Damping and buffering connecting mechanism for infrared sighting telescope

By designing an infrared scope connection mechanism with a multi-layer shock-absorbing structure, the problem of infrared scope failure due to vibration during machine gun use is solved, which improves the reliability of use and reduces maintenance costs.

CN119665741APending Publication Date: 2025-03-21CHINESE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY UNIT 66081
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Application Number
CN202510013037.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-06
Publication Date
2025-03-21

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Technical Problem

Existing infrared scopes are prone to failure or performance degradation due to vibration during machine gun use, and are complex in maintenance technology and high in cost.

Method used

An infrared scope shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism is designed, including adapter components and shock-absorbing components. Through energy-absorbing adapter plate, Picatinny guide piece, locking seat and connecting frame, a multi-layer shock-absorbing structure is formed to buffer the vibration of the infrared scope during machine gun use.

Benefits of technology

It effectively improves the reliability of the use of infrared scopes, ensures the tactical application performance of the machine gun, and reduces maintenance complexity and cost.

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Abstract

The damping and buffering connecting mechanism comprises a switching assembly and a damping assembly, the switching assembly is arranged at the top end of a machine gun frame, the top of the switching assembly is connected with the damping assembly, and the top of the damping assembly is connected with the infrared sighting telescope; the adapter assembly comprises an adapter base, the adapter base is connected with an energy absorption adapter plate, and the energy absorption adapter plate is connected with a Picatinny guide rail piece; the damping assembly comprises a locking base and a locking bolt, the half side of the locking bolt is tightly embedded into the locking base, and the other half side of the locking bolt is tightly embedded into a transverse groove of the picatinny guide rail piece. The locking seat is connected with a connecting frame, and a damping shock absorber and a damping spring are arranged between the connecting frame and the connecting seat. According to the scheme, the shock absorption device has the beneficial effects that the structure is simple, the design is reasonable, and the shock absorption assembly is adopted to effectively protect the infrared sighting telescope, so that the shock absorption device adapts to the impact force of various machine guns with small and medium diameters, the use reliability of the infrared sighting telescope is improved, and the tactical application performance of the machine guns is powerfully ensured.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of sight connection, in particular to a shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism for an infrared sight. Background Art

[0002] The white light sight that comes with the current 12.7mm dual-purpose machine gun can no longer meet the new battlefield requirements. If infrared sights are used, there are many advantages: 1. It can expand the observation range. Infrared sights can convert infrared rays that are imperceptible to the human eye into visible images, greatly expanding the effective observation range of soldiers at night, so that soldiers can promptly detect distant targets and potential threats; 2. It can improve combat effectiveness and shooting accuracy. After clearly observing the target through the infrared sight, soldiers can aim and shoot more accurately, which improves the hit rate of weapons at night; 3. It is convenient for night operations. Troops equipped with infrared sights become more efficient and safer in marching, reconnaissance, infiltration and other operations at night, and can approach the target or pass through complex terrain more quickly, reducing obstacles and mistakes caused by insufficient light; 4. It can change the use of tactics and increase the frequency of night battles. The emergence of infrared sights has made night combat no longer a special and restricted form of combat, but a normalized combat option; 5. It can innovate tactical means, such as using the advantages of infrared sights to conduct night raids, ambushes, special operations, etc., and can find breakthroughs in the relatively weak links of the enemy's night defense and create opportunities. However, machine guns vibrate greatly during use, and infrared sights may malfunction or experience performance degradation under long-term vibration shock, affecting their normal use. Infrared sights also use relatively complex technology and high-performance materials, so maintenance techniques are complex and the cost is relatively high. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims at the deficiencies in the prior art and provides a shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism for an infrared sight with a simple structure and a reasonable design. The shock-absorbing component is used to effectively provide a buffering and protective effect for the movement and OLED of the infrared sight, thereby improving the reliability of the use of the infrared sight and effectively ensuring the tactical performance of the machine gun.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism for an infrared sight, comprising an adapter assembly and a shock-absorbing assembly, wherein the adapter assembly is arranged at the top of a machine gun mount, the top of the adapter assembly is connected to the shock-absorbing assembly, and the top of the shock-absorbing assembly is connected to an infrared sight; the adapter assembly comprises an adapter seat, the adapter seat is connected to an energy-absorbing adapter plate, and the energy-absorbing adapter plate is connected to a Picatinny rail; the shock-absorbing assembly comprises a locking seat and a locking bolt, half of the locking bolt is tightly embedded in the locking seat, and the other half is tightly embedded in the transverse groove of the Picatinny rail; the locking seat is connected to a connecting frame, and a damping shock absorber and a shock-absorbing spring are arranged between the connecting frame and the connecting seat.

