Rotating Shelf Frame for Vertical Beekeeping Barrel Loading

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Solution Overview

Problem

Beekeeping operations face inefficiencies due to limitations in carrying and installing beekeeping barrels, requiring multiple loading and unloading processes, which increases time, effort, and logistics costs.

Innovation Solution

A planar-movable beekeeping container with a rotatably coupled shelf frame and beekeeping barrel shelves that can be unfolded to vertically erect and secure multiple beekeeping barrels, allowing for efficient loading and unloading, and providing a passage for operators to minimize disturbance to bees.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If the beekeeping barrel is loaded on the vehicle in the related art, then the beekeeping barrel can be transported to the blooming place, but the loading space is limited and a desired number of beekeeping barrels cannot be carried

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of beekeeping barrelsVSAvoidloading space
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the loading space from a two-dimensional flat surface to a three-dimensional structure by unfolding the shelf frame vertically. The shelf frame rotates from a horizontal position to a vertical position, creating multiple levels for placing beekeeping barrels. This dimensional change significantly increases the loading capacity without requiring a larger vehicle, allowing a desired number of beekeeping barrels to be carried simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Ease of operation

If the beekeeping barrel is loaded and moved on the vehicle so that the beekeeping barrel is installed at a desired place, then the beekeeping barrel can be installed at the blooming place, but the operation is troublesome and installation time is wasted due to multiple loading and unloading processes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveloading and unloading operationVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The shelf frame is pre-configured with multiple levels and beekeeping barrels are arranged in an optimized layout before deployment. When the container reaches the blooming place, the shelf frame is simply unfolded vertically, and the barrels are automatically positioned in the correct installation locations. This preliminary arrangement eliminates the need for time-consuming manual loading and unloading operations, significantly reducing installation time while improving operational ease.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11096379B2Beekeeping container
Publication Date: 2021.08.24 OH OKNAM
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AI summary

The present invention provides a beekeeping container, and a configuration of the present invention includes a shelf frame which is rotatably coupled to a container body via a frame hinge portion; and a beekeeping barrel shelf which is coupled to the shelf frame via the hinge portion to be erected in a vertical direction based on the hinge portion when the shelf frame is unfolded and erected based on the frame hinge portion. The shelf frames are provided on both left and right sides of the container body, respectively, the pair of shelf frames are provided on the container body, and the beekeeping barrel shelf is mounted on the pair of shelf frames via the hinge portion.