Adjustable Firearm Shield for Suppressing Residual Effects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Firearm suppressors fail to completely dampen sound, light, and heat effects during discharge, posing risks to operators and others due to residual vibrational, acoustical, and thermal signatures that can be detected, and often cause burns from direct contact with hot suppressor surfaces.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable sound, light, and heat shield configured to mount on a firearm suppressor, featuring a proximal and distal enclosure with tapered structures and fluidic channels to disperse residual effects, and a compression sleeve with a spring and alignment partition to secure the suppressor, reducing detectable noise, light, and heat emissions while preventing direct heat transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a firearm suppressor is used to dampen sound, light, and heat effects, then the audible noise is reduced to safer levels, but residual vibrational soundwaves and heat signatures remain detectable and can cause burns from direct contact
Solution Approach 1:
The shield is configured to surround the suppressor, creating a nested structure where the suppressor is positioned within the enclosed space of the shield. This nesting arrangement allows the shield to capture and contain the residual vibrational soundwaves and heat signatures generated by the suppressor, preventing them from radiating into the external environment while maintaining the suppressor's primary noise-dampening function
Solution Approach 2:
The shield acts as an intermediary barrier between the suppressor and the external environment. It intercepts the residual vibrational soundwaves and heat signatures before they can escape, serving as a mediating structure that protects operators and bystanders from these harmful residual effects while allowing the suppressor to continue its sound-dampening operation
2Illumination intensity
If the suppressor is designed to absorb and retain heat, then muzzle flash is reduced, but the suppressor surface becomes dangerously hot causing burns from accidental contact
Solution Approach 1:
The shield serves as a thermal intermediary that absorbs and contains the heat generated by the suppressor during operation. By positioning the shield between the hot suppressor surface and the external environment, it prevents direct contact between operators and the dangerously hot suppressor, reducing the risk of burns while maintaining the heat-absorbing function that suppresses muzzle flash
Solution Approach 2:
The shield creates a protective thermal barrier that isolates the hot suppressor from direct contact. This barrier function allows the suppressor to retain the heat necessary for muzzle flash suppression while preventing that same heat from causing burns to operators who may accidentally contact the suppressor during handling
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the suppressor captures and holds expanding blast gases, then sound is dampened, but the suppressor body becomes heated to dangerous levels
Solution Approach 1:
The shield surrounds the suppressor in a nested configuration, creating an additional enclosed space that captures and contains the hot blast gases as they expand within the suppressor. This nested structure allows the suppressor to continue capturing blast gases for sound dampening while the shield contains the resulting heat, preventing it from radiating externally and causing dangerous temperature increases
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively dampens residual sound, light, and heat effects, enhancing operational safety by reducing detectability and preventing burns from hot suppressor surfaces, and allowing for retrofitting on various firearm geometries.
Implementation Method 1
a spring disposed at the distal end of the enclosure and in communication with the alignment partition, the spring adapted to apply a force against the alignment partition in an axial direction
Implementation Method 2
The distal portion includes a tapered structure longitudinally-spaced from the projectile aperture. The tapered structure has a proximal inner diameter that is greater than a distal inner diameter
Implementation Method 3
The tapered structure includes a fluidic channel extending therethrough, the fluidic channel adapted to enable fluid in the chamber to pass through the tapered structure
Implementation Method 4
An adjustable sound, light, and heat shield configured to mount on a firearm suppressor... effectively dampens residual sound, light, and heat effects
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AI summary
A universal firearm shield adapted to attach to a firearm suppressor. Suppressors fail to dampen all of the effects of firearm discharge, leaving behind residual effects that may be noticeable. The shield dampens the residual effects of firearm discharge that are not captured by the suppressor. The residual effects are captured by the shield and dispersed throughout one or more interior chambers. The shield easily, quickly, and securely couples to suppressors of varying geometries due to the slidably adjustable components of the shield. The shield is configured to surround the suppressor and axially align with the suppressor. As such, the muzzle of the firearm axially aligns with the shield, the suppressor, and the barrel for an unobstructed projectile path during discharge.