Two-Half Nut Collector Cage for Safer Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing nut collectors with elastic metal wires pose safety risks due to manual deformation and potential hand scratches during nut discharge, reducing their service life and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A nut collector design featuring a collection cage with two halves that can be locked or separated using a locking component, eliminating the need to manually pull apart metal wires for discharge, thereby preventing scratches and extending the device's lifespan.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual picking is used to collect scattered nuts, then the collection process is simple and requires minimal equipment, but the efficiency is low and requires a lot of energy from fruit farmers
Solution Approach 1:
The collection cage is divided into two separate halves that can be assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the cage to be easily opened for nut discharge without requiring manual deformation of elastic metal wires, thereby improving productivity while maintaining relatively simple device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The collection cage transitions from a static single-piece structure to a dynamic two-half structure that can be assembled and disassembled. This dynamic design enables easy opening for discharge operations, improving efficiency without significantly increasing device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If elastic metal wires are manually pulled apart for nut discharge, then the collection cage can be opened, but the nuts can scratch the user's hands and the metal wires may deform affecting subsequent use
Solution Approach 1:
The collection cage is segmented into two halves that can be easily separated from each other. This segmentation eliminates the need to manually pull apart elastic metal wires, thereby preventing hand scratches and wire deformation while maintaining ease of operation for nut discharge.
Solution Approach 2:
The harmful function of manual wire separation is extracted and replaced by a locking component mechanism. The locking component allows the cage to be opened without direct hand contact with elastic metal wires, removing the source of harm while preserving the useful function of cage opening.
3Ease of manufacture
If the collection cage is made as a single whole structure, then the manufacturing is simple, but the discharge operation requires manual wire separation which causes safety risks
Solution Approach 1:
The collection cage is divided into two halves that can be assembled together. This segmentation maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling safe discharge operations through easy separation of the two halves, eliminating the need for manual wire pulling and preventing hand scratches.
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 design allows safe and efficient nut collection without manual wire separation, reducing safety hazards and maintaining the integrity of the collection cage.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of metal wires are installed on the collection cage. The metal wires can be compressed and deformed to cause larger gaps between two adjacent metal wires, forming a feed inlet with a hole diameter larger than diameter of the nuts
Implementation Method 2
the locking component is used for locking or separating the first half hub and the second half hub
Data Source
AI summary
A nut collector, includes a collection cage and two hubs arranged two ends of the collection cage. The collection cage includes: two cages that are oppositely arranged and can be assembled together or separated from each other, namely a first cage and a second cage; each hub includes a first half hub, a second half hub and a locking component; the first half hub and the second half hub are respectively arranged at one end of the first cage and the second cage; a part of the locking component is arranged on the first half hub and other part is arranged on the second half hub, and the locking component is used for locking or separating the first half hub and the second half hub. There is no need to directly pull apart the elastic metal wires of the collection cage manually to reduce safety risks during use.