Carbon Fiber Support Beam for Glass Transport Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Metallic support beams in transport devices for hollow glass deformation due to dynamic thermal stress, leading to bending and deviations in the linear arrangement of carriers, causing operational disruptions and glass falling during transport.
Innovation Solution
A support beam made of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon with a detachable positioning device, allowing for a dimensionally stable arrangement of drivers and preventing deformation, enabling the use of conventional positioning devices with metallic materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a metallic support beam is used, then the device can be manufactured with conventional materials and processes, but the support beam deforms under dynamic thermal stress, leading to bending and deviations in carrier arrangement
Solution Approach 1:
The support beam is made from carbon fiber-reinforced carbon composite material, which combines the strength and dimensional stability of carbon fibers with the matrix material. This composite structure enables the support beam to maintain its shape and carrier positions under dynamic thermal stress in the temperature range of 300°C to 700°C, resolving the contradiction between conventional manufacturability and dimensional stability.
2Manufacturing precision
If the support beam is made dimensionally stable, then carrier positions remain accurate, but the positioning device must be redesigned to accommodate the new support beam material
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning device is designed as a detachable, separable component from the support beam. This segmentation allows the positioning device to be independently designed and optimized, enabling the use of conventional metallic positioning devices with the new carbon fiber-reinforced carbon support beam without increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable positioning device design allows it to be universally applied with the carbon fiber-reinforced carbon support beam while maintaining compatibility with conventional metallic positioning devices. This multi-functionality enables the positioning device to work effectively with different support beam materials without requiring complete redesign.
3Device complexity
If conventional metallic positioning devices are used with the carbon fiber support beam, then the positioning device can be simplified, but the connection between positioning device and support beam must be detachable
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning device is pre-designed with detachable connection features that facilitate straightforward assembly with the carbon fiber-reinforced carbon support beam. This preliminary design of connection interfaces simplifies the manufacturing and assembly process, making the detachable connection as easy as permanent connections.
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
The carbon fiber-reinforced carbon support beam maintains shape under dynamic temperature loads, ensuring a stable and reliable transport of hollow glasses with reduced risk of operational disruptions and glass falling.
Implementation Method 1
the supporting beam is moved through different temperature zones and is therefore subject to a corresponding dynamic temperature stress, which regularly in the range from 300°C to 700°C. The carrying beams that have hitherto been used in the known transport devices consist of a metallic material, so that the carrying beam can be deformed as a result of the dynamic thermal stress on the carrying beam.
Implementation Method 2
The transport device according to the invention has a support beam made of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon. According to the invention, therefore, a material is selected for the supporting beam that enables the supporting beam to retain its shape over the relevant range of the dynamic temperature load.
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AI summary
The transport device has supporting beam structures (11) that are mounted with glass bottles, while connecting in series with carriers (13). The articles made of carbon materials, are positioned on a transport receptacle (16) during a transport movement of the supporting beam structures. The carriers are arranged at the contact area with the articles. The support beam structures are made of fiber reinforced carbon. A positioning beam structure (12) is detachably connected with supporting beam structures.