[0005] Furthermore, the adapter seat includes a cylindrical body, a cover is provided on the top of the cylindrical body, and a first clamping groove is provided on the upper surface of the cover; the energy absorbing adapter plate is made of wood or composite material, a second clamping groove is provided on the bottom, and a third clamping groove is provided on the top of the energy absorbing adapter plate; the energy absorbing adapter plate is embedded in the first clamping groove, and the cover is embedded in the second clamping groove; a rectangular protrusion is provided on the bottom of the Picatinny rail, and the rectangular protrusion is embedded in the third clamping groove.

[0006] Furthermore, the cover is provided with a row of through holes one, and the energy absorption adapter plate is provided with a threaded hole one at the position corresponding to the through hole one; the Picatinny rail is provided with a countersunk hole one, and the energy absorption adapter plate is provided with a threaded hole two at the position corresponding to the countersunk hole one.

[0007] Furthermore, the locking seat includes a support plate, a folded edge is downwardly provided on one side of the support plate, and the folded edge is provided with a snap-in groove four; the locking seat is connected to a locking block, and the locking block includes a strip plate, and the strip plate is arranged closely against the other side of the support plate, and a stopper is provided at the bottom of the strip plate; a prismatic protrusion is provided on the side of the Picatinny rail, one of the prismatic protrusions is embedded in the snap-in groove four, and the other prismatic protrusion is squeezed and connected to the stopper.

[0008] Furthermore, the folded edge is provided with a second countersunk hole, the strip plate is provided with a second through hole corresponding to the second countersunk hole, the support plate is provided with a rectangular groove between the second countersunk hole and the second through hole, the locking bolt passes through the second countersunk hole, the rectangular groove and the second through hole, and the cross-section of the part where the locking bolt is embedded in the rectangular groove and the Picatinny rail is rectangular; the locking bolt is threadedly connected with a locking nut after extending out of the strip plate.

[0009] Furthermore, a vertical plate is arranged on the upper surface of the support plate along the longitudinal axis, and hooks are arranged at both ends and the center of both sides of the vertical plate, and the hooks extend to the upper side of the vertical plate surface.

[0010] Furthermore, the support plate is provided with a first positioning pin hole, the strip plate is provided with a second positioning pin hole corresponding to the first positioning pin hole, and the first positioning pin hole and the second positioning pin hole are connected with a positioning pin.

[0011] Furthermore, the shock absorbing assembly also includes a connecting frame, the connecting frame includes a mounting plate, and the mounting plate is connected to the infrared sight; two ears are respectively arranged on both sides of the mounting plate obliquely downward, the ears are connected to the first ear with a connecting rod, a shock absorbing sleeve made of rubber material is arranged between the first ear and the second ear at the end of the vertical plate as the damping shock absorber, and a shock absorbing spring is arranged between the first ear and the second ear located in the middle of the vertical plate; a copper sleeve is arranged between the second ear and the connecting rod.

