ORANGE B ORANGE B Rice Transplanter •tiring, back-breaking work •constantly bending over BIG PROBLEM! BIG PROBLEM!
Rice Transplanter
Feb 09, 2016
Rice Transplanter. tiring, back-breaking work constantly bending over. BIG PROBLEM!. Rice Transplanter. Market (worldwide) 1.3 billion workers $105 billion industry China 0.5 billion workers costs $125 USD per hectare more to transplant by hand 28 million hectares - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ORANGE ORANGE BBRice Transplanter
•tiring, back-breaking work•constantly bending over
BIG BIG PROBLEM!PROBLEM!
ORANGE ORANGE BBRice Transplanter
Market (worldwide)• 1.3 billion workers • $105 billion industry
China• 0.5 billion workers• costs $125 USD per hectare more to
transplant by hand• 28 million hectares • manual labor is 50% cost of production
ORANGE ORANGE BBRice Transplanter
Design intent • simple• ergonomic • portable • manageable in
mud• low-cost
ORANGE ORANGE BBRice Transplanter
handlecable
dispensing cone
hinge
cable
guiding tube
tube entrance
ORANGE ORANGE BBRice Transplanter
ORANGE ORANGE BBRice Transplanter
Next Steps• adjust tube diameter
prevent tube blockage
• optimize dispensing cone shapestrengthen the cantilever
• replace hinges with torsion springsrestoring force to reset dispensing cone
• shield cableprevent cable from breaking or clumping with mud
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