Swing Ball Game Stability and Projectile Release Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing swing ball games lack a stable and secure mechanism for users to throw projectiles while swinging, risking ejection from the seat, and do not provide an efficient way to manage and release multiple projectiles effectively.
Innovation Solution
A swing apparatus with a top support frame, vertical and rocker support frame members for stable swinging and rocking, a swing seat with a ball release mechanism and trigger assembly, and a projectile channel for loading and controlled release of balls through bomb bay doors and a release finger mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a swing seat is used for throwing projectiles, then the player can throw balls at targets, but the player may fall out of the seat while swinging arms and legs
Solution Approach 1:
The safety harness is divided into multiple independent components: a torso harness with shoulder straps and waist belt, separate leg straps, and adjustment mechanisms. This segmentation allows each component to be independently adjusted and secured, providing comprehensive restraint while maintaining ease of operation through modular assembly and adjustment features.
2Productivity
If multiple balls are held in the swing seat, then the player can throw multiple projectiles, but the mechanism for releasing balls becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple balls are pre-loaded into the swing seat in a stacked arrangement within a recessed cavity. The release mechanism uses a single trigger that actuates a release finger to dislodge balls from their pre-positioned state. This preliminary loading and simple actuation approach enables rapid sequential ball release without complex mechanisms, as each ball is positioned to be released in sequence by the single trigger motion.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the swing seat is designed for stability, then the player remains secure, but the swing cannot accommodate rocking motion
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates rocker members with curved surfaces that allow the swing seat to rock side-to-side while maintaining stability during forward-and-back swinging. The rocker members are designed with specific curvature radii that provide stable rocking motion without compromising the seat's stability during normal swinging operations. This dynamic design enables the swing to adapt to both rocking and traditional swinging motions.
Data Source
AI summary
A swing ball game has a top support frame member. A swing hangs from the top support frame member. The swing has a swing seat configured to swing in a front and rear direction. At least one vertical support frame member is connected to the top support frame member and supports the top support frame member. A rocker support frame member has a rocker bottom profile. The vertical support frame member is connected to the rocker support frame member. The rocker support frame member is oriented sideways so that the top support frame member can rock in a left and right direction.