Retractable Suppressor with Adjustable Baffles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sound and muzzle flash suppressors are cumbersome, difficult to rapidly manipulate or remove due to high temperatures, incompatible with various projectile firing apparatuses, and pose challenges in restricted environments, with a center of mass that complicates handling and increased risk of baffle strikes.
Innovation Solution
A retractable suppressor system with a housing, fixed and floating baffles, and adjustable springs that allows for variable extension and retraction, compatibility with different muzzle brake/flash hiders, and accessory mounting systems, enabling easy cleaning and maintenance, and adaptable to various calibers and environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a suppressor is mounted directly to the muzzle brake/flash hider, then sound and muzzle flash suppression is achieved, but the suppressor becomes difficult to rapidly manipulate or remove due to high temperatures
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor system is divided into separate components: a muzzle brake/flash hider assembly and a detachable suppressor. The suppressor can be quickly removed from the muzzle brake/flash hider mounting structure, allowing the hot suppressor to be separated from the operator's hand and the cold muzzle brake/flash hider to remain attached to the firearm.
Solution Approach 2:
The muzzle brake/flash hider mounting structure serves as an intermediary component that remains attached to the firearm while the suppressor is detached. This intermediary structure allows the suppressor to be mounted when needed and removed when hot, without requiring removal of the entire muzzle device.
2Reliability
If a suppressor is designed for specific mounting structures, then mounting stability is achieved, but compatibility with different projectile firing apparatus is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor is designed with a universal mounting interface that can attach to various types of muzzle brakes/flash hiders and projectile firing apparatus. The mounting structure incorporates standard attachment points and configurations that work across different firearm platforms, enabling one suppressor design to serve multiple firearm types while maintaining stable mounting.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the suppressor center of mass is positioned farther from the operator, then muzzle flash and sound suppression effectiveness is improved, but handling difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor mounting system allows for adjustable positioning along the barrel axis, enabling the operator to dynamically adjust the suppressor's distance from the firearm and their hand. This dynamic positioning allows optimization between suppression effectiveness (greater distance) and handling ease (shorter distance), adapting to different operational requirements.
4Ease of manufacture
If a fixed-length suppressor is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to restricted space environments is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor incorporates a telescoping or extendable structure that allows the suppressor length to be adjusted between retracted and extended positions. This dynamic length adjustment enables the suppressor to fit in restricted spaces when retracted while providing full suppression capability when extended, without requiring multiple fixed-length suppressors for different applications.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The retractable suppressor system enhances operational ease in confined spaces, improves center of mass management, reduces baffle strikes, and allows for versatile use across different firearms, while maintaining effective sound and muzzle flash suppression.
Implementation Method 1
a spring-loaded catch configured to engage with any one of said plurality of positioning slots so as to configure said suppressor to be fixed in a plurality of intermediate positions within said extended and said retracted positions
Data Source
AI summary
A variety of apparatuses and associated methods are provided for providing a retractable suppressor system for gas generator systems such as a firearm. One embodiment includes a suppressor system that includes a retractable structure and housing, a fixed baffle, floating baffles, and springs to displace the floating baffles within the suppressor as the suppressor is extended from the housing along a gas generator system, e.g. a barrel of a firearm and thereby enclose the barrel within the suppressor. Embodiments of the invention permit full retraction, partial retraction/extension, or full extension of an exemplary suppressor with respect to an emission section of the gas generator e.g., firearm muzzle. Embodiments of the invention include an external latch which enables an operator to latch or unlatch the suppressor as it moves from one position to another and prevents accidental activation. Embodiments of the invention are configured to operate with accessory mounting systems.