Foldable Multi-Sided Shooting Target with Adjustable Extensions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shooting targets lack versatility and adjustability, making them less effective for various shooting practices and storage purposes.
Innovation Solution
A foldable target device made from a pre-cut planar material sheet that can be assembled into a three-dimensional structure with multiple sides and adjustable target extensions, allowing for angular adjustments and easy storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional shooting targets are used, then the target structure is simple, but the versatility and adjustability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The target device is divided into multiple separable sides (first side, second side, third side) that can be independently positioned and adjusted. Each side can be folded along separation lines to create a multi-sided structure, allowing different target extensions to be presented to shooters from different directions, thereby enhancing versatility without requiring multiple separate targets
Solution Approach 2:
The target device incorporates movable and adjustable components, including target extensions that can be positioned at different angles and heights. The foldable design allows the target to be dynamically reconfigured between different shooting configurations, enabling adjustment of target presentation while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If a multi-sided target structure is created, then versatility improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The target device is provided in a pre-assembled or pre-folded configuration where the multi-sided structure is already formed before deployment. The separation lines and fold lines are pre-marked on the material sheet, allowing users to quickly assemble the desired configuration without complex manufacturing steps or specialized tools, thus maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving multi-sided functionality
Solution Approach 2:
A single target device structure serves multiple functions by presenting different target extensions from different sides. The same physical structure can be oriented to provide various target configurations for different shooting practices, eliminating the need to manufacture multiple separate targets and reducing overall manufacturing complexity
3Adaptability or versatility
If target extensions are added for adjustability, then shooting practice effectiveness improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The target extensions are integrated into the foldable side structures in a nested manner, where extensions are positioned within or as part of the folded sides. This nesting approach allows multiple target extensions to be accommodated within the compact folded configuration without adding significant external complexity, enabling adjustability while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The target extensions utilize the third dimension by extending outward from the folded sides at various angles and heights. Rather than adding complexity in the planar dimension, the extensions exploit the vertical and angular dimensions created by folding, allowing multiple target presentations from a compact base structure and improving adjustability without proportionally increasing device complexity
4Volume of moving object
If the target is made foldable from a planar sheet, then storage efficiency improves, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The target device is segmented into multiple rigid sides connected by fold lines, creating a semi-rigid folded structure when deployed. This segmentation allows the target to collapse into a compact planar configuration for storage while maintaining structural integrity during use, as each side acts as a stable panel supported by the interconnected foldable framework
Solution Approach 2:
The fold lines and separation lines are pre-marked and pre-scored on the material sheet during manufacturing, ensuring that the folds occur at precise locations with consistent geometry. This preliminary preparation maintains structural stability by ensuring uniform fold lines that distribute mechanical loads predictably, preventing structural weakness while enabling compact folding for storage
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AI summary
A target device for target practice. The target device is foldable from a planar cardboard material sheet into a three-dimensional housing having lifted target extensions. The target extensions can be formed or printed with a target shape, or a separate target label can be applied over the target extension. The target extensions can include a tab cut therein that can be folded outward to change the angle of the target extensions relative to the shooter user.