Multi-Component Aerosol Article Assembly with In-Line Component Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manufacturing process for multi-component aerosol forming articles results in significant waste of expensive components due to the serial assembly method, where quality checks lead to the rejection of incomplete articles, causing inefficiencies and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A method involving transporting means with seats for sequentially adding components along a longitudinal axis, where each component is checked for presence before being combined, ensuring only complete articles are formed, thereby minimizing waste and maintaining production specifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If serial assembly method is used to manufacture multi-component aerosol forming articles, then manufacturing process is simple, but significant waste of expensive components occurs due to quality check rejections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by checking for the presence of each component before proceeding with assembly operations. The transporting means includes checking means that verify component presence at each stage, preventing waste by ensuring only complete articles are assembled. This preliminary verification eliminates the need for final quality check rejections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms through checking means that monitor component presence and provide information to control assembly operations. The system receives feedback on whether components are present in correct seats and adjusts assembly accordingly, preventing waste of expensive components by only assembling complete articles.
2Manufacturing precision
If quality check is performed at the end of manufacturing process, then production specification can be maintained, but expensive semi-finished components are rejected and discarded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs quality checks preliminarily at each assembly stage rather than at the end. The transporting means includes checking means that verify component presence before assembly operations proceed, preventing the creation of defective semi-finished products that would later be rejected.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback through checking means that monitor component presence and provide real-time information to control assembly operations. This feedback mechanism ensures production specifications are maintained while preventing waste by stopping assembly if components are missing.
3Ease of manufacture
If serial assembly process is used, then manufacturing process is straightforward, but production efficiency is reduced due to waste of components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains continuous assembly operations by implementing checks during the assembly process rather than requiring interruption for final quality checks. The transporting means enables continuous movement of components through assembly stations with integrated checking, maintaining production flow while preventing waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from checking means to control assembly operations in real-time, maintaining continuous production while ensuring quality. The feedback mechanism allows the system to proceed with assembly only when components are verified present, eliminating the need for separate quality check stages.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing multi-component aerosol forming articles, each aerosol forming article defining a longitudinal axis and comprising N components serially juxtaposed along the longitudinal axis, where N is an integer≥2, the method comprising: —providing transporting means for transporting components of aerosol forming articles in a transporting direction, said transporting means defining seats along said transporting direction; —supplying seats of said transporting means with a first component for each aerosol forming article by positioning said first components one after the other along the transporting direction with their longitudinal axis parallel one to the others; —checking each seat for the presence of said first component; —adjoining a second component to the first component in a lengthwise axial manner in a given seat only if the first component is present in said given seat.