Modular Body Armor Carrier for Protection and Mobility Balance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing body armor systems often compromise between protection and wearer comfort and mobility, particularly in the shoulder and arm areas, due to bulky designs and inadequate modular protection options.
Innovation Solution
A body armor system comprising a soft upper protector with shoulder suspension members, a deltoid guard, and a modular armor carrier with adjustable straps and accessory panels, combined with a plate bag and soft armor carrier, allowing for customizable protection and enhanced mobility through articulation and adjustable attachments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bulky armor designs are used to provide comprehensive protection, then protection level is improved, but wearer comfort and mobility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The body armor system is divided into multiple independent protective modules including upper protector, lower protector, deltoid guards, and plate carriers that can be separately configured and attached to different body regions, allowing protection to be tailored to specific threat levels while reducing unnecessary bulk in non-critical areas
Solution Approach 2:
The armor system incorporates flexible materials and articulated joint designs that allow the protective gear to move dynamically with the wearer's body, maintaining protection coverage during various movements while improving comfort and range of motion compared to rigid bulkier designs
2Device complexity
If fixed protection coverage is used to simplify design, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different body types and protection needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The armor system uses standardized attachment mechanisms and modular components that can be configured for different body types and protection requirements, allowing a single base system to serve multiple functions and adapt to various operational needs without requiring completely different designs
Solution Approach 2:
Adjustable straps, flexible positioning systems, and removable components allow the armor configuration to be dynamically adapted to different wearers and protection scenarios, maintaining design simplicity while achieving high versatility through user-configurable arrangements
Data Source
AI summary
An armor carrier comprises a plate bag removably attachable to a soft armor carrier. The soft armor carrier comprises at least one panel and, in some cases, a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of shoulder straps. The pair of shoulder straps may include one or more spaced-apart slit openings in a patterned configuration, and the front and rear panels of the soft armor carrier include one or more spaced-apart slit openings in a horizontal or vertical orientation. The plate bag, which comprises a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of shoulder straps corresponding with respective components of the soft armor carrier, is donned over the soft armor carrier. The plate bag is removably secured to the soft armor carrier via one or more attachment fittings disposed on the plate bag that respectively engage the one or more of slit openings on the soft armor carrier.