Rotating Poultry Cage Door Without Track Obstruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic door systems for poultry cages are prone to failure due to track obstruction by foreign matters, leading to issues in large-scale breeding operations where manual oversight can result in missed openings and closings.
Innovation Solution
An automatically openable and closable door design featuring a door body that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, driven by a motor with a transmission mechanism, allowing flexible mounting without tracks, and equipped with a control mechanism for timed or light-activated operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a track system is used for sliding door operation, then the door can be automatically opened and closed, but the track is easily stuck by foreign matters causing failure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the track system from the door mechanism entirely. Instead of using a sliding door that requires tracks, the invention employs a rotating door mechanism where the door body rotates around a vertical axis. This extraction of the track component eliminates the problem of foreign matter obstruction while maintaining automatic operation capability through the rotating mechanism driven by a motor.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the sliding mechanical system (which relies on tracks and rollers) with a rotating mechanical system. The door body rotates around a vertical axis instead of sliding horizontally along a track. This substitution of the fundamental motion type eliminates the track component and its associated vulnerability to foreign matter obstruction.
2Ease of manufacture
If a fixed door design is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot meet various mounting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustability to the door system through the rotating mechanism. The door body can rotate to different angles and positions, and the mounting structure allows for flexible installation orientations. This dynamic capability enables the same simple rotating mechanism to adapt to various mounting requirements while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating door mechanism serves multiple functions and can be installed in various orientations (vertical, horizontal, angled) to meet different mounting requirements. The same basic structure provides universal applicability across different breeding cage configurations and installation scenarios, making the system versatile without requiring complex specialized designs for each application.
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 door system ensures reliable opening and closing without track interference, accommodating various mounting requirements and reducing human error, thus enhancing operational efficiency in large-scale poultry breeding.
Implementation Method 1
a driving device, configured to drive the door body to rotate, the driving device including a control mechanism and a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism being provided with a driving motor
Implementation Method 2
a transmission mechanism, including a first transmission member and a second transmission member, which are respectively disposed on the door body and the driving mechanism and coupled to each other
Data Source
AI summary
An automatically openable and closable door includes: a door body, a driving device, and a transmission mechanism. The driving device includes a driving mechanism and a control mechanism, the driving mechanism is provided with a driving motor, and one side of the driving motor is provided with a first space; and the door body is connected to the driving motor, so as to be driven to rotate; where after being inserted into the first space, the door body is capable of rotating clockwise or counterclockwise to switch from a closed state to an open state.