Collection Container with Adjustable Resilience for Object Penetration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collection devices for objects like fruits and nuts are cumbersome to operate and adapt to different objects due to the time-consuming process of mounting or dismounting elastic wires, which limits their applicability and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A collection container with a penetrable wall section featuring a resilient structure and a modifying unit that allows for adjustable resilience, enabling easy adaptation to various object sizes and types by modifying the spring force and stiffness, facilitating easier operation and broader application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If elastic wires are mounted or dismounted to adapt the basket to different objects, then adaptability to different object sizes and types is improved, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the wire configuration adjustable and modifiable during operation. The wire ends are made freely movable along the wire strands, allowing the wire mesh to dynamically reconfigure its density and opening size based on the object being collected, eliminating the need for complete disassembly and reassembly of wires for different object types
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by allowing the effective number of wires and wire spacing to be continuously adjusted through the movable wire ends. This enables the basket to change its structural parameters (wire density, mesh size, flexibility) to match different object characteristics without requiring full reconstruction of the wire assembly
2Adaptability or versatility
If the collection container uses a fixed resilient structure, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different object sizes and types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the wire structure into independent, movable segments (wire ends that can slide along strands). This segmentation allows each portion of the wire mesh to be independently adjusted, enabling complex adaptive configurations to be achieved through simple, modular adjustments rather than requiring a completely complex fixed structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms a static wire mesh into a dynamic structure where wire ends can move freely along the wire strands. This dynamic capability allows the resilient structure to adapt its configuration to different objects while maintaining a relatively simple base structure, avoiding the need for multiple pre-configured wire assemblies
3Ease of operation
If manual lengthening of the spring type section is used to release fruits, then the fruit release function is achieved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to manual effort required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the spring mechanism to automatically perform the fruit release function through its inherent elastic recovery. When the collection container is lifted or tilted, the spring type section naturally elongates due to elastic force, automatically opening the wire mesh and releasing fruits without requiring any manual manipulation or additional force application by the user
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 collection container simplifies the handling and operation by allowing precise adjustment of resilience, enhancing its applicability to different objects and improving the efficiency of collecting objects from the ground.
Implementation Method 1
The penetrable wall section comprises a resilient structure operable to be forced against the object to be collected to thereby induce resilient deformation of the resilient structure and generate a penetration passage
Implementation Method 2
A collection container with a penetrable wall section featuring a resilient structure and a modifying unit that allows for adjustable resilience, enabling easy adaptation to various object sizes and types by modifying the spring force and stiffness
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AI summary
Collection container (3) for collecting an object (26) of a certain constitution from the ground by passing the object (26) through a penetrable wall section (9, 10) of the collection container (3), the penetrable wall section (9, 10) comprising a resilient structure (9) operable to be forced against the object (26) to thereby induce resilient deformation of the resilient structure (9) to generate a penetration passage for penetrating therethrough the object (26) into the container (3), the collection container (3) comprising a modifying unit (11) having a modifying mechanism (11) associated with the resilient structure (9), and operable, by a user, to modify the resilience of the resilient structure (9).