Poultry Nesting Platform Floor Support with Wire Mesh Ventilation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing poultry nesting systems face challenges in maintaining cleanliness and ventilation, as they are difficult to disassemble for thorough cleaning and often lack effective access for disinfecting and ventilation.
Innovation Solution
A poultry nesting system with a raised platform having a wire mesh covering the space between the substrate and the upper surface, supported by platform floor supports with bracing members and caps that securely lock the platform in place, allowing for easy disassembly and ventilation through mesh openings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the platform is constructed with solid flooring and permanent supports, then structural strength and stability are improved, but ease of disassembly for cleaning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The platform structure is divided into separate modular components: the platform floor, support legs, wire mesh panels, and fastening mechanisms can be independently removed and reassembled. This segmentation enables thorough disassembly for cleaning while maintaining structural integrity during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system incorporates adjustable and removable support legs with locking mechanisms that allow the platform to be easily raised, lowered, or completely disassembled. The dynamic design enables transition between stable operational state and disassembled cleaning state.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the platform is raised higher above the substrate, then ventilation and cleanliness are improved, but structural stability and access for cleaning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable support legs with locking mechanisms allow the platform height to be dynamically changed. During operation, the platform maintains an elevated position for ventilation, but can be lowered or disassembled when cleaning access is required, resolving the contradiction between height benefits and cleaning accessibility.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If wire mesh is used to cover the space between substrate and platform, then ventilation and hygiene are improved, but structural strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The wire mesh panels are integrated with the structural support legs and platform framing to create a composite structure. The mesh is attached to the sturdy metal framework, combining the ventilation benefits of open mesh with the structural strength of the metal supports, achieving both hygiene and strength requirements.
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AI summary
A poultry nesting system has a nest house with an adjacent platform raised above the surface of the surrounding substrate. The platform has an upper surface and at least a portion of a perimeter of the platform comprises a wire mesh covering a space between the substrate and the upper surface. The wire mesh is formed by a plurality of strands including an upper strand and a lower strand. At least a portion of the upper surface of the platform is supported by a plurality of platform floor supports positioned on a perimeter of the platform. Each of the plurality of platform floor supports includes a bracing member, an upper cap on an upper end of the bracing member and a lower cap on a lower end of the bracing member. The upper cap has an attachment mechanism on an upper portion thereof configured to interact with the upper surface to lock the platform floor support to the upper surface of the platform such that the platform floor support supports the upper surface in its raised position above the substrate. The upper cap has an upper catch configured to interact with the wire mesh and hold the wire mesh in place, wherein the he upper catch forms an upward-facing valley for receiving the upper strand. The lower cap has a lower catch configured to interact with the wire mesh and hold the wire mesh in place, wherein the lower catch forms a downward-facing arch for receiving the lower strand. A length of a travel space under the downward-facing arch of the lower catch is greater that a length of a travel space in the upward-facing valley of the upper catch.