Powered Sight Mount External Power Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional internally powered sights face limitations in battery size and quantity due to space constraints, which restricts the power storage capacity and operational life, especially with increased power requirements from electronic enhancements.
Innovation Solution
The sight mount provides external power to the sighting system through a ring interface, allowing for increased battery storage capacity and operational life while maintaining a compact design, sealing against moisture, and withstanding environmental shocks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If power supply storage is placed inside the sight, then the sight can be self-contained and portable, but the storage space occupies volume within the sight body and increases the overall size
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply storage is extracted from the sight body and placed in an external mount. The mount contains a receptacle that receives the power supply, allowing the sight to maintain a compact, sealed design while the external mount provides power storage capacity. This separates the power storage function from the sight body volume.
Solution Approach 2:
An external mount serves as an intermediary between the sight and the power supply. The mount includes a receptacle that receives the power supply and makes electrical contact with the sight, enabling power transfer without requiring the power supply to be housed within the sight body itself.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If larger battery storage is placed inside the sight, then operational life is extended, but the sight size and mass increase
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply is extracted from the sight and placed in an external mount. This allows larger battery storage capacity to be provided in the mount without increasing the sight's mass, as the additional weight is borne by the separate mount rather than the sight itself.
3Reliability
If power supply storage is sealed within the sight, then contamination is prevented, but access for recharging or power replacement becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into the sight and the external mount with removable power supply. The sight body remains sealed and protected, while the power supply in the external mount can be independently accessed, removed, and replaced without compromising the sight's sealing.
Solution Approach 2:
The power supply is taken out of the sight body and placed in an external mount with its own access mechanisms. This allows the sight to maintain its sealed, contamination-free environment while the external mount provides easy access for power supply replacement.
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AI summary
A sight mount for use with an electrically powered sight is provided. The sight mount includes a lower portion connectably securable to a mounting surface, an upper portion supportive of the sight and comprising electrodes connectable with sight circuitry and a central portion integrally interposed between the lower and upper portions. The central portion includes a body formed to define a cavity securably receptive of a power supply such that the power supply couples with the electrodes to power the sight.