Removable Eye Cover for Spotting Scopes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for reducing eye fatigue when using spotting scopes or similar devices are either uncomfortable, incompatible with various scope products, or excessively costly, failing to effectively block light from the unused eye.
Innovation Solution
A removably attachable eye cover system with a scope attachment portion, adjustment portion, and eye cover portion, featuring an arched eyepiece coupler with an adjustable elastic band, a hingedly coupled shaft, and a magnetically attachable hood that adjusts to fit any user and scope size, ensuring comfortable use and effective light blocking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If an eye patch with elastic around the head is used, then light blocking is achieved, but comfort deteriorates and ease of operation worsens due to removal difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The eye cover system is divided into separate components: an eye cover portion, a scope attachment portion, and an adjustment portion. This segmentation allows the eye cover to be easily detached from the scope when needed, providing both light blocking when attached and ease of removal when detached, resolving the contradiction between secure light blocking and easy operation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a blinder clipped onto a hat is used, then light blocking is achieved, but adaptability deteriorates as it requires hat wear and does not seal off the eye
Solution Approach 1:
The scope attachment portion is designed with an adjustable elastic band and coupling mechanism that can attach to various scope types and sizes. The eye cover portion can be adjusted to fit different eye positions, making the system universally applicable to different users and scope products without requiring hats or other additional accessories.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If two lenses for both eyes (binocular style) are added to a spotting scope, then light blocking is achieved, but device complexity increases and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adding complex binocular lenses to the scope, the invention extracts the light blocking function into a separate eye cover component. This removes the complexity of integrating lenses while maintaining the light blocking function, as the eye cover simply blocks light from the unused eye without requiring additional optical elements.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If two lenses for both eyes are added to a spotting scope, then light blocking is achieved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates due to additional lenses and assembly requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the light blocking function into an independent eye cover component rather than integrating it into the scope. This segmentation allows the eye cover to be manufactured separately using simpler processes (molded plastic or fabric) without requiring precision optical manufacturing or complex assembly, significantly improving ease of manufacture while maintaining effective light blocking.
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 eye cover system provides relief from eye fatigue by securely blocking light from the unused eye, is adjustable to fit any user and scope, and is cost-effective, making it suitable for extended use without the need for additional lenses or cumbersome accessories.
Implementation Method 1
The adjustable hood attachment is hingedly coupled to the slidably adjustable coupler and magnetically coupleable to a removably attachable hood that covers the user's unused eye
Implementation Method 2
The eyepiece coupler attaches to the eyepiece of the spotting scope via an adjustable elastic band
Data Source
AI summary
The eye cover system has a scope attachment portion, an adjustment portion, and an eye cover portion. The scope attachment portion is arched so as to receive a cylindrical eyepiece of a spotting scope. The scope attachment portion couples to the eyepiece via an adjustable elastic band. Further, the scope attachment portion is coupled to a shaft that receives the eye cover portion. The eye cover portion comprises a removably attachable hood with a protrusion that receives the shaft through a slide aperture. In use, the unused eye's view is blocked by the hood.