Modular Scope Mount Assembly for Co-Mounted Sights

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mounting options for co-attaching telescopic and reflex sights on firearms often disrupt the cheek weld and cause misalignment between the aiming point and the bullet's trajectory, affecting accuracy and rapid target acquisition at short ranges.

Innovation Solution

A modular scope mount assembly comprising a first and second base, a bridge, scope rings, and an offset adaptor plate, allowing for adjustable eye relief and enhanced elevation adjustment, enabling secure co-mounting of telescopic and reflex sights with improved alignment and usability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a conventional mount is used to co-attach telescopic and reflex sights, then both sights can be mounted on the firearm, but the cheek weld cannot be maintained and misalignment between aiming point and bullet trajectory occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveco-mounting capabilityVSAvoidalignment precision

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an offset adaptor plate that positions the reflex sight in a different spatial dimension (offset laterally from the scope mounting plane), allowing both sights to be mounted without interfering with cheek weld while maintaining proper alignment with the bore axis

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The offset adaptor plate serves as an intermediary component between the base and the reflex sight, mediating the position of the reflex sight to achieve proper alignment while still allowing co-mounting of both sights

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the reflex sight is positioned at a distance from the bore, then co-mounting is achieved, but significant parabolic travel path difference occurs affecting rapid precise shots

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveco-mounting capabilityVSAvoidrapid target acquisition speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The offset adaptor plate changes the positional parameters of the reflex sight, specifically adjusting the lateral offset distance to optimize the balance between co-mounting capability and maintaining alignment with the bullet's parabolic trajectory for rapid precise shooting

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Device complexity

If a fixed mount configuration is used, then assembly is simple, but eye relief adjustment is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemount structure complexityVSAvoideye relief adjustability

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The bridge is designed with movable components that allow dynamic adjustment of the scope's vertical position and elevation, enabling the user to adjust eye relief while maintaining a relatively simple overall mount structure through modular design

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9441915B2Modular scope mount assembly

Publication Date: 2016.09.13 UNITY TACTICAL LLC

AI summary

Implementations of a modular scope mount assembly are provided. In some implementations, the modular scope mount assembly may be used to secure a telescopic sight to a firearm (e.g., a rifle and/or a carbine). In some implementations, the modular scope mount assembly may be used to co-mount a telescopic sight and a reflex sight to a firearm. In some implementations, the modular scope mount assembly may be configured to place a reflex sight on the right side and/or left side of a co-mounted telescopic sight. In some implementations, the modular scope mount assembly may be configured to allow a user to change (increase or decrease) the eye relief between the user and the co-mounted reflex sight(s).