Removable Slide Cover for Gun with Ergonomic Grip and Universal Sight Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gun slides are difficult to rack in moist conditions, leading to delayed or failed cartridge loading, and often have fixed aiming sights that are difficult to modify.
Innovation Solution
A slide cover with ergonomic grip features and a system for mounting various types of sight components, including recesses and friction pins for secure coupling with the slide and breech block, facilitating easier slide racking and adaptable sight configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional gun slides are used, then the structure is simple, but the slide is difficult to rack in moist conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The slide is divided into two separate components: a slide body and a slide cover. The slide cover is removable and can be detached to expose the slide aperture, allowing direct access to the cartridge chamber. This segmentation enables the user to rack the slide body independently of the cover, significantly improving ease of operation and reliability in moist conditions where the cover might otherwise hinder racking.
Solution Approach 2:
The slide cover is extracted as a separate, removable component from the traditional integrated slide design. By taking out the cover portion, the design allows the slide body to be operated independently, eliminating the problem of difficult racking in moist conditions while maintaining the protective and ergonomic functions of the cover when attached.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed aiming sights are used, then the structure is simple, but the sights are difficult to modify
Solution Approach 1:
The slide cover incorporates universal sight mounting capabilities that can accommodate multiple types of sights (fixed sights, adjustable sights, red dot sights, holographic sights). The cover includes integrated mounting features such as dovetail rails or Picatinny rails that provide a standardized interface for various sight configurations, enabling the same base design to support diverse sight options without increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sight mounting system is merged directly into the slide cover structure rather than being a separate attachment. The cover integrates mounting rails, adjustment mechanisms, and sight bases as unified components, allowing multiple sight types to be mounted on a single platform. This merging approach provides adaptability for different sight configurations while maintaining structural simplicity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a removable slide cover is used, then sight adaptability is improved, but the coupling mechanism must be reliable
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism uses localized friction pins positioned at specific critical points where mechanical strength is most needed. These friction pins create high-strength friction-based connections between the slide cover and slide body at the aperture interface and sight mounting interface, providing reliable coupling exactly where required while maintaining overall design simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The friction pins are pre-positioned within recesses of the slide cover and slide body before final assembly. This preliminary positioning ensures proper alignment and engagement of the coupling mechanism, guaranteeing reliable strength of coupling from the moment the cover is attached to the slide, while allowing the cover to remain removable for sight adjustments.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides systems and techniques that can be implemented in a gun. The gun may include or be coupled with a slide cover. The slide cover may include a first slide cover recess along a latitudinal axis of the slide cover, the first slide cover recess comprising a first cavity of a first portion of the slide cover and a first cavity of a second portion of the slide cover. The slide cover may include a second slide cover recess along the latitudinal axis of the slide cover, the second slide cover recess comprising a second cavity of the first portion of the slide cover and a second cavity of the second portion of the slide cover. The slide cover may include a first retainer coupling a sight component with the slide cover such that a longitudinal axis of the sight component is substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the slide cover.