Adjustable Carrying Handle Applicator Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions for carrying handles lack flexibility in adjusting format to different lengths and application heights, making them inefficient for various packaging configurations.
Innovation Solution
A device with a motor-driven carrying handle applicator unit featuring radially oriented applicator arms with holding and cutting tools, and adjustable suction areas, allowing for the precise application of self-adhering carrying handles of varying lengths and heights on packaging means or groups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed applicator unit is used for carrying handle attachment, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different handle lengths and application heights
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator arms are made dynamically adjustable in position along the radial direction from the rotation axis. The holding devices can be displaced to different locations on the applicator arms, allowing the system to adapt to various handle lengths and application heights while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The applicator unit is designed with universal applicability through its adjustable configuration. The same applicator arm structure can serve multiple functions by repositioning the holding devices to accommodate different handle specifications, eliminating the need for multiple dedicated applicators for different package formats.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the suction areas are fixed in position, then the holding device structure is simple, but it cannot adjust to different carrying handle lengths
Solution Approach 1:
The suction areas are integrated into holding devices that can be displaced along the applicator arms. This dynamic positioning capability allows the suction areas to be relocated to match different handle lengths and attachment points, providing adaptability without requiring completely separate holding devices for each configuration.
3Reliability
If multiple separate applicators are used for different handle sizes, then each applicator can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator unit is designed as a universal system where a single multi-functional applicator can handle various handle sizes and configurations. By incorporating adjustable holding devices that can be repositioned along the applicator arms, one applicator unit replaces what would otherwise require multiple specialized applicators, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining application precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The applicator arm is segmented into adjustable sections with holding devices that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows each holding device to be optimized for specific handle configurations while remaining part of the same applicator system, enabling precision application across different handle types without requiring separate complete applicator units.
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 simple and precise attachment of carrying handles to packaging, accommodating different lengths and heights, enhancing the usability and stability of packaging units during transport.
Implementation Method 1
each of which has at least one suction area for at least temporarily holding and/or guiding the endless band and the carrying handle detached from it by means of a vacuum which can be at least temporarily created
Data Source
AI summary
An applicator for attaching a handle comprises three arms, each of which extends radially from the horizontal axis along an arm axis. Each of the arms comprises a cutter, a holder, and a displacer. The holder comprises a pneumatic interface for using negative pressure to hold or guide an endless band as well as the carrying handle that results therefrom. The displacer displaces the pneumatic interface along a direction defined by the arm axis.