Modular Pyrotechnic Carrier Profiles for Flexible Mortar Firing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pyrotechnic carrier structures for mortars are overly complex, costly, and inefficient in accommodating mortars of different diameters, and they fail to provide flexible orientation and mounting options for pyrotechnic loads.
Innovation Solution
A modular pyrotechnic carrier structure composed of customizable aluminum or metal profiles with longitudinal rails and articulated connections, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and enabling various configurations including horizontal and arched arrangements, to support and fire mortars of different diameters with adjustable orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional pyrotechnic carrier structures use rigid molded plastic bases with fixed cavities, then the structure provides stable support for mortars, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The firing base is divided into multiple independent profiles that can be separately manufactured and assembled. Each profile contains rails for mortar retention, and the profiles are connected through connecting members that allow modular assembly. This segmentation reduces the complexity of manufacturing a single large rigid structure while maintaining structural stability through the combined assembly of multiple simpler components.
2Reliability
If conventional pyrotechnic carrier structures use fixed molded configurations, then the structure provides stable mortar support, but the adaptability to different mortar diameters and orientations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting members between profiles incorporate slots and axial openings that allow the profiles to be positioned at different angles relative to each other. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the firing base to accommodate mortars of different diameters and orientations while maintaining stable support through the rail-retained mortar bases.
3Reliability
If conventional pyrotechnic carrier structures use heavy molded plastic bases, then the structure provides adequate stability for high firepower, but the weight and transportation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into multiple profiles that can be transported separately and assembled on-site. This reduces the weight of individual transport units while maintaining the overall stability of the complete assembly during firing operations.
4Reliability
If conventional pyrotechnic carrier structures use fixed rigid designs, then the structure provides stable mortar retention, but the ease of assembly and disassembly is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The modular profile design with standardized connecting members enables quick assembly and disassembly of the firing base. The profiles can be easily connected and disconnected while maintaining stable mortar retention through the rail system during firing operations.
5Adaptability or versatility
If conventional pyrotechnic carrier structures accommodate multiple mortar diameters, then the versatility increases, but the device complexity and positioning difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
Different profiles can be designed with specific rail configurations suited for particular mortar diameters. The connecting members with slots and axial openings provide localized adjustment capabilities at each connection point, enabling versatile mortar accommodation without requiring complex overall reconfiguration of the entire firing base structure.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a pyrotechnic carrier structure made from profiles (1) that can be interconnected on the edges thereof and with relative rotational freedom in order to form a firing base (20), to be horizontally arranged on the ground or warped for the arched arrangement thereof on support elements (12) formed by pairs of housings (13 and 14, 15 and 16, 17 and 18). Furthermore, the longitudinal movement of the profiles is avoided.