Multi-Side Poultry Transport Frame Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for loading live poultry into transporting units cause trauma and injuries due to the sequential extraction and reinsertion of drawers, leading to inefficiencies and prolonged operation times.
Innovation Solution
The supporting frame is configured to allow simultaneous loading of poultry into each drawer-type cage from two perpendicular sides, optimizing the loading process by halving the time required and preventing drawer extraction through unobstructed sides, with horizontal bearing planes and retaining mechanisms ensuring safe and efficient sliding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If drawers are sequentially extracted and reinserted from one side for loading poultry, then the structure remains simple and easy to operate, but the loading time is prolonged and poultry trauma increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the loading operation from a single-side sequential process to a multi-side simultaneous process. By opening access points at multiple sides of the frame (front, rear, and sides), the system enables parallel loading operations, effectively utilizing spatial dimensions to increase productivity without fundamentally changing the drawer mechanism itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure is segmented into multiple independent access points at different sides, allowing separate loading teams to operate simultaneously at each opening. This segmentation of the loading process into parallel operations resolves the contradiction by enabling faster overall loading while maintaining the simplicity of individual drawer operations.
2Ease of operation
If drawers are fully extracted for loading from one side, then loading access is maximized, but poultry trauma from impact against drawer bottoms increases
Solution Approach 1:
By distributing loading access across multiple sides of the frame rather than concentrating it at one side, the system reduces the depth of drawer extraction needed at each location. Loaders at different sides can access drawers with smaller extraction movements, preventing poultry impact trauma while maintaining adequate loading access through the combined effect of multiple openings.
3Productivity
If multiple sides of the frame are opened for simultaneous loading, then loading efficiency is doubled, but the frame structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple independent access zones at different sides, each capable of supporting loading operations. This segmentation allows the addition of multiple loading points without requiring complex coordination mechanisms, as each side operates independently with its own loading team and equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure is designed with universal characteristics that allow any side to function as a loading access point. The standardized drawer design and uniform frame construction enable any side to be opened for loading without requiring side-specific modifications, simplifying the overall structure while enabling multi-side operations.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If drawers are partially extracted instead of fully extracted, then poultry trauma is reduced, but loading access is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system compensates for limited extraction depth at each side by adding multiple sides to the access configuration. Instead of requiring deep extraction at one location, the same total access is distributed across multiple sides, each requiring only shallow extraction. This transforms a depth problem into a distributed surface area solution.
Data Source
AI summary
A transporting unit for live poultry including a quadrangular supporting frame and a plurality of drawer-type cages open at the top, arranged in a superimposed condition in the frame and slidably displaceable outwards through a first side of the supporting frame, in a partially extracted condition to enable loading of the poultry from a site located at a second side of the frame from the lowermost drawer kept inserted within the frame. The frame is configured to enable simultaneous loading of the poultry into each drawer-type cage from an additional site located at a third side of the supporting frame which is opposite to the second side.