Quick Disconnect Muzzle Device Coupling via Rotating Clutch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing quick disconnect systems for muzzle devices on firearms are complex and lack a seamless, efficient mechanism for secure attachment and detachment, often requiring multiple steps and tools, which can be cumbersome and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A quick disconnect system comprising a receiver with a central bore, outer bearing surface, and collar, combined with a clutch assembly featuring a locking lug mount, clutch ring, spring, and retainer ring, allowing for easy attachment and detachment by rotating the receiver relative to the clutch assembly, with the spring providing tension for secure locking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing quick disconnect systems are used, then muzzle devices can be attached and detached, but the systems are complex and require multiple steps and tools
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into distinct functional components: a receiver with bearing surfaces and teeth, a clutch assembly with locking lugs and channels, and a spring mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while simplifying the overall attachment and detachment process.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded clutch assembly automatically engages and disengages the locking lugs with receiver teeth through rotational motion alone, without requiring additional tools or manual intervention. The system serves itself by using the rotational motion to both lock and unlock the muzzle device.
2Productivity
If existing quick disconnect systems are used, then muzzle devices can be attached and detached, but the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The clutch assembly incorporates a spring-loaded mechanism that dynamically responds to rotational motion, automatically engaging locking lugs during attachment and disengaging them during detachment. This dynamic system enables rapid operation without manual intervention at each step.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring is pre-loaded to provide tension that automatically drives the locking lugs into engagement with receiver teeth when rotation begins, and automatically releases them when rotation reverses. This preliminary spring tension eliminates the need for manual locking actions during operation.
3Ease of operation
If existing quick disconnect systems are used, then muzzle devices can be attached and detached, but the mechanism lacks a seamless, efficient design
Solution Approach 1:
The locking and releasing functions are merged into a single rotational motion of the receiver relative to the clutch assembly. The same rotation that secures the muzzle device through locking lugs also provides the mechanism for release when reversed, creating a seamless operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The clutch assembly serves multiple functions: it provides locking through engaging lugs, securing through spring tension, and releasing through reverse rotation. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate mechanisms for each operation, simplifying the overall system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and secure attachment and detachment of muzzle devices with a simple, intuitive mechanism, reducing the complexity and time required for installation and removal, while ensuring a secure fit.
Implementation Method 1
a spring providing tension for secure locking
Data Source
AI summary
A quick disconnect system for muzzle devices having a receiver and a clutch assembly. The receiver has a central bore, outer bearing surface, threaded region, tapered shoulder, collar and a plurality of receiver teeth. The receiver teeth are situated around an inner perimeter of a rear-most edge of a third section of the central bore of the receiver. The clutch assembly includes a locking lug mount, clutch ring, spring, and retainer ring. The locking lug mount has a central bore with a non-threaded portion and a threaded portion. A plurality of locking lugs are situated around an outside perimeter of a central portion of the locking lug mount, and each of the locking lugs is configured to fit between two adjacent receiver teeth. The spring is situated between the clutch ring and the retainer ring.