Bow Sight Centerline Riser Mounting for Weight Balance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional archery bow risers face challenges with asymmetric weight distribution due to accessories being mounted off-center, requiring additional counterbalance weights, which increases the overall weight of the bow.
Innovation Solution
An archery accessory with a sight arm that connects to the bow riser in a vertical centerline plane, featuring horizontal and vertical adjustment systems to position the sight element centrally, eliminating the need for off-center mounting and counterbalance weights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If accessories are mounted on the vertical side wall of the riser (traditional mounting method), then the sight can be attached to the bow, but the weight distribution becomes asymmetric, requiring additional counterbalance weights which increases the overall weight of the bow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the mounting location from the vertical side wall (traditional 2D mounting surface) to the centerline plane (introducing a new spatial dimension). This dimensional shift allows the sight to be mounted centrally on the riser, achieving symmetric weight distribution and eliminating the need for counterbalance weights, thereby reducing overall bow weight while maintaining sight attachment capability
2Ease of operation
If accessories are mounted on the vertical side wall of the riser, then the sight can be attached, but the center of gravity becomes unbalanced, requiring additional counterbalance weights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry in reverse by creating symmetry in the weight distribution. By mounting the sight on the centerline plane rather than the asymmetric vertical side wall, the weight distribution becomes symmetric, balancing the center of gravity and eliminating the need for additional counterbalance weights, thus improving stability without compromising sight attachment
3Ease of manufacture
If the sight is mounted off-center on the vertical wall, then attachment is achieved, but additional counterbalance weights are needed which complicates the device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new mounting dimension (centerline plane) that eliminates the need for counterbalance weights. This dimensional change simplifies the overall device by removing unnecessary components while maintaining the sight mounting function, thereby reducing device complexity without sacrificing ease of manufacture
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AI summary
An archery accessory, such as an archery sight, may attach to a riser of a bow along a centerline plane of the riser. This positioning may prevent or reduce any change in balance of the bow. The archery sight may include a sight element that may be adjusted in a horizontal direction by a horizontal adjustment system and in a vertical direction by one or more vertical adjustment systems.