Tool-Free Poultry Holding System Assembly Using U-Profile Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing poultry holding systems require tools for assembly and are not easily adaptable to specific dimensional constraints, making them inefficient and costly.
Innovation Solution
A tool-free assembly system using support posts and angle profile members that can be assembled without threaded connectors, allowing for customizable and cost-effective construction of poultry holding systems by stacking support posts and attaching lengthwise and crosswise members with integrated shoulders or disks, enabling flexible adaptation to project dimensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If threaded connectors are used for assembly, then structural stability is improved, but assembly time and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes threaded connectors entirely from the assembly system, extracting the problematic element that caused time loss while maintaining structural stability through alternative integration methods where members are directly assembled onto support posts without separate fastening components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the connection function into the support posts themselves by providing integrated connection elements and mounting structures that combine support and fastening functions into a single component, eliminating the need for separate threaded connectors
2Ease of manufacture
If standard dimensions are used for support posts, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but adaptability to specific project dimensions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The support posts are divided into multiple modular segments that can be assembled in different combinations and configurations, allowing the same standardized components to create structures of varying dimensions and shapes to meet specific project requirements while maintaining manufacturing efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a dynamic assembly system where the number and arrangement of support posts can be flexibly adjusted and reconfigured based on project-specific dimensional constraints, transforming a static standardized system into an adaptable modular framework
3Productivity
If tool-free assembly is implemented, then labor costs are reduced, but assembly precision and structural reliability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The connection elements and support posts are designed with self-aligning and self-locating features that automatically ensure proper positioning and secure connection during tool-free assembly, making the assembly process self-correcting and reliable without requiring external tools or skilled operators
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AI summary
A poultry holding system that can be erected tool-free by assembling lengthwise and crosswise members on support posts. Multiple upright support posts are set up in an evenly spaced grid. The crosswise members and lengthwise members are constructed as U-profile rails, with through-holes in the horizontal sections of the U-profiles that allow the members to be assembled and supported on the support posts. The poultry holding system thus constructed can have at least two tiers, one above the other. The assembly components are designed to be particularly economical, which allows greater flexibility in the design and construction of the poultry holding system to accommodate the constraints of the particular facility.