Bow Sight Drop Pin for Extended Range
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bow sights have a limited maximum range due to the size of the front sight housing, which restricts the lowest position of the front sight pin, interfering with arrow flight and limiting targeting distance.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a drop pin that extends below the housing, allowing for adjustable elevation and increased targeting range without interfering with the arrow, using optical fibers for illumination and customizable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the front sight pin is positioned lower to increase targeting range, then the maximum range is improved, but the front sight housing interferes with arrow flight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional planar sight housing to a three-dimensional drop pin configuration. The drop pin extends vertically below the housing in the third dimension, allowing the sighting element to be positioned lower without increasing the horizontal footprint that would interfere with arrow flight. This dimensional change resolves the contradiction by decoupling vertical positioning from horizontal interference.
Solution Approach 2:
The sight system is segmented into distinct components: the housing remains in its original position while the pin is separated and extended downward as a drop pin. This segmentation allows the housing to maintain its structural integrity and the pin to achieve lower positioning independently, resolving the conflict between range extension and arrow flight interference.
2Length of moving object
If the front sight housing size is reduced to allow lower pin position, then the targeting range is improved, but the housing cannot accommodate necessary sighting components
Solution Approach 1:
By extending the pin vertically below the housing rather than reducing housing size, the patent maintains the housing's original dimensions and component accommodation capabilities while achieving lower pin positioning through vertical extension in the third dimension.
3Length of moving object
If a lower pin position is used to extend range, then the maximum distance is improved, but the arrow flight path is blocked by the front sight
Solution Approach 1:
The drop pin configuration uses vertical extension below the housing to achieve lower pin positioning without increasing horizontal width. This keeps the arrow flight path clear while allowing the pin to be positioned at a lower elevation for extended range targeting.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables a 20% to 70% increase in potential target acquisition distance by allowing the drop pin to be positioned lower than the primary pin, without interfering with arrow flight, and adjustable to accommodate different target distances.
Implementation Method 1
using optical fibers for illumination
Data Source
AI summary
A front bow sight may include a housing, one or more primary pins having sighting tips within an opening through the housing, and a drop pin extending below the housing and providing a long range sighting tip below the housing.