Detachable Multi-Product Pallet With Shape Restoration Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-product pallet devices face usability issues due to integration of deformed workpiece supporting means with the device main body, making it difficult to move the pallet and integrate with manufacturing lines.
Innovation Solution
A multi-product pallet device that deforms to conform with workpiece shapes, with a detachable design and a control system that generates and stores shape restoration data, along with a displacement-restricting mechanism using a tapered surface and rolling bodies to maintain shape conformity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the workpiece supporting means is integrated with the device main body to maintain shape conformity, then the shape conformity is improved, but the mobility and ease of transport deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two independent parts: the device main body that provides deformation capability and the workpiece supporting means that can be detached. This segmentation allows the supporting means to be separated from the main body for easy transport while maintaining shape conformity when attached.
Solution Approach 2:
The workpiece supporting means is extracted as a detachable component from the device main body. This extraction enables the supporting means to be removed and transported independently, solving the mobility problem while preserving the ability to maintain shape conformity when in use.
2Ease of operation
If the workpiece supporting means is made detachable for easy transport, then the ease of operation is improved, but the stability and shape maintenance capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Shape restoration data is generated and stored in advance in the device main body. When the workpiece supporting means is reattached, the pre-stored data enables rapid restoration of the correct shape, ensuring stability and shape maintenance capability is not compromised by the detachable design.
Solution Approach 2:
The shape information is copied and stored as data in the device main body. This digital copy of the shape information allows the supporting means to be detached and transported while the shape data remains preserved, ready to restore the correct shape when reattached.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple jigs are created for different workpiece shapes, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The workpiece supporting means is designed to be deformable rather than fixed in a single shape. By controlling the deformation through the device main body, a single dynamic structure can adapt to multiple workpiece shapes, eliminating the need for multiple static jigs and reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The shape of the workpiece supporting means is changed by controlling deformation parameters rather than creating different physical jigs. The device main body stores shape restoration data for different workpieces and adjusts the supporting means accordingly, providing multi-product capability without increasing the number of physical components.
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
Enhances usability by allowing the pallet to be easily transported and integrated with manufacturing lines, while maintaining shape conformity and stability, even with soft or fragile workpieces.
Implementation Method 1
a rolling body (33) held by the inner cylinder (32); and a pressing member (34) that presses the rolling body (33) toward the tapered surface (31a) through the inner cylinder (32)
Data Source
AI summary
This multi-product pallet device (1) includes a multi-product pallet (2) deforming a shape thereof in conformity with a shape of a workpiece; and a device main body (3) to which the multi-product pallet is attached and which stores shape restoration data for deforming the multi-product pallet and restores the shape of the multi-product pallet based on the shape restoration data, wherein the multi-product pallet is detachable from the device main body.