Bullet Trap Receiver With Funnel Guide And Absorption Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for testing the durability of materials against bullet impacts lack a safe and efficient means to contain and analyze the penetrative effects of projectiles, posing challenges in assessing material performance under ballistic conditions.
Innovation Solution
A multipurpose live bullet receiver apparatus featuring an elongated central core with an internal cavity, a removable lid, and a funnel-like member to guide bullets into a sealed compartment, equipped with an absorption unit to dissipate kinetic energy, allowing for safe and effective ballistic penetrative testing of materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a sealed internal cavity is used to contain the bullet, then safety is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for a removable lid and funnel-like member
Solution Approach 1:
The receiver is divided into separate components: an elongated central core with internal cavity, a removable lid, and a funnel-like member. This segmentation allows the sealed cavity to be assembled and disassembled for safety during testing while maintaining operational simplicity through modular construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The funnel-like member acts as an intermediary component that guides the bullet into the sealed internal cavity through a directed entry section. This mediator ensures safe containment of the projectile while simplifying the overall device structure by providing a dedicated entry path.
2Reliability
If the internal cavity is sealed with a removable lid, then containment reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the need to attach and detach the lid
Solution Approach 1:
The removable lid is designed as a separate segment that can be easily attached to and detached from the elongated central core. This segmentation provides reliable sealing when closed for containment while allowing simple operation for opening and closing during testing procedures.
3Measurement precision
If a funnel-like member is added to guide the bullet, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The funnel-like member serves as an intermediary structure that precisely guides the bullet into the directed entry section of the internal cavity. This mediator component improves measurement precision by ensuring accurate projectile placement while adding minimal complexity through its simple funnel geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
The funnel-like member performs multiple functions: it guides the bullet into the cavity, defines the directed entry section, and can be integrated with the elongated central core structure. This multi-functionality improves measurement precision without proportionally increasing device complexity.
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
The apparatus provides a safe and efficient means to test materials' resistance to bullet impacts by containing the projectile within the internal cavity until kinetic energy is dissipated, enabling easy inspection and analysis of the material's performance, thereby enhancing safety and workability in ballistic analysis.
Implementation Method 1
equipped with an absorption unit to dissipate kinetic energy
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus is structured to receive and contain a bullet. This apparatus also aids in determining a penetrative effect of the bullet relative to a material disposed in the apparatus. The apparatus includes an elongated central core comprising an internal cavity. This internal cavity facilitates ballistic penetrative testing on the material. The apparatus includes a removable lid coupled to the elongated central core. When the removable lid is coupled to the elongated central core, the two components cause the internal cavity to become a sealed internal cavity, except for one directed entry section through which the moving bullet can enter the internal cavity. The apparatus includes a funnel-like member having a wider opening and narrower opening. The funnel-like member is coupled to the elongated central core. The narrower opening provides the directed entry section. Additionally, the funnel-like member is structured to guide the bullet into the sealed internal cavity.