Spring-Loaded Mount Adapter for Weapon Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mount adapter devices for firearm accessories are cumbersome, require two hands to attach, and lack sufficient clamping force, leading to insecure attachment and misalignment issues, especially under recoil or impact, and often damage the rail edges.
Innovation Solution
A spring-loaded push system with dual locking mechanisms that applies equal opposing forces to the rail edges, allowing one-handed attachment and detachment without tools, and self-adjusts for rail dimension variations, maintaining precise alignment and strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional mount adapter devices use bolts, thumbscrews, or levers to clamp accessories to rails, then the device can be securely attached to the rail, but the device becomes large and cumbersome requiring two hands to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The spring-loaded push system automatically applies clamping force to the rail edges without requiring manual operation of bolts, thumbscrews, or levers. The resilient member (spring) self-generates the clamping force needed to securely attach the device to the rail, eliminating the need for two-handed operation and complex fastening mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The device separates the clamping function from the fastening function by using a spring-loaded push system that independently applies force to both rail edges simultaneously. This segmentation allows the device to achieve secure attachment without requiring the user to manually tighten multiple fasteners.
2Strength
If conventional devices use large clamping mechanisms to ensure secure attachment, then sufficient clamping force is achieved, but the device size increases making it cumbersome and susceptible to displacement
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the parameter of force application by using a spring-loaded system that generates sufficient clamping force through elastic deformation rather than through large mechanical leverage systems. This allows the device to maintain secure attachment with a compact, lightweight structure.
3Strength
If conventional devices apply uneven or excessive force to rail edges, then attachment is achieved, but the rail edges become damaged
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using cam members or inclined surfaces that concentrate force on small contact areas (which damages rail edges), the invention inverts the approach by using a push system that applies force through the flat upper mounting surfaces of the mounting projections. This distributes the clamping force evenly across larger contact areas, preventing rail edge damage while maintaining secure attachment.
4Measurement precision
If conventional devices require two hands to attach to ensure proper positioning, then alignment is achieved, but the attachment process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates preliminary alignment features including centrally aligned mounting surfaces and symmetric clamping mechanisms that automatically guide the device into proper alignment with the rail during the approach phase. This preliminary action eliminates the need for manual positioning adjustments and allows secure attachment with a single hand in minimal time.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure, lightweight, and compact attachment that withstands significant forces, maintains precise alignment, and prevents rail damage, enabling quick and efficient attachment and detachment of accessories.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient member (i.e., a spring) positioned around the push rod member and configured to urge the first base member in a first direction away from the second base member in a second direction
Data Source
AI summary
A mount adapter device utilizing a spring-loaded push system for quickly and securely attaching accessories to weapon accessory rails is disclosed. The mount adapter device generally includes a first base member, a second base member, a push rod member, and a resilient member. The push rod member connects the first base member and the second base member. The first base member is linearly slidable into engagement with the second base member in a first direction, and the second base member is linearly slidable into engagement with the first base member in a second direction which is opposite the first direction. The first base member includes a first clamping member for engaging a first edge of the weapon accessory rail. The second base member includes a second clamping member for engaging a second edge of the rail. The resilient member provides a spring force and is arranged to force the first clamping member to move in the first direction into locking engagement with the first edge of the rail while simultaneously forcing the second clamping member to move in the second direction into locking engagement with the second edge of the rail.