Propellant Holder Data Storage for Charge Level Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing propellant holders and setting tools lack user-friendly mechanisms to determine the remaining number of propellant charges, requiring users to remove the container from a dispenser to assess the supply level, which is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a data storage identification unit in the propellant holder and a display with a data communication interface in the setting tool, allowing electronic readout and display of propellant supply levels without the need for physical removal, using EEPROM, magnetic strips, or transponder antennas for data exchange.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a box-shaped magazine with increased length is used to hold a large number of propellant charges, then the quantity of propellant charges is improved, but the user cannot determine the number of remaining charges without removing the magazine
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by providing a display device that continuously shows the number of remaining propellant charges in the magazine. A sensor detects the position of the magazine strip and communicates this information to the display, allowing users to monitor propellant levels without removing the magazine, thus resolving the information loss problem while maintaining high capacity
2Productivity
If the magazine strip is made longer to increase the number of propellant charges, then the productivity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical indicators with an electronic sensing and display system. Instead of using mechanical mechanisms to indicate propellant levels, the system uses sensors to detect magazine position and electronically displays the remaining charge count, simplifying the overall device structure while enabling longer magazine strips for increased productivity
3Measurement precision
If the propellant holder is removed from the receptacle to check the supply level, then the measurement precision is improved, but the loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service monitoring by automatically detecting the propellant supply level through sensors and displaying the information without requiring user intervention to remove or manipulate the propellant holder. The display continuously shows the remaining charges, allowing users to obtain precise supply level information instantly without time loss
Data Source
AI summary
An explosion-driven setting tool includes a setting mechanism (12) driven by a propellant (23), an ignition unit (18) for igniting the propellant (23), a receptacle (15) for receiving a propellant holder (20), a data communication interface (31) for receiving and transmitting data of the propellant holder (20), and a data processing unit (30) for receiving data transmitted by the data communication interface (31) and connected with a display (50) for displaying the propellant supply level (27) of the propellant (23) in the propellant holder having a housing (21) with an interior space (22) for receiving the propellant (23), and a data storage identification unit (40) in which the propellant supply level (27) is stored for being read-out.