Rail for inductively powering firearm accessories

摘要

A method and system for an inductively powering rail on a firearm to power accessories such as: telescopic sights, tactical sights, laser sighting modules, and night vision scopes. This is achieved by having primary and secondary electromagnets (U-Cores) on both the inductively powering rail and the accessory. Once the electromagnets are in contact, the accessory is able to obtain power through induction via the inductively powering rail. Accessories may be attached to various fixture points on the inductively powering rail and are detected by the firearm when attached and detached. When attached, power and data communications may flow between the accessory and a master CPU located on the firearm. Accessories that are attached to the inductively powering rail and have rechargeable power systems may be recharged via the inductive power rail. Further, accessories that have power that is not needed may be transferred to other accessories.

主权项

1. A system for providing inductive power to an accessory; system comprising:
an inductively powering rail operatively connected to one or more batteries, said inductively powering rail comprising a plurality of inductively powering rail slots, each inductively powering rail slot having a primary U-Core, said accessory having secondary U-Cores designed to mate with each primary U-Core to provide an inductive power connection to said accessory, wherein said accessory includes at least one magnet and the inductively powering rail has at least one pin configured to magnetically couple the at least one magnet to a magnetic switch when the accessory engages the inductively powering rail.