Agricultural Line Management Device with Segmented Recesses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Agricultural implement lines often get caught in pinch points or chafe against components, and rerouting different systems is inefficient due to lack of easy management solutions.
Innovation Solution
A line separating/management device with recesses and a fastening structure to secure lines, featuring a mounting slot for easy attachment to a toolbar or plate, preventing line entanglement and facilitating rerouting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If lines are routed freely on the agricultural implement, then installation and rerouting are simple, but lines get caught in pinch points and chafe against components
Solution Approach 1:
The management device is divided into multiple recesses, each designed to receive and separate individual lines. This segmentation allows lines to be organized in discrete locations, preventing them from getting caught in pinch points while maintaining ease of installation through modular routing.
Solution Approach 2:
The management device acts as an intermediary component between the lines and the agricultural implement structure. It provides a dedicated interface that guides lines away from hazardous areas (pinch points, moving parts) while maintaining organized routing, thus preventing chafing and entanglement.
2Reliability
If lines are secured firmly to prevent movement, then line management and separation are improved, but rerouting and reconfiguration become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The management device incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable features that allow lines to be securely held in operational positions while enabling easy repositioning when rerouting is needed. The device transitions between a secure state during operation and a flexible state during maintenance or reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The device provides pre-configured routing paths and designated recesses for lines before operation begins. This preliminary organization simplifies both initial installation and future rerouting, as lines follow predetermined guides that can be easily adjusted or repositioned without complex reconfiguration.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple lines are routed together for compactness, then space utilization is improved, but lines cannot be easily separated for maintenance or rerouting
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of routing multiple lines together in a bundled manner, the management device provides separate recesses for each line. This segmentation maintains compact overall structure while keeping individual lines accessible and separable for maintenance, inspection, or rerouting operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A line separating/management device for an agricultural system includes multiple recesses that each receive a respective line and each is formed on a peripheral edge of a body of the line separating/management device. The line separating/management device also includes an opening extending through the body along a longitudinal axis of the line separating/management device, wherein the body surrounds the opening along a circumferential axis of the line separating/management device, wherein the opening receives another line. The line separating/management device further includes a fastening structure having a concave surface formed on the peripheral edge of the body, wherein the fastening structure receives a fastener to secure a further line to the concave surface.