Muzzle Accessory Mount with Rotational Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing muzzle end firearm accessories often require specific rotational orientations for optimal operation, limiting the flexibility to use multiple accessories alternately or in combination under different firing conditions.
Innovation Solution
A muzzle end accessory mount with a barrel connector and multiple accessory connectors that allow secure, removable attachment to the firearm barrel in axial alignment, enabling accessories to be connected in any rotational orientation about the firing axis, using threads and conical surfaces for precise alignment and a compression element for secure engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a muzzle end accessory is mounted to a firearm barrel in a specific rotational orientation to accomplish a desired effect, then the accessory performs its function optimally, but the flexibility to use multiple accessories alternately or in combination under different firing conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory mount is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate multiple types of muzzle end accessories (silencers, flash hiders, compensators, muzzle brakes) and allows them to be mounted in any rotational orientation. The mount body includes a connector that receives different accessory types without requiring specific timing or rotational alignment, enabling one device to perform multiple functions with different accessories.
2Reliability
If muzzle brakes or compensators are timed to particular rotational orientations to redirect gases in specific directions, then the recoil counteraction or muzzle rise control is optimized, but the device complexity increases due to timing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the mounting function from the accessory function. The accessory mount provides a simple, non-timed interface for attaching accessories, while the accessories themselves (muzzle brakes, compensators) retain their internal timing features. This segmentation allows the mount to be simple and versatile while the accessories maintain their optimized performance characteristics when properly timed by the user.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessories are designed to be mounted alternately or in combination under different firing conditions, then the adaptability improves, but the ease of manufacture decreases due to the need for multiple connector types
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory mount employs a universal connector design that can accommodate multiple accessory types through a single interface. The mount body includes a connector that receives different accessory types (silencers, flash hiders, compensators, muzzle brakes) without requiring different connector designs, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the flexible assembly and operation of various muzzle end accessories, such as silencers, flash hiders, and compensators, in multiple rotational positions, improving firing performance by ensuring secure and precise alignment without affecting the firearm's operation.
Implementation Method 1
A compression element may be compressed between the first accessory and the first accessory connector to enable the first accessory to be rotationally aligned in a multiple rotational orientations about the firing axis of the firearm for the first accessory
Implementation Method 2
The barrel connector includes threads and a conical surface that engage corresponding features of the barrel of the firearm
Implementation Method 3
The barrel connector includes threads and a conical surface that engage corresponding features of the barrel of the firearm
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory mount includes a barrel connector and multiple accessory connectors. The barrel connector removably assembles the accessory mount to the barrel of the firearm in axial alignment with the firing axis of the firearm. The accessory mount includes one or more of the accessory connectors to securely and removably assemble accessories to thereto. The accessory connectors include axial alignment features to axially align accessories with the firing axis and/or rotational alignment features to align the accessory alignment with the firing axis. Accessory connectors also include that enable an accessory to be securely assembled to the accessory mount in different rotational orientations.