Archery Bow Stabilizer With Quick-Lock Adjustable Weights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Adjusting weights in archery bow stabilizers can be difficult or inconvenient, necessitating a need for designs that allow for fast and easy addition or subtraction of weight.
Innovation Solution
A stabilizer design featuring a bar with mounts and weights connected via couplers and locking mechanisms, allowing weights to be easily added or removed through a locking member that applies force to maintain tension and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional weight adjustment methods are used in stabilizers, then weights can be added or removed, but the adjustment process is difficult and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer system is divided into modular components: a bar with mount, interchangeable weights, couplers, and locking members. Each weight can be independently adjusted by removing one component and attaching another, enabling easy customization without complex internal mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupler features a nested structure with a receptacle that receives a protrusion from the weight, while also containing a locking mechanism. The locking member fits within the coupler assembly, creating a compact nested design that simplifies the overall adjustment mechanism.
2Stability of the object's composition
If weights are spaced apart from the bow using stabilizers, then bow stability is improved, but the system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer system allows dynamic adjustment of weight positions and magnitudes. Archers can quickly change weight configurations during different shooting conditions, making the stability system adaptable rather than fixed, thereby managing complexity through flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is designed to be self-contained within the coupler assembly, requiring no external tools or complex operations. The locking member simply needs to be inserted and engaged with the receptacle to secure the weight, making the system self-sufficient and easy to operate.
3Reliability
If a locking mechanism is added to secure weights, then weight stability is improved, but the adjustment process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The locking function is extracted as a separate, dedicated component (the locking member) rather than being integrated into the main weight or coupler body. This separation allows the locking mechanism to be simple and focused on its single function of securing the weight to the bar.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupler acts as an intermediary component between the weight and the bar. It provides the receptacle that receives the weight's protrusion and houses the locking mechanism, mediating the connection and simplifying the overall assembly by centralizing the locking function in one location.
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AI summary
In some embodiments, an archery stabilizer comprises a bar arranged to engage an archery bow. A mount is supported by the bar. The mount comprises a receptacle. A weight is supported by the mount. The weight comprises a coupler engaged with the receptacle.