Fiber End Carriage Transport Across Elevated Eyeboards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for transporting fiber ends between eyeboards in textile manufacturing are cumbersome and ergonomically challenging, often requiring operators to climb ladders and use reach extension tools.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a fiber supply assembly, eyeboards with openings, a track extending along the axis of the fiber supply, a movable carriage with fiber attachment elements, and an actuator to move the carriage along the track, allowing for safe and easy transportation of fiber ends between eyeboards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If eyeboards are positioned at substantial height to maintain fibers out of the way of operators, then operator safety and fiber organization are improved, but fiber transportation becomes difficult and requires cumbersome tools
Solution Approach 1:
A carriage system with a track serves as an intermediary mechanism between the operator and the high-positioned eyeboards. The carriage travels along the track to deliver fiber ends to the eyeboards, eliminating the need for operators to reach high positions or use extension tools, thus maintaining safety while improving ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The problem of vertical height difference is solved by introducing a horizontal track dimension. Instead of vertically reaching up to eyeboards, the carriage moves horizontally along the track to deliver fibers, transforming a vertical access problem into a horizontal transport solution
2Ease of operation
If operators use reach extension tools to pull fiber at eyeboard height, then fiber threading capability is improved, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The carriage integrates multiple functions into a single device: it holds fiber ends, travels along the track to positioning points, and delivers fibers to eyeboards. This merged system replaces the need for separate extension tools and manual reaching operations, reducing device complexity while maintaining threading capability
Solution Approach 2:
The carriage system automatically positions itself along the track to deliver fibers to the correct eyeboard locations, reducing the need for operator intervention and complex positioning tools. The system serves itself by mechanically delivering fibers without requiring operators to manually reach or use extension devices
Data Source
AI summary
A system for transporting fiber ends can comprise a fiber supply assembly that supplies fiber along a first axis. A plurality of eyeboards can be positioned along the first axis. Each eyeboard can define a plurality of openings therethrough. Each opening of the plurality of openings can be configured to receive therethrough a fiber from the fiber supply assembly. A track can extend along the first axis. The track can pass proximate to each eyeboard of the at least one eyeboard. A carriage can be movable along the track. The carriage can define at least one fiber attachment element. An actuator can be configured to move the carriage along the track.