Bottle Washing Machine Robot Loading Without Tilting Mechanisms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bottle washing machines require additional space and complex mechanisms for tilting and transferring bottles, leading to high technical complexity and space requirements.
Innovation Solution
Bottles are individually arranged in compartments and transported by robots, eliminating the need for additional position-changing devices by using robot-guided transfer directly into revolving bottle baskets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bottles are transferred using a frame with tilting mechanism and pusher device, then bottles can be transferred from horizontal to vertical position, but the device complexity and space requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the complex tilting frame and pusher device from the bottle washing machine. Instead, bottles are fed directly into stationary bottle baskets from a vertical conveyor track, eliminating the need for position-changing mechanisms while maintaining effective bottle transfer capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention inverts the conventional approach by having bottles travel vertically downward under gravity rather than being pushed horizontally and tilted. The bottle baskets remain stationary and receive bottles from above, reversing the traditional horizontal-then-vertical transfer sequence.
2Ease of operation
If a tilting frame and pusher device are used for bottle transfer, then bottles can be positioned in bottle baskets, but additional floor space is required
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the space-consuming tilting frame and pusher device from the system. Bottles are positioned in stationary baskets through direct vertical feeding from above, eliminating the need for additional floor space while maintaining positioning capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the transfer dimension from horizontal (requiring floor space) to vertical (utilizing height space). Bottles travel vertically downward under gravity into stationary baskets, converting a floor-space-intensive horizontal transfer into a height-space-efficient vertical transfer.
3Ease of operation
If pusher device is mounted on the frame and tilted with it, then bottle pushing function is maintained, but the device complexity and space requirements remain high
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the pusher device entirely. Instead of pushing bottles horizontally, bottles are fed vertically downward under gravity into stationary baskets, removing the need for any active pushing mechanism while maintaining effective bottle transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs gravity as a self-service mechanism to drive bottle transfer. Bottles automatically move downward under gravitational force without requiring external pushing devices, eliminating complex equipment while maintaining transfer functionality.
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AI summary
A bottle washing machine (1) and a method for feeding bottles (3) into the bottle washing machine are described. Accordingly, the bottles are separated in transport compartments (4) and/or on a feed conveyor (2a) and, in particular, provided in cycles. They are then robotically pulled out of the transport compartments at the outlet end and/or picked up and transferred by the feed conveyor. Because the bottles are also robotically guided directly into circulating bottle baskets (6) for transport through the bottle washing machine, actively driven transfer devices (7) for bottle loading in the area of the bottle washing machine are unnecessary. Furthermore, the robot-assisted transfer of the bottles allows for the processing of a wide variety of bottle and crate formats, and enables the targeted loading of individual bottle baskets.