Automatic Conveying/Guiding Stock TRIZ Cases

A movable grasping element retrieves bar crop ends from machine tools, resolving complexity and adaptability trade-offs in automated lathes.

Offset clamping and holding axes position the cutting blade near the workpiece center axis to reduce traverse travel.

A bar feeder magazine uses a vertical lifting device to transport material bars into the feed position.

A programmable logic controller adjusts hydraulic flow and pressure to drive a bar pusher along a lathe guide.

Force control balances supporting and machining forces to suppress workpiece deflection without high rigidity.

A bar feeding device uses a pivotable channel cover and displaceable member to manage pusher flag passage.

An oval control edge converts axial impact forces into radial vectors to release jammed retention elements, eliminating manual intervention.

Segmented clutch assemblies with spring-loaded plates allow rapid support element changes without precise alignment, resolving setup time bottlenecks.

A loading device moves bars downward along inclined guiding portions using gravity to transport workpieces without rolling mechanisms.

A multi-lobed pneumatic piston increases radial surface area to generate axial clamping force within a compact collet chuck.