[0012] Furthermore, three countersunk holes are provided at the four corners of the lower surface of the mounting plate, and the three countersunk holes are used to install the sight; and countersunk holes are provided on the lower surface of the mounting plate corresponding to the vertical plate.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this scheme can be known from the description of the above scheme. It has a simple structure and reasonable design and has the following advantages: (1) The use of shock-absorbing components effectively provides buffer protection for the infrared sight movement and OLED, thereby adapting to the impact force of various small and medium-caliber machine guns, improving the reliability of the infrared sight, and effectively ensuring the tactical performance of the machine gun; (2) Since the barrel of a machine gun is prone to high temperature during use and there is an ammunition chain near the user's head, the present application installs the infrared sight connection mechanism on the top of the machine gun frame, thus adopting an adapter structure that can be connected to the top of the machine gun frame; (3) To ensure that both the daylight sight and the infrared sight can be used simultaneously, the adapter is connected to the Picatinny rail structure; (4) From the machine gun mount to the sight, there are multiple parts, including an adapter, an energy-absorbing adapter plate, a Picatinny rail, a locking seat, a connecting rod, a copper sleeve, and a connecting frame. Different materials can be intentionally selected between the interconnected parts to prevent reflection losses during the vibration transmission process. (5) The sight needs to reduce vibration during operation, but stability cannot be sacrificed at the same time. Therefore, the energy-absorbing adapter plate and the adapter seat are embedded and connected with each other to ensure the certainty of the structural positioning. (6) The energy-absorbing adapter plate is made of wood or composite materials with good vibration energy absorption performance. It not only protects the infrared sight, but also protects the locking connection between the Picatinny rail and the locking seat and locking bolt, and can effectively prevent the locking from loosening due to vibration; (7) A rubber shock-absorbing sleeve and a shock-absorbing spring are provided between the first and second mounting ears. This is because the shock-absorbing spring has high strength and energy absorption capacity, and has good vibration buffering ability, and can convert violent vibrations into relatively soft vibrations of its own. The rubber shock-absorbing sleeve has good energy dissipation capacity. When the shock-absorbing spring converts vibrations into its own vibrations, the shock-absorbing sleeve is required to eliminate the vibration energy. The combination of the two can not only reduce the strong vibrations suffered by the sight, but also reduce the slight shaking of the sight. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the adapter assembly of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the adapter of the present invention; Figure 4 for Figure 3 Bottom view of Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the energy absorbing adapter plate of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the Picatinny rail member of the present invention; Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the shock absorbing assembly of the present invention; Figure 8 for Figure 6 Bottom view of Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of the locking seat of the present invention; Fig.10 It is a structural schematic diagram of the locking seat of the present invention from another perspective; Fig.11 It is a structural schematic diagram of the locking block of the present invention; Fig.12 It is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting frame of the present invention; Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting frame of the present invention from another perspective; Fig.14 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the connecting rod, the shock absorbing sleeve made of rubber material and the shock absorbing spring of the present invention; In the figure, 1, adapter assembly; 11, adapter seat; 111, cylinder body; 112, cover; 113, snap-on groove 1; 114, through hole 1; 12, energy-absorbing adapter plate; 121, snap-on groove 2; 122, snap-on groove 3; 123, threaded hole 1; 124, threaded hole 2; 13, Picatinny rail; 131, rectangular protrusion; 132, countersunk hole 1; 133, prismatic protrusion; 2, shock-absorbing assembly; 21, locking seat; 211, support plate; 212, folded edge; 213, snap-on groove 4; 214. Countersunk hole 2; 215. Rectangular groove; 216. Vertical plate; 217. Hanging ear 1; 218. Positioning pin hole 1; 22. Locking block; 221. Strip plate; 222. Stopper; 223. Through hole 2; 224. Positioning pin hole 2; 23. Locking bolt; 24. Locking nut; 25. Connecting frame; 251. Mounting plate; 252. Hanging ear 2; 253. Countersunk hole 3; 254. Countersunk hole; 26. Connecting rod; 27. Shock-absorbing sleeve made of rubber material; 28. Shock-absorbing spring; 29. ​​Copper sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] In order to clearly illustrate the technical features of this solution, this solution is described below through a specific implementation method.

[0016] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment is a shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism for an infrared sight, including an adapter component 1 and a shock-absorbing component 2. The adapter component 1 is arranged on the top of the machine gun frame, the top of the adapter component 1 is connected to the shock-absorbing component 2, and the top of the shock-absorbing component 2 is connected to the infrared sight.

[0017] like Figure 2 As shown, the adapter assembly 1 includes an adapter seat 11, and the adapter seat 11 is connected to an energy absorbing adapter plate 12. The energy absorbing adapter plate 12 is made of wood or a composite material, and the energy absorbing adapter plate 12 is connected to a Picatinny rail 13.

[0018] like Figure 3 , 4 As shown, the adapter 11 is arranged at the top of the machine gun frame, and the adapter 11 includes a cylindrical body 111, a cover 112 is arranged on the top of the cylindrical body 111, a clamping groove 113 is arranged on the upper surface of the cover 112, and a row of through holes 114 is arranged on the cover 112.

[0019] like Figure 5 As shown, a second clamping groove 121 is provided at the bottom of the energy absorbing adapter plate 12 , and a third clamping groove 122 is provided at the top of the energy absorbing adapter plate 12 .

[0020] like Figure 2 As shown, the energy absorption adapter plate 12 is embedded in the first clamping groove 113, and the cover 112 is embedded in the second clamping groove 121. The energy absorption adapter plate 12 is provided with a threaded hole 123 at the position corresponding to the through hole 114, and the through hole 114 and the threaded hole 123 are connected by bolts.

