Cutting Machine Guide Assembly for Roller Alignment and Capacity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric cutting machines face challenges in adapting to different cutting capabilities and are prone to roller misalignment due to impacts during transport, especially when the table is removed.
Innovation Solution
The cutting machine features rolling assemblies mounted on the base with wheels and bearings, and interchangeable longitudinal guides on the table, allowing for increased cutting capacity and alignment ease without modifying the base.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the rolling means are fixed to the table, then the table can move along the guides, but the rollers are prone to misalignment due to impacts during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional arrangement by fixing the rolling assemblies to the base instead of the table. The table now moves along the fixed rolling assemblies, which remain stationary and aligned on the base. This inversion prevents misalignment during transport since the rolling assemblies stay fixed to the base and cannot shift relative to each other.
2Reliability
If the cutting machine is designed for specific cutting capabilities, then it performs well for that purpose, but it cannot be easily adapted to different cutting capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cutting machine into modular components: the base with fixed rolling assemblies, the movable table, and interchangeable cutting heads. This segmentation allows different cutting heads to be mounted on the same base and table assembly, enabling the machine to be adapted to different cutting capabilities without redesigning the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The base with the fixed rolling assemblies serves as a universal platform that can support various cutting heads for different materials and cutting requirements. The standardized interface between the table and cutting heads allows a single base assembly to perform multiple cutting functions.
3Length of moving object
If the table is made cantilevered to increase movement range, then the movement range increases, but the alignment of rollers becomes more difficult to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
By fixing the rolling assemblies to the base rather than the table, the patent eliminates the complexity of maintaining roller alignment on cantilevered tables. The rolling assemblies remain stationary on the base, providing stable reference points that do not shift during table movement or transport.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an electric cutting machine comprising: a base (1); a longitudinally movable table (2); a cutting head (3) provided with a cutting disc (32) and an electric drive motor (33); two rolling assemblies (4) with wheels (41) and rolling bearings (43) mounted by means of independent axles (42, 44) on a vertical partition (52) of parallel longitudinal profiles (5) mounted on the base (1); a pair of longitudinal guides (6) attached to the movable table (2) and which comprise a longitudinal support track (63) for supporting on the wheels (41) of the corresponding rolling assembly (4), and a horizontal wing (65) located under the rolling bearings (43) of the corresponding rolling assembly (4); and interchangeable longitudinal guides (6a) longer than the longitudinal guides (6), for adapting the cutting capacity.