Rotatable Support for Target Throwing Machine Direction Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing target launching machines require multiple units to accommodate different arm rotation directions, increasing costs and complexity, while also struggling to adjust projection direction efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A target launching machine with a rotatable support that has two angular positions, allowing for adjustment of the projection direction to compensate for target inertia, enabling operation in both arm rotation directions without modifying the barrel's rotation direction, and using a deflector to minimize trajectory offset.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple machines are used to accommodate different arm rotation directions, then shooting variety is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support is designed with multiple angular positions (first position and second position with angular offset) that allow the same machine to accommodate both clockwise and counter-clockwise arm rotation directions. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate machines for different shooting directions, reducing device complexity while maintaining shooting variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The support is made adjustable between different angular positions rather than being fixed. This dynamic adjustability allows the machine to adapt to different arm rotation directions by simply changing the support's angular position, providing versatility without requiring multiple dedicated machines.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the barrel rotation direction is changed to accommodate different arm rotation directions, then shooting variety is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The barrel is designed with a fixed rotation direction, and the support is made adjustable to compensate for different arm rotation directions. This universal design allows the same barrel to work with both clockwise and counter-clockwise arm rotations, eliminating the need to manufacture different barrels for different rotation directions and simplifying production.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable support acts as an intermediary element between the barrel and the arm. By adjusting the support's angular position, the system compensates for the fixed barrel rotation direction to accommodate variable arm rotation directions, avoiding the need to modify the barrel design.
3Ease of manufacture
If the support position is fixed, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but projection precision decreases due to inertia offset
Solution Approach 1:
The support is designed with adjustable angular positions rather than being fixed. This allows the system to compensate for the inertia-induced offset of the target by adjusting the support's angle, improving target placement accuracy while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through a straightforward adjustment mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The angular position parameter of the support is made variable. By changing this parameter between different angular positions, the system compensates for the inertia offset and improves target placement precision without requiring complex manufacturing processes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables versatile operation in two arm rotation directions using a single machine setup, reducing manufacturing costs and simplifying adjustments, while ensuring precise target placement by accounting for inertia and rotation changes.
Implementation Method 1
the target in question passes through the hole having previously undergone a force, essentially tangential to the trajectory of the barrel, due to the rotation of the latter. The target therefore does not fall on the receiving surface with the sole application of its weight, but also with a component linked to its inertia in this movement induced by the rotation of the barrel.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a target-throwing machine comprising a frame (1) on which a mounting (2) is mounted. A cylinder (3) is rotatably mounted about a rotational axis (10). The cylinder (3) includes a plurality of columns (4) for storing targets in stacks. The columns (4) each have an axis parallel to the rotational axis (10). The frame (1) includes a surface (12) for receiving the targets with a view to throwing same. The mounting (2) comprises a hole (14) configured enable a target to pass from a column (4) of the cylinder (3) to the receiving surface (12). The mounting (2) comprises: - a first position for attachment relative to the frame (1); and - at least one second position for attachment relative to the frame (1). The first position and second position have an angular offset along the rotational axis (10).