Compact Steel Plate Quenching Layout Without Extendable Metal Hoses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing quenching machines require extendable metal hoses to connect water supply pipelines to nozzles, leading to a large footprint and reduced user experience due to occupied space.
Innovation Solution
A compact steel plate continuous quenching machine design that allows the third water supply pipeline assembly to move within the water jacket, eliminating the need for metal hoses by integrating it with the moving frame, and incorporating flexible joints and drive mechanisms to ensure efficient water delivery and stable frame movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If metal hoses are used to connect water supply pipeline to nozzles, then the system can adapt to vertical movement of nozzles, but the metal hoses occupy significant space when extended, resulting in large footprint
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the water supply pipeline with the moving frame structure. The third water supply pipeline assembly is integrated into the moving frame, eliminating the need for separate metal hoses. This integration allows the pipeline to move with the frame without requiring additional space for extendable connections, thus reducing the overall footprint while maintaining adaptability to vertical movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The third water supply pipeline assembly is embedded within the water jacket, which is part of the moving frame structure. This nesting arrangement allows the pipeline to be contained within the existing structural volume, avoiding the need for external extendable hoses and reducing the space occupied by the system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If metal hoses are used for water supply connection, then the system can accommodate nozzle movement, but the hoses require extendable storage space, reducing user experience
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the water supply pipeline with the moving frame, the system eliminates the need for separate extendable hose storage. The pipeline is an integral part of the frame structure, so no additional storage space is required, improving user experience by simplifying the system and reducing clutter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the metal hose component from the system entirely and replaces it with an integrated pipeline structure. This removal of the separate hose element eliminates the need for extendable storage mechanisms, thereby improving ease of operation and user experience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If metal hoses are used to connect water supply pipeline to nozzles, then the system can adapt to frame movement, but the hoses are prone to damage from repeated folding, reducing lifespan
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of the water supply pipeline with the moving frame eliminates the repeated folding and unfolding cycles that metal hoses undergo. The pipeline moves as a single integrated unit with the frame, avoiding the mechanical stress and fatigue that lead to hose failure, thus improving reliability and lifespan.
Solution Approach 2:
By removing the metal hose component from the system, the patent eliminates the source of repeated folding damage. The integrated pipeline structure does not require the same extendable connections, thereby preventing the mechanical wear and tear that reduces hose lifespan and improves overall system reliability.
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 design reduces the product's footprint, enhances user experience, improves assembly efficiency, and extends the lifespan of components by avoiding damage from repeated folding, while achieving energy savings and cost reductions.
Implementation Method 1
One end of multiple third water supply pipeline assemblies is embedded within the water jackets, connected to the water jackets, and connected to the moving frame
Implementation Method 2
The sealing ring is an elastic body, with at least two sealing rings sleeved on the outer side of one end of the first water supply pipeline body and installed within the water jacket
Implementation Method 3
One end of the flexible joint is connected to the other end of the first water supply pipeline body
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AI summary
The present invention provides a compact steel plate continuous quenching machine, which includes a load-bearing steel frame, a support transmission assembly, a water supply mechanism, a first water supply pipeline assembly, a first nozzle assembly, a support steel frame, a lifting mechanism, a movable steel frame, a compression transmission assembly, a second water supply pipeline assembly, a water jacket, a third water supply pipeline assembly, and a second nozzle assembly. By enabling the third water supply pipeline assembly to move within the water jacket to adapt to the height of the movable steel frame, compared to using a metal hose to connect the second nozzle assembly with the second water supply pipeline assembly, the space occupied by the bending of the metal hose can be saved, thereby making the product more compact, reducing the space occupied by the product, and further enhancing the user experience of the product.