Thin-Walled Transport Container Filling via Inversion and Mechanical Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for filling and closing thin-walled transport containers for valuable items, such as banknotes, subject the containers and their contents to high thermal loads, require additional costly equipment, and complicate the structure and handling due to independent volume and closure mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A method and device where a thin-walled transport container's surface is turned inside out to adapt its volume to the items being filled, using a frame with snap-in connections for easy and automated closure, eliminating the need for additional components and reducing thermal stress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If welding is used to close the transport container, then the container can be securely closed, but the thermal load damages the notes of value and the machine
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the thermal welding process with a mechanical clamping connection system. The frame includes clamping elements that mechanically secure the transport container without applying thermal energy, thereby eliminating thermal damage to the notes while maintaining secure closure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a frame as an intermediary structure between the closure mechanism and the transport container. The frame with its clamping elements provides a mechanical interface that secures the container without direct thermal contact, acting as a mediator that prevents thermal damage while ensuring secure closure.
2Reliability
If welding equipment is added to the device, then the container can be closed, but the device becomes more complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the closure function with the existing frame structure. The clamping elements are integrated into the frame that is already present for holding the transport container, combining the support and closure functions into a single structure, thereby avoiding additional complexity from separate welding equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame is designed to serve multiple functions: it holds the transport container, provides the closure mechanism through integrated clamping elements, and eliminates the need for separate welding equipment. This multi-functionality reduces overall device complexity while maintaining closure capability.
3Device complexity
If a fixed-volume transport container is used, then the structure is simple, but the volume cannot be adapted to the amount of notes being transported
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the transport container volume dynamic by using a flexible container that can be stretched or expanded within the frame. The clamping elements allow the container to adapt its volume to match the amount of notes being transported, while the frame maintains structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the volume parameter of the transport container to match the quantity of notes. The flexible container can be adjusted in size within the constraints of the frame, allowing the volume to be adapted to different loading conditions while maintaining a simple overall structure.
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AI summary
A method for filling at least one thin-walled transport container with at least one article of value, in which a frame having an opening is contacted by a part of the outside surface of a transport container, which outside surface is turned inside. A part of the transport container is moved through the opening of the frame in the feeding direction of the article of value during filling so that at least a part of the inside surface of the transport container that is turned outside is turned inside.