Bead Wire Feeding Device for Automatic Suspension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional manufacturing processes for bead wires require manual arrangement on suspension bars, which is cumbersome and time-consuming, and existing automated solutions necessitate spacers to prevent sticking due to rubber tape adhesion.
Innovation Solution
A feeding device comprising a suspension bar, a feeding bar, and a driving mechanism that operates the feeding bar to intermittently move annular bodies along the suspension bar, allowing for automatic spacing and arrangement of bead wires without the need for spacers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If bead wires are manually arranged on suspension bars, then arrangement can be performed, but the work is cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The bead wire feeds itself onto the suspension bar by utilizing its own elasticity. When the bead wire is pushed from behind, it expands elastically and hooks onto the suspension bar automatically, eliminating the need for manual arrangement operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical arrangement with an automated feeding mechanism that uses elastic deformation and geometric design (feeding bar with inclined surface) to automatically suspend bead wires on the bar.
2Extent of automation
If a contact portion driven by a cylinder pushes the bead wire from the side, then automatic arrangement is achieved, but spacers are needed to prevent sticking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the spacer component entirely from the system. Instead of pushing from the side which requires spacers, the feeding bar pushes from behind the bead wire, utilizing the bead wire's own elasticity to achieve spacing and suspension without any spacer components.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of pushing the bead wire from the front or side as in conventional methods, the patent pushes from behind the bead wire. This inverted approach allows the bead wire to expand elastically and hook onto the suspension bar, eliminating the need for spacers to maintain spacing.
3Reliability
If spacers are placed between adjacent bead wires, then sticking is prevented, but the manufacturing process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the spacer component completely by changing the feeding mechanism to push from behind, allowing the bead wire's elasticity to naturally prevent sticking and maintain spacing between wires.
Solution Approach 2:
The bead wire uses its own elastic properties to maintain spacing and prevent sticking. When pushed from behind, the bead wire expands and naturally maintains distance from adjacent wires without requiring external spacer components.
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AI summary
A feeding device includes a suspension bar for suspending an annular body. The feeding device includes a feeding bar, which extends in parallel with the suspension bar. The feeding bar is operable to intermittently move the annular body in the feeding direction inside the annular body suspended from the suspension bar. The feeding device includes a motor for operating the feeding bar.