Compound bow with rigid deflecting stop

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a bow and methods thereof. In exemplary embodiments, a bow having a centrepiece may include a limb; a string; a string pulley mounted on an end portion of the limb, the string pulley for accommodating the string; a cable pulley connected to the string pulley, the cable pulley adapted to accommodate compensating cables; a subassembly mounted in a rotatable manner, the subassembly comprising the string pulley and cable pulley; and a deflecting stop adapted to limit the deflection of the string, the deflecting stop adapted to strike against a front face of the limb when the string is deflected, the deflecting stop being sufficiently rigid to stop further deflection of the string when the deflecting stop strikes against the front face of the limb.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bow having a centrepiece, comprising:
 a limb;   a string;   a string pulley mounted on an end portion of the limb, the string pulley for accommodating the string;   a cable pulley connected to the string pulley, the cable pulley adapted to accommodate a cable;   a subassembly mounted in a rotatable manner, the subassembly comprising the string pulley and cable pulley; and   a deflecting stop adapted to limit the deflection of the string, the deflecting stop adapted to strike against a front face of the limb when the string is deflected, the deflecting stop being sufficiently rigid to stop further deflection of the string when the deflecting stop strikes against the front face of the limb.   
     
     
         2 . The bow of  claim 1 , further comprising a slotted hole adapted to allow adjustment of the deflecting stop. 
     
     
         3 . The bow as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein a maximum deflection of the string can be varied by adjustment of the deflecting stop within the slotted hole. 
     
     
         4 . The bow of  claim 2 , wherein the slotted hole is curved. 
     
     
         5 . The bow of  claim 1 , further comprising a bearing block for setting the pivot point of the subassembly at a position away from the limb. 
     
     
         6 . The bow of  claim 5 , wherein the bearing block is attached to the limb. 
     
     
         7 . The bow of  claim 1 , further comprising a second deflecting stop adapted to limit the deflection of the string, the second deflecting stop adapted to strike against a cable when the string is deflected. 
     
     
         8 . The bow of  claim 7 , wherein the second deflecting stop extends from a portion of the subassembly. 
     
     
         9 . The bow of  claim 7 , wherein the deflecting stop is adapted to strike the front face of the limb at substantially the same time that the second deflecting stop strikes the cable. 
     
     
         10 . The bow as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the bow is a binary-cam bow. 
     
     
         11 . The bow as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the bow is a shoot-through bow with shoot-through centrepiece. 
     
     
         12 . The bow according to  claim 1 , wherein the shoot-through centrepiece is formed symmetrically in relation to a plane which is formed by the string when the bow is drawn.