About the Practice
Problem Statement:

In the first Brainstorming, we have discussed the different aspects of design like the load acting on the body, Balancing problem, Strength of the device and what are the different stakeholders who will be benefited with this device

Detail:

Labors are carrying the load on their head at different places like construction sites, farm, etc to transfer the load from one place to another. We identified the problems of women working at the construction site. They are carrying bricks and MORTAR on their head. The weight of the bricks is around fifty kgs. They are getting huge pain in the neck and back which is very dangerous for their health. They get tired very easily. The load is concentrated on the head. The stress developed is very high. Therefore, we have tried to make a device so that the stress can be distributed over the body. Moreover, the energy loss in a day can be reduced.We have designed this model in order to keep in mind that the center of gravity of body should match with the center of gravity of the device. It has three different places where bricks or mortar in a Pan can be kept. The device can be adjusted according to the waist of the person. And the load is distributed to the shoulder. It also has the adjustable stand. If the bricks are kept on the ground. Then the labor can keep the bricks and then they can lift the device. The details specification are given below.


About the Innovator

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Rohit Kumar
Address: P O, Kanjikode-Malampuzha Road, West Kanjikode, Pudusserry West
City: Kanjikode
State: Kerala
PIN Code 678623
Email: 131501026@smail.iitpkd.ac.in
Contact No: 9497243201.0

Practice Details

Link: For making the bricks, first they prepare the Mortar using the mixing machine and then put it onto the mold. After that they vibrate the the mold using a big vibrator. And aftersome the bricks is ready. So for making the mortar, they put all the raw materials in the machine. For that they have to transfer the raw materials from one place to another. They use a pan to carry the raw materials. Women use to carry the pan on the head.Men use to carry it on the shoulder and giving support with the hand and maintaining some distance between the pan and shoulder. Due to fatigue load, they use to get pain on the arm and hand. And after making the bricks, they use to carry 4-5 small bricks on their head and big brick(20 kg) in front of them as shown in above figure.
Manufacturing Capacity: b) Design Support, c) Sub-contracting
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Problem Scale: Local in India only


GIAN Reference: GIAN/UAL/1262
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