Arrow Noisemaker with Impact-Decoupling Sleeve for Hunting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Archery hunting often results in game animals reacting to the noise generated by bows and arrows, leading to missed shots or wounded animals due to unintended movement, as existing solutions primarily focus on minimizing noise rather than distracting the animal with a secondary sound.

Innovation Solution

An arrow noisemaker comprising a sleeve and housings with integrated noisemakers that produce a secondary noise during flight, designed to decouple upon impact, distracting game animals and preventing adverse reactions by piquing their curiosity rather than causing fear.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If noise is minimized by using broadhead arrow tips, then the arrow's penetration and ethical harvest are improved, but game animals may react with fear causing them to turn, jump, hunch, or run

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadverse reaction of game animalsVSAvoidnoise from bow and arrow

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention converts the harmful noise from the bow and arrow into a beneficial distraction by attaching a noisemaker that produces a secondary sound during flight. This secondary noise piques the curiosity of game animals rather than causing fear, thereby converting the harmful acoustic effect into a useful attention-grabbing mechanism that prevents adverse reactions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The noisemaker is activated during the arrow's flight before impact to create a secondary noise that distracts the game animal in advance. This preliminary action of creating curiosity-inducing noise before the arrow reaches the target prevents the animal from reacting to the primary bow noise, ensuring the animal remains still during the critical moment of impact

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a secondary noise is produced during arrow flight to distract game animals, then the game animal's attention is maintained and adverse reactions are prevented, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegame animal reaction to bow noiseVSAvoidarrow noisemaker structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The noisemaker is segmented into multiple components including a body, cap, and noisemaker element that can be assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows for simpler manufacturing and assembly while achieving the complex function of producing distraction noise during arrow flight

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The noisemaker serves multiple functions: it produces distraction noise during flight, attaches to the arrow shaft, and decouples upon impact. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate devices and simplifies the overall system while achieving the goal of preventing game animal reactions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the noisemaker remains attached to the arrow during impact, then the distraction effect is maintained, but the arrow's penetration and mechanical blade function are interfered with

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegame animal reaction preventionVSAvoidarrow penetration and blade function

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment mechanism transitions from a static attached state during flight to a dynamic decoupled state upon impact. The noisemaker is designed to automatically separate from the arrow when the broadhead blades deploy or upon impact forces, allowing the arrow to maintain full penetration capability while the noisemaker continues its distraction function independently

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The arrow noisemaker effectively prevents game animals from reacting to the primary noise of the bow and arrow by producing a secondary noise that keeps their attention, allowing for a cleaner and more ethical harvest by maintaining the game animal's stillness until impact.

Implementation Method 1

air flow over and under the reed causes the reed to vibrate. The vibration produces a secondary noise

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectVibration: Vibration

Data Source

PatentUS11604051B2Arrow noisemaker

Publication Date: 2023.03.14 PERCY TYLER

AI summary

An arrow noisemaker and arrow incorporating the same. The arrow noisemaker comprises a sleeve adapted to fit onto a shaft of an arrow, one or more housings coupled to the sleeve, and one or more noisemakers, each of which are coupled to each of the one or more housings. The one or more housings de-couple from the sleeve upon impact with a game animal.