Charge Carrier Adapters for Precision Object Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing charge carriers fail to provide a defined arrangement of objects due to loose placement on receiving elements, leading to random distances and potential gaps in contact, especially when handling objects of different designs.
Innovation Solution
The charge carrier incorporates adapters with adapter receptacles in a support grid, allowing for precise positioning of objects through a form-fitting connection, enabling easy adaptation to various object designs by exchanging adapters while maintaining the same support grid, and utilizing materials like CFC, graphite, or oxide-ceramic materials for durability and thermal stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If objects are placed loosely on receiving elements, then the batch carrier can be manufactured with simple receiving elements, but the objects cannot be positioned relative to the support grid resulting in arbitrary distances and potential contact between objects
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving element is segmented into two separate components: a support grid with adapter receptacles and adapters with positioning elements. The support grid provides the base structure while adapters provide precise positioning when inserted into receptacles. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both manufacturing simplicity and positioning precision by combining a simple support grid with interchangeable positioning adapters.
Solution Approach 2:
An adapter serves as an intermediary component between the support grid and the object to be positioned. The adapter includes a positioning element that engages with the receptacle on the support grid and provides a defined positioning surface for the object. This intermediary enables precise positioning without requiring the support grid itself to have complex positioning features.
2Reliability
If round bars are used as receiving elements, then contact surfaces between receiving elements and objects can be made small, but objects are not positioned relative to the support grid leading to arbitrary distances
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving element is divided into a support grid component and an adapter component. The adapter contains the positioning element that provides precise positioning while the support grid maintains the minimal contact surface design. This segmentation allows the positioning function to be separated from the support function, enabling both minimal contact surfaces and precise positioning to coexist.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter acts as an intermediary that introduces positioning capability without adding significant contact surface area. The positioning element on the adapter engages with the receptacle to define the object's position, while the adapter's support surface remains minimal, thus maintaining the benefit of reduced contact surfaces while achieving precise positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adapters with adapter receptacles are used, then precise positioning of objects is achieved and easy adaptation to various designs is enabled, but the device complexity increases due to multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The support grid with standardized adapter receptacles serves as a universal base that can accommodate multiple different adapter types. Each adapter is designed to fit into the same receptacle interface, allowing the same support grid to be used with various adapters for different object designs. This universality enables high adaptability while keeping the support grid design simple and reusable.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into a reusable support grid and interchangeable adapters. The support grid contains the standardized receptacles that remain constant, while the adapters are exchanged to adapt to different object designs. This segmentation allows the complex positioning functionality to be isolated in removable adapters, keeping the main support grid simple and reducing overall device complexity.
4Ease of manufacture
If simple receiving elements are used, then the batch carrier can be manufactured easily, but the positioning of objects relative to each other cannot be defined resulting in arbitrary distances
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving element is segmented into a simple support grid and separate positioning adapters. The support grid can be manufactured easily with standard techniques, while the adapters incorporate the positioning features. This segmentation allows the batch carrier to be manufactured easily while still achieving precise relative positioning through the interchangeable adapters.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter serves as an intermediary component that introduces precise positioning capability between the simply manufactured support grid and the objects. The adapter's positioning element engages with the receptacle to define precise locations, enabling relative positioning of objects without requiring the support grid itself to be complex or difficult to manufacture.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a charge carrier (10) for the defined arrangement of processed objects, wherein the charge carrier comprises as components at least a support grid (11) with a plurality of receiving elements for receiving objects, wherein the receiving elements are connected in a form-fitting manner to the support grid via a plug-in connection. The receiving elements are designed as adapters (25) for the positioned, individual reception of the objects, wherein the adapters are accommodated for the positioned arrangement in adapter receptacles of the support grid.