Winged Animal Repelling Device With Rotating Rods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anti-intrusion repelling devices for winged animals are cumbersome to assemble and disassemble due to the need for precise alignment of rod-like elements with the support base, making them inefficient in use.
Innovation Solution
A repelling device with a support base featuring arched appendages that allow rod-like elements to be easily coupled and decoupled by rotating them into channels defined by the appendages, enabling quick assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rod-like elements are associated with the support base through slots requiring precise alignment, then the device provides stable and reliable anti-intrusion function, but the assembly and disassembly process becomes slow and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The support base is segmented into multiple pairs of through slots, each pair independently accommodating a rod-like element. This segmentation allows each rod-like element to be installed or removed independently without affecting others, reducing total assembly time while maintaining overall structural reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The through slots are pre-positioned and pre-aligned during manufacturing of the support base. This preliminary action eliminates the need for precise field alignment during assembly, as the slots are already configured to receive the rod-like elements in their correct positions and orientations.
2Reliability
If multiple rod-like elements are used to effectively block cavity access, then the anti-intrusion effectiveness is improved, but the complexity of assembly increases due to repeated centering operations
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple rod-like elements are merged into a single support base structure with integrated through slots. This combining allows all rod-like elements to be installed simultaneously or in sequence without requiring separate alignment procedures for each element, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining effective cavity blocking.
Solution Approach 2:
The support base with multiple through slots serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, defines precise positioning for multiple rod-like elements, and enables independent installation/removal of each element. This multi-functionality reduces overall assembly complexity by consolidating multiple operations into a single integrated component.
3Reliability
If the support base is fixed to prevent movement, then the device provides stable anti-intrusion barrier, but the adaptability to different cavity shapes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support base is designed with a degree of flexibility in its rod-like element configuration. While the base itself remains fixed to provide stability, the rod-like elements can be independently adjusted, removed, or repositioned within their respective through slots to adapt to different cavity shapes and sizes, maintaining both barrier stability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the support base can have different configurations of through slots, allowing local adaptation to specific cavity requirements. Each pair of through slots can be positioned and oriented to match the local geometry of the cavity it protects, while the overall base remains fixed and stable.
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AI summary
A repelling device (10) for winged animals is described, comprising: - a support base (15), elongated along a longitudinal axis (L) and provided with a first major surface (20) for support and/or attachment to a support surface and an opposing second major surface (25); - a plurality of rod-like elements (45), each of which has at least one linear section (50) elongated along its own longitudinal axis, said rod-like elements (45) being adapted to be associated with the support base (15) in such a manner that said linear section (50) projects beyond at least one side of the support base (15) and is arranged with its longitudinal axis parallel to the second major surface (25) and transverse to said longitudinal axis (L) of the support base (15); - a plurality of pairs of arched appendages (60) formed in the support base (15), each pair of which generally defines a channel (85) within which a respective linear section (50) is adapted to be accommodated, wherein the appendages (60) of the same pair are facing in opposite directions to each other, the appendages (60) of the same pair being also spaced apart from each other along a direction parallel to the second major surface (25) and transverse to the longitudinal axis (L) of the support base (15).