Firearms Suppressor Blade Chamber Bypass Gas Redirection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional firearms suppressors fail to effectively reduce noise and muzzle flash due to reverberations of pressure inside the suppressor, leading to suboptimal performance and unwanted sound production.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates one or more blade chambers with coaxial blades and support members, which redirect propellant gases and reduce cone shock by creating a bypass between the blades and the outer wall, allowing gas flow and minimizing pressure reverberations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional suppressor designs are used, then the structure is simple, but noise and muzzle flash are not effectively reduced due to pressure reverberations
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor is divided into multiple blade chambers (first blade chamber, second blade chamber, third blade chamber) with distinct functions. Each chamber contains coaxial blades that segment the gas flow path, creating multiple bypass channels. This segmentation allows progressive pressure reduction while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces radial bypass channels between the coaxial blades and the suppressor wall, adding a radial dimension to the axial gas flow. This creates three-dimensional flow paths that reduce pressure reverberations more effectively than conventional one-dimensional designs, while the modular blade chamber structure keeps the overall complexity controlled.
2Reliability
If blade chambers with coaxial blades are used to redirect propellant gases, then pressure reverberations are reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor is divided into multiple blade chambers (first blade chamber, second blade chamber, third blade chamber) with distinct functions. Each chamber contains coaxial blades that segment the gas flow path, creating multiple bypass channels. This segmentation allows progressive pressure reduction while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The coaxial blades act as intermediary structures that mediate between the high-pressure propellant gases and the suppressor wall. They create controlled bypass channels that gradually reduce pressure, preventing direct high-pressure contact with the wall and reducing reverberations. This intermediary approach improves pressure control while keeping each blade module relatively simple.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple blade chambers are used to control gas flow, then noise reduction is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The suppressor is divided into multiple blade chambers (first blade chamber, second blade chamber, third blade chamber) with distinct functions. Each chamber contains coaxial blades that segment the gas flow path, creating multiple bypass channels. This segmentation allows progressive pressure reduction while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Each blade chamber module serves multiple functions: it redirects propellant gases, creates bypass channels for pressure reduction, and contributes to overall noise attenuation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, simplifying assembly despite the sophisticated internal geometry required for effective noise reduction.
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
This configuration significantly reduces noise and muzzle flash by controlling pressure reverberations, resulting in improved suppressor performance and reduced sound production.
Implementation Method 1
placement of each of said plurality of coaxial blades forms a bypass for allowing gas flow between each said wide end of each of said plurality of coaxial blades and said outer wall of said interior space
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are improved firearms suppressor designs that use interior baffles and bypass channels to direct gas discharged from a firearm so as to reduce the cone shock produced by the expanding discharged gas and therefore also reduce the sound produced by that firearm.