Adjustable Fan Mounting Assembly for Targeted Grow-Facility Airflow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fixed fan assemblies in grow facilities limit adjustability and adaptability, restricting optimal oxygen supply and temperature control for plants.
Innovation Solution
The development of adjustable mounting assemblies that allow fans to be positioned and oriented flexibly using elongate arms with slots, pivot joints, and mounting plates, enabling fans to be mounted at various angles and locations along a longitudinal axis, and rotatable about axes to direct airflow effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed fan assemblies are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but adaptability and adjustability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly transitions from a fixed structure to a dynamic, adjustable system. The arm is made movable relative to the mounting plate through slots and fasteners, allowing the fan assembly to be repositioned along the longitudinal axis and rotated about the arm to direct airflow to different locations and angles within the grow facility.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly is divided into separate functional components: a mounting plate for attachment to the support structure, an arm that can move relative to the mounting plate, and a fan assembly that can be positioned on the arm. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component to achieve optimal fan placement and airflow direction.
2Productivity
If fixed fan assemblies are used, then device complexity is reduced, but air flow efficiency and temperature control are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly enables dynamic positioning of the fan assembly to optimize airflow patterns. The arm can be moved to different locations along the longitudinal axis and rotated to various angles, allowing the fan to direct airflow precisely where needed in the grow facility, thereby improving air circulation efficiency and temperature control.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly is designed to accommodate fan assemblies at multiple positions and orientations. The combination of translational movement along the arm and rotational movement about the arm provides universal positioning capability, enabling a single mounting assembly design to serve multiple airflow distribution needs.
Data Source
AI summary
Adjustable mounting assemblies are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an arm to extend along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the arm including an elongate slot to enable attachment of a fan to the arm at selectively different positions along the longitudinal axis, a first joint plate coupled to the first end of the arm, and a second joint plate coupled to the second end of the arm, the first and second joint plates structured to enable attachment to an external support structure.