Embroidery Machine Bobbin Arm Support Tool
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing embroidery technologies require significant manual skill and dexterity to affix non-rigid articles to embroidery hoops and align them with embroidery machines, making automation challenging, especially in on-demand settings where labor intensity is high.
Innovation Solution
A tool with a base and sides forming a channel to support the bobbin arm of the embroidery machine, including a compression spring and shaft collars, provides a stable platform for workpieces, allowing for easier robotic handling and alignment, reducing the need for manual dexterity and skill.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If non-rigid articles are manually affixed to embroidery hoops, then the articles can be embroidered, but the process requires significant manual skill and dexterity and is labor intensive
Solution Approach 1:
A support tool with a channel is introduced as an intermediary device between the embroidery machine and the workpiece. The channel receives and supports the bobbin arm, providing a stable platform that facilitates automated handling and positioning of non-rigid articles during the embroidery process, thereby reducing the need for manual skill and dexterity
Solution Approach 2:
The support tool is pre-configured with a channel that matches the bobbin arm dimensions before the embroidery process begins. This preliminary setup creates a stable support structure in advance, enabling automated systems to easily position and secure non-rigid articles without requiring manual adjustment during operation
2Extent of automation
If a stable support structure is provided for workpieces, then automation is facilitated, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support tool is divided into distinct functional segments: a base for mounting, sides forming a channel, shaft collars for positioning, and a compression spring for engagement. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, making the overall complex structure manageable and易于 to implement
Solution Approach 2:
The support tool components are nested within each other - the channel is formed by sides extending from the base, the shaft collars fit around the rod, and the compression spring is positioned within the channel space. This nesting arrangement provides a stable support structure while minimizing the overall footprint and reducing the perceived complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates the automation of the embroidery process by providing a stable support structure for workpieces, enabling accurate and efficient mounting on embroidery machines, thus reducing labor intensity and improving the efficiency of the embroidery process.
Implementation Method 1
a compression spring configured to fit around the rod, wherein the compression spring is located between the base and the rear shaft collar
Data Source
AI summary
A device for providing support for a workpiece on an embroidery machine. The device has a base that is configured to fit on a rod of the embroidery machine, wherein the rod of the embroidery machine is located beneath a bobbin arm. First and second sides extend upward from the base and form a channel therebetween, the channel being configured to receive the bobbin arm of the embroidery machine. The first and second sides have upper edges that are configured to provide a support structure for a workpiece placed thereon, and preferably extend to a height that is substantially the same height as a top of the bobbin arm.