Live Animal Transport Stall With Telescoping Contour Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing horse transportation systems face high costs due to the need for customized stalls with different top contours, ammonia-induced respiratory issues, lack of real-time health monitoring, and difficulty in tracking individual animal conditions during transport.

Innovation Solution

A device with telescoping pillars to adapt to various cargo hold positions, liquid guidance and absorption features, and integrated digital systems for monitoring physiological and environmental conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple customized stalls with different top contours are installed to adapt to different cargo hold positions, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity and transportation costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different cargo hold positionsVSAvoidcomplexity of multiple stall models
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the stall structure adjustable rather than fixed. The top contour of the stall can be dynamically changed to adapt to different cargo hold positions, eliminating the need for multiple customized stalls. This is achieved through a mechanism that allows the stall to be reconfigured for different flight conditions, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements universality by designing a single stall structure that can serve multiple functions and adapt to various cargo hold positions. Instead of requiring different stall models for different positions, the universal stall design can be adjusted to fit different configurations, reducing the number of components needed and simplifying the overall system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If traditional transportation methods are used without liquid guidance, then the device complexity is reduced, but harmful factors increase due to ammonia accumulation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveammonia damage to respiratory systemVSAvoidcomplexity of liquid guidance structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the extraction principle by separating the liquid waste removal function from the main stall structure. The liquid guidance structure is designed as a distinct component that extracts and channels urine and feces away from the animal's living space. This prevents ammonia accumulation while keeping the liquid guidance system as a separate, manageable component rather than integrating it throughout the entire stall structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a liquid guidance structure that acts as a mediator between the animal's waste and the stall environment. This intermediate structure captures and redirects liquid waste before it can accumulate and produce harmful ammonia, thereby protecting the animal's respiratory system while maintaining a relatively simple overall design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Loss of information

If analogue information systems are used for horse transportation, then the device complexity is reduced, but information transmission efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveloss of physiological characteristic dataVSAvoidcomplexity of digital monitoring system
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback by incorporating digital sensors that continuously monitor physiological characteristics of horses and provide real-time data feedback. This feedback mechanism allows for immediate detection of health issues and enables timely interventions, preventing information loss that would occur with analogue systems. The digital feedback loop ensures that critical health data is captured, transmitted, and acted upon efficiently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical analogue information system with a digital electronic system. Instead of using physical documents and manual record-keeping, the invention employs digital sensors, wireless communication, and electronic data transmission to monitor and track horse physiological characteristics. This substitution eliminates information loss associated with analogue systems while the modular digital architecture keeps device complexity manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

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

Reduces transportation costs, prevents health issues from ammonia, and enables real-time monitoring and tracking of animal conditions, improving comfort and safety during transport.

Implementation Method 1

a plurality of pillars, one end of each pillar being nested in a corresponding one support member, and the plurality of pillars being configured to be capable of telescoping in the first direction

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTelescoping mechanism:

Implementation Method 2

a bottom plate, comprising a liquid guide plate... the plurality of liquid guide members are configured to guide liquid excreted from the live animal

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLiquid guidance:

Implementation Method 3

a first digital system, configured to detect physiological characteristic data of the live animal and send the detected physiological characteristic data to the outside by using a wireless transmission manner

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhysiological detection:

Implementation Method 4

a second digital system, configured to detect environmental condition data inside the device and send the detected environmental condition data to the outside by using a wireless transmission manner

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnvironmental detection:

Implementation Method 5

send the detected physiological characteristic data to the outside by using a wireless transmission manner

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWireless transmission:

Data Source

PatentUS12433241B2Device for live animal transport
Publication Date: 2025.10.07 THE BOEING CO
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a device for live animal transport, comprising: a bottom plate, comprising a liquid guide plate and a non-liquid guide plate, wherein the liquid guide plate has a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a plurality of support members, symmetrically provided at predetermined intervals on the bottom plate at the first end and the second end of the liquid guide plate, and extending in a first direction perpendicular to the bottom plate; a plurality of pillars, one end of each pillar being nested in a corresponding one support member, and the plurality of pillars being capable of telescoping in the first direction; a plurality of beams, extending in a second direction from the first end of the liquid guide plate to the second end of the liquid guide plate, each beam being supported by the other end of the pillar at the first end of the liquid guide plate and the other end of the pillar at the second end of the liquid guide plate; side plates, provided on the bottom plate and extending in the first direction around edges of the bottom plate; and a top portion, supported by the plurality of beams to cover an interior space formed by the bottom plate and the side plates, wherein the plurality of pillars are configured to telescope in the first direction so as to adjust a contour of the top portion