Reflex Sight Mount With Direct Slide Interface Against Loosening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern reflex sights on firearms become loose or dislodged due to the movement of the slide during repetitive use, affecting the secure mounting and performance.
Innovation Solution
A target sight is mounted directly onto the pistol slide with multiple interface points, including a front lip, rear landing, and index pins, secured by a fastening screw, eliminating the need for a separate mounting plate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate mounting plate is used to secure the reflex sight to the slide, then the sight can be mounted and adjusted, but the mounting plate becomes loose or dislodged due to repetitive slide movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the mounting plate function directly into the reflex sight housing by providing a mounting surface formed as an integral portion of the sight housing. This eliminates the separate mounting plate component that becomes loose, while maintaining the ability to secure the sight to the slide through direct attachment features on the housing itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the mounting function into multiple attachment points distributed across the sight housing, including a first attachment point on the upper surface and a second attachment point on the lower surface. This distribution prevents loosening by creating multiple secure anchor points that resist the repetitive movement forces.
2Reliability
If the reflex sight is securely mounted to prevent movement, then aiming accuracy is maintained, but the mounting system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple mounting functions into the single reflex sight housing structure. The housing itself provides the mounting surface and attachment points, eliminating the need for separate mounting plates and screws. This integrated approach maintains secure mounting for accurate aiming while reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The reflex sight housing serves its own mounting function through the integrated mounting surface and attachment points built into the housing structure. The sight essentially mounts itself to the slide without requiring external mounting components, simplifying the overall system while ensuring stable, accurate positioning.
3Reliability
If multiple attachment points are used to prevent loosening, then the sight remains secure during repetitive use, but the mounting process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple attachment points into the integrated housing structure, where the first and second attachment points are formed as part of the housing itself rather than requiring separate components. This integration maintains mounting stability against repetitive use while simplifying the assembly process, as the attachment points are already built-in and require no additional parts or complex assembly steps.
Data Source
AI summary
A target sight for a firearm includes a lip on a front end of the target sight configured to be inserted into a mating slot of a receiving portion of the firearm, a bottom surface configured to interface with the receiving portion of the firearm, a first feature extending from the bottom surface configured to interface with the receiving portion of the firearm, a second feature extending from the bottom surface configured to interface with the receiving portion of the firearm, a rear landing on a rear end of the target sight opposite the front end, an iron sight configured to sit on the rear landing, and at least one fastener structured to clamp the rear landing between the iron sight and the firearm, thereby securing the target sight to the firearm.