Offset Laser Sight System for Firearm Targeting Accuracy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional optic sights, whether mounted top, bottom, or side of a firearm or bow, are limited in accuracy across various distances and often interfere with traditional barrel sights, failing to accurately indicate the projectile path due to their fixed mounting positions.
Innovation Solution
A sight system utilizing two offset lasers or cameras that project beams or reticles in a plane with the projectile axis, allowing for accurate targeting at any distance until the projectile drops out of the plane, with the option for divergence to prevent beam overlap and enhance visibility, and the ability to bracket the target without obscuring it.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single optic is mounted on top of the barrel, then the sight can be installed easily, but the optical line is only accurate at two specific distances and projects above or below the projectile path at other distances
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the single optical indication into multiple laser beams (at least two) mounted on opposite sides of the barrel. Each laser projects a beam that, when combined, defines the projectile axis through their separation distance, providing continuous accuracy across all distances rather than limited to two specific ranges.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a single-point optical indication to a multi-dimensional laser beam separation system. The lateral separation distance between lasers creates a new dimensional reference that maintains accuracy across varying distances, effectively adding a spatial dimension to the sighting system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a laser beam is convergent with the projectile axis, then the laser can be mounted offset from the barrel, but the laser beam is only accurate at the point of convergence
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a single convergent laser beam that is accurate only at one point, the invention segments the indication into multiple parallel laser beams separated laterally. This segmentation allows each beam to maintain accuracy across all distances independently, eliminating the single-point convergence limitation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention makes the optical system adaptable to dynamic shooting conditions by using parallel laser beams that maintain their relationship to the projectile axis regardless of distance changes, unlike a fixed convergent beam that only works at one specific distance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a laser beam is parallel to the projectile axis, then the laser can be mounted at various positions, but the laser never fully accurately indicates the location of the projectile path
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses multiple parallel laser beams mounted on opposite sides of the barrel, separated by a specific distance. This segmentation creates a spatial reference system where the separation distance between beams defines the projectile axis, allowing accurate indication at all mounting positions and all distances.
4Ease of operation
If top mounted optics are used, then the sight can be installed on the barrel, but the placement may interfere with the use of the traditional barrel sight
Solution Approach 1:
The invention mounts lasers on opposite sides of the barrel in an asymmetric configuration that does not block the traditional top-mounted sight path. The lateral placement of lasers allows them to function independently without interfering with conventional sighting systems mounted on top of the barrel.
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
The system provides accurate and flexible targeting, allowing users to easily determine the projectile axis and impact point, maintaining accuracy and visibility across distances, and can be used with stationary or moving targets, day or night, and in various orientations, without interfering with other sighting systems.
Implementation Method 1
two offset lasers or cameras that project beams or reticles in a plane with the projectile axis
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a sight system incorporating offset optical components. One embodiment is a sight system supporting multiple laser beams that are used simultaneously. As such, an assembly having two clamps is provided. Each clamp can hold a laser on opposite sides of a firearm barrel. The lasers can be diametrically opposed on the barrel wherein the lasers are in plane with a projectile axis. The lasers can project at the same time to bracket the location on the target of where the projectile hit impact. In another embodiment, the assembly, again with two clamps, is adapted for use with a bow, wherein the clamps support lasers that are in plane with the projectile axis. In another embodiment, the optical component is one or more cameras, wherein reticles can be displayed on a screen to bracket a target.