Bow Balancing Tool for Precise Aiming Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Compound bows often suffer from poor balance due to their design, leading to instability and reduced accuracy, with traditional methods for adding counterbalancing weights and stabilizers being imprecise and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A bow balancing tool with a mounting assembly, floating bracket, and cradle assembly that allows for precise adjustment of the bow's balance by indicating whether it is evenly balanced or biased, enabling users to make corrective adjustments using various bow components and securement mechanisms to achieve optimal balance and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional trial and error method is used to balance the bow, then the process is simple, but the balancing precision is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bow balancing tool as an intermediary device between the archer and the bow. This tool includes a mounting assembly, floating bracket, and cradle assembly that physically interfaces with the bow to provide precise balance indication, eliminating the need for trial-and-error methods while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the subjective mechanical trial-and-error balancing method with a structured mechanical measurement system. The balancing tool uses a cradle assembly and floating bracket mechanism to objectively indicate bow balance status, transforming an imprecise manual process into a precise measurement-based process.
2Stability of the object's composition
If counterbalancing weights and stabilizers are added to improve balance, then aiming stability improves, but the bow configuration becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables preliminary balancing action by allowing archers to adjust counterbalancing weights and stabilizers based on precise indications from the balancing tool before actual shooting. This preliminary precise adjustment eliminates the need for complex trial-and-error configurations during field use.
Solution Approach 2:
The balancing tool provides immediate feedback on bow balance status through its indication mechanism, allowing archers to make informed adjustments to weights and stabilizers. This feedback loop enables systematic optimization of bow configuration without requiring complex guesswork or multiple trial configurations.
3Measurement precision
If multiple adjustments are made to achieve optimal balance, then accuracy improves, but the time required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The balancing tool enables all necessary balance adjustments to be made preliminarily during bow setup. The precise indication system allows archers to achieve optimal balance in one or two systematic adjustments rather than through multiple trial-and-error attempts during field use, significantly reducing time loss.
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AI summary
A bow balancing tool according to various embodiments can include a mounting assembly, a floating bracket and a cradle assembly which provides a user an indication on where the bow is balanced to provide an improved shooting experience, better aiming stability and ultimately a more accurate configuration. The mounting assembly includes an elongated mounting plate attached to a housing having a pivotable shaft. The mounting assembly is configured to attach the bow balancing tool to the at least one flat surface. The floating bracket is attached to the pivotable shaft. The cradle assembly includes a clamping hub section, a clamping block section and a protective mechanism. The cradle assembly is attached to the floating bracket and holds the bow in a balanced configuration.