Conveyance Device with Rotating Shaft for Directional Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing conveyance systems require large installation spaces due to their complexly branched conveyor lines, which limit their ability to direct objects to be conveyed in arbitrary directions.
Innovation Solution
A conveyance device featuring a rotating body with a main and sub rotating portion, driven by a power source that supplies rotational force, allowing the device to change orientation and convey objects in various directions without needing extensive space, by using a support shaft that rotates independently and intersects with the driving axis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a sorting system uses multiple transfer devices with complexly branched conveyor lines to convey objects in various directions, then the ability to handle diverse conveyance directions is improved, but the installation space required increases considerably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple conveyor line functions into a single integrated device. The rotating body with multiple rotating portions (first, second, and third rotating portions) allows one device to perform the functions of multiple transfer devices, enabling conveyance in various directions without requiring multiple separate devices and complexly branched conveyor lines.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic orientation adjustment through rotating bodies. The first rotating portion rotates around a first rotation axis, the second rotating portion rotates around a second rotation axis, and the third rotating portion rotates around a third rotation axis. This dynamic capability allows the device to adapt conveyance directions as needed, providing versatility without requiring fixed complex conveyor line branches.
2Device complexity
If transfer devices are arranged to selectively convey objects in two specific directions, then the device structure is simplified, but the ability to convey objects in arbitrary directions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional planar conveyance to three-dimensional spatial conveyance. By introducing vertical stacking of rotating portions and multiple rotation axes (first, second, and third rotation axes), the device achieves conveyance in arbitrary directions including vertical and oblique angles, not limited to horizontal plane directions.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating body is designed as a universal conveyance mechanism that can perform multiple conveyance functions. The first rotating portion, second rotating portion, and third rotating portion work together to enable the single device to convey objects in various directions (vertical, oblique, horizontal), replacing multiple specialized transfer devices.
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
Enables the conveyance of objects in multiple directions within a narrow space, simplifying the sorting system and reducing installation requirements while maintaining stable object conveyance.
Implementation Method 1
a driving body in contact with the main rotating portion and the sub rotating portion, the driving body supplying a rotational force to at least the main rotating portion
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AI summary
A conveyance roller (3) including a support shaft (31), a main rotating portion (34), and a sub rotating portion (35), and a driving body (50 that is in contact with the main rotating portion (34) and the sub rotating portion (35) and that supplies a rotational force to the main rotating portion (34) and the sub rotating portion (35) are provided, wherein the main rotating portion (34 and the sub rotating portion (35) are attached along the support shaft (31) and are rotatable independently of each other around the support shaft (31, the sub rotating portion (35) is not configured to contact an object to be conveyed but the main rotating portion (34) is configured to contact the object to be conveyed and bias the object to be conveyed, the driving body (50) is rotated by power around a rotation shaft (51) in a direction intersecting with the support shaft (31), the support shaft (31) is configured to change an orientation of the support shaft (31) by rotating around the rotation shaft (51), and the driving body (50) is in contact with the main rotating portion (34) and the sub rotating portion (35) regardless of the orientation of the support shaft (31).