Motorized Animal Conditioning Device with Dynamic Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional animal conditioning devices restrict animals to unnatural movements, pose risks of injury, and are difficult to maintain due to integrated components and limited adaptability to various terrains, leading to underdeveloped animals and increased maintenance needs.
Innovation Solution
A motorized animal conditioning device with a pivoting platform and gear and chain mechanism allows arms to change angles, enabling natural movement and easy maintenance, and can be integrated with existing foundation bases and cabling, allowing use on various terrains and configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional conditioning devices force animals to move in strictly defined circular paths, then the device structure is simple and fixed, but the animal movement becomes unnatural and limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic arms that can continuously change angles relative to the ground during operation, allowing the device to adapt to animal movement needs while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The arms transition from fixed positions to dynamically adjustable positions, enabling natural animal movement patterns.
2Reliability
If conditioning devices force animals to move at rigid constant speed, then the control system is simple, but animal injury risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs dynamic speed control that adjusts movement velocity based on animal performance and conditions, replacing rigid constant speed control. This dynamic adjustment capability improves animal safety while adding controlled complexity to the system.
3Ease of repair
If serviceable components are integrated or fixed to the device body, then structural integrity is improved, but maintenance difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the device into modular segments with serviceable components that can be easily detached and accessed for maintenance. This segmentation allows components to be retrieved in fewer steps while maintaining structural integrity through proper connection interfaces.
4Ease of repair
If device components are left exposed for easy access, then maintenance ease is improved, but noise increases and components are vulnerable to elements
Solution Approach 1:
The device applies different qualities to different components: serviceable components have accessible interfaces for easy maintenance, while other areas are enclosed or protected. This local differentiation allows maintenance ease in critical areas while reducing noise and element exposure in other areas.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device promotes natural animal movement, reduces the risk of injury, and simplifies maintenance by allowing component replacement and adaptation to different terrains, enhancing animal conditioning and reducing maintenance costs.
Implementation Method 1
A shaft can be integrated into the conditioning device and made to rotate by a gear and chain mechanism
Implementation Method 2
A shaft can be integrated into the conditioning device and made to rotate by a gear and chain mechanism
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AI summary
An automated and motorized animal conditioning device that can be configured to tilt or pivot relative to a foundation or base. A shaft can be integrated into the animal conditioning device and configured to rotate via a serviceable motor, gears, and chain mechanism. Further, as the shaft rotates, arms emanating from a supporting structure of the conditioning device can continuously change angles relative to the ground. Further, a tether, cable, or other such object can be attached to an arm so that an animal connected to it is encouraged to move as the arm rotates. Here, the continuous changing of the arm's angle allows an animal either tethered to, or moving in between panels, to move more naturally without being confined to a strictly defined path.