Battering Ram Canister Deployment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gas canister deployment systems for penetrating building barriers are limited in their ability to efficiently and directly discharge multiple canisters into a target building, often requiring manual ejection and lacking independent control over discharge sequences.
Innovation Solution
A battering ram apparatus mounted on a vehicle, featuring a housing with multiple receptacles for gas canisters and an actuator assembly that allows for remote and independent discharge of canisters, either by releasing them from the housing or activating them within the housing for direct penetration and discharge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If gas canisters are ejected from a considerable distance by an air cannon type device, then safety of persons activating the canister is improved, but direct discharge of gas into the building is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the canister deployment function into two distinct receptacles: release receptacles for ejection through opened boundaries and discharge receptacles for direct discharge into penetrated buildings. This segmentation allows each receptacle type to optimize for its specific function, resolving the contradiction between safety and direct discharge efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The battering ram housing acts as an intermediary structure that contains both release and discharge receptacles. This intermediary structure enables the system to achieve both safe remote activation and direct gas discharge into the target building by providing dedicated pathways for each function.
2Ease of operation
If a single canister is discharged at a time, then control over discharge is improved, but productivity of incapacitating assailants is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The actuator assembly provides dynamic control capabilities, allowing the operator to select between discharging a single canister or multiple canisters simultaneously or sequentially. This dynamic control mechanism resolves the contradiction by enabling both precise single-canister control and high-productivity multi-canister deployment as needed.
3Productivity
If multiple canisters are discharged simultaneously, then productivity of incapacitating assailants is improved, but control over discharge sequence is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The actuator assembly enables dynamic selection between simultaneous and sequential discharge modes for multiple canisters. This dynamic control resolves the contradiction by allowing the operator to maintain control over discharge sequences while achieving high productivity through multi-canister deployment when needed.
4Device complexity
If canisters are manually ejected, then device complexity is reduced, but safety of persons activating canister is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The release receptacles are designed to automatically release canisters upon activation of the actuator assembly, eliminating the need for manual ejection. This self-service mechanism resolves the contradiction by improving safety through remote activation while maintaining relatively simple device architecture through the use of spring-loaded release mechanisms.
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AI summary
A cannister deployment apparatus for discharge of gas cannisters within a target building includes a battering ram arranged for being carried on a vehicle for penetrating into the building when impacted on the building by the vehicle. The battering ram has a housing with a plurality of receptacles for receiving the cannisters to be discharged respectively therein. The receptacles include (i) one or more release receptacles arranged to release the respective cannister from the release receptacle upon actuation by a release actuator so that the cannister is discharged from the housing, and (ii) one or more discharge receptacles enabling actuation of the respective cannister into an active state while the cannister remains supported within the discharge receptacle upon actuation by a discharge actuator arranged to trigger a release lever of the cannister in the discharge receptacle into an active state.