Adjustable Offset Sight Mount for Rapid Secondary Optic Transitions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm optical aiming systems face challenges in accommodating multiple optics with flexibility and ease of use, particularly when transitioning between primary and secondary optics, due to the need for additional adjustment time and potential obstructions from primary optic features.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable offset optic mount for firearms that allows quick transitions between primary and secondary optics by rotating the firearm, featuring a rail capture, main arm, and mounting plate adjustable along a tangent line, maintaining a fixed offset angle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a fixed offset angle (e.g., 45 degrees) is used for the secondary optic, then the sight picture is improved, but the user requires more body movement to obtain the sight picture
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is made adjustable along the main arm, allowing the user to dynamically change the secondary optic's position between a first position (closer to the primary optic) and a second position (farther from the primary optic). This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by allowing the user to optimize between sight picture quality and ease of operation based on their needs.
2Ease of operation
If the secondary optic is positioned closer to the primary optic, then less body movement is required, but the sight picture may be obstructed by primary optic features
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable mounting plate allows the user to position the secondary optic at different locations along the main arm. When less body movement is needed, the user can position it closer; when sight picture quality is prioritized, the user can position it farther away, avoiding obstruction from primary optic features.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple optic configurations are supported, then versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separable components: a rail capture, a main arm, and an adjustable mounting plate. This segmentation allows the mounting plate to be adjusted to different positions along the main arm, supporting multiple optic configurations while keeping each individual component relatively simple in design.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a firearm comprising a barrel, a receiver coupled to the barrel, a stock coupled to the receiver, a primary optic mounted on the receiver, and an adjustable offset optic mount attached to the receiver. The adjustable offset optic mount includes a rail capture configured to attach to a rail on the receiver, a main arm extending from the rail capture at an offset angle relative to vertical, and a mounting plate adjustably coupled to the main arm. The mounting plate is configured to support a secondary optic and is adjustable along a tangent line relative to a shoulder pivot point of the firearm while maintaining the offset angle. This configuration allows for quick transition between the primary optic and the secondary optic by rotating the firearm about the shoulder pivot point.