[0021] like Figure 6 As shown, a rectangular protrusion 131 is provided at the bottom of the Picatinny rail member 13, and the rectangular protrusion 131 is embedded in the clamping groove 3 122. The Picatinny rail member 13 is provided with a countersunk hole 132, and the energy absorption adapter plate 12 is provided with a threaded hole 2 124 at the position corresponding to the countersunk hole 132, and the countersunk hole 132 and the threaded hole 2 124 are connected by bolts.

[0022] like Figure 7 , 8 As shown, the shock absorbing assembly 2 includes a locking seat 21, a locking block 22 and a locking bolt 23. The locking bolt 23 passes through the locking seat 21 and the locking block 22 and is connected with a locking nut 24. The locking seat 21 and the locking block 22 are squeezed and connected to the Picatinny rail component 13, and the locking bolt 23 is located in the transverse groove of the Picatinny rail component 13.

[0023] Specifically, Fig. 9 , 10 As shown, the locking seat 21 includes a support plate 211, a folded edge 212 is downwardly arranged on one side of the support plate 211, and a clamping groove 213 is arranged on the folded edge 212; the locking block 22 includes a strip plate 221, the strip plate 221 is arranged close to the other side of the support plate 211, and a stopper 222 is arranged at the bottom of the strip plate 221. The side of the Picatinny rail 13 is provided with a prismatic protrusion 133, one of which is embedded in the clamping groove 213, and the other prismatic protrusion 133 is squeezed and connected with the stopper 222.

[0024] A vertical plate 216 is disposed on the upper surface of the support plate 211 along the longitudinal axis. Hanging ears 217 are disposed at both ends and the center of both sides of the vertical plate 216. The hanging ears 217 extend upward and laterally.

[0025] like Fig.10 , 11 As shown, the folded edge 212 is provided with a second countersunk hole 214, the strip plate 221 is provided with a second through hole 223 corresponding to the second countersunk hole 214, the support plate 211 is provided with a rectangular groove 215 between the second countersunk hole 214 and the second through hole 223, and the locking bolt 23 passes through the second countersunk hole 214, the rectangular groove 215 and the second through hole 223. The cross section of the length of the locking bolt 23 is rectangular, one side of the rectangular cross section of the locking bolt 23 is stuck in the transverse groove of the Picatinny rail 13, and the other side of the rectangular cross section of the locking bolt 23 is stuck in the rectangular groove 215.

[0026] The support plate 211 is provided with a first positioning pin hole 218 , and the strip plate 221 is provided with a second positioning pin hole 224 corresponding to the first positioning pin hole 218 . The first positioning pin hole 218 and the second positioning pin hole 224 are connected with positioning pins.

[0027] like Fig.12 , 13As shown, the shock absorbing assembly 2 also includes a connecting frame 25, and the connecting frame 25 includes a mounting plate 251, and the mounting plate 251 is connected to the infrared sight; two sides of the mounting plate 251 are each provided with two hanging ears 252 obliquely downward.

[0028] like Figure 7 , 14 As shown, the second hook 252 and the first hook 217 are connected with a connecting rod 26, a shock-absorbing sleeve 27 made of rubber material is arranged between the hook 1 217 located at the end of the vertical plate 216 and the second hook 252, and a shock-absorbing spring 28 is arranged between the hook 1 217 and the second hook 252 located in the middle of the vertical plate 216; a copper sleeve 29 is arranged between the second hook 252 and the connecting rod 26.

[0029] like Fig.12 , 13 As shown, countersunk holes 253 are provided at the four corners of the lower surface of the mounting plate 251, and the countersunk holes 253 are used to install the sight; countersunk holes 254 are provided on the lower surface of the mounting plate 251 corresponding to the vertical plate 216.

[0030] During use, the vibration of the machine gun is transmitted to the machine gun frame, and then from the machine gun frame to the connecting rod 26 through the adapter 11, the energy absorbing adapter plate 12, the Picatinny rail 13, and the locking seat 21. The vibration along the firing direction of the machine gun is transmitted to the connecting frame 25 by the shock absorbing spring 28 and the rubber shock absorbing sleeve 27, and then from the connecting frame 25 to the sight. The vibration perpendicular to the firing direction of the machine gun is transmitted to the connecting frame 25 by the copper sleeve 29, and then from the connecting frame 25 to the sight. After being reflected by the surfaces of a large number of parts, and then buffered by the shock absorbing spring, and the damping and energy dissipation of the rubber shock absorbing sleeve 27, the vibration effect of the machine gun recoil on the infrared sight is greatly reduced.

