Spring-Loaded Bore Guide for Rapid Firearm Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bore guides for firearms require time-consuming threaded fasteners for retention, making the cleaning process inefficient and labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A bore guide with a spring-loaded mechanism that uses an adjustable shaft and a lock, such as a key or handle, to secure itself within the firearm barrel, allowing for quick and secure alignment and sealing during cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If threaded fasteners are used to secure the bore guide in place, then the bore guide can be reliably retained within the firearm barrel, but the cleaning process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The bore guide employs a spring-loaded mechanism that transitions from a compressed stored state to an expanded engaged state, enabling rapid deployment and secure retention without threaded fasteners. The spring automatically expands to engage the bore guide with the firearm barrel, providing reliable retention while eliminating time-consuming manual fastening operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring is pre-compressed and stored in a ready state before insertion, allowing the bore guide to rapidly expand and secure itself upon engagement with the firearm barrel. This preliminary preparation of the spring mechanism enables quick deployment and eliminates the need for time-consuming threaded fastener assembly during the cleaning process.
2Productivity
If a simple retention mechanism is used to speed up the cleaning process, then the cleaning time is reduced, but the reliability of securing the bore guide may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The spring-loaded mechanism provides dynamic retention force that automatically adapts to the bore guide's position within the firearm barrel. As the spring expands, it generates sufficient force to securely hold the bore guide in place, ensuring reliable retention while enabling rapid insertion and removal for efficient cleaning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The bore guide's spring mechanism is self-actuating, automatically expanding to secure the bore guide within the firearm barrel without requiring external fasteners or additional components. This self-service retention system maintains reliability while simplifying the operation and reducing cleaning time.
3Reliability
If threaded fasteners are used to hold the bore guide, then secure retention is achieved, but the device complexity and number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the threaded fastener system entirely, replacing it with an integrated spring-loaded retention mechanism. This removal of complex fastening components simplifies the overall device structure while maintaining reliable retention through the spring's expansion force that secures the bore guide directly to the firearm barrel.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring mechanism is integrated directly into the bore guide structure, combining the retention function with the main body of the bore guide. This merging of components eliminates the need for separate threaded fasteners and reduces the overall number of parts, simplifying the device while ensuring secure retention.
4Productivity
If a spring-loaded mechanism is used for rapid retention, then the cleaning process becomes faster and more efficient, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spring mechanism is nested within the bore guide structure, with the spring housed in a dedicated compartment that integrates with the main body. This nesting arrangement allows the spring-loaded rapid retention mechanism to function efficiently while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity and maintaining a compact form factor.
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 enables faster and more efficient cleaning by ensuring the bore guide remains securely in place without the need for complex fasteners, preventing solvent leakage and ensuring effective alignment of cleaning rods.
Implementation Method 1
a spring located inside the spring housing, and a lock insertable into a portion of a firearm to lock the spring in a compressed state. Transition of the adjustable shaft toward the rear opening can cause compression of the spring.
Data Source
AI summary
A bore guide comprised of a rear housing, an adjustable shaft having a proximal and a distal end, a tip on the distal end of the adjustable shaft, a spring housing connected to the proximal end of the adjustable shaft, a spring located inside the spring housing, and a lock insertable into a portion of a firearm to lock the spring in a compressed state. The rear housing may have a rear opening on a proximal end of the rear housing and a solvent port on a circumferential portion of the rear housing. Transition of the adjustable shaft toward the rear opening can cause compression of the spring. The lock can secure the bore guide in place and create a seal within the bore of the firearm.