Automated Filling Device for E-commerce Packaging Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
The packaging process in warehousing is inefficient due to manual handling of filling media, which requires time-consuming shaping and cutting, leading to increased packaging time and reduced efficiency, especially with the rapid increase in user orders driven by e-commerce growth.
Innovation Solution
An automated method and system that uses a filling device to punch a filling medium into a packaging container, allowing it to conform to the space without a predefined shape, and a control system to determine optimal packaging sequences and models based on item attributes, enabling robots to efficiently pack items into various container specifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual handling of filling medium is used, then items can be protected during transport, but packaging time increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with automated equipment. Specifically, an automated filling device is introduced to punch and place filling medium into packaging containers, eliminating the need for manual handling, shaping, and cutting of filling materials. This mechanical substitution directly resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliable item protection through proper filling while dramatically improving packaging efficiency and reducing time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing filling medium in a standardized form that can be quickly deployed. The filling medium is prepared in advance with defined shapes and sizes that are optimized for automatic punching and placement. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for on-site shaping and cutting operations, thereby maintaining protection quality while significantly reducing packaging time and improving efficiency.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual secondary cutting of filling medium is performed, then filling medium conforms to fillable space, but packaging time is greatly increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual cutting operations with an automated punching device that precisely forms filling medium to match fillable spaces. The automated system uses pre-programmed templates and controlled punching forces to achieve accurate conformity without manual intervention. This substitution maintains high manufacturing precision while eliminating the time-consuming nature of manual cutting and shaping operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by transforming the filling medium from a raw material state to a precisely formed state through controlled punching parameters. The system adjusts punching force, depth, and pattern parameters to achieve optimal conformity with different fillable spaces. This parameter-based control ensures precise fitting while dramatically reducing the time required compared to manual cutting methods.
3Adaptability or versatility
If various shapes and properties of items are packaged, then packaging versatility is improved, but matching packaging containers becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a standardized filling medium and automated filling system that can accommodate various item shapes and sizes. The filling medium is produced in standardized forms that can be adaptively punched and placed into different packaging containers. This universal approach allows the same automated system to handle diverse packaging requirements without requiring specialized equipment for each item type, thereby improving versatility while managing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the filling process adaptable to different packaging scenarios. The automated punching device can dynamically adjust punching patterns, forces, and sequences based on the specific fillable space geometry. This dynamic capability enables the system to efficiently package items with various shapes and properties by adapting the filling medium placement to match each unique container configuration, resolving the complexity of matching diverse items with appropriate containers.
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
This approach reduces manual processing time, improves packaging efficiency, saves manpower and material costs, and ensures effective protection of items during transport by automating the packaging process, thus enhancing overall warehousing operational efficiency and user experience.
Implementation Method 1
punching a filling medium into a fillable space in the packaging container by using a filling device, wherein the filling medium does not have a defined shape before punched into the fillable space, and forms a space shape consistent with the fillable space after punched into the fillable space
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AI summary
An article package filling method, comprising: selecting a packaging container for an order article in an order container; picking out the order article from the order container and putting same into the packaging container; and injecting a filling medium into a filling space of the packaging container by using a filling equipment, wherein the filling medium has a specific shape before being injected into the filling space, and can form a spatial shape consistent with that of the filling space after being injected into the filling space. According to the filling method, various specifications or types of packaging containers storing the order articles can be filled, so that the supporting and protecting effects on the order articles are implemented, and the package filling efficiency and applicability are improved.