Dampened Rifle Recoil Rest With Progressive Spring Attenuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current rifle recoil rests are uncomfortable for shooters, often damage the rifle, are difficult to adjust for optimal recoil attenuation, cause target displacement, and require additional weight for effective recoil absorption, which is cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A dampened recoil rest comprising a stationary base assembly, a rotating base assembly, a recoil attenuating assembly, and a rifle support assembly, allowing adjustable recoil attenuation without additional weight, ensuring the sight remains on the target and recoil is comfortably transferred to the shoulder.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If current designs of rests eliminate recoil completely, then shooter comfort is improved, but the rifle stock may be damaged due to excessive resistance
Solution Approach 1:
The rest employs a progressive spring mechanism that dynamically adjusts resistance based on recoil force magnitude. The spring rate increases as compression increases, providing soft initial resistance for comfort while delivering increasing resistance to prevent stock damage. This dynamic response replaces fixed resistance designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the resistance parameter progressively during recoil events. The spring constant effectively varies with compression distance, transforming the resistance characteristic from static to variable. This allows the rest to adapt its mechanical properties during the recoil process to balance comfort and protection.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If heavy weights are added to attenuate recoil, then recoil absorption is improved, but device complexity and convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the heavy weight requirement from the system by using spring mechanics alone. The elastic potential energy storage and release in the spring provides recoil attenuation without adding significant mass. This eliminates the need for external weights while maintaining recoil management functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical weight-based recoil absorption system with an elastic spring-based system. Instead of using mass inertia to absorb recoil energy, the system uses elastic deformation and spring force, achieving the same goal with significantly reduced weight and complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If fixed resistance rests are used to eliminate recoil, then recoil attenuation is improved, but adaptability for different shooter preferences deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The progressive spring mechanism provides inherently dynamic resistance that adapts to different recoil magnitudes automatically. Different rifle calibers and recoil forces naturally engage different portions of the spring's compression range, providing adaptive attenuation without manual adjustment mechanisms. This satisfies different shooter preferences through the physics of the system rather than mechanical adjustment.
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 solution effectively absorbs and attenuates recoil, preventing rifle damage, maintaining target alignment without additional weight, and providing a comfortable shooting experience.
Implementation Method 1
two pair of coil springs for absorbing or attenuating the recoil
Implementation Method 2
two pair of coil springs for absorbing or attenuating the recoil
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AI summary
A dampened recoil rest for supporting a rifle for enabling a shooter to operate the rifle with adjustable attenuation of recoil felt by the shooter, eliminating damage to the rifle by progressively absorbing or attenuating recoil, with the sight remaining on the target thereby eliminating a need to reacquire the target, without having to add additional weight to absorb the recoil, and with comfortable transfer of the recoil from the rifle to the shooter's shoulder. The rest includes a stationary base assembly, a rotating base assembly, a recoil attenuating assembly, and a rifle support assembly. The stationary base assembly is for attaching to a bench top. The rotating base assembly is rotatably attached to the stationary base assembly. The recoil attenuating assembly is operatively connected to the rotating base assembly. The rifle support assembly is operatively connected to the recoil attenuating assembly and is for supporting the rifle.