Three-Target Thrower With Common Base for Rapid Reconfiguration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing target throwing machines for Olympic trap shooting are inefficient in terms of execution speed and adaptability, leading to inaccuracies in target trajectories due to the need for multiple machines and complex adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising three target throwing machines with a common base that allows for simultaneous angular adjustment, enabling rapid reconfiguration to accommodate different shooting positions and angles, using a common base that rotates and adjusts the throwing units for precise target projection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple target throwing machines are used to cover different shooting positions, then the adaptability to various shooting lanes is improved, but the device complexity and space requirement increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines three separate target throwing machines into a single integrated system sharing a common base and rotational mechanism. This merging allows the system to serve multiple shooting lanes (typically 5 lanes in Olympic trap) that would otherwise require separate machines, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining adaptability to different shooting positions through rotational repositioning
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual adjustment of throwing machines is used to adapt to different shooting positions, then the adaptability is improved, but the execution speed and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic rotational mechanism that allows the integrated throwing system to automatically reposition between different shooting lanes. This dynamic adjustment capability eliminates the need for slow manual reconfiguration while maintaining adaptability to various shooting positions, thereby preserving high execution speed throughout the shooting sequence
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures the rotational mechanism and throwing units to enable rapid repositioning between shooting lanes. By having the adjustment mechanism ready and pre-positioned, the system can quickly transition between lanes without time-consuming manual adjustments, thus maintaining high productivity
3Device complexity
If the number of throwing machines is reduced to optimize facility design, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to multiple shooting lanes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated throwing system is designed as a universal platform that can serve multiple shooting lanes through its rotational capability. The single system performs the function of multiple separate machines by rotating to different angular positions, each corresponding to a different shooting lane, thereby achieving multi-functionality that maintains adaptability while reducing the number of machines required
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AI summary
A target throwing system for sport shooting includes, successively along a direction of alignment, a first target throwing machine, a second target throwing machine, and a third target throwing machine, each of the first machine, the second machine and the third machine includes a throwing unit movable in rotation relative to a base, a throwing arm movable in rotation relative to the throwing unit (3), wherein the base is a base common to the first target throwing machine, the second target throwing machine and the third target throwing machine, and in that it includes a stand on which the common base is movable in rotation along a base axis.