Modular Security Barrier with Helical Coil Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing crowd control security barriers are not robust enough to withstand determined assaults and are easily breached, scaled, toppled, or dismantled.
Innovation Solution
A multi-compartmental security barrier with pivotally connected panels that can be configured for deployment and storage, featuring a tall front panel, lower rear panel, and a bottom panel connected to other panels to prevent toppling, which can be filled with heavy weights for enhanced stability, and uses helical coil connections for pivotal interlocking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional wire mesh fence panels with concrete blocks are used, then the barrier is easy to assemble and transport, but it is not stable or robust enough to withstand determined assault
Solution Approach 1:
The security barrier is divided into multiple modular panels that can be connected together to form an extended barrier system. Each panel is a self-contained unit with standardized connection interfaces, allowing the overall system to achieve high strength through modular assembly rather than requiring complex monolithic structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The panels utilize nested connection mechanisms where inner components are housed within outer structures. The connection assemblies feature nested elements that interlock to provide robust mechanical coupling between panels, creating a interlocked system that resists assault forces while maintaining modular simplicity.
2Reliability
If conventional security barriers are used, then they provide basic crowd control, but they are too easy to scale, topple, dismantle and breach
Solution Approach 1:
The barrier system incorporates dynamic connection mechanisms that allow for quick assembly and disassembly operations. The panels can be rapidly deployed and reconfigured, providing reliable breach resistance when assembled while maintaining ease of operation through simple connection and disconnection procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular panel design with standardized connections enables rapid dismantling and recovery of the barrier system. Panels can be easily disconnected and reused in different configurations or locations, maintaining high breach resistance through proper reassembly while facilitating quick recovery and redeployment operations.
3Strength
If the barrier is made more robust with heavier materials and stronger connections, then it becomes more difficult to breach, but it becomes harder to transport and deploy rapidly
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the barrier into standardized modular panels, the system achieves high strength through the cumulative effect of multiple connected units rather than requiring each individual component to be excessively heavy or strong. This allows rapid transport and deployment of manageable panel sections that assemble into a robust overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are pre-assembled with connection mechanisms prepared in advance during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation of connection interfaces and structural assemblies allows for rapid on-site deployment without requiring time-consuming field assembly operations, enabling fast deployment while maintaining the strength needed to resist toppling and breaching.
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AI summary
A security barrier for deployment in crowd control and/or containment, the security barrier being capable of adopting at least two configurations. In a first configuration the security barrier is erected for deployment and comprises a compartment bounded at its front by a front panel for providing a barricade, at its rear by a rear panel of lower height than the front panel, at its sides by respective side panels pivotally connecting the rear and front panels, and at its bottom by a bottom panel connected at least two of the front panel, the rear panel, and the respective side panels. In its second configuration the security barrier is collapsed for storage and/or transportation.