Conveyor Structure with Nested Core Layers for Durability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional conveyor structures for agricultural machines have a core structure that is exposed to the environment, leading to fragility and poor flexibility, making them prone to easy breakage.
Innovation Solution
A conveyor structure comprising a core structure layer with a rope layer and a cloth layer, where the first and second conveyor structure layers are applied with pressure during a sulfidation process, with obliquely crossed wefts and warp ropes to enhance durability and resistance to compression, and including man-made fibers and rubber for improved support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a core structure layer is exposed to the outside environment, then the conveyor structure can be simpler and easier to manufacture, but the core structure layer becomes vulnerable to water, vapor, and external objects, leading to easy breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The core structure layer is nested between the first conveyor structure layer and the second conveyor structure layer, creating a protected internal structure. This sandwich configuration shields the core from environmental exposure while maintaining structural integrity and durability.
Solution Approach 2:
The first and second conveyor structure layers act as protective flexible shells that enclose the core structure layer. These outer layers provide environmental protection against water, vapor, and external objects while allowing the conveyor to maintain its functional flexibility.
2Ease of manufacture
If the core structure layer is formed by chemical fiber cloth only, then the manufacturing process is simpler, but the conveyor structure has poor flexibility and the joint part becomes more fragile
Solution Approach 1:
The core structure layer combines rope and cloth layers with wefts wrapped at specific angles to create a composite structure. This composite design enhances flexibility and joint strength while maintaining manufacturing simplicity, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and operational flexibility.
3Device complexity
If the core structure layer is exposed to the outside environment, then the structure is simpler, but it is directly affected by water, vapor, or external objects
Solution Approach 1:
The core structure layer is nested between the first conveyor structure layer and the second conveyor structure layer, creating a protected internal structure. This sandwich configuration shields the core from environmental exposure while maintaining structural integrity and durability.
Solution Approach 2:
The first and second conveyor structure layers act as protective flexible shells that enclose the core structure layer. These outer layers provide environmental protection against water, vapor, and external objects while allowing the conveyor to maintain its functional flexibility.
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
The structure provides enhanced durability and resistance to compression and external forces, preventing easy breakage and exposure to water or vapor, while maintaining flexibility and stability.
Implementation Method 1
The first conveyor structure layer and the second conveyor structure layer are applied by pressure during a sulfidation process.
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AI summary
A conveyor structure includes a first conveyor structure layer, a core structure layer, and a second conveyor structure layer. The core structure layer is provided on the first conveyor belt structure and includes a rope layer, a plurality of first wefts, a plurality of second wefts and a cloth layer. The rope layer may be provided on the first conveyor structure layer and includes a plurality of warp ropes. The cloth layer may be disposed above the rope layer. The plurality of second wefts and the plurality of first wefts may be obliquely intertwined with each other and wrapped on the rope layer, or on the cloth layer, or on the rope layer and the cloth layer. The second conveyor belt structure layer may be provided on the core structure layer.