Automated Building Board Device with Dual-Chamber Suction
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current methods for fixing building boards to frameworks are time-consuming and physically demanding due to the need for numerous screws and heavy fixing tools, especially when working on ceilings or inclined surfaces.
Innovation Solution
An automated device with a chassis and a tool that uses suction members and motion mechanisms to securely attach and move along building boards, performing mechanical operations like fixing, cutting, or punching, while maintaining stability and balance regardless of surface inclination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual fixing with heavy tools is used, then mechanical operations can be performed on building boards, but the work becomes time-consuming and physically demanding
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical fixing operations with an automated device that uses suction forces and controlled motion mechanisms to position and operate tools on building boards, eliminating the need for manual handling of heavy fixing tools and significantly reducing physical effort while increasing productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The automated device performs its own positioning and stabilization through suction members that create adhesion to the building board surface, allowing the device to move and operate independently without manual support, thereby reducing physical effort and improving productivity
2Stability of the object's composition
If the tool is positioned outside the chambers, then the tool can access the building board, but it creates imbalance and reduces adhesion stability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs asymmetric positioning of the tool relative to the chambers, allowing the tool to be accessible for building board operations while the chambers are strategically positioned to maintain balance and adhesion stability through asymmetric suction force distribution
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate positioning structures that allow the tool to be accessed from outside the chambers while maintaining the chambers' structural integrity and adhesion function, mediating between tool accessibility and stability requirements
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
The automated device significantly reduces the time and effort required for fixing building boards by providing a stable and balanced mechanism for performing mechanical operations on walls, ceilings, or floors, ensuring secure adhesion and efficient operation across various surface angles.
Implementation Method 1
The suction member comprises at least two chambers allowing the automated device to adhere to the building board
Implementation Method 2
The depressurization means generate a depressurization in the at least two chambers when they are set in rotation by the suction electric motor
Data Source
AI summary
An automated device is configured to move in contact with a building board. The automated device includes a chassis bearing a tool, the tool being configured to carry out a mechanical operation on the building board. The automated device includes at least one suction member and at least one system for setting the automated device in motion. The suction member includes at least two chambers allowing the automated device to adhere to the building board, the tool being situated between the at least two chambers.