Modular Firearm Training System With Laser Trigger Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current training tools for firearms lack an economical, noise-free, and effective way to provide feedback on trigger mechanics and muzzle orientation during dry firing, making it difficult for shooters to improve their skills without the recoil and noise of live fire, especially in indoor environments.
Innovation Solution
A modular training system that includes a grip module, trigger module, and laser module, which projects visible lasers to indicate trigger take-up and break, allowing for simulated training of trigger mechanics and muzzle orientation, and can be adjusted to emulate different firearms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If dry firing is used for training, then cost and noise are reduced, but feedback on shot accuracy and trigger mechanics is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a laser module as an intermediary device that projects a laser dot onto the target to simulate the bullet trajectory. This mediator provides visual feedback on muzzle orientation and shot placement without requiring actual ammunition, thus resolving the contradiction between reducing noise/cost and maintaining feedback on shot accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates an optical copy of the bullet's path by projecting a laser beam that follows the same trajectory as an actual round would. This copying approach allows shooters to practice and receive feedback on aim and trigger mechanics without the harmful effects of live fire, while maintaining the essential information about shot placement
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional dry firing is used, then recoil management training is eliminated, but other shooting skills can be practiced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements immediate visual feedback through the laser projection that shows the direct relationship between trigger pressure and muzzle orientation. The laser dot movement on the target provides real-time feedback on trigger control quality, allowing shooters to refine their trigger mechanics without experiencing recoil, thus maintaining training reliability while eliminating harmful recoil exposure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical feedback system of actual bullet impact with an optical feedback system using laser projection. This substitution eliminates the mechanical recoil effect while preserving and even enhancing the feedback mechanism for trigger mechanics training through the visual laser dot position
3Loss of information
If air soft guns are used for training, then projectile feedback is provided, but noise and maintenance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical projectile ejection system of air soft guns with an optical laser projection system. This substitution eliminates noise and maintenance issues associated with BBs and airsoft mechanisms while providing clear visual feedback on muzzle orientation and simulated shot placement through the laser dot on the target
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise feedback on trigger mechanics and muzzle alignment, allowing shooters to improve their skills in a controlled and cost-effective manner, suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and reduces the risk of missed shots by providing visual confirmation of proper technique.
Implementation Method 1
a laser module, which projects visible lasers to indicate trigger take-up and break
Data Source
AI summary
A firearm training tool having a shot indicating system configured to provide a training rifle with a shot indicating laser activated by pressing a trigger rearward.