Coating Die Flow Adjustment With Reduced Vertical Profile
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing coating devices occupy a larger vertical space, leading to collisions during transportation and packaging challenges, and are inconvenient to transfer due to their size.
Innovation Solution
A coating die design featuring an upper die and lower die with a direction-conversion assembly that allows the first adjusting mechanism to be mounted without increasing the machine's height, reducing space occupation and preventing damage from collisions, while incorporating multiple adjusting mechanisms for precise control and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a flow adjusting mechanism is fixed to an upper die with a protruding structure, then the adjusting sensitivity and control precision are improved, but the vertical space occupied increases, making the device prone to collision during transportation and inconvenient to package
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the spatial arrangement of the flow adjusting mechanism from a vertical protruding structure to a horizontal integrated structure. The adjusting mechanism is embedded within the upper die assembly, utilizing the horizontal plane rather than extending vertically, thereby reducing the height dimension while maintaining adjusting functionality and sensitivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The flow adjusting mechanism is nested within the upper die structure. The adjusting components are housed inside the upper die assembly, with the adjusting pieces positioned within the internal cavity of the upper die, allowing the mechanism to be compact and not increase the overall vertical footprint of the coating device.
2Ease of operation
If the coating device occupies larger vertical space, then the adjusting mechanism can be more effective, but the device becomes inconvenient to package and transfer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reconfigures the adjusting mechanism to operate in the horizontal plane rather than extending vertically. The adjusting pieces move laterally within the upper die assembly, achieving effective flow control without increasing the vertical dimension, thus improving packaging convenience while maintaining adjusting effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The flow adjusting mechanism is merged with the upper die structure to form an integrated assembly. The adjusting components are combined with the die body, eliminating the need for separate protruding structures, and creating a compact unit that is easier to package and transport while maintaining full adjusting functionality.
3Manufacturing precision
If a protruding adjusting device is used, then the flow control precision is improved, but the device is prone to collision during transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The adjusting device is nested within the upper die assembly, with all adjusting components housed inside the die structure. The adjusting pieces are positioned within the internal cavity and do not protrude outward, making the overall device more robust and resistant to collision during transportation while maintaining precise flow control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent redesigns the adjusting mechanism to operate horizontally within the upper die rather than protruding vertically. This dimensional change protects the adjusting components from external impacts during transportation, improving reliability while maintaining flow control precision through the horizontal adjusting motion.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a coating die and coating equipment. The coating die comprises an upper die, a lower die and a first adjusting mechanism. The upper die and the lower die jointly form a coating slot for slurry circulation; the first adjusting mechanism comprises a driving piece, a first adjusting piece and a direction-conversion assembly; the driving piece is arranged in a first direction on the upper die and/or the lower die; the first adjusting piece is arranged in a second direction on the upper die and/or the lower die, is connected with the driving piece, and has a first state of extending into the coating slot under the action of the driving piece; the direction-conversion assembly is arranged between the driving piece and the first adjusting piece and configured to convert the direction of the action force of the driving piece acting on the first adjusting piece. By arranging the direction-conversion assembly, the first adjusting mechanism can be installed according to use requirements, the height of the whole machine is prevented from being increased, the space occupied by the first adjusting mechanism in the height direction of the whole machine is reduced, thus facilitating packaging and transferring and avoiding damage caused by collision.