Firearm Guide Modular Electrical System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm guides lack versatility in their electrical components, often having a single electric channel suitable only for low-speed data transmission, which does not align with the technological capabilities of modern accessory devices.
Innovation Solution
A guide for firearms with a modular electrical system featuring multiple contact points and systems for high-speed data transmission, including primary and secondary electrical systems, along with a management apparatus for signal control and power exchange, ensuring compatibility with STANAG AEP-90 standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single electric channel is used in the guide, then the guide structure remains simple and compliant with STANAG AEP-90 standards, but the electrical versatility is limited and cannot support high-speed data transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical system is segmented into multiple independent channels: a first electrical channel for low-speed data transmission and a second electrical channel for high-speed data transmission. This segmentation allows each channel to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system versatility without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide is designed with multi-functional electrical capabilities by incorporating both low-speed and high-speed data transmission channels within a single STANAG AEP-90 compliant structure. This enables the guide to support diverse accessory devices with different electrical requirements, achieving universality across multiple communication protocols and speeds.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electrical channels are added to support high-speed data transmission, then electrical versatility improves, but the guide complexity increases and may conflict with STANAG AEP-90 geometric requisites
Solution Approach 1:
The multiple electrical channels are arranged in a vertical stacking configuration within the guide body, utilizing the depth dimension rather than expanding the horizontal footprint. This allows high-speed and low-speed channels to coexist within the same STANAG AEP-90 geometric envelope, maintaining compliance while achieving enhanced data transmission capabilities.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a modular electrical system with multiple contacts is implemented, then compatibility with various accessory devices improves, but the manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical contacts are segmented into distinct groups corresponding to different functional channels (power, low-speed data, high-speed data). Each contact group is independently configurable, allowing manufacturers to produce guides with different electrical capabilities by activating or deactivating specific contact groups, thereby managing manufacturing complexity while maintaining versatility.
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AI summary
A guide (1) for a firearm (500) mechanically and electrically engageable by an accessory device (900). The guide (1) comprises a coupling body (2) provided with two rows of teeth (21, 22) and, between them, an interaction surface (25), identifying a plurality of interaction modules (250) comprising a pair of main holes (251) and a secondary hole (252). The guide (1) comprises an electronic group (3) comprising an electronic board (31) and a plurality of electrical contacts (30) divided into a plurality of main pairs of electrical contacts (301) housed in the main pairs of holes (251) and a plurality of secondary pairs of electrical contacts (302) each housed in its respective secondary hole (252). The guide (1) comprises a switch group (4), operationally connected to electrical contacts (301, 302), suitable for moving them between an inactive position and an active position upon the action of the accessory group (900) which is thus electrically connected.