Basket Welding Machine Wire Insertion for Faster Longitudinal Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing basket welding machines face inefficiencies in loading longitudinal wires, leading to slower production processes.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of an insertion device with multiple receiving positions arranged radially around its axis of rotation, allowing for simultaneous feeding and movement of multiple longitudinal wires to the basket welding machine, significantly reducing the time required to equip the machine with all necessary wires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single receiving position is loaded with a single longitudinal wire at a time, then the loading process is simple to control, but the equipping speed of the basket welding machine is slow
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving element is divided into multiple receiving positions (at least two) arranged radially around the rotation axis, allowing simultaneous loading of multiple longitudinal wires at different positions. This segmentation enables parallel loading operations, significantly increasing equipping speed while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving positions are arranged radially around the rotation axis in a circular pattern, utilizing the radial dimension to accommodate multiple wires simultaneously. This radial arrangement allows the loading device to equip multiple longitudinal wires in parallel during a single rotation cycle, transforming the loading process from sequential to concurrent operations.
2Productivity
If multiple longitudinal wires are fed simultaneously to the basket welding machine, then the production efficiency is improved, but the coordination complexity between the device and machine increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple receiving positions are combined into a single rotating receiving element that feeds all longitudinal wires to the basket welding machine simultaneously. This merging approach synchronizes the delivery of multiple wires through a unified rotational motion, reducing coordination complexity compared to managing multiple independent feeding mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving element is pre-loaded with multiple longitudinal wires at its various receiving positions before the basket welding machine operation begins. This preliminary loading ensures that all necessary wires are ready and positioned for simultaneous feeding, eliminating the need for complex real-time coordination during the welding process.
3Ease of operation
If the receiving element rotates around the axis of rotation to feed wires, then the wire feeding mechanism is simplified, but the precision of wire positioning may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving element is segmented into discrete receiving positions arranged radially, with each position precisely designed to hold and present a longitudinal wire at the correct angle and location. This segmentation maintains positioning precision while allowing the entire element to rotate for simplified wire feeding operations.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an apparatus for equipping a basket welding machine (15), the apparatus having an insertion device. The apparatus is characterized in that the insertion device has a plurality of receiving positions for all the longitudinal wires (7) of a basket to be produced using the basket welding machine, the insertion device having a receiving element (4) for receiving the longitudinal wires of a basket, the receiving positions being spaced apart in the radial direction from an axis of rotation (D) of the insertion device, wherein the insertion device is designed to feed at least two longitudinal wires arranged on the insertion device to the basket welding machine simultaneously in one insertion operation, the insertion operation of the longitudinal wires into the basket welding machine being effected by a movement of the insertion device in the axial direction of the axis of rotation of the insertion device. The invention further relates to a basket welding machine.