Baling Press Mobile Chassis with Height-Adjustable Casters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional baling presses are too heavy and immobile, requiring tools for movement and transport, which limits their size and operational flexibility, especially in confined spaces like grocery stores.
Innovation Solution
A chassis with rotatably mounted rollers, adjustable in height and capable of folding into the housing, allows manual movement and rotation of the baling press, optimizing its height and enabling easy navigation through narrow areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If insertion slots are added to the housing for forklift access, then the baling press can be moved during delivery and redesign, but the wall thickness must be increased to maintain housing stability, which increases the overall size and installation space required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile base with rollers that can be extended and retracted. When extended, the rollers provide mobility for the baling press during delivery and redesign phases. When retracted, they do not increase the overall footprint of the housing, thus maintaining compact installation space. This dynamic extension/retraction mechanism resolves the contradiction between needing access slots for movability and maintaining housing stability with minimal space occupation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the housing size is increased to accommodate stable structure with insertion slots, then housing stability is maintained, but the height is limited by door or gate openings during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile base with extendable rollers provides a stable platform for the housing during operation while keeping the overall height compact for transport. The rollers extend below the housing to provide ground contact and stability during delivery, but when retracted, they minimize the vertical profile, allowing the housing to pass through door or gate openings during shipping without increasing the overall height beyond transport constraints.
3Ease of operation
If the baling press is designed to be manually movable, then no tools are needed for movement, but a mechanism is needed to lift the housing off the ground
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile base with rollers is designed to be manually operated without requiring external tools. The lifting mechanism allows operators to manually raise the housing off the ground by extending the rollers, and the entire system can be moved by hand once the rollers are extended and providing ground contact. This self-contained manual operation system resolves the contradiction between ease of manual movability and the complexity of the lifting mechanism.
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 the baling press to be moved manually without tools, reducing storage and transport constraints, and allows for efficient operation and repositioning within spaces, enhancing usability and accessibility.
Implementation Method 1
each of the rollers (12) is rotatably arranged in a cage (13)
Implementation Method 2
the height of each cage (13) can be adjusted individually or synchronously by means of a lifting device (15)
Implementation Method 3
the cages and rollers can be folded into a space machined into the housing
Data Source
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AI summary
In the case of a baling press (1) formed by a box-shaped housing (2), it should be manually accessible and thus movable without the need for tools, both during setup and use. This is achieved by providing a chassis (11) between the base (4) and the housing (2), consisting of at least three spaced-apart casters (12), each caster (12) being rotatably mounted in a cage (13), and each cage (13) being height-adjustable by means of a lifting device (14, 15 or 19).