Modular Ballistic Wall Assembly with Seam Protectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ballistic barriers are difficult to transport and lack adaptable configurability, often compromising ballistic performance due to non-ballistic elements and seams.
Innovation Solution
A modular ballistic wall assembly with a rigid frame, ballistic panels, and seam protectors made of hard armor tiles, allowing for easy assembly and reconfiguration, providing continuous threat-side protection and aesthetically inconspicuous design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ballistic barriers are made as single large structures to provide continuous protection, then ballistic protection performance is improved, but transportability and configurability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The ballistic barrier is divided into multiple modular panels that can be assembled together to form continuous protective structures. Each panel contains ballistic-resistant elements, and when joined edge-to-edge with seam protectors, they provide uninterrupted protection while remaining transportable and adaptable to various configurations.
2Ease of operation
If ballistic barriers are made as modular units for easy transport and assembly, then ease of operation is improved, but ballistic protection performance deteriorates due to seams and non-ballistic elements
Solution Approach 1:
Ballistic seam protectors are introduced as intermediary elements at the edges of modular panels. These seam protectors bridge the gaps between adjacent panels, eliminating weak points and ensuring continuous ballistic protection while maintaining the modular assembly advantage.
3Reliability
If seam protectors are added to cover unprotected seams between panels, then ballistic protection performance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The seam protectors are integrated with the modular panel design, where edge portions of adjacent panels overlap or abut together, and the seam protectors are attached to the frame structure. This merging of components creates a unified protective system that maintains reliability while managing complexity through standardized assembly.
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 modular design enables efficient transportation and adaptable configuration, ensuring uninterrupted ballistic protection against multiple threats while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Implementation Method 1
A first ballistic seam protector is carried by the cross-member of the frame, and covers the unprotected seam on the threat-side of the ballistic panels
Data Source
AI summary
A modular ballistic wall assembly incorporates a rigid frame including first and second spaced-apart uprights, and at least one cross-member extending between the uprights. A plurality of ballistic panels are carried by the frame between the first and second uprights. Each ballistic panel has top and bottom edges, opposing side edges, and opposing major surfaces. The major surfaces define respective threat and lee sides of the panel. The ballistic panels are arranged edge-to-edge, such that adjacent panels form an unprotected seam therebetween. A first ballistic seam protector is carried by the cross-member of the frame, and covers the unprotected seam on the threat-side of the ballistic panels. A second ballistic seam protector is carried by one of the first and second uprights of the frame on the threat-side of the ballistic panels. The second ballistic seam protector is adapted for covering a second unprotected seam formed between adjacent ballistic panels.