Muzzle Booster Blast Chamber and Taper Lock Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current muzzle accessories and mounting methods for firearms do not effectively regulate firearm discharge gases, suppress sound and flash signatures, and adjust cyclic rates efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A muzzle booster apparatus comprising a shroud and core with a blast chamber, venting ports, and a taper lock mounting system that includes a shroud with a conical segment and a core with a receptacle and screw thread, allowing for secure attachment to the firearm barrel and modulation of discharge gases to reduce recoil and adjust cyclic rates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional muzzle accessories are used with shims or crush washers, then mounting is simple, but gas regulation effectiveness is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The muzzle device is divided into separate components: a muzzle brake body, a booster section, and a mounting system with distinct timing features. This segmentation allows for independent optimization of each component's function while maintaining overall effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
A timing feature acts as an intermediary element between the muzzle device and barrel, providing precise gas regulation without requiring complex internal mechanisms within the muzzle device itself. The timing feature mediates the interaction between discharge gases and the muzzle device components.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If discharge gases are not effectively regulated, then device structure is simple, but sound and flash signature suppression is inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
Different sections of the muzzle device have specialized functions: the muzzle brake portion addresses recoil, the booster section manages gas pressure, and specific ports and passages are positioned to control sound and flash signatures. Each local region is optimized for its specific function rather than using a uniform structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes three-dimensional gas flow management with vertical and horizontal ports, internal passages, and external contours that redirect gases in multiple directions. This multi-dimensional approach to gas regulation achieves comprehensive suppression without requiring excessive structural complexity.
3Productivity
If cyclic rate adjustment mechanism is added, then firearm performance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The timing feature incorporates adjustable elements that allow the operator to modify gas regulation characteristics dynamically. This enables cyclic rate adjustment without requiring a completely separate complex control system, as the adjustment is integrated into the mounting structure itself.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The muzzle booster effectively suppresses sound and flash signatures, reduces recoil, and adjusts the cyclic rate of firearms by modulating discharge gases, enhancing operational reliability and accuracy.
Implementation Method 1
a blast chamber (124) defined by the shroud (14) and the core (16) wherein the blast chamber (124) may be configured and dimensioned to modulate a pressure wave produced by exhaust gases
Implementation Method 2
The bore (60) may have an inner diameter (D6) that ranges from approximately 0.238 inches and approximately 0.280 inches
Implementation Method 3
a taper lock mounting system that includes a shroud with a conical segment and a core with a receptacle and screw thread, allowing for secure attachment to the firearm barrel
Implementation Method 4
The core (16) may include a receptacle (56) for receiving the muzzle (44) of a firearm, a venting port (96) disposed adjacent to the receptacle (56)
Data Source
AI summary
A muzzle booster or similar device for regulating firearm discharge gases from an autoloading firearm is disclosed. The muzzle booster may include a shroud and an interior component. The interior component may include a blast baffle that is configured and dimensioned to provide internal and external geometries such that exhaust pressure within the gas system is extended as a function of time to increase the overall minimum pressure impulse from the gas system into the operating mechanism of the host firearm. The blast baffle or interior component may be of M baffle type, K baffle type, or other baffle design, including monocore designs, or baffle designs integrated into monocore designs. The shroud and the interior component may cooperate with the barrel of the host firearm to form a taper lock system for securing the muzzle booster or device to the host firearm barrel.