Emergency Stop Cable Bobbin Mounting for Conveyor Tension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mount or support mechanisms for emergency cables in conveyor systems are insufficient, leading to issues with maintaining tension and requiring excessive movement to actuate emergency stop mechanisms, which is critical for safety.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing mounting plates with sliding bobbins and gate elements to securely hold and guide emergency cables along conveyors, ensuring tension and allowing for smooth, low-friction movement to actuate stop systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing mount or support mechanisms (eye bolts or brackets) are used for emergency cables, then the device complexity is reduced, but the cable cannot maintain sufficient tension and requires excessive movement to actuate the emergency stop mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: mounting plates attached to the conveyor structure, bobbins that hold and guide the cable, and gate elements that secure the bobbins to the plates. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
Bobbins serve as intermediary elements between the mounting plates and the emergency cable. These bobbins guide the cable through a controlled path, ensuring the cable maintains proper tension and direction without requiring complex direct mounting mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If the emergency cable is allowed to move freely without proper support, then the ease of operation is improved, but the cable loses tension and requires excessive movement distance to actuate the stop mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The gate elements are designed to be removable, allowing the system to transition between a secured state (with tension maintained) and an accessible state (for installation or maintenance). This dynamic feature enables the system to adapt between operational reliability and ease of maintenance.
3Reliability
If the cable is tightly secured at multiple points to maintain tension, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of maintenance increase
Solution Approach 1:
The modular design with separate mounting plates, bobbins, and gate elements allows the cable and its support structures to be independently accessed and replaced. The gate elements can be removed to access the bobbins and cable without disturbing the mounting plates or other cable sections.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for actuating a stop system for a conveyor includes a plurality of mounting plates configured for coupling to a conveyor. A slot is formed in each mounting plate to receive a bobbin extending generally perpendicular to the mounting plate. The bobbins each have an elongated body configured for sliding into a slot of a respective mounting plate and for extending from each side of the mounting plate. A gate element is configured to removably couple with a respective mounting plate to span the slot and contain the bobbin. A passage is formed longitudinally through each elongated bobbin body to receive a cable that spans along the conveyor and moves freely in the bobbins for actuating a stop system when pulled.