Alternating Sight Adaptor Plate for Firearm Backup Aiming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Reflector sights in firearms can fail due to battery depletion and are challenging to use at close range targets, necessitating a solution that enhances reliability and precision in targeting.
Innovation Solution
An alternating sight adaptor plate assembly that secures both a reflector sight and iron sights onto a firearm slide, allowing for quick switching and alignment, ensuring continuous functionality and improved accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a reflector sight is used, then illumination and targeting capability are provided, but the system may fail due to battery depletion or electronic failure
Solution Approach 1:
The sight system is divided into separate functional modules: a reflector sight module for electronic illumination and a separate iron sight module for mechanical backup. This segmentation allows the system to maintain functionality through the iron sight if the reflector sight fails due to battery depletion or electronic malfunction.
Solution Approach 2:
The iron sight is positioned and configured in advance as a backup system, ready to immediately take over if the reflector sight fails. This beforehand cushioning ensures continuous targeting capability without requiring complex electronic systems.
2Measurement precision
If a reflector sight is used, then long range targeting is improved, but close range precision becomes difficult to achieve
Solution Approach 1:
The sight system separates long-range and close-range viewing functions into distinct modules. The reflector sight handles long-range targeting with its illuminated dot, while the iron sight provides close-range precision without electronic dependencies, allowing the user to switch between modes based on distance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts to different shooting scenarios by allowing the user to switch between reflector and iron sight modes depending on the target distance. This dynamic switching optimizes performance for both close and long-range engagements.
3Device complexity
If only a reflector sight is installed, then the system is simpler, but backup capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges two distinct sight systems (reflector and iron sights) into a single integrated platform that can operate in multiple modes. This combination provides both the simplicity of a single installation and the reliability of having backup capability through the iron sight.
Solution Approach 2:
The sight system is designed with multi-functionality, allowing it to perform both electronic illumination (reflector mode) and mechanical backup (iron sight mode). This universal design ensures the system can adapt to various operational requirements and failure scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly comprising a firearm slide and an adaptor plate configured to mate with the firearm slide. The adapter plate includes a first seat in a top surface of the adaptor plate and a second seat in the top surface of the adaptor plate. The assembly also includes a first iron sight configured to mate with the first seat and a second iron sight configured to mate with the second seat.