed blowback firearm includes a lower receiver and an upper receiver releasably coupled thereto. A barrel having a cartridge chamber, an axial bore, and a barrel gas port is secured to the upper receiver. A bolt assembly in the upper receiver reciprocates between a forward in-battery position and a rearward position. A timing block is secured to the bolt assembly. A cylinder housing with an internal gas chamber and a cylinder gas port is secured to the upper receiver. A gas passageway fluidly communicates the barrel gas port with the cylinder gas port. A plunger in the gas chamber is secured to the timing block. The plunger reciprocates with the bolt assembly. Discharge of a cartridge received in the cartridge chamber temporarily pressurizes the gas chamber, applying a forward force to the plunger which causes the plunger to delay rearward travel of the bolt assembly.