Target Disk Throwing System with Pivoting Launch Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional target throwing devices are limited in their ability to throw clay target disks from either a vertical or horizontal disposition, lacking the versatility to adjust angles and attitudes, and are not capable of launching multiple types of targets from a single device.
Innovation Solution
A target disk throwing system with a support structure and pivotally connected launching mechanism that allows for the selective launch of standard, midi, mini, battue, and rabbit target disks in both horizontal and vertical positions, featuring an adjustable track and impulse force device for varying angles and attitudes, and a 360-degree rotating base.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional throwing device is configured to throw targets from a fixed disposition (vertical or horizontal), then the device structure is simple, but the device lacks versatility to throw multiple types of targets in different orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The throwing device is designed with a universal launching structure that can accommodate and throw all five types of clay targets (standard, midi, mini, battue, and rabbit) in both vertical and horizontal dispositions using the same device, eliminating the need for multiple specialized throwing devices
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates a pivotally connected launching structure with adjustable angles and attitudes, allowing the launching arm to be dynamically repositioned between vertical and horizontal orientations and adjusted to different angles, enabling versatile target throwing from a single device
2Adaptability or versatility
If a throwing device uses a fixed launching structure, then the device is easy to operate, but the device cannot adjust angles and attitudes for different target types
Solution Approach 1:
The launching structure is made dynamic with pivot connections that allow easy adjustment of angles and attitudes. The structure can be repositioned between vertical and horizontal dispositions and adjusted to different angles while maintaining operational simplicity through its mechanically straightforward design
3Productivity
If separate devices are used for vertical and horizontal target throwing, then each device is optimized for its specific function, but the overall system requires multiple devices and increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
A single throwing device is designed to perform both vertical and horizontal target throwing functions, as well as accommodate all five types of clay targets, thereby eliminating the need for multiple specialized devices while maintaining high throwing efficiency through its versatile design
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the efficient and versatile launch of multiple target types from a single device, accommodating different angles and attitudes, enhancing shooting training and recreational activities by providing a flexible and adaptable throwing solution.
Implementation Method 1
One or more mechanisms deliver an impulse force that impels the launching structure from the armed position to the disarmed, or stop, position
Implementation Method 2
a launching structure pivotally connected to the support structure and movable between an armed position and a disarmed, or stop, position
Data Source
AI summary
A system for launching a target disk above a terrestrial surface, including a first support, a first bracket attached to the first support, a second support connected to the first bracket and configured to pivot with respect to the first bracket in a first plane, and a second bracket attached to the second support and configured to pivot with respect to the second bracket in a second plane, the second plane being generally perpendicular to the first plane. A launching structure is attached to the second bracket, and the second support is configured to pivot with the second bracket. A track is configured to hold and direct the target upon launching, the track being configurable to present the target to be launched in a first presentation generally parallel to the terrestrial surface and a second presentation generally perpendicular to the terrestrial surface.