Adjustable Headgear Mount for Universal Bayonet Fit

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing night vision device mounting systems for headgear lack a universal solution that can securely accommodate various brands and sizes of bayonet connectors, leading to instability and potential detachment during use.

Innovation Solution

An adjustable headgear mount system featuring a female receiver cavity with an elongate slot and an adjustable catch that can be positioned to engage the clipping lever of bayonet devices of different sizes, ensuring a secure fit by sliding longitudinally and being secured with set screws.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a fixed-size bayonet connector is used, then the mounting structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate various brands and sizes of bayonet connectors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompatibility with various bayonet connectorsVSAvoidmounting structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The catch is made adjustable along the receiver element, allowing it to be positioned at different locations to accommodate bayonet connectors of various sizes. This dynamic adjustment capability enables a single receiver element to universally mount different brands and sizes of bayonet connectors while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The receiver element is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate various brands and sizes of bayonet connectors through the adjustable catch mechanism. The elongate slot and adjustable catch combination creates a multi-functional mounting system that works with diverse connectors without requiring multiple specialized receivers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If a non-adjustable catch is used, then the mounting structure is simpler, but it cannot securely accommodate bayonet connectors of different sizes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecure attachment of bayonet connectorVSAvoidadjustment mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The catch is made adjustable along the receiver element, allowing it to be positioned at different locations to accommodate bayonet connectors of various sizes. This dynamic adjustment capability enables a single receiver element to universally mount different brands and sizes of bayonet connectors while maintaining a relatively simple structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The position of the catch along the receiver element can be changed to match the specific size and geometry of different bayonet connectors. By adjusting the catch position parameter, the system achieves reliable engagement with various connector types, ensuring secure attachment without requiring complex mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If the catch position is fixed, then the manufacturing process is simpler, but it cannot accommodate various ranges of male bayonet parts

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverange of accommodatable bayonet sizesVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The catch is made adjustable along the receiver element, allowing it to be positioned at different locations to accommodate bayonet connectors of various sizes. This dynamic adjustment capability enables a single receiver element to universally mount different brands and sizes of bayonet connectors while maintaining a relatively simple structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The receiver element is segmented into distinct functional zones: the elongate slot that allows catch movement, the female receiver cavity that engages the bayonet protrusion, and the adjustable catch itself. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently and assembled, balancing manufacturing simplicity with adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10455881B2Adjustable headgear mount system

Publication Date: 2019.10.29 CADEQUIP INC

AI summary

An adjustable headgear mount device and system is presented. The mount system comprises an adjustable locking catch that is adjustable by the user to accommodate a various range of male bayonet parts. A receiver element defines a slot that the adjustable locking catch is positioned in. The user can slide the catch into a desired position in the slot and securedly fix the catch in the desired position with at least one set screw. In the desired position, the catch can engage a portion of the male bayonet. The catch can be moved to a different position by the user if a different size male bayonet part is desired to be attached to the headgear.