Integrated Firearm Suppressor With Distributed Baffles for Balance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Suppressors add weight to firearms, affecting balance and shooting accuracy, and existing designs do not effectively reduce noise and flash without increasing the firearm's overall weight.
Innovation Solution
A suppression system with a barrel design featuring varying wall thickness and a suppressor with translating baffles that divert exhaust gas into multiple expansion chambers, reducing weight and noise while maintaining firearm balance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional suppressor is attached to the muzzle end of the barrel, then noise and flash are reduced, but the weight of the firearm increases and balance is adversely affected
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor is divided into multiple modular sections (first suppressor section, second suppressor section, third suppressor section) that can be distributed along the barrel. This segmentation allows the suppression function to be distributed rather than concentrated at the muzzle, reducing the localized weight impact and improving balance while maintaining noise and flash reduction effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The suppressor sections are arranged in a distributed configuration along the length of the barrel rather than being concentrated at the muzzle end. This spatial redistribution changes the weight distribution from a single-point attachment to a distributed arrangement, improving the firearm's balance while achieving suppression.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional suppressor is attached to the muzzle end of the barrel, then noise and flash are reduced, but shooting accuracy and user comfort are negatively affected
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor is divided into multiple modular sections (first suppressor section, second suppressor section, third suppressor section) that can be distributed along the barrel. This segmentation allows the suppression function to be distributed rather than concentrated at the muzzle, reducing the localized weight impact and improving balance while maintaining noise and flash reduction effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The suppressor sections are arranged in a distributed configuration along the length of the barrel rather than being concentrated at the muzzle end. This spatial redistribution changes the weight distribution from a single-point attachment to a distributed arrangement, improving the firearm's balance while achieving suppression.
3Weight of moving object
If the wall thickness of the distal portion of the barrel is reduced, then weight is decreased, but structural strength is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor sections are pre-installed onto the barrel sections before final assembly. The first suppressor section is attached to the first portion of the barrel, the second suppressor section to the second portion, and the third suppressor section to the third portion. This preliminary attachment ensures proper alignment and distribution of suppression components, allowing the use of thinner-walled barrel sections without compromising overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The suppressor sections are distributed at different locations along the barrel (first, second, and third portions) rather than being concentrated at one location. This local distribution of suppression function allows each section to work independently, enabling the use of thinner-walled barrel sections while maintaining sufficient local structural strength at each suppression point.
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
The system effectively reduces noise and muzzle flash without increasing the firearm's weight, preserving balance and shooting accuracy.
Implementation Method 1
a series of expansion chambers that capture and/or redirect the gas and soundwaves expelled from the barrel
Implementation Method 2
a first baffle and a second baffle disposed within the outer body and defining an expansion chamber in fluid communication with the bore
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a suppression system for a firearm, including: a barrel having first and second portions, wherein a wall thickness of the second portion is less than that of the first portion; and an integrally mounted suppressor.