Factory transition system and transition device thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transition devices in factories equipped with automatic doors increase costs and reduce manufacturing efficiency due to the waiting time required for door openings and closings during object transport between areas of differing cleanliness levels.
Innovation Solution
A factory transition system with a partition wall, track module, and transition device featuring a chamber and filtering module that performs continuous ventilation and filtration, replacing automatic doors to maintain air separation between rooms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If automatic doors are equipped in transition devices, then air separation between rooms is maintained, but manufacturing capacity is reduced due to waiting time for door operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical automatic door system with a filtering module that performs ventilation and filtration. This substitution eliminates the need for mechanical door opening/closing operations, allowing continuous object transport through the transition device while maintaining air separation between rooms with different cleanliness requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering module acts as an intermediary between the two rooms with different cleanliness requirements. It provides continuous air filtration and ventilation through the transition channel, enabling uninterrupted object transport while maintaining the required air separation and pressure differences between rooms.
2Reliability
If automatic doors are used for transition between rooms, then air flow control is achieved, but device cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive mechanical automatic door systems with a filtering module equipped with ventilation and filtration capabilities. This substitution reduces device complexity and cost while maintaining effective air flow control between rooms with different cleanliness requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential function of air flow control from the complex automatic door system and implements it through a simpler filtering module. By taking out only the necessary air filtration and ventilation functions, the design achieves cost reduction while maintaining air separation reliability.
3Reliability
If automatic doors are installed, then air separation is maintained, but object transport efficiency is reduced due to waiting time
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering module enables continuous object transport through the transition device by providing uninterrupted ventilation and filtration. Unlike automatic doors that require periodic opening and closing, the filtering module maintains continuous air separation while allowing constant object flow, eliminating waiting time and improving transport efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
By replacing the intermittent mechanical door operation with continuous filtering and ventilation, the system eliminates the waiting time associated with door opening/closing cycles. Objects can be transported continuously through the transition channel while air separation is maintained through the filtering module.
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 manufacturing capacity by improving the efficiency of object transport between rooms with different cleanliness requirements through continuous air filtration, reducing airflow interference and maintaining air pressure differences.
Implementation Method 1
The filtering module is configured to perform a ventilation and filtration process for continuously suctioning air from the first room into the transition channel after filtering the air
Implementation Method 2
The filtering module is configured to perform a ventilation and filtration process for continuously suctioning air from the first room into the transition channel
Data Source
AI summary
A factory transition system and a transition device thereof are provided. The transition device is provided for being disposed on a partition wall that separates two rooms from each other, and includes a chamber and a filtering module assembled to the chamber. The chamber has a transition channel formed therein. The transition channel has two entrances respectively arranged on two ends thereof. The chamber is configured to correspond in position to the communication opening of the partition through one of the two entrances. The filtering module is spatially communicated with the transition channel. The filtering module is configured to perform a ventilation and filtration process for continuously suctioning air from an external environment of the transition device into the transition channel after filtering the air.