Coiled Wire Transport Platform With On-Site Straightening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transport systems for wires and sheet metals are limited in length and quality, requiring customers to process them manually, which can result in suboptimal straightness and length, and do not allow for efficient on-site finishing.
Innovation Solution
A transport system with a coiled receptacle, drive, and straightening device that enables automatic unwinding, straightening, and cutting of wires or sheet metals to any desired length, integrated within a transport container for protection and efficient delivery, allowing for on-site finishing and customer-specified product lengths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If wire or sheet is transported in coiled form to extend length limits, then transport length is improved, but straightness quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the processing into distinct functional modules: receptacle for coiled storage, drive for controlled unwinding, straightening device for quality improvement, and cutting device for final sections. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its specific function while working together to resolve the contradiction between length and straightness.
Solution Approach 2:
The straightening device performs preliminary straightening action on the wire or sheet immediately after unwinding from the coiled receptacle and before delivery to the customer. This preliminary action ensures that the material achieves required straightness quality during transport, resolving the contradiction by addressing the straightness issue before final delivery.
2Productivity
If automated processing equipment is added to transport system, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions (transport, unwinding, straightening, cutting) into a single integrated system mounted on a common platform. This consolidation improves productivity through automation while managing complexity by combining functions in a unified structure rather than separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The transport system is designed as a multi-functional platform that can handle various operations (transport, unwinding, straightening, cutting) on different types of wire or sheet material. This universality improves productivity across multiple applications while avoiding the complexity of multiple specialized systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If cutting device is integrated for on-site finishing, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system integrates a cutting device that enables on-site finishing operations, allowing the same platform to perform both transport and precise cutting functions. This multi-functionality improves adaptability to different customer needs and site conditions while managing complexity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The cutting device enables the system to perform final finishing operations independently at the customer site without requiring additional external equipment or manual intervention. This self-service capability improves adaptability by making the system complete and self-sufficient.
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AI summary
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the aim is to create a transport system which makes it possible to transport a wire or sheet of any length and with the required quality to the location of the use of the wire or the sheet. The invention therefore relates to a transport system (1, 1', 1") for a wire (18) or a plate with a transport platform (3), a receptacle (14, 14') for the wire or the sheet, wherein the receptacle (14, 14') is configured in such a manner that the wire (18) or the sheet may be received coiled on the receptacle (14, 14'), a drive (20), wherein the drive (20) is configured in such a manner that the wire (18) or the sheet may be conveyed by the drive (20) in a transport direction, and a straightening device (24), wherein the straightening device (24) is configured in such a manner that the wire (18) or the sheet can be straightened with the straightening device (24), wherein the receptacle (14, 14'), the drive (20) and the straightening device (24) are arranged on the transport platform (3) in such a manner that the wire (18) or the sheet may be drawn automatically from the receptacle (14, 14') and fed to the straightening device (24) by the drive (20).