Adjustable Bead Core Former for Variable Width Manufacturing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bead core forming tools can only manufacture bead cores of a single width, requiring multiple tools with different circumferential groove widths to produce cores of varying widths.
Innovation Solution
An annular bead core forming former with a main body and adjustable width portions that change the groove width by moving relative to the main body, featuring recessed portions and screw fixation for precise adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a fixed-width circumferential groove is used in the former, then the manufacturing precision of bead core width is ensured, but the adaptability to manufacture bead cores with different widths is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the circumferential groove width adjustable rather than fixed. The groove width can be dynamically changed by moving the width adjusting portion relative to the main body portion, allowing the same former to manufacture bead cores of different widths while maintaining precise control over the groove width at any setting.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by enabling the groove width parameter to be varied. The width adjusting portion allows continuous or discrete adjustment of the groove width parameter, transforming the former from a single-purpose tool to a multi-purpose tool that can accommodate different bead core width requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple formers with different groove widths are used to manufacture bead cores of different widths, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single former that can perform multiple functions - manufacturing bead cores of various widths. The width adjusting portion enables one former to replace multiple fixed-width formers, reducing device complexity while maintaining the ability to produce different bead core specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
By introducing the adjustable width mechanism, the former transitions from a static, single-function device to a dynamic, multi-function device. This eliminates the need for multiple separate formers and reduces overall system complexity.
3Productivity
If the groove width is made adjustable, then the productivity is improved by using a single former, but the device complexity increases due to additional adjusting mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable width mechanism introduces dynamic capability to the former, allowing quick reconfiguration between different bead core widths. This eliminates the need to change formers between productions, improving productivity despite the added adjusting mechanism complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The ability to change the groove width parameter on-demand allows the production process to adapt to different specifications without stopping for tool changes, thereby improving overall productivity and equipment utilization.
Data Source
AI summary
An annular bead core forming former is for manufacturing a bead core including a wire array in which a bead wire is helically wound in a width direction of the bead core. The bead core forming former comprises a main body portion having an outer circumferential surface with a circumferential groove extending in a circumferential direction for winding the bead wire and at least one width adjusting portion which moves relatively to the main body portion to changes a width of the circumferential groove.