Firearm Silencer Mounting Lever Clamping Mechanism
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm silencers require costly and time-consuming modifications to the firearm barrel, such as machining threads, and existing adapters often require excessive force and limited deformation capacity for secure attachment, which can affect the gun's appearance and value.
Innovation Solution
A firearm silencer with a cylindrical outer sheath, a damping element, and connection means featuring a locking frame, mounting levers, and a twisting device with a conically tapering tip portion, allowing for secure attachment with minimal force and adjustable fit to different barrel sizes using a detachable centering bushing and sealing ring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If threads are machined onto the firearm barrel for silencer attachment, then the silencer can be securely attached, but the process becomes costly and time-consuming while permanently altering the gun's appearance and value
Solution Approach 1:
The connection means is divided into separate components: a locking frame with mounting levers that can independently clamp onto the barrel, and a twisting device that operates separately to activate the clamping action. This segmentation allows the silencer to be attached without modifying the barrel itself, eliminating the need for threading while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting levers act as intermediary elements between the silencer body and the firearm barrel. Instead of directly threading the silencer onto the barrel, the levers mediate the connection by clamping onto the barrel's outer surface and providing attachment points for the silencer, thus avoiding permanent modifications to the barrel.
2Reliability
If a constricting sleeve is used to compress around the barrel for adapter attachment, then the adapter can be secured to the barrel, but a considerable amount of force is required and the sleeve has limited deformation capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting levers are designed to be movable rather than static, allowing them to be positioned around the barrel and then clamped down through the twisting mechanism. This dynamic approach enables progressive application of clamping force distributed across multiple contact points, reducing the peak force required compared to a single-point constricting sleeve.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a single constricting sleeve that compresses radially in one dimension, the invention uses multiple mounting levers that clamp from different angular positions around the barrel. This distributes the clamping action across multiple dimensions, reducing the force required at each point while maintaining overall attachment security.
3Reliability
If a filament sleeve is added around the barrel to establish proper compression for the adapter, then the adapter remains fixed to the barrel, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking frame and mounting levers are integrated into a single unified structure that combines the functions of clamping and locking. The twisting device is functionally connected to the mounting levers, merging the activation mechanism with the clamping action. This integration eliminates the need for separate filament sleeves or additional compression elements, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining attachment stability.
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
Enables secure and adjustable attachment of the silencer to various firearm barrels with reduced noise pollution, preserving the gun's appearance and value by minimizing the need for permanent modifications and using a twisting mechanism that requires less force for effective clamping.
Implementation Method 1
the conically tapering tip portion of the sleeve moves into the gaps between the outer surface of the barrel and mounting levers
Implementation Method 2
The sealing ring seals the gap between the inner surface of the twisting sleeve and the outer surface of the barrel preventing dust and debris entering inside the silencer
Implementation Method 3
a twisting device functionally connected to the mounting lever for turning the mounting lever
Data Source
AI summary
A firearm silencer includes a substantially cylindrical outer sheath having a first end and a second end, a barrel hole in the first end of the outer sheath, a damping element inside said outer sheath and connection means for connecting the silencer to a firearm barrel. The connection means include at least one clamping surface adapted to be pressed against the outer surface of said barrel. Further said connection means comprise a locking frame, at least one mounting lever hingedly connected to the locking frame and a twisting device functionally connected to the mounting lever for turning the mounting lever. At least one clamping surface is integrated to the mounting lever. Functional connection with the twisting device is arranged in a way that the mounting lever can by turned by using the twisting device.