Direct-Drive Egg Trough Rotation for Accurate Incubator Turning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional incubators face issues such as complex egg-turning mechanisms, manual turning inefficiencies, low stability, and poor space utilization, leading to inaccurate and costly operations with potential embryo damage.
Innovation Solution
A compact, direct-drive, automatic egg-turning mechanism with a simplified transmission path using rotatably connected trough bodies and a driving mechanism, including a driving part and fixing part, to ensure precise and stable egg rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional complex egg-turning mechanisms are used, then the incubator can perform egg turning function, but the transmission accuracy is low and errors accumulate due to intermediate components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates intermediate transmission components from the egg-turning mechanism. The driving motor directly drives the trough body through a simple connecting structure, removing complex gears, belts, and intermediate shafts that caused error accumulation. This extraction of unnecessary components directly improves transmission accuracy while reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical transmission systems with a direct-drive mechanism. Instead of using multiple mechanical stages with intermediate components, the driving motor's output shaft is directly connected to the trough body through a simplified connecting structure, eliminating mechanical error accumulation and improving precision.
2Reliability
If manual egg turning is used, then the incubator structure can be simple, but the egg-turning frequency consistency cannot be ensured and embryos may stick to the eggshell
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automatic egg-turning system where the driving motor automatically rotates the trough body at consistent intervals without manual intervention. The system self-regulates the turning frequency through the motor's controlled operation, ensuring consistent egg-turning intervals and preventing embryo adhesion to the shell, thereby improving reliability through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent ensures continuous and consistent egg-turning action through the automatic driving mechanism. The motor continuously operates to rotate the trough body at regular intervals, maintaining uninterrupted egg-turning frequency consistency throughout the incubation period, which prevents embryos from sticking to the eggshell.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional structural layouts are used, then the incubator can accommodate all components, but the space utilization is low and manufacturing and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the driving motor and the trough body into a compact integrated structure. The motor is positioned within or adjacent to the trough body, sharing the same spatial envelope. This merging eliminates the need for separate mounting structures and intermediate transmission components, significantly improving space utilization while reducing manufacturing and maintenance costs through simplified assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a nested arrangement where the driving motor is positioned within the spatial envelope of the trough body or its supporting structure. The motor and trough body are arranged in a nested configuration that maximizes space utilization, allowing all components to be accommodated in a compact footprint while reducing overall device dimensions and costs.
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
Improves egg-turning accuracy, reduces error accumulation, optimizes internal space, and lowers manufacturing and maintenance costs while maintaining stable incubation conditions.
Implementation Method 1
the driving part comprises a driving motor, the driving motor is fixed to the base
Implementation Method 2
an outputting shaft of the driving motor is provided with a driving gear, a side of the fixing part facing the driving gear is provided with a gear structure, the driving gear and the gear structure are meshed for transmission
Implementation Method 3
both ends of the at least one trough body are provided with first connecting parts rotatably connected to the base, and an end of one of the first connecting parts is further provided with a second connecting part; the second connecting part being rotatably connected with the fixing part
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AI summary
An incubator, including: a base, at least one trough body and a driving mechanism. The at least one trough body is arranged on the base, both ends of the at least one trough body are provided with first connecting parts rotatably connected to the base, and an end of the at least one trough body further provided with a second connecting part. The driving mechanism comprises a driving part and a fixing part, the fixing part is located at one end of the at least one trough body, the second connecting part being rotatably connected with the fixing part; the driving part is drivingly connected with the fixing part to move the fixing part along a preset direction, thus driving the trough body to rotate. The incubator achieves automatic egg flipping and improves the stability and accuracy during the egg flipping process.