Distributor Boom Tool With Buffer Vessel for Precise Layered Concrete Output
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional formworks for producing concrete structures are complex and expensive, requiring significant effort to remove after hardening, and existing concrete pumps lack precision in applying process materials like concrete, mortar, or adhesive without stationary formworks or scaffolding.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with a distributor boom and a tool having a buffer vessel and output element, equipped with a conveying apparatus for continuous feed, allows precise application of process materials in layers, using a rotating joint and control system for precise positioning and orientation, and includes a quick hitch for tool exchange.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional formworks are used to produce concrete structures, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical formwork system with a robotic application system that uses automated material deposition. The robotic arm with spray nozzle substitutes the physical formwork structure, eliminating the need for complex wooden or metal molds while achieving precise structure production through automated control and programming.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the state of process material application from discrete placement to continuous spray deposition. By controlling spray parameters (flow rate, pressure, nozzle movement speed), the system achieves precise manufacturing without requiring physical formworks, thus reducing device complexity while maintaining or improving precision.
2Manufacturing precision
If conventional formworks are used, then manufacturing precision is improved, but loss of time increases due to removal effort
Solution Approach 1:
By replacing formworks with robotic spray application, the patent eliminates the entire formwork removal process. The structure is built layer by layer through material deposition, leaving no formwork to remove, thus completely eliminating the time loss associated with formwork dismantling while maintaining manufacturing precision through automated control.
3Device complexity
If existing concrete pumps are used without stationary formworks, then device complexity is reduced, but manufacturing precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the simple but imprecise concrete pump system with a robotic application system. The robotic arm with controlled spray nozzle provides automated, programmable material deposition, achieving high manufacturing precision while keeping the overall system relatively simple by eliminating the need for stationary formworks and scaffolding.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic control to the material application process. The robotic arm can move the spray nozzle along programmed trajectories with precise positioning, adjusting spray parameters in real-time. This dynamic capability enables high manufacturing precision without requiring complex stationary structures, maintaining system simplicity.
4Productivity
If continuous material application is used for layer construction, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases due to buffer vessel and conveying apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer vessel stores process material in advance, allowing continuous application to proceed independently of the intermittent delivery from the pump. This preliminary storage enables the robotic arm to maintain continuous spray operation, improving productivity by eliminating waiting time between material deliveries without requiring complex real-time delivery mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer vessel acts as an intermediary between the pump and the spray nozzle. It decouples the intermittent pump delivery from the continuous spray application, allowing the two operations to function independently. This intermediary component enables continuous high-speed application while keeping the pump system simple, thus improving productivity without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
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
Enables the construction of structures without complex formworks or scaffolding by precisely applying process materials in layers, ensuring precise metering and variable flow control, facilitating efficient and flexible construction processes.
Implementation Method 1
at least one screw conveyor (46) for the continuous feed of the process material to the output element (36) is arranged in the cavity (44) of the casing (42)
Implementation Method 2
which has a hydraulic cylinder (56) connected to boom arm (22), which hydraulic cylinder (56) also acts on a drive for rotating the arm comprising the holding arm (54) relative to the boom arm (22)
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for the output of a fluid process material, in particular a process material in the form of concrete, mortar or adhesive, has a distributor boom comprising a plurality of boom arms, connected to each other at joints, having a process material delivery line formed by a plurality of pipe segments, which are preferably joint-connected to each other by pipe bends and rotating couplings. The delivery line is guided along the individual boom arms and fixed thereto. A tool, which is received on the distributor boom, has a device for the output of the process material. The tool has a buffer vessel, which receives the process material from the process material delivery line, and an output element for the output of the process material, fed from the buffer vessel, at an output location.