Compensating Conveyor for Telescopic Loading Jams
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for loading or unloading transport containers with telescopic conveyors often result in large pieces of cargo getting caught or jammed due to a narrowed conveying channel, especially when the loading or unloading unit is laterally deflected.
Innovation Solution
A compensating conveyor is introduced between the loading or unloading device and the telescopic conveyor, featuring joints that allow rotation about multiple axes and limited longitudinal movement, enabling wider effective passage and balancing in horizontal and vertical directions, and is connected via coupling rods with ball joints for enhanced mobility and coupling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the loading or unloading unit is laterally deflected to access different positions, then the adaptability to different loading positions is improved, but the conveying channel becomes narrowed causing cargo to get caught or jammed
Solution Approach 1:
A compensating conveyor is introduced as an intermediary element between the loading/unloading device and the telescopic conveyor. This compensating conveyor has aU-shaped configuration that provides a wide, unobstructed conveying path, preventing cargo from getting caught or jammed while allowing the loading/unloading unit to deflect laterally for positional adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The compensating conveyor is designed with dynamic capabilities including rotation about a vertical axis and lateral deflection ability. This allows the compensating conveyor to dynamically adjust its position and orientation, maintaining a clear conveying path while accommodating the lateral movement of the loading/unloading unit
2Adaptability or versatility
If the compensating device allows multiple degrees of freedom for mobility, then the flexibility in balancing between loading device and telescopic conveyor is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compensating device is segmented into multiple functional components: a compensating mechanism for vertical and horizontal adjustment, and a rotation mechanism for angular adjustment. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific degrees of freedom independently, achieving high flexibility while keeping individual components relatively simple and manageable
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AI summary
Device for loading or unloading a transport container provided with a loading opening, comprising a telescopic conveyor (2) having a base conveyor unit (2.0) and at least one telescopic conveyor unit (2.1 ... 2.6) extendable relative thereto in a longitudinal direction (3), comprising a loading or unloading device (6) that is movable on a travel plane (16) and is coupled to the telescopic conveyor (2) by means of a compensating device (5), wherein the compensating device (5) allows relative movement between the loading or unloading device (6) and the telescopic conveyor (2) with respect to at least one degree of freedom, wherein a compensating conveyor (8) is arranged between the loading or unloading device (6) and a head end (2a) of the telescopic conveyor (2), which is connected at a rear end to the telescopic conveyor (2) via a first joint (8a) and at a front end to the loading or unloading device (6) via a second joint (8b), wherein one of the joints (8a,8b) allows rotation about two axes of rotation perpendicular to each other and to the longitudinal direction (3), and one of the joints (8a, 8b) allows rotation about one axis of rotation parallel to the longitudinal direction and about two axes of rotation perpendicular to each other and to the longitudinal direction, and wherein one of the joints (8a, 8b) additionally allows limited compensatory movement in the longitudinal direction (3).