Patent ID: 7045726

Claim:
A pressure regulator for a paint ball gun comprising a cylinder, a piston unit, an elastic member, a top connector and a switch bolt; the cylinder being hollow and comprising an upper chamber and a lower chamber, a separation plate being provided between the upper chamber and the lower chamber, a through hole being disposed on the separation plate, an air hole being provided in an upper section of the lower chamber to guide pressurized air to flow into the lower chamber, an upper edge of the upper chamber and a middle section of the lower chamber being provided with thread; the piston unit being hollow and comprising a ring plate and a tube, the ring plate having an outer diameter corresponding in size to an inner diameter of the upper chamber in the cylinder, the tube having an outer diameter corresponding in size to an inner diameter of the through hole of the separation plate of the cylinder, an upper end of the tube being fixed to an inner edge of the ring plate, the tube having a closed lower end and a side hole near the lower end; the elastic member sleeved on the piston unit having an upper end and a lower end; the top connector being hollow and having a lower end, the lower end of the top connector being externally provided with thread corresponding to the thread in the upper chamber of the cylinder; the switch bolt having a cylindrical opening disposed on an inner side of an upper section corresponding to the tube of the piston unit, the switch bolt being externally provided with thread corresponding to the thread in the lower chamber of the cylinder; the piston unit and the elastic member being accommodated within the upper chamber of the cylinder, the top connector being fastened to the upper edge of the upper chamber with the upper end of the elastic member holding against the ring plate of the piston unit and the lower end of the elastic member holding against the separation plate of the cylinder, the ring plate holding against the lower end of the top connector, the switch bolt being fastened to the lower chamber of the cylinder, the tube of the piston unit sliding into the cylindrical opening of the switch bolt.