Portable Livestock Shade Device with Deployable Outriggers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable shade devices for livestock are either too light to withstand wind or too heavy to be easily moved, making it difficult to provide effective shade in various environments.
Innovation Solution
A portable shade device with a frame that includes elongated and transverse members, wheels, vertical support masts, a horizontal brace, and a deployment system with a guide member, elongated rod, and spring-loaded hinges to facilitate easy setup and wind resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If the shade device is made light enough to haul, then it is easy to transport, but it is not heavy enough to stay in place when the wind blows
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into modular components (frame, canopy, support legs, wheels) that can be easily assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the device to maintain structural integrity for wind resistance while keeping individual components lightweight for transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates adjustable support legs with outriggers that can be dynamically deployed to increase stability during operation. The device transitions from a compact transport state to a stable operational state, achieving wind resistance without permanent weight increase.
2Reliability
If the device is made heavy enough to withstand the weather, then it can resist wind, but it is very difficult to move
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses adjustable support legs and outriggers that act as counterbalancing elements. When deployed, these extensions provide the necessary weight distribution and stability to resist wind forces without requiring the entire device to be heavy, maintaining ease of movement when collapsed.
Solution Approach 2:
The device dynamically adjusts its stability configuration through deployable support legs and outriggers. In transport mode, the structure is compact and lightweight. In operational mode, the supports are extended to provide wind resistance, resolving the contradiction between portability and weather resistance.
3Ease of operation
If the shade device is made portable with wheels, then it is easy to move, but it may not provide sufficient stability when deployed
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates the portability function (wheeled frame) from the stability function (adjustable support legs and outriggers). The wheeled base provides easy movement, while the deployable supports provide operational stability, allowing both requirements to be satisfied through functional segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The device transitions dynamically between transport and operational states. During transport, the wheeled frame provides mobility. When deployed, the support legs and outriggers are extended to create a stable base, resolving the contradiction between portability and stability through state-dependent configuration.
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AI summary
A device may include a frame having an elongated member and transverse members at each end. A device may include wheels mounted to each end of the transverse members. A device may include a pair of vertical support masts connected to the frame. A device may include a horizontal brace extending between the pair of vertical support masts. A device may include a deployment system operatively attached to each of the pair of vertical support masts, wherein the deployment system includes guide member attached to the vertical support mast adjacent the frame, an elongated rod extending through the guide member and having an attachment member configured to attach to an actuation device at one end and a connection member at the opposite end.