Horizontal Stand Assembly With Offset Trapezoidal Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing target stands are cumbersome, non-adjustable, heavy, unstable, and not durable, making them difficult to repair, relocate, or store effectively.
Innovation Solution
A horizontal stand assembly with offset trapezoidal brackets and horizontal posts that allow for easy assembly and disassembly, enabling the target to be hung without deflection, and featuring a design that distributes load uniformly to mitigate vibration and static forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional target stands are designed for stability and durability, then they become heavy and cumbersome, but this makes them difficult to relocate and store
Solution Approach 1:
The target stand is divided into separate modular components including brackets, horizontal posts, vertical posts, and targets that can be independently assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the stand to be stable when assembled but easy to relocate and store when disassembled, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand transitions from a static, fixed structure to a dynamic, reconfigurable system. The adjustable brackets and interchangeable components enable the stand to adapt between a stable assembled state for use and a disassembled state for relocation or storage, addressing both stability and relocatability requirements.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional target stands use simple construction, then they are easy to manufacture, but they become non-adjustable and less versatile
Solution Approach 1:
The brackets are designed with universal adjustability features, including multiple positioning holes and configurable geometries, allowing a single component type to serve multiple functions and accommodate various target configurations. This maintains manufacturing simplicity while significantly enhancing adaptability and versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand allows adjustment of geometric parameters such as bracket angles, post positions, and target orientations. By enabling parameter changes without requiring complex manufacturing, the design achieves high versatility while maintaining ease of manufacture through standardized components.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional target stands are made heavy for stability, then they resist vibration, but this increases the weight and reduces ease of relocation
Solution Approach 1:
The stand uses multiple separate components (brackets, horizontal posts, vertical posts) that work together to distribute and dampen vibration forces. This segmented structure provides vibration resistance equivalent to heavy monolithic designs but with reduced overall weight and improved relocatability.
Solution Approach 2:
The design combines multiple lightweight components into a unified stable structure. The interconnected brackets and posts create a rigid framework that resists vibration while maintaining lower individual component weights, allowing easy relocation when disassembled.
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AI summary
A horizontal stand assembly enables a user to mount a target for shooting which can be easily repaired, relocated or stored. The horizontal stand assembly includes a first bracket connected to a second bracket where each bracket has an offset trapezoidal shape with a front angled cavity which angles backward and is offset from a rear angled cavity which angles frontward such that each bracket can accommodate a front post in the front angled cavity and a rear post in the rear angled cavity. Each bracket further comprises a horizontal cavity such that horizontal posts can be placed through each horizontal cavity connecting the first bracket to the second bracket such that the target can be hung from the horizontal posts without deflecting.