Button Member Loading Jig for Alternating Stocker Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing button product manufacturing devices face challenges in efficiently loading front and back lids into a cylindrical stocker, requiring manual intervention.
Innovation Solution
A button member loading jig with an extending portion and support portions that facilitate easy alignment and support of button members, allowing them to be easily loaded into a stocker.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If front lids and back lids are alternately laminated and stored in a cylindrical stocker, then the stocker can store multiple button members, but manual loading becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The loading jig is divided into multiple support portions (first support portion, second support portion, etc.) that can independently hold different button members. This segmentation allows simultaneous loading of multiple lids onto the stocker, transforming a sequential manual loading process into a parallel operation that reduces time while maintaining storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading jig serves as an intermediary tool between the operator and the stocker. Instead of manually placing each lid directly into the stocker, the jig holds multiple lids in an organized manner and transfers them to the stocker in batches, significantly reducing the time required for loading while maintaining the ability to store multiple button members.
2Stability of the object's composition
If front lids and back lids are alternately laminated in the stocker, then proper layering is achieved, but the loading process becomes complex and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The loading jig is segmented into distinct support portions, each designed to hold specific types of lids (front lids or back lids). This segmentation enables the operator to load different types of lids in an organized sequence, maintaining the required alternating layering structure while simplifying the loading process through systematic placement rather than complex manual coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading jig is designed with pre-positioned support portions that are prepared in advance for receiving specific lids. By having the support structure ready with designated positions for front and back lids, the alternating layering pattern is automatically established during loading, eliminating the need for complex real-time decision-making and making the process easier to operate.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple button members are loaded manually into the stocker, then storage capacity is utilized, but labor intensity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The loading jig divides the loading task into multiple independent support portions, each capable of holding a button member. This allows the operator to efficiently load multiple lids by simply placing them into the segmented support portions, which then transfer them to the stocker. This segmentation maintains high storage capacity utilization while significantly reducing labor intensity and operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading jig acts as an intermediary device that multiplies the operator's efficiency. Instead of manually placing each lid individually into the stocker, the jig holds multiple lids in organized support portions and transfers them in batches, reducing labor intensity while maintaining full utilization of the stocker's storage capacity.
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AI summary
Provided is a button member loading tool with which a button product member can easily be loaded into a stocker. This button member loading tool 80 comprises: an extending part 84 that extends along a first direction; and a plurality of support parts 81 that extend from the extending part 84 in a second direction intersecting the first direction and are aligned with gaps therebetween along the first direction, and that are for supporting button members in the gaps.