Weapon Tube Module Parallel Storage and Ejection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weapon barrels are inefficient in quickly and quietly ejecting a large number of weapons, particularly mines, due to noise issues with compressed air ejection and incompatibility with weapons lacking self-propulsion, limiting their versatility in deployment scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A modular weapon barrel system featuring a storage module with multiple parallel bearing tubes and an ejection module equipped with linear chains, allowing for the rapid and uniform ejection of weapons with varying diameters, including mines, while minimizing noise and requiring only one muzzle opening, and enabling the use of different-sized objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If compressed air is used to eject weapons from the barrel, then the ejection speed and acceleration are improved, but the noise level increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the ejection function from a single large barrel and distributes it across multiple smaller barrels arranged in a matrix. Each barrel can independently eject weapons using compressed air, maintaining high ejection speed while reducing the noise impact per barrel. The distributed configuration means noise is spread across multiple sources rather than concentrated in one large ejection event.
Solution Approach 2:
The weapon ejection system is segmented into multiple independent barrel units that can operate separately or in coordination. This segmentation allows the system to achieve high overall ejection capacity while each individual barrel operates at lower noise levels, resolving the contradiction between speed and noise.
2Productivity
If multiple weapon barrels are used to eject a large number of weapons, then the ejection capacity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple weapon barrels are merged into a single integrated matrix structure that functions as one coordinated system. The barrels are arranged in a compact grid pattern and share common mounting, control, and support structures, achieving high ejection capacity without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The matrix of barrels provides multi-functionality by capable of ejecting different types of weapons (torpedoes, mines, decoys) simultaneously or sequentially. Each barrel unit is designed with universal characteristics that allow it to handle various weapon types, increasing productivity without requiring specialized complex systems for each weapon type.
3Device complexity
If a single large-diameter barrel is used, then the structure is simpler, but the versatility in accommodating different weapon diameters is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The single large barrel is segmented into multiple smaller barrels of uniform, smaller diameter. This segmentation allows each barrel to accommodate weapons of specific size ranges, and by configuring different numbers and arrangements of barrels, the system can handle a wide variety of weapon diameters while maintaining simpler individual barrel structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimension (one large barrel) to a two-dimensional matrix arrangement of multiple smaller barrels. This dimensional change allows the system to accommodate weapons of varying diameters by selecting appropriate barrels from the matrix, providing versatility without requiring each barrel to be oversized and complex.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a weapon tube module (30) for a weapon tube (10). The weapon tube module (30) has a storage module and a launching module (40), wherein the storage module has at least one first storage tube (70) and a second storage tube (70). The first storage tube (70) has at least one first storage position for a weapon (60), and the second storage tube (70) has at least one first second storage position. The first storage tube (70) and the second storage tube (70) are arranged next to each other in a parallel manner in the longitudinal direction of the weapon tube module (30). The launching module (40) is arranged on the storage module side facing the ship interior, and at least the storage module can be rotated about the longitudinal direction of the weapon tube module (30).