Pneumatic Agricultural Material Ejection Without Crushing or Sticking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional agricultural material ejecting devices require high-speed rotating blades to forcefully eject granular agricultural materials, which can lead to material being stuck or crushed, causing operational failures.

Innovation Solution

The device uses a gas compressor and gas blower to eject agricultural material with compressed gas, allowing for linear movement and preventing material from being stuck or crushed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Force

If high-speed rotating blades are used to forcefully eject agricultural material, then ejection force is improved, but agricultural material may be crushed or stuck causing operational failure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveejection forceVSAvoidoperational reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
ForceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical blade ejection system with a pneumatic system. A compressor compresses air, and the compressed air is blown through a nozzle to eject agricultural material. This substitution eliminates direct mechanical contact between high-speed rotating blades and the material, preventing crushing and sticking while maintaining effective ejection force through pneumatic pressure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs pneumatic principles by using a compressor to generate compressed air and a blower to deliver it. The compressed air serves as the ejection medium, creating a high-velocity air stream that propels agricultural material without mechanical contact. This pneumatic approach resolves the contradiction by providing sufficient ejection force through gas pressure and flow while eliminating the mechanical crushing and sticking problems associated with blade-based systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

2Productivity

If blades rotate at high speed to eject agricultural material, then ejection capability is improved, but agricultural material may become stuck between blade tip and guide inner surface

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveejection capabilityVSAvoidoperational continuity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the rotating blade mechanism with a stationary pneumatic ejection system. The compressor and blower assembly remains stationary while compressed air provides the ejection force. This eliminates the relative motion between rotating blades and the guide structure, preventing agricultural material from becoming stuck in the gap between blade tips and guide inner surfaces, thereby ensuring continuous operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces compressed air as an intermediary medium between the ejection system and agricultural material. Instead of direct mechanical contact with rotating blades, the compressed air acts as a mediator that transfers momentum to the material. This intermediary approach allows high-speed ejection capability while eliminating the sticking problem, as the air stream can accelerate material without requiring narrow clearance gaps that cause jamming.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

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

This configuration effectively ejects agricultural material without the risk of crushing or sticking, ensuring continuous and reliable operation.

Implementation Method 1

a gas compressor configured to compress gas

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGas compression: Compression

Implementation Method 2

a gas blower configured to blow compressed gas outward

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGas flow: Pressure Gradient

Data Source

PatentUS20250287862A1Agricultural material ejecting device
Publication Date: 2025.09.18 KUBOTA CORP
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AI summary

An agricultural material ejecting device includes a storage configured to store a granular agricultural material, a discharger configured to discharge the agricultural material from the storage, and an ejector configured to eject the agricultural material from the discharger toward a supply destination. The ejector includes a gas compressor configured to compress gas, and a gas blower configured to blow compressed gas outward. The ejector is configured to eject the agricultural material with use of the gas that the gas blower blows.