Integrated Power Magazine for Externally Driven Weapons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing externally powered weapons require separate batteries and cables for remote operation, leading to cumbersome and disruptive setups, where the energy and ammunition supplies are not coordinated, resulting in inefficiencies and increased load during use.
Innovation Solution
A self-sufficient energy supply module integrated into the ammunition magazine, allowing for a direct electrical connection to the weapon, eliminating the need for separate cables and enabling coordinated energy and ammunition management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate batteries and cables are used for power supply, then the weapon can operate remotely, but the setup becomes cumbersome and disruptive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the power supply unit with the ammunition magazine into a single integrated module. The battery is housed within the magazine structure, and electrical contacts are built into the magazine housing. This merging eliminates the need for separate cable connections between the battery and weapon, as the power transfer occurs automatically when the magazine is inserted into the weapon carrier.
Solution Approach 2:
The ammunition magazine is given dual functionality: it serves both as an ammunition storage/transport system and as a power supply unit. The magazine housing contains both ammunition and a battery, while electrical contacts enable power transfer. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate power supply equipment and simplifies the overall system.
2Use of energy by moving object
If separate batteries and cables are used, then power can be supplied, but energy and ammunition supplies are not coordinated
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the battery and ammunition into a single magazine module, the system ensures that power supply and ammunition supply are coordinated. The battery capacity is sized to match the ammunition capacity, and both are consumed together during operation. This eliminates the inefficiency of having excess power or ammunition that cannot be utilized.
3Power
If cables are used to connect batteries to the weapon, then power transmission is achieved, but cables are disruptive during shooting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cable connection requirement from the power supply system. Instead of using cables to connect the battery to the weapon, the power supply unit is integrated into the magazine, which then connects to the weapon via a standardized interface that includes built-in electrical contacts. This eliminates the need for separate cables and removes the disruptive element during shooting operations.
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
This solution simplifies remote operation by integrating the energy supply into the ammunition magazine, ensuring continuous power and ammunition availability, reducing clutter and enhancing operational efficiency by eliminating the need for separate battery and cable management.
Implementation Method 1
Batteries are the simplest form of energy supply
Data Source
AI summary
In order to make it possible to save disturbing cables and the like for a weapon which can be placed down, it is proposed that a module (1) which can be directly connected on or to the weapon or the drive be made available for an externally driven weapon in the placed-down mode, which can accommodate the required power supply. The module (1) is distinguished in that it accommodates a required power supply (3), with the module (1) being directly adaptable to the weapon.