Bead Exerciser Force Feedback for Tire Pinch Roller Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automated wheel and tire assembly processes face challenges in ensuring proper force application and detection during the bead exercise phase, which can lead to inefficiencies and potential damage if forces fall outside predefined thresholds.
Innovation Solution
A robotic bead exerciser system with a center lift, drum roller, pinch rollers driven by an actuator, and a controller that detects forces and generates alerts when they exceed predefined ranges, ensuring accurate force application and preventing damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If force feedback detection is implemented in the bead exerciser system, then manufacturing precision and reliability are improved, but device complexity increases due to additional sensors and control systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback component (force sensor) that detects the force of the tire against the pinch rollers and provides real-time force data to a controller. The controller compares the detected force against a predefined threshold range and generates alerts when forces fall outside acceptable parameters. This closed-loop feedback system ensures precise force application during bead exercising while maintaining operational simplicity through automated monitoring and alerting.
2Reliability
If automated force monitoring and alert systems are added to prevent damage, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The controller receives real-time force data from the feedback component and automatically generates alerts when the detected force falls outside the predefined threshold range. This automated monitoring system prevents damage by immediately notifying operators of abnormal force conditions without requiring complex intervention systems or manual monitoring procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-monitoring and self-diagnosis by automatically detecting force conditions and generating alerts without external intervention. The automated alert system enables the equipment to monitor its own operational parameters and communicate potential issues, reducing the need for complex external monitoring infrastructure.
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AI summary
A bead exerciser system for an automated wheel assembly may include a center lift configured to lift a wheel assembly off of a conveyor belt, a drum roller configured to rotate the wheel assembly, a pair of pinch rollers driven by a driver and configured to apply force to a tire of the wheel assembly, a force sensor configured to detect a force of the tire against the pinch rollers, and a controller configured to receive the force from the force sensor and generate a command for an alert in response to the force falling outside of a predefined threshold range.