Modular Firearm Grip with Interchangeable Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm designs with modular grips are complex and expensive to change, requiring manufacturer intervention, and lack user-friendly options for adjusting size, material, and texture, limiting user customization and recoil reduction.
Innovation Solution
A modular grip system with removable grip panels and a trim ring that allows users to easily change grip size, material, and texture without tools, using beveled surfaces and retaining pins for secure attachment, enabling customization for optimal hand fit and recoil reduction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed grips are used, then manufacturing is simple and reliable, but user customization and recoil reduction are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The grip is divided into modular components: a base grip structure and interchangeable grip panels. Each panel can be independently selected and attached to the base grip, allowing users to customize grip size, material, and texture without changing the entire grip assembly. This segmentation enables customization while keeping the base structure simple and reliable.
2Ease of operation
If manufacturer intervention is required for grip changes, then grip attachment is reliable, but ease of operation and user-friendliness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The grip panel attachment system is designed for user-friendly self-service installation and removal. Grip panels feature tabs that fit into corresponding recesses on the base grip, allowing users to easily attach or detach panels without tools or manufacturer intervention. The design maintains reliable attachment through precise tab-recess fitting while enabling simple user operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If entire grip changes are required for customization, then attachment reliability is maintained, but loss of time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The grip system separates the permanent base grip structure from interchangeable grip panels. Users can quickly swap panels to change grip characteristics without removing or replacing the entire grip assembly. This segmentation dramatically reduces customization time while maintaining the reliability of the base grip attachment to the firearm.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional grip materials are used, then manufacturing is simple, but recoil reduction and user comfort are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The grip panels are made from various materials including rubber, silicone, or other recoil-reducing compounds that can be attached to the base grip. These composite material panels provide recoil reduction and enhanced comfort while the base grip remains a simple structural component. Different material options allow users to select panels based on their specific needs for recoil management and grip comfort.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular grip device for a firearm. The modular grip is designed to be removable from a firearm's frame. The modular grip is designed with recesses on both sides of the grip. Removable panels are designed to fit into the recesses, with a beveled edge securing an edge of each panel to a undercut surface in the modular grip. A trim ring is affixed to an end of the modular grip, with a coaxial hole designed into the grip and trim ring, which is designed to receive a retaining pin.