Elastic Honeycomb Weapon Support for Vehicle Collision Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional weapon supports on vehicles pose obstacles for infantrymen, risk damage from collisions, and lack sufficient thermal protection against hot weapons, with rigid frames causing injuries and textile covers being cumbersome and inadequate for thermal insulation.
Innovation Solution
A support system featuring an elastic honeycomb structure with vertically oriented panels that can bend and accommodate weapons of various shapes, coated with fireproof materials, and equipped with quick-attach mechanisms and flexible covers to prevent collisions and thermal damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid frame is used to secure the weapon, then the weapon is firmly held and protected from movement, but it creates a collision hazard to infantrymen and risks damage from impacts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the rigid frame with a flexible chassis made of elastic material that can bend and deform upon impact. This flexible structure maintains weapon stability through elastic recovery while absorbing collision forces, eliminating the rigid hazard to infantrymen. The chassis acts as a flexible shell that conforms to the weapon shape while providing secure holding.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the mechanical parameter of the support structure from rigid to elastic/flexible. By using material with appropriate elastic properties, the chassis can dynamically adjust its stiffness - remaining rigid enough to hold the weapon securely but flexible enough to bend on impact, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and collision safety.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a textile cover is used to protect the weapon, then the weapon is covered and protected, but the cover does not provide sufficient thermal protection against hot barrels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a composite cover structure combining textile material with a reflective metallic layer (such as aluminum foil). The textile provides mechanical protection and comfort, while the metallic layer reflects thermal radiation from hot barrels, providing the necessary thermal protection. This composite approach maintains the benefits of textile covering while adding thermal resistance.
3Reliability
If a rigid shell with protective padding is used, then the weapon is protected from shocks, but the rigid shell can cause injuries during collisions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the rigid shell with a flexible elastic chassis that provides shock protection through material damping and deformation. The elastic material absorbs impact energy while bending, then returns to its original shape, providing continuous protection without creating rigid collision hazards. The flexibility allows the structure to adapt to impacts from various directions.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the support is designed with a fixed structure, then the weapon is securely held, but the support forms an obstacle that infantrymen can collide with
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static fixed structure into a dynamic flexible structure. The elastic chassis can deform and bend when contacted by moving infantrymen, reducing the obstacle effect. Meanwhile, the elastic recovery force maintains the weapon in a secure position, providing both stability and movement freedom through dynamic adaptation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The support system effectively prevents collisions by bending upon impact, provides thermal protection, and simplifies weapon installation and access, ensuring safe and secure storage for infantrymen on board vehicles.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic honeycomb structure comprising at least two panels each comprising at least one so-called internal face mutually facing each other, internal faces between which the weapon can be slid and held by the bringing together of the panels which is provided by a holding means, the honeycomb structure thus being able to bend with respect to the vertical bar of the frame
Implementation Method 2
the internal face of each panel which is intended to be located in the vicinity of the weapon is capable of resisting the heat emitted by a weapon which has just been used
Implementation Method 3
the internal face of each panel intended to be located in the vicinity of the barrel of the weapon is coated with a fireproof surface
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AI summary
The invention relates to a support (1) intended to receive an individual weapon (200) on board a vehicle (100), support (1) comprising at least one rigid chassis (2) capable of being fixed to a partition (100) of the vehicle, support (1) characterized in that the rigid chassis (2) has a vertical bar positioned at the level of a rear part of the support so as to be able to be fixed to the partition (100) and on which is fixed an elastic honeycomb structure (9) comprising at least two panels (9b) each having at least one face (9c) called internal face mutually opposite, internal faces (9c) between which the weapon (200) can be slid and held by the approach of the panels (9b) which is ensured by a holding means (11,18), the honeycomb structure (9) thus being able to flex relative to the vertical bar of the chassis (2).