Firearm Telescopic Sight Mounting System With Angular Tolerance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telescopic sight mounting systems for firearms require complex fitting and re-zeroing during assembly and disassembly, making reproducible mounting and maintenance of the zeroed position challenging.
Innovation Solution
A telescopic sight mounting system with a locking foot and locking mount design that allows for form-fitting contact and secure locking in multiple angular positions, enabling reproducible assembly and disassembly while maintaining the zeroed position, using a locking device with angular tolerance and a swivel joint for easy alignment and adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a traditional hook-on mounting system is used for telescopic sights, then the telescopic sight can be mounted on the firearm, but complex fitting work and manual reworking of mating surfaces are required to achieve exact alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate modular components: a locking foot attached to the telescopic sight and a locking mount fixed to the firearm. These segments can be independently manufactured and assembled, eliminating the need for complex manual fitting of integrated mating surfaces while maintaining precise alignment through the locking mechanism's geometric constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces angular tolerance as a design parameter, allowing the locking foot to be locked in different angular positions (yaw and pitch angles) relative to the locking mount. This parameter change enables alignment compensation without requiring extremely precise manufacturing, thereby reducing mounting system complexity while maintaining sufficient alignment precision for practical use.
2Ease of operation
If a telescopic sight mounting system allows easy separation and reassembly, then the telescopic sight can be disassembled and reassembled without re-zeroing, but the zeroed position may not be maintained reproducibly
Solution Approach 1:
The locking foot is pre-attached to the telescopic sight and the locking mount is pre-fixed to the firearm during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures that the geometric relationship between components is established once, and subsequent assembly/disassembly operations simply engage or disengage the locking mechanism without altering the pre-established alignment, thereby maintaining both ease of operation and position reproducibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces complex mechanical adjustment systems with a locking mechanism that maintains position through geometric constraints and angular tolerance. The locking foot can pivot within defined angular ranges and lock securely at any position, eliminating the need for repeated mechanical adjustments during assembly/disassembly cycles while ensuring reproducible positioning.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the locking foot is secured firmly in position, then the telescopic sight remains stable on the firearm, but adjustment and alignment become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The locking foot is designed with dynamic characteristics, allowing it to pivot freely within defined angular ranges (yaw and pitch) before locking. During alignment, the locking foot can move dynamically to achieve the desired angular position. Once positioned, the locking mechanism engages to provide firm securing. This dynamic design combines ease of alignment with mounting stability.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a telescopic sight mounting system (3) for a firearm for mounting a telescopic sight (2) on the firearm (1) in a desired position, wherein the firearm (1) and/or the telescopic sight (2) are aligned in the desired position in an axial direction A, with a locking foot (8) that can be attached to the telescopic sight (2), and with a locking receptacle (7) that can be fixed to the firearm (1), wherein the locking foot (8) has at least one support area (18) and the locking receptacle (7) has at least one contact area (19), wherein the support area (18) and the contact area (19) provide a positive locking engagement of the locking foot (8) on the locking receptacle (7) in a first radial direction in a contact area (21, 24), wherein the locking foot (8) and the locking receptacle (7) form a locking mechanism which secures the locking foot (8) in the determines that it can be removed in other radial directions.