Coil Feeding Device Tension Structure Versatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing graphic processing devices have complex structures and low efficiency when handling coiled materials, and lack versatility to process both sheet and coiled materials simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A coil feeding device with a roller mechanism, base mechanism, and compression rod mechanism that includes a tension structure with a tapered fixing member to securely hold coiled materials, allowing for easy attachment to graphic machines, enabling both sheet and coiled material processing with low transformation costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex feeding structure is used for coiled material, then the coiled material can be fed, but the device complexity increases and processing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The graphic processing device is designed with a universal feeding mechanism that can handle both sheet material and coiled material through the same basic structure. The roller mechanism with adjustable tension structure serves multiple functions: it can feed sheet material in traditional mode and switch to feed coiled material by adjusting the tension structure and roller configuration, eliminating the need for separate complex feeding systems for each material type.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs dynamic adjustable components including the tension structure with movable rollers and adjustable compression force. The feeding mechanism can dynamically adapt its configuration based on the material type being processed, allowing the same structure to efficiently handle different material forms without requiring fixed complex subsystems for each material type.
2Extent of automation
If separate processing devices are used for sheet material and coiled material, then each material type can be processed automatically, but the device complexity increases and versatility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The graphic processing device integrates a universal automatic feeding and cutting system that can process both sheet material and coiled material through the same mechanism. The roller feeding system with adjustable tension structure and the cutting mechanism work together to provide automated processing for multiple material types, eliminating the need for separate dedicated devices for each material type while maintaining full automation capability.
3Device complexity
If a fixed feeding mechanism is used, then the structure is simple, but the versatility to handle different material types is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The feeding mechanism incorporates dynamic adjustable elements such as the tension structure with movable rollers and adjustable compression force, allowing the same relatively simple basic structure to adapt to different material types. The mechanism can be quickly reconfigured between sheet and coiled material processing without requiring complex fixed subsystems for each material type, maintaining structural simplicity while achieving versatility.
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 solution improves production efficiency and versatility by allowing the same graphic machine to process both sheet and coiled materials, reducing labor and increasing market adaptability.
Implementation Method 1
An outer wall of the second sleeve is abutted against an inner wall of the shaft hole. An outer wall of the first sleeve is connected to the second sleeve, and an inner wall of the first sleeve is connected to the tapered fixing member. When the first sleeve and the second sleeve are fixed to each other, the tapered fixing member holds the shaft to achieve mutual fixation of the coiled material and the shaft.
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AI summary
A coil feeding device and a graphic machine thereof are provided. The coil feeding device includes a roller mechanism for carrying a coiled material, a base mechanism, and a compression rod mechanism. The roller mechanism includes a shaft penetrating through the shaft hole and a tension structure disposed on the shaft. The tension structure includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve and a tapered fixing member. When the first sleeve and the second sleeve are fixed to each other, the tapered fixing member holds the shaft to achieve mutual fixation of the coiled material and the shaft. By providing the second sleeve, the first sleeve and the tapered fixing member that cooperate with each other, the coiled material and the shaft are fastened to each other quickly, thereby improving production efficiency. Through the base mechanism, the coil feeding device is directly used on existing graphic machine for material processing.