Cattle Separator Rigid Front Flexible Rear Plastic Tubular
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current flexible separators in livestock buildings, particularly for cattle, are not optimally designed, leading to animal injuries due to excessive flexibility and deformation, which compromises their effectiveness and efficiency over time.
Innovation Solution
A separator system comprising a rigid front metal tubular organ and a laterally flexible rear part made of plastic tubular organs, with a rigid liaison organ that connects them, providing a balance between stability and flexibility to prevent animal injuries and maintain system efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If flexible separators are used to reduce animal injuries, then animal safety is improved, but the separators become too flexible and lose effectiveness over time
Solution Approach 1:
The separator is divided into two distinct parts: a rigid front part for structural stability and positioning, and a flexible rear part for safety and comfort. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function optimally without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the separator have different mechanical properties: the front part is rigid to maintain positioning effectiveness, while the rear part is flexible to reduce injury risk. This local differentiation of material properties resolves the contradiction between effectiveness and safety.
2Reliability
If rigid separators are used to maintain positioning effectiveness, then separator reliability is improved, but animal injury risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The separator is divided into two distinct parts: a rigid front part for structural stability and positioning, and a flexible rear part for safety and comfort. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function optimally without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the separator have different mechanical properties: the front part is rigid to maintain positioning effectiveness, while the rear part is flexible to reduce injury risk. This local differentiation of material properties resolves the contradiction between effectiveness and safety.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If completely flexible separators are used to ensure animal safety, then animal injury risk is reduced, but the separators become ineffective for positioning animals
Solution Approach 1:
The separator is divided into two distinct parts: a rigid front part for structural stability and positioning, and a flexible rear part for safety and comfort. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function optimally without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the separator have different mechanical properties: the front part is rigid to maintain positioning effectiveness, while the rear part is flexible to reduce injury risk. This local differentiation of material properties resolves the contradiction between effectiveness and safety.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The proposed separator system effectively delimits animal space, reduces the risk of injury, and maintains efficiency by combining the stability of a rigid front with the flexibility of a plastic rear part, ensuring durable and effective animal separation.
Implementation Method 1
a laterally flexible rear part, comprising: at least two flexible tubular members made of plastic material
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a separator for a livestock building, in particular for cattle. It comprises: - a rigid front part (5), comprising a metal tubular element (51) equipped with first means for securing (7) to a receiving structure (C), and - a laterally flexible rear part (6), comprising at least two flexible plastic tubular elements (61), and a rigid connecting element (62).