Expandable Bale Pickup Structure for Secure Transport Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in efficiently picking up and transporting bales of long-stemmed plant material, particularly reed grass and corn, for utilization, as they do not optimize the use of transport paths and require complex load securing mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A picking-up device with variable side parts that can transition between a transport state and a filling state, allowing bales to be easily inserted and secured within a receiving space, utilizing telescopic connection units and a clamping device to facilitate efficient loading and unloading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If bales are transported using existing transport devices and paths, then transport efficiency is improved, but the bales require complex load securing mechanisms to prevent movement during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The picking-up device merges the functions of bale collection, containment, and transport into a single integrated unit. The housing with front opening allows bales to be picked up and contained within the same structure that serves as the transport container, eliminating the need for separate load securing mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The picking-up device serves multiple functions: it acts as a collection device for gathering bales, a containment structure for securing bales during transport, and a transport device itself. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized equipment for each transport operation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the picking-up device uses a fixed housing structure, then structural stability is improved, but the device cannot adapt to different loading and unloading requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The picking-up device incorporates a movable front wall that can be shifted between opened and closed positions. This dynamic element allows the housing to transition between different operational states: open for loading/unloading and closed for stable transport, combining structural stability with operational adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is segmented into a fixed rear portion and a movable front wall. This segmentation allows the majority of the structure to remain stable and fixed, while only the necessary front portion moves to enable loading and unloading operations, maintaining overall structural integrity while providing adaptability.
3Volume of moving object
If the side parts are positioned close together in transport state, then space utilization is improved, but bale insertion becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The side parts are designed to be movable relative to each other, allowing the picking-up device to transition between a compact transport state with high space utilization and an expanded loading state with wide opening for easy bale insertion. The dynamic adjustment of side part positions resolves the contradiction between compactness and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The side parts move in a direction perpendicular to the bale insertion direction, creating a wide opening that facilitates easy bale insertion without compromising the compact vertical profile during transport. This dimensional approach allows simultaneous optimization of both insertion ease and space utilization.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a picking-up device for bales (14) formed by compression of an, in particular, long-stemmed plant material, comprising a first side part (48), a second side part (50) spaced apart relative thereto in a first spatial direction (42), and connection units (66) for connecting the side parts (48, 50) along the first spatial direction (42), wherein the side parts (48, 50) are designed to assume a transport state relative to one another in which a receiving space (40) is defined between the side parts (48, 50) and bales (14) are positioned, for transport purposes, between the side parts (48, 50) in the receiving space (50), and to assume a filling state in which the side parts (48, 50) are at a greater distance relative to one another in the first spatial direction (42) than in the transport state and in which the bales (14) are instertable into the receiving space (40) along a second spatial direction (44) transverse to the first spatial direction via an insertion opening (68) arranged between the side parts (48, 50). In addition, the invention relates to a picking-up system with such a picking-up device.