Cantilever Automatic Tape Pasting Device for Inner and Outer Surfaces

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual adhesive tape application is inefficient and costly, particularly when applying adhesive tapes to specific positions on both inner and outer surfaces of items, as existing handheld sealers require manual control and are limited in tape length and inner surface accessibility.

Innovation Solution

A cantilever type plane automatic adhesive tape pasting device with a telescopic structure, featuring an H-shaped adhesive tape pasting stand, feeding and cutting mechanisms, and a lifting adhesive tape pasting head, allowing for automatic feeding, cutting, and precise placement of adhesive tape on both inner and outer surfaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual adhesive tape pasting is used, then operational flexibility is maintained, but production efficiency is low and labor cost is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoidautomation level
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The device enables automatic adhesive tape pasting through a self-contained mechanism where the feeding motor feeds the tape, the positioning mechanism automatically positions the tape on the container, and the pressing roller applies pressure without requiring manual intervention during the pasting process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated mechanical system comprising a feeding motor, positioning mechanism, and pressing roller that work together to perform the pasting operation automatically

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If handheld box sealers are used, then tape feeding is simplified, but the device cannot paste on inner surfaces and requires manual control of starting position

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidadaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The device is designed to handle both outer and inner surface pasting operations, making it universally applicable to different positioning requirements. The adjustable positioning mechanism allows the same device to adapt to various container sizes and pasting locations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning mechanism features adjustable components that can be dynamically configured to accommodate different container sizes and pasting positions, enabling the device to adapt to various operational requirements without manual reconfiguration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Extent of automation

If adhesive tape seal pasting mechanism is used for rectangular containers, then automatic pasting is achieved, but the device cannot be applied to inner surfaces or independent plane pasting

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomation levelVSAvoidadaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The device is divided into independent functional modules: a feeding mechanism for tape supply, a positioning mechanism for precise location, and a pressing mechanism for application. This segmentation allows each module to be optimized and enables the device to handle both outer and inner surface pasting operations independently

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a vertical positioning dimension with an adjustable positioning mechanism that can move the pressing roller to different heights and positions, enabling the device to access both outer and inner surfaces of containers and perform pasting operations in multiple spatial dimensions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS12098047B2Cantilever type plane automatic adhesive tape pasting device
Publication Date: 2024.09.24 QINGDAO UNIV OF SCI & TECH
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AI summary

For the defects that manual adhesive tape pasting is low in efficiency and high in cost, and it is difficult to automatically paste adhesive tapes at specified positions of inner and outer surfaces of an item according to a certain length through a handheld box sealer and an adhesive tape seal pasting mechanism, a cantilever type plane automatic adhesive tape pasting device is invented. A liftable two-stage telescopic cantilever adhesive tape pasting head structure, a roller type automatic adhesive tape feeding structure, an adjustable fixed-length cutting structure and a roller type pasting structure are adopted for the device to achieve the automatic adhesive tape pasting on inner and outer side planes of an item. After the item needing adhesive tape pasting is positioned, the pasting process is completely automatically conducted without manual participation, the labor intensity is reduced, the labor efficiency is improved.