Modular Harvesting Bench with Extendable Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Indoor harvesting facilities face challenges in optimizing space as production scales up, leading to unsuitable equipment that can limit productivity and increase the risk of injuries due to uncomfortable working conditions and space constraints.
Innovation Solution
A modular harvesting bench with a frame and platform that can be extended or retracted to adjust its footprint and work plane area, featuring a rolling system and trellis netting support assembly for adaptable use in various harvesting facilities, allowing for customizable space management and easy assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If harvesting facilities are made larger to increase production capacity, then productivity is improved, but space utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The harvesting bench incorporates extendable and retractable sections that allow the work plane area to be dynamically adjusted. The bench can be extended to provide more workspace when needed and retracted to minimize footprint when space is constrained, enabling the facility to optimize between productivity and space utilization based on operational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The harvesting bench is divided into multiple modular sections that can be independently extended or retracted. This segmentation allows flexible configuration of the work plane area, enabling the system to adapt to varying production needs while efficiently utilizing available space in the facility.
2Productivity
If equipment is scaled up to accommodate larger production, then production capacity is improved, but adaptability to space constraints deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bench features dynamic extension and retraction mechanisms that allow it to adapt its size to fit various space constraints within the facility. This enables the equipment to scale its capacity up or down as needed, maintaining adaptability while supporting increased production when space permits.
Solution Approach 2:
The harvesting bench is designed as a multi-functional system that can operate in different configurations - extended for high-capacity production and retracted for space-constrained environments. This universality allows a single piece of equipment to serve multiple production levels and adapt to various facility layouts.
3Device complexity
If fixed-size equipment is used to simplify design, then device complexity is reduced, but versatility in accommodating evolving production needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bench is designed with modular, segmented sections that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation maintains relative design simplicity while enabling versatile configuration options, as each module can be extended or retracted without affecting the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The incorporation of dynamic extension and retraction mechanisms adds functionality without significantly complicating the overall design. The mechanical systems for adjusting the work plane area are integrated into the modular structure, allowing the bench to adapt to evolving production needs while maintaining design coherence.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular harvesting bench is provided. The bench comprises a frame for contacting the ground surface, a platform supported by the frame at an elevation above the ground surface, the platform defining a work plane area for receiving harvesting equipment. A portion of the frame and of the platform define parts of a first bench section movable relative to a second bench section between a retracted position and an extended position to extend or retract a footprint of the bench and/or extend or reduce the work plane area.