Archery Sight Mounted on Release Aid for Precision
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional archery sights are inconsistent due to their distance from the user's face, adding weight and drag to the bow, and are not compatible with all bow designs, leading to subpar accuracy and precision.
Innovation Solution
An archery sighting device mounted on a mechanical release mechanism with an adjustable support frame, positioning the sight directly in front of the user's eye, utilizing a multiple degree-of-freedom support arm and customizable components like a removable nose piece and face ring for precise alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a string peep sight is attached to the bowstring, then the sight is positioned close to the user's face, but this adds weight and drag to the string, decreasing arrow speed and increasing noise
Solution Approach 1:
The sight is extracted from the bowstring and relocated to the release aid mechanism. This removes the harmful weight and drag from the bowstring while maintaining the sight's function of providing accurate alignment close to the archer's face.
Solution Approach 2:
The release aid serves as an intermediary carrier for the sight. Instead of attaching the sight directly to the bowstring or bow body, it is mounted on the release aid, which naturally positions the sight in front of the archer's face without adding weight to the bowstring.
2Stability of the object's composition
If an archery sight is attached to the bow body, then the sight structure is stable, but this adds weight to the bow and is not compatible with every bow design
Solution Approach 1:
The sight mounted on the release aid becomes universal and compatible with various bow designs. Since the release aid is a common component used across different bow types, this approach eliminates the need for bow-specific sight mounting while maintaining stability through the release aid's secure attachment to the bowstring.
Solution Approach 2:
The release aid acts as a universal intermediary platform that can be attached to any bow system. This mediator carries the sight, providing stability without requiring modifications to the bow body itself, thus ensuring compatibility across different bow designs.
3Device complexity
If traditional sights are positioned far from the user's face, then the sight structure is simpler, but this creates inconsistency in the point of aim and reduces accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The sight positioning becomes dynamic and adjustable through the release aid's natural movement and the archer's ability to customize the sight's position on the release aid. This allows the sight to be positioned optimally in front of the face for each archer, improving point of aim consistency while maintaining relatively simple structure through the use of adjustable mounting mechanisms.
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AI summary
A sighting device for a bow which attaches to a release mechanism being used with said bow. The sighting device includes a sighting assembly, a positioning-and-orienting arm with multiple degrees of freedom, and a mounting clamp. The sighting assembly includes an annular plate, a sight eyepiece, and a support arm. The sight eyepiece is oriented normal to the annular plate and is positioned within a lateral boundary that is defined as an extension of an inner wall of the annular plate. The support arm is swivelably and adjacently connected to the annular plate and holds the sight eyepiece in place. A first end of the positioning-and-orienting arm is adjacently attached to the annular plate and a second of the positioning-and-orienting arm is attached to the mounting clamp. The mounting clamp is attached to the release mechanism, thus positioning the sighting assembly directly in front of the user's eye.