Flared-Lip Feeder Port for Pest-Resistant Livestock Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing feeders are susceptible to contamination and economic loss due to rodents, pests, and insects accessing through large openings or insufficient barriers, endangering livestock health and productivity.
Innovation Solution
A feeder port with a tubular body, entry and exit portions, a collar, and external threading, designed to restrict access to pests and insects while allowing easy access for livestock, using a bushing to secure it to a feeder trough.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If large openings are used in feeders to allow easy access for livestock, then ease of operation is improved, but susceptibility to contamination by rodents, pests, and insects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The feeder port incorporates a flared lip at the entry portion that creates a localized protective structure. This flared geometry provides overhead protection that specifically shields the feed access area from pests while maintaining open access for livestock, applying different protective qualities to different spatial zones of the feeder opening
Solution Approach 2:
The feeder port structure acts as an intermediary element between the open feeder and the livestock/pests. The tubular body with flared lip serves as a mediating structure that allows livestock access while blocking pest entry, functioning as a protective interface without completely封闭 the feeder system
2Object-affected harmful factors
If barriers are added to prevent pests from accessing feeders, then contamination is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective structure is segmented into distinct functional portions: the tubular body for structural support and pest blocking, the flared lip for overhead protection, and the integrated opening for livestock access. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently without requiring a complex overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The feeder port structure performs multiple functions simultaneously: it provides pest protection, maintains feed access for livestock, and can be integrated into various feeder types. The same flared lip structure that prevents pest entry also serves as the feed access point for animals, combining protective and functional roles in a single element
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a feeder port with a tubular body. In some embodiments, the feeder port may include an internal cavity that extends through the tubular body. In some aspects, the feeder port may include an entry portion and an exit portion opposite to the entry portion. In some aspects, the feeder port may include external threading configured to receive a bushing that may secure the feeder port within the trough. In some implementations, the feeder port may include a waterproof seal.