[0031] Technical features not described in the present invention can be achieved through or by adopting existing technologies and will not be described in detail herein. Of course, the above description is not a limitation of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above examples. Changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by ordinary technicians in this technical field within the essential scope of the present invention should also fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism for an infrared sight, characterized in that: It includes an adapter assembly and a shock absorbing assembly, the adapter assembly is arranged on the top of the machine gun frame, the top of the adapter assembly is connected to the shock absorbing assembly, and the top of the shock absorbing assembly is connected to an infrared sight; the adapter assembly includes an adapter seat, the adapter seat is connected to an energy absorbing adapter plate, and the energy absorbing adapter plate is connected to a Picatinny rail; the shock absorbing assembly includes a locking seat and a locking bolt, half of the locking bolt is tightly embedded in the locking seat, and the other half is tightly embedded in the transverse groove of the Picatinny rail; the locking seat is connected to a connecting frame, and a damping shock absorber and a shock absorbing spring are arranged between the connecting frame and the connecting seat.

2. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The adapter seat includes a cylindrical body, a cover is provided on the top of the cylindrical body, and a first clamping groove is provided on the upper surface of the cover; a second clamping groove is provided at the bottom of the energy absorbing adapter plate, and a third clamping groove is provided at the top of the energy absorbing adapter plate; the energy absorbing adapter plate is embedded in the first clamping groove, and the cover is embedded in the second clamping groove; a rectangular protrusion is provided at the bottom of the Picatinny rail, and the rectangular protrusion is embedded in the third clamping groove.

3. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The cover is provided with a row of through holes one, and the energy absorption adapter plate is provided with a threaded hole one at the position corresponding to the through hole one; the Picatinny rail is provided with a countersunk hole one, and the energy absorption adapter plate is provided with a threaded hole two at the position corresponding to the countersunk hole one.

4. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The locking seat includes a support plate, a folded edge is downwardly arranged on one side of the support plate, and the folded edge is provided with a snap-in groove four; the locking seat is connected to a locking block, and the locking block includes a strip plate, and the strip plate is arranged closely against the other side of the support plate, and a stopper is provided at the bottom of the strip plate; a prismatic protrusion is provided on the side of the Picatinny rail, one of the prismatic protrusions is embedded in the snap-in groove four, and the other prismatic protrusion is squeezed and connected to the stopper.

5. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The folded edge is provided with a second countersunk hole, the strip plate is provided with a second through hole corresponding to the second countersunk hole, the support plate is provided with a rectangular groove between the second countersunk hole and the second through hole, the locking bolt passes through the second countersunk hole, the rectangular groove and the second through hole, and the cross-section of the part where the locking bolt is embedded in the rectangular groove and the Picatinny rail is rectangular; the locking bolt is threadedly connected with a locking nut after extending out of the strip plate.

6. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 4 is characterized in that: A vertical plate is arranged on the upper surface of the support plate along the longitudinal axis, and two ends and the center of both sides of the vertical plate are provided with a hanging ear 1, and the hanging ear 1 extends to the upper side of the vertical plate surface.

7. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The support plate is provided with a first positioning pin hole, and the strip plate is provided with a second positioning pin hole corresponding to the first positioning pin hole, and the first positioning pin hole and the second positioning pin hole are connected with a positioning pin.

8. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 6 is characterized in that: The shock absorbing assembly also includes a connecting frame, which includes a mounting plate, and the mounting plate is connected to the infrared sight; two hanging ears are respectively arranged on both sides of the mounting plate obliquely downward, and the hanging ears are connected to the hanging ears with a connecting rod, and a shock absorbing sleeve made of rubber material is arranged between the hanging ears 1 and 2 at the ends of the vertical plate as the damping shock absorption, and a shock absorbing spring is arranged between the hanging ears 1 and 2 located in the middle of the vertical plate; a copper sleeve is arranged between the hanging ears 2 and the connecting rod.

9. The shock-absorbing and buffering connection mechanism of an infrared sight according to claim 8, characterized in that: The four corners of the lower surface of the mounting plate are provided with three countersunk holes, and the three countersunk holes are used to install the sight; the lower surface of the mounting plate is provided with countersunk holes corresponding to the vertical plate.