Combined Reflex Laser Sight with Co-Aligned Iron Sights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing projectile weapon sights, including reflex and laser sights, require time-consuming alignment processes due to their offset from the barrel axis and differing trajectories of emitted beams and projectiles, and iron sights are typically not co-aligned with precision sights, necessitating separate bore sighting.
Innovation Solution
A combined reflex and laser sight integrated with iron sights on a single laser bench, allowing for simultaneous bore sighting of all three components, with adjustment assemblies for precise alignment along both vertical and horizontal axes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If reflex and laser sights are mounted separately from iron sights, then each sight can be independently adjusted, but the alignment process becomes time-consuming and complex requiring separate bore sighting for each sight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the reflex sight, laser sight, and iron sights into a single integrated assembly mounted on one barrel. This merging allows all three sights to be bore-sighted simultaneously through a single alignment process, eliminating the need for separate adjustment procedures for each sight type and significantly reducing the overall time required for alignment.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated sight assembly serves multiple functions by incorporating different types of sights (reflex, laser, and iron sights) into a single unit that can be adjusted and aligned together. This multi-functional design allows the system to provide various aiming options while maintaining a single alignment reference point, simplifying the bore-sighting process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If iron sights are not co-aligned with precision sights, then each sight can be adjusted independently, but the user must perform separate bore sighting procedures for each sight type
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the iron sights with the precision sights (reflex and laser sights) into a single integrated assembly, the patent eliminates the complexity of performing separate bore-sighting procedures for each sight type. The unified structure ensures that all sights are co-aligned by definition, reducing the alignment procedure to a single process while maintaining the ability to adjust each component within the integrated system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sights are mounted on the weapon, then the user has multiple aiming options, but the horizontal and vertical alignment must be performed for each sight separately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sight types (iron sights, reflex sight, and laser sight) into a single integrated assembly that shares a common mounting structure and alignment reference. This allows the user to benefit from multiple aiming options while requiring only a single bore-sighting procedure to align all sights simultaneously, significantly reducing the time investment compared to separate alignment of each sight type.
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
This integration simplifies the alignment process, ensuring that all sights are co-aligned with the weapon's barrel, reducing the time required for bore sighting and maintaining alignment across various shooting conditions, including changes in distance, ammunition types, and firing positions.
Implementation Method 1
Laser sights are also known and comprise one or more laser devices configured to emit a laser beam onto a target for the purpose of aiding the user in aiming the barrel of a firearm or other weapon
Implementation Method 2
The lens assembly contains a reflective coating or film that reflects light from the light source along the viewing axis of the lens so that the viewer sees both the target field of view and projected reticle image superimposed thereon
Data Source
AI summary
A combined reflex and laser sighting device with co-aligned iron sights is provided. In one aspect, the laser elements are co-aligned with each other, the reflex sight is co-aligned with the laser elements, and the iron sights are then co-aligned with the reflex sight and lasers, such that both the reflex sight, laser sight, and iron sights can all be calibrated or boresighted to a weapon together in a single operation. In another aspect, one or more laser elements are mounted to a laser bench and aligned with a reflex sight and iron sights attached to the laser bench. In yet another aspect, a plurality of laser elements are provided on the laser bench and are co-aligned with each other, the reflex sight, and the iron sights. In yet another aspect, an elevation adjustment apparatus for a laser sight includes selectable primary and secondary adjustment assemblies.