Pollen Control Dry Pollination Machine for Abies Ziyuanensis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pollination methods for Abies ziyuanensis are inefficient and wasteful due to the anatropous ovule structure, leading to low fertilization success rates and pollen waste, especially when attempting large-scale pollination.
Innovation Solution
A pollen control dry pollination machine featuring a lever, square tube, pollination shell, fan, pollen box, and rotating opening that uses airflow to precisely deliver pollen into the ovulate strobilus, minimizing waste and improving pollination efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If brush dipping pollination is used for Abies ziyuanensis, then pollination can be performed, but it is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and results in low efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual brush dipping mechanical system with an automated pollination device that uses controlled airflow (pneumatics) to deliver pollen. The fan generates wind flow to blow pollen from the pollen box through the pollination chamber onto the ovulate strobilus, eliminating manual labor and significantly improving pollination efficiency while reducing time requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs pneumatic principles by using a fan to generate controlled wind flow within the pollination chamber. This airflow carries pollen from the pollen box to the target area on the ovulate strobilus, providing precise and efficient pollen delivery without manual intervention, thereby resolving the contradiction between pollination effectiveness and time consumption.
2Reliability
If repeated pollination is performed to ensure pollen enters the cone scale, then pollination completeness improves, but pollen waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating a focused airflow pattern within the pollination chamber that directs pollen precisely to the cone scale opening. The fan generates localized wind flow that concentrates pollen delivery at the specific entry point, ensuring high pollination success in a single attempt rather than requiring repeated applications, thus reducing pollen waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The controlled pneumatic system replaces the imprecise manual brush application, providing consistent and accurate pollen placement in one action. This substitution eliminates the need for repeated pollination attempts, thereby reducing pollen waste while maintaining high pollination success rates.
3Productivity
If existing spraying pollination devices are used, then large-scale pollination can be attempted, but pollen cannot enter the cone scale accurately leading to low fertilization success
Solution Approach 1:
The patent addresses the precision problem by creating a localized controlled environment within the pollination chamber. The fan generates targeted airflow that focuses pollen delivery specifically at the cone scale opening, ensuring accurate entry. This localized approach maintains high precision even when scaling up to large-scale pollination operations, unlike generic spraying devices that disperse pollen too widely.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses controlled pneumatic airflow instead of uncontrolled spraying. The fan creates directed wind flow that carries pollen precisely to the target area, ensuring accurate cone scale penetration. This pneumatic control mechanism provides the necessary precision for successful fertilization while maintaining the capability for large-scale pollination.
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 machine enhances pollination efficiency by ensuring precise pollen delivery and reducing waste, thereby improving fertilization success rates and facilitating large-scale pollination of Abies ziyuanensis.
Implementation Method 1
a top of the square tube and a top of the pollination shell are slidably connected with a fan, and the fan is communicated with the pollination shell
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AI summary
Disclosed is a pollen control dry pollination machine for Abies ziyuanensis, comprising a lever; a side of a top of the lever is fixedly connected with one end of a square tube; another end of the square tube is rotatably connected with a pollination shell; a top of the square tube and a top of the pollination shell are slidably connected with a fan; the pollination shell is internally provided with a pollen box, a pollen outlet cover and a pollination chamber from a top to a bottom in sequence; the pollen box is communicated with the pollen outlet cover; a bottom of the pollination chamber is provided with an opening; an Abies ziyuanensis ovulate strobilus to be pollinated is placed in the pollination chamber; a bottom of the pollination shell is fixedly connected with a rotating opening; the lever is provided with a switch.