Multi-focal Lens Aiming Sight for Rapid Target Acquisition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional aiming methods for firearms require aligning spaced apart sights, which are difficult for shooters to judge accurately and can be challenging for short-sighted individuals, and advanced reflex sights offer rapid target acquisition but lack fine-tuning capabilities and obstruct the shooter's view.
Innovation Solution
Aiming sight with a parallax multi-focal lens and light source, creating a complex light signal of a central colored dot and peripheral corona, allowing rapid target acquisition and fine-tuning by aligning the corona around the central point, with options for ambient light use and Tritium vials for night operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional spaced apart sights are used, then the shooter can see both sights and target, but the shooter requires essential skills and time to align the two spaced apart elements accurately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the front sight and rear sight into a single integrated aiming device mounted on the firearm barrel. This unified structure eliminates the need for the shooter to align two separate spaced-apart elements, directly resolving the technical contradiction by combining multiple alignment functions into one reference point.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary optical system that projects a visual indicator (such as a colored dot or light pattern) onto the target or near the target. This intermediary visual cue mediates the alignment process by providing a direct reference that automatically indicates when the firearm is properly aimed, eliminating the need for the shooter to manually judge alignment between two separate sights.
2Ease of operation
If conventional spaced apart sights are used, then the shooter can aim at the target, but the shooter must focus the eye on three different locations which is difficult for short sighted shooters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the proximal sight element from the traditional three-point focusing requirement and integrates it into the firearm-mounted aiming device. By consolidating the sight references and using optical projection, the system reduces the number of distinct focal points the shooter must manage, making it accessible to short-sighted individuals who cannot easily focus on multiple distances simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical requirement of focusing on three separate physical sight elements with an optical projection system that creates a virtual reference point. This substitution transforms the focusing requirement from multiple discrete locations to a single integrated visual indicator, accommodating shooters with limited focusing ability.
3Productivity
If reflex sights are used, then the shooter can rapidly acquire the target, but the optical part of the sight hides a substantial part of the view surrounding the target
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the aiming function from the field-of-view obstruction by mounting the aiming device on the firearm barrel rather than requiring the shooter to look through a large optical component. This segmentation allows the targeting function to be performed through a compact indicator while the shooter maintains an unobstructed view of the surrounding environment through the firearm's natural sights or by looking around the compact aiming device.
4Productivity
If reflex sights are used, then the shooter can see a colored dot on the target, but the system lacks fine-tuning capabilities for accurate shoots
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by incorporating multiple visual indicators with different functions into the aiming device. A primary indicator (such as a colored dot) provides rapid target acquisition, while secondary indicators (such as alignment marks, graduated scales, or additional optical references) provide fine-tuning capabilities. Each local element of the aiming system has a specialized function, allowing both rapid acquisition and precise adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow the shooter to modify the aiming indicators in real-time. This may include adjustable illumination intensity, movable alignment marks, or variable focus capabilities that enable the shooter to rapidly acquire the target with a simple indicator and then dynamically adjust to achieve precise alignment using additional optical references or mechanical adjustment features.
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
Enables rapid and accurate target acquisition with minimal obstruction of the shooter's view, suitable for short-sighted shooters and various firearms, providing both rapid target detection and precise alignment.
Implementation Method 1
a parallax multi focal lens, aligned with the barrel, wherein the lens is optically curved in a way so that the shooter perceives a complex light signal
Implementation Method 2
the lens is optically curved in a way so that the shooter perceives a complex light signal, for example a central colored dot and a peripheral corona around it
Implementation Method 3
a light source such as a light gathering fiber, for example
Data Source
AI summary
An aiming sight for a firearm. The aiming sight includes: a mounting unit; a light gathering fiber; and a parallax multi-focal lens. When aimed at a target, the aiming sight displays to the shooter a complex light signal having a central dot and a peripheral corona around the dot.