Telescoping Ballistic Barrier Panels for Rapid Manual Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable or mobile expandable ballistic barrier solutions require internal or external winch equipment for setup and breakdown, are time-consuming, and lack versatility and durability in various situations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus with telescoping fence-like panels that can be manually deployed into a protective barrier within seconds, featuring a trailing and leading frame with wheels, intermediate panels, and handles for easy manipulation, allowing quick setup and deployment without additional equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If conventional portable ballistic barrier solutions use winch or lifting equipment for setup and breakdown, then the barrier can be deployed, but the deployment process becomes time-consuming and requires additional equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the winch and lifting equipment from the system entirely. The barrier panels are designed to be manually extended and collapsed without any mechanical assistance devices, extracting the complex deployment mechanism from the overall system while maintaining deployability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using mechanical equipment to force the barrier into position, the patent allows the barrier to collapse and extend under its own weight and structural design. The panels naturally fold together during collapse and extend during deployment without external mechanical intervention, inverting the traditional approach of using motors and winches.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional ballistic barrier solutions use manual extension from mobile frames, then the barrier can be deployed, but the process remains time-consuming and lacks versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic telescoping panels that can rapidly extend and collapse. The panels are designed with movable sections that slide along guides, allowing the barrier to dynamically adjust its configuration from a compact stored state to a fully deployed protective barrier in seconds, rather than requiring static assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The barrier panels are designed with nested telescoping sections that fit within each other during storage. The intermediate panels are positioned within the leading and trailing panels, creating a compact nested configuration that can be quickly deployed by extending the panels outward along guide mechanisms.
3Productivity
If the barrier is designed to be quickly deployed manually, then deployment time is reduced, but the structural complexity increases to accommodate telescoping mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The barrier is divided into discrete telescoping panels with standardized components. Each panel contains guide mechanisms and telescoping sections that can be independently manufactured and assembled, reducing overall structural complexity while enabling rapid deployment through modular assembly.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the disclosure can provide systems and methods for providing a mobile expandable ballistic barrier apparatus. The apparatus can include a trailing panel with a front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side; a trailing frame with one or more wheels, the trailing frame configured to support the trailing side of the trailing panel; a leading panel comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, a trailing side, and a leading side; a leading frame with one or more wheels, the leading frame configured to support the leading side of the leading panel; and one or more intermediate panels, each of the one or more intermediate panels comprising a respective front side, an opposing rear side, an leading side, and a trailing side.