Deburring Apparatus with Blocking Cover for Noise and Dust Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual deburring processes are time-consuming and costly, and automation is challenging due to complex shapes and random burr distribution, leading to contamination and non-uniform product quality.
Innovation Solution
A deburring apparatus with a transfer module, deburring module, and blocking cover that includes soundproof walls and ducts for efficient burr removal, noise reduction, and dust management, utilizing a rotational deburring unit with deburring wheels and a transfer unit for precise movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual deburring is used, then flexibility and simplicity are maintained, but productivity is low and manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical automation systems with a simplified apparatus that uses a workpiece holder, deburring tool, and dust collection system. This substitution maintains automation benefits while reducing mechanical complexity through integrated design elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus integrates multiple functions into a single system: the workpiece holder secures and positions the workpiece, the deburring tool removes burrs, and the dust collection system captures debris. This multi-functionality improves productivity without proportionally increasing device complexity.
2Productivity
If automation arrangement is used, then productivity improves, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs affordable, easily replaceable components such as the deburring tool bits and filtration elements. These components are designed to be cost-effective and replaceable, reducing overall manufacturing costs while maintaining high deburring efficiency through automated operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus merges the workpiece holding mechanism, deburring tool, and dust collection system into an integrated unit. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components, simplifies manufacturing, and lowers overall system cost while maintaining automated productivity.
3Manufacturing precision
If deburring work is performed, then burrs are removed, but noise and foreign matters contaminate the working place
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful byproducts of deburring (noise and dust) into manageable elements. The dust collection system captures foreign matters and redirects them through filtration, transforming contamination into a controlled discharge process. Noise reduction measures similarly convert harmful acoustic energy into acceptable levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtration system acts as an intermediary between the deburring process and the working environment. It captures and filters dust particles, preventing direct contamination of the workspace while maintaining the effectiveness of the burr removal process.
4Loss of time
If manual deburring is used, then device complexity is low, but time consumption and labor cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus incorporates dynamic elements such as the rotatable workpiece holder and adjustable deburring tool positioning. These dynamic features enable automated operation that reduces deburring time while keeping the overall system structure relatively simple through modular design.
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
Facilitates rapid and efficient burr removal from complex shapes, minimizes noise and contamination, and maintains a clean working environment by automatically discharging foreign matters, improving work continuity and reducing manual labor costs.
Implementation Method 1
a blocking cover (500) mounted on the base (100) to reciprocate
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of ducts (411) installed on the module wall (410) to discharge foreign matters produced in the deburring work for the workpiece (200) to the outside after sucking the foreign matters
Implementation Method 3
second soundproof walls installed between the module wall and the deburring unit
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a deburring apparatus. The deburring apparatus includes a transfer module installed on a base to form a transfer path of transferring a workpiece to be deburred, a deburring module provided on the transfer path of the workpiece installed on the base to deburr the workpiece, and a blocking cover installed on the base to reciprocate thereon to selectively prevent the transfer module and the workpiece on the transfer module from being exposed to an outside, and to prevent dust and noise, which are produced when a deburring work is performed for the workpiece by using the deburring module, from being delivered to the outside. The burrs, which are produced when a metallic produce or a non-metallic produce having a 3-D shape is molded or cut, are easily and rapidly removed.