Construction-Site Mixing Machine With Telescoping Tool Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing construction site mixing machines lack improvements in user-friendliness, operational safety, and automation, particularly in the handling and positioning of mixing tools and containers, which are crucial for efficient and safe mixing operations.
Innovation Solution
A construction site mixing machine equipped with a telescoping device for mixing tool displacement, a control unit with safety functions, and a mixing container holder for precise positioning, along with features like clamping and rotatably mounted receiving elements, ensures adaptable, safe, and efficient mixing operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a telescoping device is used for mixing tool displacement, then adaptability and space efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing tool displacement device employs a telescoping mechanism that allows dynamic adjustment of the mixing tool's radial position. The telescoping elements can extend to reach into the mixing container or retract to a compact position, providing adaptability across different mixing scenarios while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescoping device utilizes nested elements where one telescoping element is positioned within another. When retracted, the inner element is contained within the outer element, minimizing the space occupied by the displacement device. This nesting approach allows the mixing tool to be stored compactly next to the mixing container while enabling easy extension when needed.
2Area of stationary object
If a telescoping device is used for mixing tool displacement, then space requirements are reduced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The displacement device is divided into multiple telescoping elements that can be manufactured as separate components and then assembled. Each element has a standardized structure with engagement features that allow them to telescope relative to one another. This segmentation enables parallel manufacturing of individual components and simplifies assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescoping elements are designed with universal engagement features that allow them to function both as structural support elements and as displacement mechanisms. The same telescoping components that provide space efficiency also serve as the mixing tool displacement mechanism, reducing the total number of parts that need to be manufactured.
3Reliability
If mixing tool displacement is enabled between operational and non-use positions, then operational safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping displacement device is designed to be manually operated by the user through simple pulling or pushing motions on the telescoping elements. The mechanical advantage provided by the telescoping structure enables easy displacement of the mixing tool between operational and non-use positions without requiring complex automated control systems or additional actuation mechanisms.
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AI summary
A construction site mixing machine for mixing mixing materials contains a mixing container for a mixing material, a mixing tool displacement device, by which a mixing tool is displaceable between a mixing tool use position and a mixing tool non-use position. The mixing tool displacement device has a telescoping device or is formed by such a telescoping device. The mixing tool is displaceable by the telescoping device between the mixing tool use position and the mixing tool non-use position. According to an alternative concept, a control unit is configured to drive the mixing container by the mixing container drive unit in the opposite direction to the mixing tool which is drivable in rotation by the mixing tool drive unit and/or that the control unit has a timer function by which the operating time of the mixing tool drive unit and/or the mixing container drive unit is settable.