Explosive Storage Holder With Segmented Pillars

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Solution Overview

Problem

Safely storing and transporting explosives, particularly grenades, is challenging due to the need for compact packaging, durable yet lightweight materials, mitigating detonation risks, and ensuring easy and fast access to the devices, while preventing chain detonations in case of accidental detonation.

Innovation Solution

A transport system comprising a protective holder unit with pillars of varying heights and a protective cover unit, designed to form-fittingly receive and secure explosives in alternating orientations, reducing the risk of detonation chain effects and facilitating quick access, using materials like foam or polyurethane for frictional retention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If explosives are stored in a compact container, then storage and transportation efficiency is improved, but the risk of chain detonation increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer volumeVSAvoiddetonation risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The container is divided into multiple compartments, each capable of holding one or more explosive devices. This segmentation physically isolates the devices from each other, so that if one device detonates, the detonation cannot propagate to adjacent devices in other compartments, thus resolving the contradiction between compact storage and detonation risk mitigation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Absorptive material is placed between adjacent explosive devices within compartments to act as an intermediary barrier. This material absorbs shock waves and prevents detonation propagation, enabling closer placement of devices while maintaining safety, thus resolving the contradiction between compact storage and detonation risk

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Weight of moving object

If lightweight materials are used for packaging, then handling ease is improved, but protective capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepackaging weightVSAvoidprotective capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Weight of moving objectVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging uses composite construction combining lightweight rigid materials (such as plastic or aluminum) for the container structure with energy-absorbing materials (such as foam or air cushions) for protection. This composite approach provides adequate protective capability while maintaining lightweight characteristics for easy handling, resolving the contradiction between weight and protective capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

Energy-absorbing materials are pre-placed within the container to cushion and protect explosive devices during transport. These materials absorb impact energy before it reaches the devices, providing protective capability with lightweight materials, thus resolving the contradiction between packaging weight and protective capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Reliability

If devices are stored in alternating orientations, then chain detonation risk is reduced, but device access time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvechain detonation riskVSAvoiddevice access time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The container is segmented into compartments where devices are stored in alternating orientations (upright and inverted). This segmentation by orientation creates physical separation that prevents chain detonation, while the modular compartment design allows for efficient access to individual devices without requiring movement of other devices, thus resolving the contradiction between chain detonation risk and access time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

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 system provides a safe, compact, and efficient means to store and transport explosives, minimizing the risk of detonation cascades and enabling rapid access to devices, suitable for both upright and inverted orientations, enhancing handling and storage safety.

Implementation Method 1

using materials like foam or polyurethane for frictional retention

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Data Source

PatentUS20230058469A1Assembly, container and system for storing and transporting explosive devices

Publication Date: 2023.02.23 IMI SYST LTD

AI summary

Embodiments pertain to a protective packaging assembly configured to be placed within a container and for receiving a plurality of explosive devices, the protecting packaging assembly comprising: a protective holder unit comprising: a plurality of receiving spaces which are arranged at different heights relative to each other with respect to a reference plane. The plurality of receiving spaces may have a mating profile that matches a profile portion of at least one of the plurality of the explosive devices to be placed in the plurality of receiving spaces.