Cattle Feed Mixing Container Bead Reinforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mixing containers for animal feed require additional reinforcement profiles at the upper edge to withstand high pressures, which increases production costs and material usage.
Innovation Solution
A circumferential bead is attached to the upper edge of the mixing container, serving as a deflection surface to prevent overflow and replacing the need for additional reinforcement profiles, allowing for easy expansion and cost-effective production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If additional reinforcement profiles are welded to the upper edge, then structural strength and stability are improved, but production costs and material usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the reinforcement function and the overflow deflection function into a single integrated bead structure. The bead is formed by folding back the upper edge of the mixing container, creating a unified element that provides both structural reinforcement and material deflection without requiring separate reinforcement profiles and welding operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential function of reinforcement from the complex welded reinforcement profile system and simplifies it to a single bead structure formed by folding the edge. This extraction eliminates unnecessary components and complex manufacturing steps while retaining the core reinforcement function.
2Stability of the object's composition
If additional reinforcement profiles are welded to the upper edge, then structural stability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the essential function of reinforcement from the complex welded reinforcement profile system and simplifies it to a single bead structure formed by folding the edge. This extraction eliminates unnecessary components and complex manufacturing steps while retaining the core reinforcement function.
Solution Approach 2:
The upper edge of the mixing container serves dual purposes: it provides structural reinforcement through the folded bead and simultaneously acts as an overflow deflection surface. The structure is self-reinforcing, with the bead itself providing the necessary stability without requiring additional external reinforcement elements.
3Volume of stationary object
If the mixing container volume is increased, then capacity is improved, but shipping costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing container is divided into modular sections that can be manufactured separately and assembled later. The bead reinforcement structure is integrated into each module during production, allowing for cost-effective manufacturing and shipping of individual components that can be configured to different volume requirements.
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AI summary
The container (2) has a casing (4) representing a single-part unit or a unit formed from multiple detachable components. The unit is extended in an oval shape in an upward manner at front and rear sides, and a mixing screw rotatable around a vertical axis is arranged in an interior of the unit. A circumferential bead (10) is attached at an upper edge (8) of the casing. A recess of the bead is located on an inner side of the container and comprises an inclined deflection surface (11). An attachment part (20) is mounted at the upper edge of the casing.