Foldable Bunker System for Bulk Material Compactor Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compactors for bulk material have limited unloading capacity and are inefficient due to restricted road transportation width, leading to prolonged unloading times and material loss during the process.
Innovation Solution
A compactor design featuring a foldable bunker system with pivotally mounted sections and an optional end plate, allowing for reduced width during transport while maintaining capacity, and minimizing material spillage through conveyor and wrapping mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the bunker capacity is increased to improve unloading capacity, then the compactor cannot be transported on public roads due to width limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The bunker is divided into multiple sections that can be folded relative to each other, allowing the structure to be segmented into a compact configuration for transport while maintaining full capacity when deployed
Solution Approach 2:
The bunker sections are made movable through pivotal connections, allowing the structure to dynamically change its configuration between a wide operational position for unloading and a narrow folded position for transportation on public roads
2Length of moving object
If the bunker width is reduced for better transportability, then the unloading capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bunker employs movable sections that can be positioned to maximize width during unloading operations and then folded to minimize width during transport, providing adaptability between these two opposing requirements
3Ease of manufacture
If the compactor is designed with fixed bunker structure to simplify manufacturing, then the transportation efficiency is reduced due to inability to fold
Solution Approach 1:
The bunker is constructed from multiple separable sections connected by pivotal joints, allowing the structure to be segmented for folding while maintaining relative structural simplicity in each individual section
Solution Approach 2:
The bunker sections are designed to nest within each other when folded, with inner sections positioning underneath outer sections, creating a compact transport configuration while maintaining structural integrity
Data Source
AI summary
Compactor (100) suitable for compacting and wrapping bulk material and suitable for transportation on public roads. The compactor comprises a bunker (200) for reception of the bulk material to be compacted. The bunker (200) exhibits a front end adjacent to a baler unit (300), and a rear end facing the supply of bulk material. The compactor (100) exhibits a longitudinal axis (L) coinciding with the transport direction of the compactor (100) on a road. The bunker (200) comprises two substantially mirror-symmetric foldable first (201A) and second (201B) bunker section mounted to a frame (207) in a pivotal manner in a vertical direction about a horizontal axis extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis (L). An end plate (205A; 205B) is mounted pivotal at the rear of the bunker (200) serving as anchoring means and bulk collector means. The first and second bunker sections (201A; 201B) are mounted mutually displaced to the frame (207) to enable one bunker section (201B) to be inserted into the other bunker section (201A) to reduce width and volume before transport of the compactor (100) on public roads.