Embedded Laser Sight in Accessory Rail Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Laser sights mounted on firearms often experience significant targeting errors due to offset from the barrel, and existing mounting methods expose the sights to jarring and encumber handling, especially at shorter distances.
Innovation Solution
Embedding laser sights within accessory mounts, such as dovetail or Picatinny rails, to minimize offset, protect from jarring, and reduce encumbrance, while maintaining the mounts' functionality and size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If laser sights are mounted externally on firearms using conventional accessory mounts or adapters, then the laser sights can be attached to firearms, but the sights are offset from the barrels resulting in significant targeting errors at close distances
Solution Approach 1:
The laser sight is embedded within the accessory mount structure itself, nesting the sighting device inside the mounting component. This eliminates the need for separate external mounting and reduces the offset distance from the barrel, thereby improving targeting accuracy at close ranges.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the laser sight and the accessory mount into a single integrated unit. By merging these two components, the laser sight is positioned closer to the barrel while the mount maintains its ability to attach to the firearm and support other accessories.
2Reliability
If laser sights are mounted externally on firearms, then the sights can be attached, but the sights are exposed to jarring and can encumber the handling or operation of firearms
Solution Approach 1:
By nesting the laser sight within the accessory mount, the sight is protected from external jarring and impacts. The mount structure acts as a protective enclosure, reducing the risk of damage while maintaining a compact profile that does not encumber firearm handling.
Solution Approach 2:
The integration of the laser sight into the accessory mount creates a unified structure that is more robust and better protected against jarring. The combined unit reduces the number of separate components that could interfere with firearm operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If accessory mounts such as Picatinny rails are used to mount laser sights, then the sights can be attached and transferred between firearms, but the mounts offset the laser sights from the barrels by the space occupied by the rails and attachments
Solution Approach 1:
The laser sight is merged with the accessory mount into a single integrated component. This allows the assembly to be attached to standard firearm mounts while positioning the laser sight much closer to the barrel, reducing the offset caused by separate mounting structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The laser sight is nested within the accessory mount structure, allowing the combined unit to attach to standard firearm interfaces while minimizing the distance from the barrel. The nesting approach maintains adaptability to different firearms while reducing offset.
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 approach reduces targeting errors, protects the laser sights, and enhances handling by positioning them closer to the barrel without increasing the mount's size or interfering with accessory functionality.
Implementation Method 1
laser sights emit beams that are directed along the expected flight paths of projectiles
Data Source
AI summary
A laser sight is embedded in a mounting rail otherwise used for attaching accessories to small arms discharge devices such as pistols or rifles. The mounting rail has a transverse profile that extends along an axis of the mounting rail for engaging mating features of the accessories. The laser sight is located at least partly within the transverse profile of the mounting rail and has a sighting axis that extends substantially parallel to the axis of the mounting rail.