Feeding Device Ramp Guiding Structure Container Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing feeding devices for containers, particularly those transporting pharmaceutical containers, struggle to efficiently change the orientation or spatial position of containers while maintaining a high throughput rate.
Innovation Solution
A feeding device comprising a first transport element and a guiding structure with a ramp, allowing containers to change at least two spatial coordinates during transport, enabling specific handover positions and high throughput.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If containers are transported in a clocked manner with fixed spacing, then the transport is simple and reliable, but the ability to change container orientation and spatial position is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a ramp with inclination into the guiding structure, enabling containers to change at least two spatial coordinates (e.g., height and horizontal position) during transport. This dimensional change allows the system to achieve complex positioning and orientation changes without requiring multiple separate transport devices, thus improving adaptability while controlling complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If the feeding device changes container orientation to achieve specific handover positions, then the handover precision is improved, but the throughput rate decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding structure with ramp performs the spatial repositioning and orientation adjustment of containers during the transport phase, before the containers reach the handover point. This preliminary action ensures that containers are already in the correct position and orientation when they arrive at the conveyor, eliminating the need for additional time-consuming adjustment operations at the handover point and thus maintaining high throughput rate while achieving precise positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple transport elements are used to achieve complex container positioning, then the positioning capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding structure with ramp serves multiple functions simultaneously: it guides containers along the transport path, changes their spatial coordinates (height and horizontal position), and adjusts their orientation. This multi-functionality allows a single component to perform what would otherwise require multiple separate transport elements, thereby improving positioning capability while minimizing device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The feeding device effectively compensates for dimensional or directional changes of containers, particularly in height, allowing for precise positioning and increased throughput by enabling efficient transition between different transport modes.
Implementation Method 1
a ramp with an inclination so that during transport along the first path at least two spatial coordinates of the container change between the first infeed position and the first outfeed position
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a feeding device or feeding at least one container, in particular for transporting containers to a conveyor device that includes a first transport element configured to transport the containers along a first path from a first infeed position to a first outfeed position, and a first guiding structure configured to guide the containers along the first path from the first infeed position to the first outfeed position, while the containers are transported by the first transport element, wherein the first guiding structure comprises a ramp with an inclination so that during transport along the first path at least two spatial coordinates of the containers change between the first in-feed position and the first outfeed position.