Pistol Sight Grip Structure for Slide Racking Traction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weapon sights lack effective grip structures that facilitate easy manipulation of the slide, particularly for pistol users, which can hinder aiming accuracy and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The pistol sight incorporates elastomeric grip pads and ridges on its sides to provide enhanced gripping surfaces, allowing users to easily rack the slide while maintaining aiming accuracy through a combination of elastomeric material and strategically placed ridges that enhance friction and traction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional pistol sights without grip structures are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in gripping and manipulating the slide
Solution Approach 1:
The grip structure is merged with the sight body, combining the aiming function and the gripping function into a single integrated component. The elastomeric grip pads and ridges are incorporated directly onto the sight, eliminating the need for separate gripping devices while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The grip structure applies local quality changes by adding elastomeric material and ridges only to specific areas of the sight where gripping is needed, rather than modifying the entire structure. This localized approach improves ergonomics without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If smooth surfaces are used on the pistol sight, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to reduced friction and traction for gripping
Solution Approach 1:
The surface quality is made non-uniform by adding ridges and elastomeric grip pads to specific gripping areas, creating localized high-friction zones. This allows the majority of the sight to maintain smooth, precisely manufactured surfaces while providing enhanced grip where needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The grip structure uses composite construction by combining rigid sight material with elastomeric grip pads. This composite approach provides both the precision of the rigid base and the high-friction properties of the elastomeric material, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing precision and grip effectiveness.
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 grip features enable users to securely grip and manipulate the slide without losing sight alignment, improving aiming precision and ease of operation.
Implementation Method 1
The grip features enable users to securely grip and manipulate the slide without losing sight alignment, improving aiming precision and ease of operation
Data Source
AI summary
A weapon sight grip and associated components and methods. The weapon sight can be a firearm sight, such as a red dot type sight. The firearm accessory includes a base configured to be connected to a weapon and a sighting portion configured to assist a user in aiming the weapon. The firearm accessory includes grip structure such as an elastomeric pad, ridge, or other structure configured to facilitate a user in gripping the sight, such as to rack a slide on which the sight is mounted.