Multi-Level Seed Container Rack Layout for Compact Seed Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional seed tenders are limited to a single row of seed containers, restricting the volume and variety of seeds they can store and dispense, due to space constraints.
Innovation Solution
A seed container rack system with a support frame that holds multiple seed containers in multiple levels, featuring a lower and upper frame with conveyors and chutes to transfer seeds between containers, allowing for efficient dispensing of seeds from multiple containers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional seed tenders use a single row configuration, then the device structure remains simple, but the volume and variety of seeds that can be stored is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-row horizontal arrangement to a multi-level vertical arrangement of seed containers. By utilizing the vertical dimension with upper and lower frames, the system accommodates more seed containers without significantly increasing horizontal footprint, thereby increasing seed storage volume and variety while maintaining relatively simple device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested configuration where upper seed containers are positioned above lower seed containers within the same vertical space. This nesting approach allows multiple containers to occupy overlapping horizontal projections, effectively doubling the storage capacity within the same ground footprint while keeping the overall structure compact and manageable
2Volume of stationary object
If multiple seed containers are arranged in a single row, then the frame width can accommodate them, but the available space and volume of seed storage is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The invention utilizes the vertical dimension by arranging seed containers in multiple levels (upper and lower frames) instead of extending horizontally. This allows the system to increase storage volume without proportionally increasing the horizontal area occupied by the frame, effectively solving the space constraint problem
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the seed storage system into segmented levels - an upper frame with upper seed containers and a lower frame with lower seed containers. This segmentation allows independent positioning and management of containers at different vertical levels, maximizing the use of vertical space while maintaining organized access to seeds
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the storage and dispensing of a larger volume and variety of seeds by supporting multiple seed containers in a compact configuration, increasing efficiency and flexibility in seed handling.
Implementation Method 1
A chute having an upper end and a lower discharge end extends from beneath the upper seed container to a side of the lower seed container to transfer the seed from the upper seed container to the lower conveyor
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AI summary
A seed container rack system for dispensing a selected variety of seeds from a plurality of seed containers. The seed container rack system generally includes a support frame having a lower frame for supporting at least one lower seed container and an upper frame for supporting at least one upper seed container above the upper edge of the lower seed container. A lower conveyor is positioned within a lower portion of the support frame to receive seed from the lower seed container and the upper seed container. A chute having an upper end and a lower discharge end extends from beneath the upper seed container to a side of the lower seed container to transfer the seed from the upper seed container to the lower conveyor.