Dual-Plane Split Scope Mount for Ambidextrous Accessory Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current scope mounts lack ambidextrous modularity for accessory attachments, limiting their ability to support a wide range of optical and night vision devices, and often require dismounting the primary scope for secondary sighting system integration.
Innovation Solution
A dual-plane split ring design with vertically offset splits and multiple accessory mounting surfaces allows for ambidextrous compatibility, enabling the mounting of various secondary optics and devices without requiring scope removal, with interfaces at 270°, 315°, 0°, 45°, and 90° positions relative to the rifle scope.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional fixed scope mount design is used, then the mounting structure is simple and robust, but it lacks versatility for mounting multiple types of accessories and cannot support ambidextrous configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The scope mount is divided into multiple segments: a base mount, removable accessory plates, and interchangeable ring assemblies. Each component can be independently configured or replaced, allowing the system to adapt to different accessory types and mounting configurations without redesigning the entire mount structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The base mount incorporates multiple pre-configured mounting surfaces and attachment points that can accommodate various accessory types (optics, lights, lasers, night vision devices). The universal interface design allows a single base mount to serve multiple functions by simply changing the accessory plates or ring assemblies.
2Adaptability or versatility
If accessory mounting surfaces are added to the scope mount, then versatility for mounting secondary optics is improved, but the structural integrity and one-piece integrity of the mount is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Accessory mounting functionality is segmented into separate removable plates that attach to the base mount. This allows the accessory surfaces to be added or removed without affecting the core structural integrity of the base mount itself. The base mount remains a stable, unified structure while gaining accessory capabilities through modular attachments.
Solution Approach 2:
The accessory plates are designed to merge with the base mount through precise fitting interfaces, creating a unified structural assembly when attached. This merging approach maintains the one-piece integrity of the overall mount system while incorporating additional accessory surfaces, as the plates become integral parts of the mounted configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the scope mount supports only offset capability, then lateral accessory mounting is enabled, but top-mounted devices such as night vision devices and laser aimers cannot be supported
Solution Approach 1:
The mount system transitions from a single-plane offset mounting approach to a multi-dimensional mounting capability. The base mount includes surfaces oriented in multiple dimensions (top, side, angled surfaces), allowing accessories to be mounted at various positions and orientations. This dimensional expansion enables support for top-mounted devices like night vision devices and laser aimers while maintaining the original offset mounting capability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If diagonally split ring interface is used, then accessory mounting points are provided, but the clamping screws occupy the top left 45-degree quadrant leaving missing interfacing geometry for ideal 180 degree pattern
Solution Approach 1:
The ring assembly is segmented into separate components with distinct functions: the main ring body provides the structural interface, while accessory mounting surfaces are provided on separate attachable plates. This segmentation allows the clamping screw locations to be optimized for secure mounting while accessory interfaces are provided on the plates in positions that achieve the ideal 180-degree pattern for ambidextrous functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A sight mount for firearms includes a pair of sight rings each including a top ring half joined to a base ring half at interfacing surfaces. The interfacing surfaces define a first split and a second split, each disposed along horizontal planes that are vertically offset from one another. The pair of sight rings define an internal bore for supporting a riflescope. The offset split interface allows a plurality of planar attachment surfaces to be integrated for ambidextrous mounting of accessories.