Detachable Mount with Integrated Control for Weapon Accessories
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic weapon accessories lack customizable mounting and control configurations, which limits user flexibility and safety, particularly for devices like flashlights and lasers that require precise placement and operation on firearms.
Innovation Solution
A detachable mount system with integrated control apparatus that can be reversed or replaced, allowing for various mounting orientations and control interfaces, including mating electrical contacts and waterproofing, to accommodate different electronic accessories on firearms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If accessories are mounted using fixed clamp arrangements on dovetail rails, then mounting stability is improved, but user customization and flexibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a clamp assembly that attaches to the dovetail rail and an accessory holder that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the clamp to provide stable fixed mounting while the holder enables user customization of accessory position and orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount includes adjustable elements such as movable clamps and repositionable accessory holders that allow users to dynamically change mounting positions, orientations, and configurations while maintaining secure attachment to the rail system.
2Device complexity
If control apparatus is integrated into the accessory housing, then device simplicity is improved, but mounting flexibility and control customization are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus is extracted from the accessory housing and placed in a separate, independently mountable position. This allows the accessory to be mounted in optimal locations for its function while controls are positioned where they are most accessible to the user, enhancing both flexibility and customization.
3Measurement precision
If electronic accessories require precise placement on specific rail locations, then operational effectiveness is improved, but ease of reconfiguration is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates pre-positioned clamp locations and adjustable holders that guide users to precise mounting positions without requiring complex measurement or alignment procedures. The design inherently directs the accessory to the correct placement while maintaining easy adjustability.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic weapon accessory system includes an electronic weapon accessory, such as a light, and a detachable mount with an integrated control switch. The electronic weapon accessory includes an electronic component, such as an LED, and a power source disposed within a housing. The electronic component and the battery are electrically connected with a circuit having electrical contacts exposed on an outer surface of the housing. The mount has a body with a clamp structure, a dome switch disposed on an outer surface of the mount body and a circuit having electrical contacts exposed on the outer surface of the mount body. Fasteners removably secure the mount body and accessory housing in assembled relation. When the electronic weapon accessory and mount are assembled, the accessory electrical contacts physically and electrically engaging the mount electrical contacts to complete an electronic control circuit and provide integrated control and operation of the electronic accessory.