Toy Launcher With Rigid-Link Impact Ejection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toy launching mechanisms often rely on springs or other energy-storing components, which can be unsafe and complex, and do not effectively launch moldable or pre-formed materials without potential energy storage.
Innovation Solution
A toy apparatus design that uses a mechanical launcher with rotating rigid links to move a platform between positions, generating a collision force to launch materials without relying on springs or energy storage, combined with a cutting mechanism to form and eject pieces from moldable or pre-formed materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If springs or energy-storing components are used in toy launching mechanisms, then launching power and distance are improved, but safety and device complexity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes springs and energy-storing components from the launching mechanism, extracting the harmful elements while maintaining the core launching function through a simpler collision-based system
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the spring-based mechanical energy storage system with a direct collision mechanism using rigid links that transfer kinetic energy without energy storage, eliminating the need for springs while maintaining launching capability
2Power
If springs or energy-storing components are used in toy launching mechanisms, then launching power is improved, but device complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes springs and energy-storing components from the launching mechanism, extracting the harmful elements while maintaining the core launching function through a simpler collision-based system
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the spring-based mechanical energy storage system with a direct collision mechanism using rigid links that transfer kinetic energy without energy storage, eliminating the need for springs while maintaining launching capability
3Object-affected harmful factors
If collision forces are used to launch materials without energy-storing mechanisms, then safety and simplicity are improved, but launching power deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic rigid links that rotate and accelerate during the launching process, creating a dynamic collision system that generates sufficient launching power without energy storage components
Solution Approach 2:
The platform is accelerated along a track before the collision occurs, building up kinetic energy in advance that is then transferred to the material during the collision, providing adequate launching power without springs
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design promotes safety and simplicity by using collision forces to launch materials, allowing for the use of various moldable and pre-formed materials without the need for energy-storing mechanisms, enhancing user experience and safety.
Implementation Method 1
A toy apparatus design that uses a mechanical launcher with rotating rigid links to move a platform between positions, generating a collision force to launch materials without relying on springs or energy storage
Data Source
AI summary
A toy apparatus includes: a base portion; a receptacle including a first open end, a second open end, and a sidewall that extends between the first open end and the second open end; a platform configured to move relative to the base portion between a first position and a second position, the first position under the second open end of the receptacle; and a launcher coupled to the platform, the launcher configured to move the platform between the first position and the second position.