Cone Warping Machine Robotic Arm Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cone warping machines require numerous manual work steps, leading to inefficiencies and increased labor when handling multiple warping belts, and previous automation attempts, such as manipulators, struggle with flexibility and adaptability to different applications.
Innovation Solution
A cone warping machine equipped with a robotic arm featuring multiple rotary or thrust axes, capable of gripping, dividing, and knotting tools, which can be configured with gripping tools like pliers or humanoid hands, and suction devices, allowing for flexible interaction with warping bands and adaptability to various widths and applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual steps are used to prepare each warping belt, then the machine can handle multiple warping belts, but the number of manual work steps increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The robot arm performs self-positioning and self-manipulation of warping belts through automated gripping, dividing, and reattaching operations, eliminating the need for multiple manual work steps while maintaining the ability to handle multiple warping belts
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical operations are replaced by a robotic system with multiple rotary or linear axes that can automatically position and manipulate warping belts, reducing manual intervention while preserving versatility in handling different belt configurations
2Extent of automation
If a manipulator is used to automate warping belt handling, then manual intervention is reduced, but the device loses flexibility and adaptability to different applications
Solution Approach 1:
The robot arm incorporates multiple rotary or linear axes that enable dynamic repositioning and reconfiguration, allowing the automated system to adapt to different warping belt widths and applications while maintaining high automation levels
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic system is designed with universal gripping tools and multiple degrees of freedom that enable it to perform various operations (gripping, dividing, reattaching) on different types of warping belts, providing both automation and adaptability
3Manufacturing precision
If more manual work steps are required, then precision in warping belt preparation can be maintained, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The robot arm with multiple rotary or linear axes replaces manual operations, maintaining precision through controlled robotic movements while significantly improving productivity by automating the warping belt preparation process
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic system replicates the precision of manual operations through programmed movements and automated gripping, dividing, and reattaching actions, achieving both high precision and improved productivity
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cone warping machine (1) with a warping drum (2) and with a warping table (3) arranged laterally to the warping drum (2), which carries a warping guide (5) for feeding threads, wherein the warping drum (2) and the warping table (3) are displaceable relative to each other, and wherein the cone warping machine (1) has a robot arm (8). According to the invention, the robot arm (8) of the cone warping machine (1) has at least one tool for manipulating a warping strip.The invention also relates to a method for operating a cone skiving machine (1), comprising the steps of relocating a skiving drum (2) of the cone skiving machine (1) and a skiving table (3) of the cone skiving machine (1) relative to each other until the skiving table (3) is opposite a skiving start area (6) of the skiving drum (2), picking up a skiving strip from the skiving table (3) by a robot arm (8) of the cone skiving machine (1) and fixing the skiving strip to the skiving drum (2) in the skiving start area (6) by the robot arm (8).