Battery Transfer Tray Inclination Unit Impact Buffering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Batteries are prone to damage during transfer due to collisions with rollers in conveyor systems, leading to issues such as folding, wrinkling, or tearing.
Innovation Solution
A battery transfer tray with an outer frame, support part, and inclination unit that includes first and second inclined parts to buffer impacts from collisions, along with an inner frame for alignment and stabilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the tray is transferred through a roller conveyor with spaced rollers, then the transfer process is efficient and continuous, but the front end of the tray may collide with rollers causing impact damage to batteries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by designing an inclination unit with inclined surfaces at the front end of the tray. These inclined surfaces are positioned in advance to contact rollers before the rigid front end of the tray can collide with them, thereby cushioning the impact before it reaches the batteries. The inclined surfaces convert the direct collision into a gradual contact that reduces peak impact forces.
Solution Approach 2:
The inclination unit acts as an intermediary element between the tray's front end and the rollers. Instead of the rigid tray front end directly contacting the rollers, the inclined surfaces serve as a mediating structure that distributes and softens the contact, preventing direct transmission of impact forces to the batteries while still allowing the tray to be propelled by the rollers.
2Strength
If the front end of the tray is made rigid for structural strength, then the tray maintains structural integrity, but collision impacts are directly transmitted to batteries causing damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the front end structure by separating it from the main rigid tray body. The inclination unit is designed as a distinct component with inclined surfaces that can deform or absorb impact energy, while the main tray body maintains its rigid structure for strength. This segmentation allows the front end to serve as a sacrificial impact-absorbing element while preserving the overall structural integrity of the tray.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by giving different mechanical properties to different parts of the tray. The front end inclination unit is designed with surfaces that can gradually deform or absorb impact, while the main tray body maintains high rigidity and strength. This localized differentiation allows the tray to have both impact-absorbing capability at the front and structural strength in the body, preventing direct transmission of impacts to batteries.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a battery transfer tray, particularly, the present invention provides a battery transfer tray including: an outer frame provided to accommodate a plurality of batteries; a support part protruding from a bottom surface of the outer frame and configured to provide a stepped portion with respect to the bottom surface of the outer frame; and an inclination unit comprising a first inclined part and a second inclined part and provided to buffer an impact due to collision between a roller conveyor and a roller when the roller conveyor moves, wherein the first inclined part is an inclined surface defined between a bottom surface of the outer frame and an end of the support part, and the second inclined part is an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction away from the first inclined part.