Archery Sight Pin Configuration for Reduced Visual Clutter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing archery sights often clutter the archer's field of view with multiple fixed and adjustable sight pins, making it difficult to focus on the target, especially when aiming at varying distances.
Innovation Solution
An archery sight system featuring at least one adjustable pin and a plurality of fixed pins, where the fixed pins are adjustable in a vertical direction and can be rotated or moved out of the archer's line of sight, allowing for minimal pins to be visible, with magnetic securing members and adjustable mechanisms for windage adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple fixed and adjustable sight pins are provided, then the archer can target at various distances, but the field of view becomes cluttered and focus is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The sight pins are divided into multiple independent groups: fixed pins for specific distances, adjustable pins for customizable ranges, and removable pins for selective use. This segmentation allows the archer to use only the necessary pins for the current shooting distance, reducing visual clutter while maintaining versatility for different target ranges.
Solution Approach 2:
The sight pins are designed with adjustable and removable features, allowing dynamic reconfiguration based on shooting requirements. The adjustable pins can be moved to different positions, and pins can be removed entirely when not needed, enabling the sight to adapt to various shooting scenarios without permanently cluttering the field of view.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sight pins are visible, then distance options are available, but visual obstruction increases
Solution Approach 1:
Unnecessary sight pins can be removed from the field of view when not needed for the current shooting distance. This extraction principle allows the archer to eliminate visual obstructions while retaining the option to insert or adjust pins when specific distance targeting is required, thus maintaining versatility without constant visual clutter.
3Measurement precision
If fixed pins are provided for various distances, then ranging capability is improved, but adjustment flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sight combines fixed pins (for precise pre-calibrated distances) with adjustable pins (for flexible positioning) in a single integrated system. This merging allows the archer to benefit from both the precision of fixed ranging markers and the flexibility of adjustable positioning, achieving both accurate measurement and adaptability simultaneously.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This design allows for precise adjustments and minimal visual obstruction, enabling the archer to target accurately with fewer visible pins, improving focus and accuracy by optimizing the sight pin configuration based on projectile travel distances.
Implementation Method 1
various magnetic securing members, clasps, hooks, shelves, vertical supports, pins and similar features are contemplated
Data Source
AI summary
An archery sight for a bow is provided. The sight provides at least one sight pin that is adjustable, such as a sliding pin adjustable in a vertical direction, and a plurality of fixed sight pins. The plurality of sight pins are repositionable such that they may either be placed in alignment with the adjustable sight pin or moved out of the way so as avoid obstructing an archer's target or vision.