Carcass Stabilizer With Shock Absorption for Precise Cutting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing meat processing plants face challenges in stabilizing carcasses during transport, leading to swinging and rotational movements that cause miscuts, equipment damage, and operational inefficiencies, particularly when using robots or vision systems.
Innovation Solution
A carcass stabilization system with stabilizers and shock absorbers installed along the processing line, engaging carcasses to absorb impact forces and maintain contact with a stabilizing surface, reducing swinging motion through dual-stage stabilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If carcasses are transported at high speed along a processing line with bends and direction changes, then productivity increases, but the carcasses swing and rotate causing instability
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilization system is divided into multiple independent stabilizer units positioned at different locations along the processing line. Each stabilizer independently engages with the carcass to counteract swinging motions, allowing the system to maintain stability while operating at high speeds without requiring a complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer components are designed to be dynamic rather than fixed, allowing them to adapt to the moving and swinging carcasses. The stabilizers can move with the carcass motion while maintaining engagement, providing continuous stabilization throughout the high-speed transport process through bends and direction changes.
2Stability of the object's composition
If traditional stabilization devices are added to the processing line, then carcass stability improves, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer is designed to automatically engage with swinging carcasses without requiring external control systems or complex mechanisms. The stabilizer's geometry and positioning allow it to self-adjust and maintain contact with the carcass throughout the processing line, eliminating the need for additional sensors, actuators, or control electronics.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer uses simple, inexpensive mechanical components that can be easily manufactured and replaced if needed. Rather than using complex, expensive stabilization mechanisms, the invention employs straightforward mechanical elements that provide effective stabilization at low cost with minimal maintenance requirements.
3Manufacturing precision
If robots or vision systems are used for automated processing, then manufacturing precision improves, but the swinging carcasses cause miscuts and operational errors
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer is positioned upstream in the processing line to stabilize the carcass before it reaches the robotic cutting or vision inspection stations. By pre-stabilizing the carcass during transport and before processing, the system ensures that subsequent automated operations occur on a stable, predictable target, eliminating miscuts and detection errors.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides stable carcasses for precise cutting and efficient processing, enhancing machine cooperation, reducing equipment damage, and improving operational accuracy and speed.
Implementation Method 1
a shock absorbing device coupled to the carcass engagement component adapted to absorb at least some of the forces resulting from the carcasses impacting the carcass engagement component
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AI summary
A carcass stabilization system for a meat processing plant having carcasses transported along a processing line is provided. The system includes a stabilizer installed proximate the processing line and having a carcass engagement component and a shock absorbing device coupled to the carcass engagement component adapted to absorb at least some of the forces resulting from the carcasses impacting the carcass engagement component. The system also includes a stabilizing surface extending along the processing line opposite the stabilizer such that the carcasses are transported along the processing line between the stabilizing surface and the stabilizer, where the carcass engagement component is adapted to engage and bias the carcasses against the stabilizing surface.