Integral Bird Anti-Migration Panel with Stepped Pyramidal Arches
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anti-migration barriers in poultry farms are expensive, have a short useful life, are difficult to assemble and handle, prevent air circulation, and can cause injuries to birds due to rusting materials and sharp edges, while also being heavy and prone to damage from humidity and ammonia.
Innovation Solution
An integral bird anti-migration panel made of plastic or light materials with a stepped pyramidal shape, featuring equidistant arches and crossbars forming reticles of varying dimensions to prevent bird passage and perching, with undulated upper crossbars and ground projections for stability, allowing air flow and easy cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If solid panels (wooden planks, metal sheets, corrugated tubes) are used as anti-migration barriers, then bird migration is prevented, but air circulation is blocked and materials deteriorate quickly due to humidity and ammonia
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies this principle by using a mesh structure made of plastic-coated metal wire instead of solid panels. The mesh allows air to pass through while still preventing bird migration, solving the contradiction between blocking bird movement and maintaining air circulation. The plastic coating protects the metal from rusting due to humidity and ammonia, extending the useful life of the barrier.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines metal wire (for structural strength) with plastic coating (for corrosion resistance) to create a composite material. This composite structure maintains the mechanical strength needed to prevent bird migration while the plastic layer protects against deterioration from humidity and ammonia, significantly extending the useful life compared to using metal alone.
2Reliability
If solid panels are used to prevent bird migration, then bird confinement is achieved, but heat stress increases due to blocked air flow
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh structure allows air to pass through while maintaining bird confinement. The open structure enables continuous air flow that carries heat away from the birds, preventing heat stress accumulation while still achieving effective confinement.
3Stability of the object's composition
If metal bases are used to support panels, then panels remain stable, but rusting occurs and sharp edges injure birds
Solution Approach 1:
The metal wire is coated with plastic to create a composite material that combines the stability and strength of metal with the safety and corrosion resistance of plastic. The plastic coating eliminates sharp edges that could injure birds while the metal core provides structural stability. The coating also prevents rusting from humidity and ammonia exposure.
4Reliability
If handmade panels with multiple materials are used, then anti-migration function is achieved, but manufacturing complexity and labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the frame and mesh into a single integrated panel structure, eliminating the need for separate assembly of multiple components. This single-integration approach maintains effective anti-migration function while dramatically simplifying manufacturing and reducing labor requirements compared to handmade panels with separate frames and mesh.
5Reliability
If panels are placed where feeders and drinkers pass, then bird confinement is improved, but equipment installation becomes complicated requiring cuts
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is designed as a modular structure with standardized dimensions and features (such as the 80cm spacing matching feeder/drinker locations). This segmentation allows the panel to be installed without cutting, as equipment can be positioned to align with the modular structure, maintaining effective confinement while simplifying installation.
Data Source
AI summary
An integral bird anti-migration panel is provided, which is conformed by a plurality of arches in a stepped pyramidal shape, spaced apart equidistantly from each other; a plurality of crossbars integrally joined to the sides of said plurality of arches to form a single element, wherein the union of said arches and crossbars form reticles of different dimensions, wherein the reticle of smaller dimension is located at the bottom of said panel and is designed to prevent small birds from entering inside said panel, and wherein the upper crossbar is ondulated to prevent the perching or resting of the birds thereon; and wherein the union of the lower crossbar and the lower ends of the arches forms a support base for the anti-migration panel; and wherein said lower cross member comprises a plurality of projections, which are configured to be buried in the ground and prevent the anti-migration panel from moving out of place.