Composite Telescopic Sight Mount for Thermal-Expansion Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telescopic sight systems face issues with scope size and form factor limitations, compatibility with standard ring sizes, corrosion, misalignment due to thermal expansion, user error in assembly, increased complexity and weight, and failures in mechanical and electronic reticle components.
Innovation Solution
A composite scope body with an integral mount featuring a self-centering mechanism and a transparent, segmented digital display that includes an electroluminescent reticle, integrated with optical components and adjustable through a controller for precise alignment and illumination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional metal scope bodies with separate mounting systems are used, then structural strength and durability are improved, but weight and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the scope body and mounting system into a single integrated unit, eliminating separate mounting rings and bases. This merging reduces the number of components and overall weight while maintaining structural strength through the unified composite construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The scope body is constructed from composite materials that provide high strength-to-weight ratio, offering both structural durability and weight reduction simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between strength and weight.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional separate mounting systems with multiple components are used, then adaptability to different ring sizes is improved, but device complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the mounting system directly into the scope body as a unified structure, the patent eliminates the need for separate mounting rings and bases, thereby reducing device complexity and assembly steps while maintaining adaptability through design features.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated mounting system is designed with universal adaptability to accommodate different ring sizes and configurations, allowing a single unified structure to perform multiple mounting functions without requiring separate specialized components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different materials with different thermal expansion coefficients are used in mounting systems, then material compatibility is improved, but misalignment due to thermal expansion occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses materials with matched thermal expansion coefficients throughout the scope body and mounting system, ensuring homogeneous thermal behavior that prevents differential expansion and maintains alignment precision across temperature variations.
4Ease of manufacture
If multiple separate mounting components are used, then ease of assembly is improved, but corrosion between mating surfaces occurs
Solution Approach 1:
By consolidating the mounting system into an integrated unit with the scope body, the patent eliminates multiple mating surfaces between separate components, thereby preventing corrosion at interfaces while maintaining assembly simplicity through the unified design.
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
The solution provides improved alignment, reduced weight, and enhanced durability by minimizing thermal expansion effects, while ensuring reliable operation and reduced complexity, with the digital reticle offering clear and adjustable aiming points.
Implementation Method 1
The transparent and segmented electroluminescent display may include a thin film substrate produced on an optical or other transparent component within the scope body
Data Source
AI summary
A mount to be permanently bonded to an optical sighting apparatus. The mount includes a mount body having a first end portion and a second end portion with a central axis extending therebetween and formed of a first composite material and configured to be permanently bonded to the optical sighting apparatus. The mount further includes a rail receiver portion for receiving a mounting rail, wherein the rail receiver portion further includes: at least one flat portion forming a plane having a major axis perpendicular to the central axis; a first angled portion located on each end of a minor axis of the flat portion, the first angled portion being capable of receiving a respective angled portion of a receiver portion of the mounting rail; at least one second angled portion intersecting with at least one of the first angled portions; and a clamping portion with a threaded mechanism to clamp the rail receiver portion to the mounting rail.