Ballistic Frame Tactical System with Integrated Electrical Ports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional personal tactical systems, such as vests and accessories, often compromise on performance, longevity, comfort, mobility, and protection, failing to provide comprehensive protection against ballistic projectiles and shrapnel while maintaining user mobility and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A personal tactical system with internal components like a ballistic plate, flexible body armor, and a ballistic frame, disposed between an outer and inner layer, enhancing protection by reducing side spall and back face deformation, while maintaining mobility and comfort through ergonomic design and materials with superior abrasion, tear, and fire resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional tactical systems use basic protective layers, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but ballistic protection performance is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The tactical system is divided into multiple functional layers: outer layer for durability, intermediate ballistic layers (flexible body armor and ballistic plates) for protection, and inner layer for comfort. This segmentation allows each layer to be optimized independently for its specific function while maintaining overall system performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs composite material construction combining flexible body armor materials with rigid ballistic plates, and integrates multiple fabric types (outer layer, intermediate layer, inner layer) with different properties to achieve superior ballistic protection while managing weight and flexibility requirements.
2Reliability
If thicker ballistic protection layers are added, then protection against projectiles and shrapnel is improved, but mobility and comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Protection is segmented into zones with different threat levels, allowing thinner materials in low-threat areas and thicker protection only where needed, thereby maintaining mobility while providing adequate protection.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the tactical system use different material thicknesses and types based on local protection requirements, optimizing the balance between protection and mobility for each specific area of the body.
3Strength
If rigid ballistic plates are used for maximum protection, then ballistic resistance is improved, but flexibility and comfort worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges rigid ballistic plates with flexible body armor and multiple fabric layers to create a hybrid protective system that combines the high strength of rigid materials with the flexibility and comfort of soft materials.
Solution Approach 2:
Composite construction combining rigid ballistic plates with flexible fabrics and body armor materials creates a system that maintains structural integrity for protection while allowing necessary flexibility for comfort and mobility.
4Reliability
If multiple internal components are integrated, then comprehensive protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tactical system is designed as a multi-functional platform where the layered structure serves multiple purposes: ballistic protection, comfort, durability, and adaptability. Each layer performs multiple functions simultaneously, reducing the need for separate specialized components.
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AI summary
Implementations described and claimed herein provide a personal tactical system configured to be worn by an individual for protection against threats. In one implementation, the personal tactical system includes one or more internal components disposed in an interior formed by an outer layer and an inner layer. The internal components include a flexible body armor, a ballistic plate, a ballistic frame, and/or a ballistic plate cover. The ballistic frame further includes an electrical system coupled to the frame body, the electrical system including one or more ports in communication with at least one of electrical or communication lines.