Base Board Floating Arm Vibration Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Base boards made of soft materials, such as thin metal boards or metal foils, tend to vibrate and wrinkle during delivery due to surrounding airflows, reducing production yield in manufacturing processes that use contactless airflow support systems.
Innovation Solution
A base board floating arm with a fixing base, carrier boards, and buckling sets, where the carrier boards have airflow channels and outlets to support the base board and buckling units that abut the base board to prevent vibration and wrinkling, ensuring stable delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If contactless airflow support is used to carry the base board, then contact damages are avoided and production yield increases, but soft base boards vibrate and wrinkle due to surrounding airflows
Solution Approach 1:
The buckling unit is positioned to abut the base board before surrounding airflows can cause significant vibration or wrinkling. This preliminary mechanical support counteracts the harmful effects of airflows on soft base boards while maintaining the contactless airflow support system.
Solution Approach 2:
The buckling unit acts as an intermediary element between the airflow support system and the soft base board. It provides necessary mechanical support to stabilize the base board against airflow-induced vibrations while allowing the airflow system to continue providing contactless support.
2Ease of operation
If airflow is injected beneath the base board to support it, then contactless carrying is achieved, but soft materials are vulnerable to airflows causing vibration and wrinkling
Solution Approach 1:
The buckling unit provides preliminary mechanical support to prevent vibration and wrinkling before they can occur during the contactless airflow carrying process, thereby maintaining both ease of operation and manufacturing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The buckling unit provides localized mechanical support at specific positions on the base board, allowing the majority of the base board to remain supported by the contactless airflow system while only the necessary areas receive mechanical stabilization.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a buckling unit is added to prevent vibration, then base board stability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The buckling unit is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to adapt to different base board positions and conditions. This dynamic design provides necessary stability while maintaining flexibility and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The buckling unit is designed to work with the existing airflow support system, serving multiple functions: providing mechanical support, preventing vibration, and accommodating different base board types, thereby reducing the need for additional specialized components.
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 solution effectively prevents base board vibration and wrinkling during delivery, enhancing production yield by securely fixing the base board and accommodating diverse materials, thereby improving manufacturing efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a floating arm is configured to carry a base board in a contactless manner via injecting airflows beneath the base board to support the base board
Implementation Method 2
the airflows also generate low pressure between the base board and the floating arm
Implementation Method 3
the buckling unit of the buckling set in the base board floating arm is configured to abut a top surface of the base board to prevent the base board from vibrating during the delivery
Data Source
AI summary
A base board floating arm includes a fixing base, at least one carrier board, and at least one buckling set. The carrier board has a connecting section, a buckling section, a carrier section, and a carrier surface. The connecting section is connected to the fixing base; the carrier section connects the connecting section and the buckling section. An airflow channel is formed within the carrier board. The carrier surface includes a surface of the carrier board that faces upward, and multiple airflow outlets are formed on the carrier surface. The airflow outlets fluidly communicate with the airflow channel. The buckling set has a buckling unit movably mounted on the buckling section. The buckling unit and the carrier board selectively fix the base board. Thereby the base board floating arm is capable of preventing the base board from vibrating or being wrinkled.