Egg Incubator Tray Pivot Angle Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing egg incubation methods lack precise control over the incubation process, particularly in large-scale devices, where all eggs are treated uniformly regardless of their quality and position, leading to variations in incubation conditions and suboptimal weight loss control.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that adjust the pivot angle of egg trays based on real-time measurements of incubation parameters, such as weight loss, to optimize air flow resistance and control temperature, humidity, and gas exchange, allowing for individualized incubation of eggs within a stack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed pivot angle is used for all egg stacks, then the device structure is simple, but the incubation conditions vary for eggs at different positions leading to suboptimal weight loss control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the pivot angle adjustable rather than fixed. The control unit dynamically modifies the pivot angle for different egg stacks based on their specific incubation needs, allowing adaptation to varying conditions while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure. This resolves the contradiction by enabling customized incubation parameters without requiring complete structural redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by allowing different pivot angles for different egg stacks within the same incubation device. Each stack can have customized pivot angles tailored to its specific requirements, creating local variations in incubation conditions. This enables precise control over weight loss and incubation parameters for each stack independently, while the overall device remains unified and manageable.
2Manufacturing precision
If uniform treatment is applied to all eggs, then the operation is simple, but variations in egg quality and position lead to inconsistent incubation outcomes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by enabling different pivot angles for different egg stacks, allowing customized incubation treatment for each stack based on egg quality and position variations. This achieves consistent incubation outcomes across all eggs by addressing their specific needs individually, while the automated control system maintains ease of operation through centralized management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the control unit monitors incubation parameters and adjusts pivot angles accordingly. This feedback loop ensures that incubation consistency is maintained by continuously adapting to actual conditions, while the automated nature of the feedback process prevents excessive operation complexity.
3Measurement precision
If the pivot angle is adjusted for each stack, then incubation precision is improved, but the control system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by implementing a control unit that can dynamically adjust pivot angles for different stacks based on monitored weight loss and other incubation parameters. This dynamic adjustment capability achieves precise weight loss control while the control unit integrates the complexity management, allowing precise control without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by modifying the pivot angle parameter for different egg stacks based on their specific incubation requirements. This allows precise control over weight loss and incubation outcomes by adjusting a single key parameter (pivot angle) without requiring complex structural modifications, thereby achieving high measurement precision with manageable control system complexity.
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
This approach enables more precise control over the incubation process, minimizing deviations in desired weight and improving the quality of hatched chicks by adjusting the pivot angle to match the specific needs of each egg stack, thereby enhancing the accuracy and consistency of incubation.
Implementation Method 1
a cabinet provided with a climate control for controlling the atmospheric humidity and temperature of air that is to be passed through the cabinet
Implementation Method 2
a cabinet provided with a climate control for controlling the atmospheric humidity and temperature of air that is to be passed through the cabinet
Implementation Method 3
the trays of the stack being pivotable back and forth through a defined pivot angle about a horizontal axis with respect to the frame, in order to turn the eggs
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for the incubation of eggs and to a device for the incubation of eggs. The incubation device includes a cabinet provided with a climate control for regulating the atmospheric humidity and temperature of the air that is to be passed through the cabinet, and at least one frame. At least one stack of trays positioned vertically above one another is arranged in the frame, each tray having a multiplicity of egg positions for receiving an egg. To turn the eggs, the trays of the stack can pivot to and fro through a defined pivot angle about a horizontal axis with respect to the frame. The vertical distance between the trays positioned above one another thereby changes. In the method, the trays are periodically pivoted through the defined pivot angle and the magnitude of the defined pivot angle is variable.