Cutting Machine Cleaning Chamber for Parallel Adaptor Washing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cutting machines require additional time for cleaning adaptors, which prolongs the cutting process and increases user workload, as cleaning is typically performed within the processing chamber or manually outside the machine.
Innovation Solution
A cutting machine design featuring a separate cleaning chamber with a dedicated cleaning device and conveyor system allows for simultaneous processing of new cutting objects while cleaning adaptors, reducing overall cutting time and user workload by automating the cleaning process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cleaning is performed within the processing chamber or manually outside the machine, then the adaptor can be cleaned, but the cutting process time is prolonged and user workload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is divided into two independent chambers: a processing chamber for cutting operations and a cleaning chamber for adaptor cleaning. This segmentation allows simultaneous execution of cutting and cleaning operations, eliminating the time loss associated with sequential processing and thereby improving overall productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning chamber performs adaptor cleaning in advance or in parallel with the cutting process, rather than after completion. The conveyor system automatically transports adaptors to the cleaning chamber, where cleaning occurs preliminarily or concurrently, ensuring adaptors are ready for the next cutting cycle without delaying production.
2Productivity
If a separate cleaning chamber is introduced, then cutting and cleaning can occur simultaneously, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyor system serves multiple functions: it transports adaptors between chambers, positions adaptors for cleaning, and coordinates the timing of cutting and cleaning operations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional dedicated mechanisms, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining high productivity.
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 enables faster cutting process throughput by allowing continuous operation without waiting for adaptor cleaning, reducing user burden and enhancing efficiency through automated cleaning and separate processing and cleaning chambers.
Implementation Method 1
an air blower for blowing air to a cutting portion of the cutting object... air is blown to an adaptor held in a processing chamber and a cutting object retained by the adaptor to thereby enable cleaning of the adaptor and the cutting object
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AI summary
A cutting machine 10 includes a processing chamber 11 provided with a cutting device 12 to cut a cutting object 1 retained by an adaptor 5, a cleaning chamber 20 provided with a cleaning device 40 to clean the adaptor 5, and a conveyor 15 to convey the adaptor 5 to the processing chamber 11 and the cleaning chamber 20.