Adjustable Brush Deburring Machine for Short Profiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brush-type deburring machines are not suitable for deburring elongate profile sections of shorter lengths, as they are designed for pipes longer than approximately 90 mm and cannot efficiently process sections less than 80 mm.
Innovation Solution
A brush-type deburring machine with two rows of conveying discs that are adjustable and overlapping, allowing for the use of thin conveying discs and rotatable brush rollers to deburr both ends of elongate profiles, including those as short as 30 mm, by enabling precise alignment and contact with the profile sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional brush-type deburring machines are used, then pipes longer than 90 mm can be deburred, but sections shorter than 80 mm cannot be processed
Solution Approach 1:
The conveying discs are designed with adjustable positioning, allowing the distance between opposing discs to be dynamically changed. This enables the machine to adapt to different profile lengths by adjusting the conveying path length, thereby processing both long pipes and short sections effectively
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple conveying discs are arranged in overlapping rows with nested configurations. The discs are positioned such that they create a progressive conveying path that can be adjusted in length, allowing short profile sections to be conveyed through the deburring zone while maintaining the same machine structure used for longer pipes
2Adaptability or versatility
If the conveying discs are made thin to enable adjustment, then short profiles can be conveyed, but the structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The conveying discs feature asymmetric thickness distribution, being thinner at the outer peripheral regions where adjustment and flexibility are needed, while maintaining greater thickness at the central and supporting structures where strength is required. This asymmetric design allows the discs to be adjustable for short profiles while retaining sufficient structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The conveying discs are designed as segmented or modular structures, allowing different regions of the disc to have different thicknesses. This segmentation enables the disc to be thin enough for adjustability in certain areas while maintaining strength in critical load-bearing regions
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
Enables efficient deburring of elongate profile sections as short as 30 mm, maintaining high processing rates and ensuring a continuous processing sequence in conjunction with pipe-cutting machines, capable of handling up to 230 sections per minute.
Implementation Method 1
opposite ends of the elongate profile section sweep past brush-type rollers which are orientated in the conveying direction and which are rotatable about the axis of rotation thereof
Implementation Method 2
The actual deburring of the two opposite ends of the elongate profile section is carried out by the brush rollers which rotate during the operation and which are in contact with one end of the profile in each case
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AI summary
The invention concerns a brush-type deburring machine for simultaneously deburring of an elongate profile section arranged in the longitudinal direction during conveying in a conveying direction with two rows, extending respectively in the conveying direction, of conveying discs arranged offset with respect to each other and having apertures arranged along the periphery thereof for receiving the opposite ends, which are arranged offset with respect to one another, in order to permit a transfer of the elongate profile sections in the conveying direction by rotation of the conveying discs, and the two rows are at a distance adjustable in the longitudinal direction from a minimum distance of less than 80 mm from each other, and with two rotatable brush rollers which are orientated in each case in the conveying direction along one of the two rows (and which are intended for the deburring of the two opposite ends of the conveyed elongate profile sections.