Reusable Paintball Projectile with Segmented Charge for Flight Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional paintball projectiles often have air bubbles trapped during manufacturing, leading to uneven flight paths due to the movement of contents, and require frequent turning to prevent paint settling, which affects realism and accuracy in simulation warfare and war games.
Innovation Solution
Ammunition devices with a breakable outer shell containing marking material, designed for use with gas or electrically powered guns, where the shell is adapted to disperse environmentally friendly paint or powder upon impact, and a reusable body that can be refitted with new charges, minimizing environmental impact and ensuring accurate flight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional paintball projectiles are used, then the projectiles can be filled with paint, but air bubbles are trapped during manufacturing causing uneven flight paths
Solution Approach 1:
The paintball projectile is divided into separate components: a hollow shell and a separate paint charge. The shell is manufactured empty, then the paint charge is inserted and sealed. This segmentation eliminates air bubbles trapped during shell manufacturing while allowing independent optimization of each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The paint charge is extracted as a separate insertable component rather than being molded with the shell. This allows the shell to be manufactured separately without paint, eliminating air bubble issues, and then the paint charge is added as a separate step using controlled filling methods.
2Reliability
If traditional paintball projectiles are used, then the projectiles can be filled with paint, but the paint settles requiring frequent turning
Solution Approach 1:
The paint charge is designed with specific local properties: the paint is positioned at the bottom of the hollow shell, and the shell geometry includes a tapered section that directs paint flow. This local arrangement prevents paint settling during storage and transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The paint charge is pre-positioned in the hollow shell during assembly, and the shell is designed with features that prevent paint settling before use. The tapered geometry and bottom-loading design are built-in preventive measures that eliminate the need for user intervention.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If reusable bodies are used, then environmental impact is reduced, but the connection between body and charge must be secure
Solution Approach 1:
The connection interface between the body and charge uses asymmetric geometries: a tapered section on the charge that fits into a corresponding recess in the body. This asymmetric design provides a secure, non-reversible connection that prevents accidental separation while maintaining ease of assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The charge includes a spherical or rounded tip that fits into a curved recess in the body. This curved geometry provides a secure mechanical interlock that is difficult to disengage, ensuring connection security while allowing for easy loading.
4Reliability
If the shell is made breakable for realistic effect, then the marking material can disperse upon impact, but the shell must be strong enough to survive transport
Solution Approach 1:
The shell is designed with specific physical parameters: it is made from a material with controlled strength properties, has a specific wall thickness, and includes a tapered geometry. These parameter optimizations allow the shell to withstand transport stresses while breaking reliably upon impact to disperse the paint.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides realistic and accurate marking upon impact, reduces environmental impact, and allows for easy reuse and replacement of components, enhancing the realism and sustainability of simulation warfare activities.
Implementation Method 1
the charge comprises a breakable outer shell for surrounding marking material... the shell is adapted to disperse environmentally friendly paint or powder upon impact
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses an ammunition device or pellet suitable for use with gas fired guns, such as paintballing guns. The pellets have a body and a charge that are arranged as a single unit of formed as separate parts which are assembled for use. The body can be single use or reusable. The charge contains marking material and is a single-use portion arranged to be adjacent to the body. The charge has breakable outer shell for surrounding marking material.