Conveyor Belt Product Splitter for Stable Staggered Arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for arranging food products on conveyor belts lead to unstable stacking and inefficient use of space during transport, failing to ensure stable and space-saving arrangements.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a first feed line with a splitter and a movable arm that guides products into distinct paths, using an impulse movement to prevent jams and damage, combined with a lever to guide products to the splitter and a blocking agent to create a staggered pattern, ensuring optimal distribution and stable stacking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If products are arranged in rows and columns using conventional methods, then products can be organized for transport, but the stacking becomes unstable and space utilization is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an asymmetric staggered arrangement where odd-numbered products are positioned at one transverse location and even-numbered products at another transverse location. This asymmetric positioning creates interlocking stacks that are both stable and space-efficient, resolving the contradiction between stacking stability and space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from conventional two-dimensional row-column arrangement to a three-dimensional staggered arrangement by utilizing transverse positioning differences. Products are arranged not only in longitudinal rows but also offset in the transverse dimension, creating stable interlocking stacks that optimize space utilization while maintaining stacking stability.
2Productivity
If a movable arm is used to guide products into distinct paths, then product distribution is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a movable arm that can dynamically shift between positions to guide products into different paths. This dynamic element allows a single component to perform multiple distribution functions, improving productivity while keeping the overall device complexity manageable through motion rather than multiple static components.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable arm serves multiple functions: it guides products into first and second distinct paths, enables staggered arrangement by controlling which path products take, and can be positioned at different locations along the feed line. This multi-functionality improves product distribution efficiency without requiring separate dedicated components for each function.
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 solution achieves stable and space-saving arrangements of products, allowing for efficient further processing and transport by reducing the chance of damage and optimizing space utilization.
Implementation Method 1
The movable arm is configured to move so that a speed of a translation movement according to a first sense along the first direction and equal to the sense of the conveyance of the products is greater than the speed of a translation movement counter to said first sense
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AI summary
According to one embodiment a device is disclosed for guiding products (300-302) on a conveyor belt, the device comprising: a first supply line (100) configured for the conveyance of the products (300-302) according to a first direction (200); and a splitter (103) set up according to the first direction (200) along the first supply line (100) such that the first supply line (100) is split into a first (201) and second (202) distinct path. The splitter (103) comprises a movable arm (104). The arm (104) is movable according to a translation according to the named first direction (200). The movable arm (104) is configured to guide the products (300-302) into the first (201) or second (202) distinct paths.