Rangefinder Alignment Mechanism for Fixed Sight Shooting Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rangefinders used with shooting devices face complexity and time delays in aligning with fixed sights, which can result in missed targets due to additional movement and adjustment requirements, especially in archery where non-linear trajectories are common.
Innovation Solution
A rangefinder system that includes a mounting mechanism with a universal ball joint and adjustable components, allowing for precise alignment with fixed sights on shooting devices, using visible or non-visible alignment mechanisms like lasers or peep tubes, and a pressure pad activator for convenient operation, enabling quick and accurate range measurement and alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a moveable sight indicator with linear actuator is used to provide ballistic adjustment, then range measurement accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases and alignment time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the moveable sight indicator mechanism and replaces it with a fixed sight. Instead of moving the sight to match range changes, the system uses a fixed sight combined with ballistic calculation algorithms that process range data to determine appropriate aim points, thereby eliminating the complex linear actuator mechanism while maintaining measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical linear actuator system with an electronic/computational approach. The fixed sight remains stationary while a processor calculates ballistic compensation based on range measurements, substituting mechanical movement with computational processing to achieve the same functional outcome
2Adaptability or versatility
If a moveable sight indicator is used for ballistic adjustment, then range adaptation is improved, but alignment time increases causing target loss
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-calculating ballistic compensation data for various ranges and storing it in memory. When a range measurement is taken, the system quickly retrieves the pre-computed compensation values rather than performing complex real-time calculations or mechanical adjustments, significantly reducing alignment time while maintaining adaptability across different ranges
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the time-consuming mechanical adjustment process with instant electronic retrieval of pre-calculated ballistic data. The fixed sight combined with rapid data lookup eliminates the delay inherent in mechanical actuator systems, enabling the shooter to quickly adapt to different ranges without losing the target
3Device complexity
If traditional fixed sights are used, then device simplicity is maintained, but ballistic compensation capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the fixed sight multi-functional by combining it with a processor that performs ballistic calculations. The same fixed sight structure serves both as a simple mechanical reference and as part of a sophisticated ballistic compensation system, eliminating the need for separate moveable adjustment mechanisms while retaining elevation compensation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a computational model that copies and processes range measurement data to generate ballistic compensation values. Instead of physically moving the sight to compensate for elevation, the system creates a computational representation of the required adjustment and uses this data to guide the shooter's aim point, maintaining simplicity while achieving precision
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system allows for rapid and accurate alignment of the rangefinder with fixed sights on shooting devices, enhancing precision and reducing the likelihood of missing targets by simplifying the alignment process and maintaining alignment during use.
Implementation Method 1
a mounting mechanism 40 that attaches the rangefinder 50 to the shooting device 10
Implementation Method 2
mounting mechanism with a universal ball joint and adjustable components, allowing for precise alignment
Implementation Method 3
visible or non-visible alignment mechanisms like lasers or peep tubes
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present concept are directed to a rangefinder that can be aligned to a fixed sight on a shooting device so that a range can be accurately taken that corresponds to a fixed sight that is used to align the shooting device to a target. Other embodiments of this concept provide methods of aligning the rangefinder to the fixed sight of the shooting device.