Cut Material Carry-Out Control for Single-Yard Sorting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cutting machines face inefficiencies when handling multiple cut materials collectively, leading to decreased working efficiency as they often require separate sorting into different yards.
Innovation Solution
A cutting machine and method that includes a control device enabling all cut materials to be sorted into a single yard, utilizing a transport device and a cutting machine main body to manage materials along a longitudinal direction, with specific operation modes for equal division and normal cutting processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If cut materials are sorted into different yards based on type (product vs. remaining portion), then material classification is improved, but working efficiency deteriorates when collective handling is required
Solution Approach 1:
The transport device is configured to dynamically switch between two operational modes: a first mode that sorts cut materials into different yards based on type (product vs. remaining portion), and a second mode that transports all cut materials to a same yard for collective handling. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the system to adapt its sorting behavior based on operational requirements, resolving the contradiction between classification precision and working efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameter of the transport device between two states: in the first operation mode, the transport device directs different cut materials to different yards; in the second operation mode, it directs all cut materials to the same yard. By changing this operational parameter based on whether collective handling or separate classification is needed, the system resolves the contradiction between material classification accuracy and working efficiency.
2Stability of the object's composition
If separate sorting of cut materials is implemented, then material organization is improved, but handling time increases when collective processing is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The transport device dynamically adjusts its sorting behavior based on operational mode. In the first mode, it provides stable organization by sorting materials into different yards; in the second mode, it minimizes handling time by transporting all materials to a single yard. This dynamic capability allows the system to maintain material organization when needed while reducing handling time when collective processing is required.
Solution Approach 2:
The transport device is designed with multi-functionality to perform both separate sorting and collective transport operations. By incorporating both operational modes within a single device, the system achieves universal functionality that addresses both material organization stability and handling time efficiency depending on the specific operational context.
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AI summary
A cutting machine includes a cutting machine main body configured to cut a material transported along a longitudinal direction of a material into a plurality of cut materials, a material supply device and a product carrying-out device configured to carry the material into the cutting machine main body and to sort and carry out each of the plurality of cut materials into a product yard for accommodating a product or a residual material yard for accommodating a residual material of the material, respectively, and an NC device configured to control the cutting machine main body, the material supply device, and the product carrying-out device. The NC device is provided with a first operation mode for causing all of the plurality of cut materials to be carried out to the product yard 45.