Pivoting Pyrotechnic Tube Mounting for Adjustable Angle Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pyrotechnic mounting systems are cumbersome, require excessive time and resources, and lack versatility in angle adjustment, leading to inefficiencies and potential malfunctions during professional displays.
Innovation Solution
A modular pyrotechnic mounting assembly featuring pivotable mounting bars with articulation and locking mechanisms, allowing for adjustable angles and secure tube retention, integrated with a framework for easy handling and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If preset angles are fixed in place, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bar incorporates a pivotable joint mechanism that transforms the static fixed-angle structure into a dynamic adjustable-angle structure. The mounting bar can rotate relative to the prop body around a pivot axis, allowing the angle between the prop and mounting bar to be continuously adjusted. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction by enabling both precise angle setting and adaptability to different display requirements.
2Ease of operation
If a sliding system is used to mount pyrotechnic devices, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to angle slipping
Solution Approach 1:
The system includes pre-configured stop positions and alignment features on the mounting bar and prop body that guide the mounting process. These preliminary structural features ensure that when the mounting bar is positioned, it naturally aligns with correct angular positions, preventing slipping during operation while maintaining ease of adjustment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If unlimited angles for mounting are allowed, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases due to extra components required
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable mounting bar mechanism serves multiple functions: it provides continuous angle adjustment capability, maintains structural support, and includes inherent stopping mechanisms for position retention. This single multi-functional mechanism replaces what would otherwise require multiple separate components (adjustment mechanism, support structure, and locking system), thereby achieving unlimited angle adaptability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
An assembly for mounting pyrotechnic devices includes a framework and a mounting bar secured to the framework and pivotable on a shoulder bolt secured in the framework. The mounting bar has a tube slot therein. At least one tube is securable in the tube slot, where the at least one tube is configured to support the pyrotechnic devices in the framework. The mounting bar is selectively lockable in a pivot position.