Low Recoil Firearm With Segmented Counterweights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional low recoil firearms with counterweights do not optimally eliminate the kinetic energy received by the counterweights, leading to suboptimal recoil reduction.
Innovation Solution
A low recoil firearm design featuring two or more counterweights with a stop mechanism to separately stop each counterweight, distributing and eliminating the kinetic energy more effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a single counterweight is used to reduce recoil, then the recoil is reduced to some extent, but the kinetic energy received by the counterweight cannot be optimally eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single counterweight into multiple counterweights (first counterweight and second counterweight) that can independently receive and eliminate kinetic energy. Each counterweight has its own stop mechanism, allowing them to function as separate energy absorption units, thereby optimally eliminating kinetic energy while reducing recoil.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple counterweights are used to distribute kinetic energy, then the recoil is further reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The counterweight system is segmented into multiple independent counterweights, each with its own stop mechanism. This segmentation allows the kinetic energy to be distributed across multiple units, reducing the recoil force while maintaining a manageable level of complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs multiple counterweights that move in opposition to the barrel's recoil motion. Each counterweight acts as an anti-weight element, absorbing kinetic energy and reducing the overall recoil force transmitted to the user, thereby achieving further recoil reduction.
3Loss of energy
If the stop mechanism stops each counterweight separately, then the kinetic energy is more effectively eliminated, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The stop mechanisms are designed to engage with the counterweights at predetermined positions, preparing the system to eliminate kinetic energy at optimal moments. The preliminary positioning of stop mechanisms ensures that when kinetic energy is transmitted, the counterweights are ready to absorb and eliminate it effectively, reducing the need for extremely tight manufacturing tolerances.
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
This design further reduces recoil by distributing the kinetic energy across multiple counterweights and optimizing their stopping mechanism, resulting in a lower recoil experience compared to firearms with a single counterweight.
Implementation Method 1
the kinetic energy of the bullet received by the barrel is transmitted to the counterweight
Implementation Method 2
a stop mechanism for separately stopping each of the counterweights is provided
Data Source
AI summary
A low recoil firearm 1 provided with counterweights 22, the number of counterweights 22a, 22b is two or more, and a kinetic energy of the bullet received by a barrel 11 is transferred and distributed to the counterweights 22a, 22b. A stop mechanism separately stops the counterweights 22a, 22b from each other. Although the kinetic energy transmitted to one counterweight is eliminated in the conventional technology, the kinetic energy distributed to two counterweights 22a, 22b is eliminated in the present invention.