Filament Spool Threading Mechanism for Automated Tail Ending
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to achieve fully automated filament winding, leading to inefficiencies and risks of manual misoperation during filament ending processes, particularly due to space constraints and potential filament ending failures.
Innovation Solution
An automatic filament ending device with a filament threading module and guide mechanism to securely pass the filament tail through multiple threading holes on the spool, combined with a cutting module to automate the filament ending process, ensuring stable and efficient winding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual filament ending is used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases and reliability worsens due to manual misoperation risks
Solution Approach 1:
The filament ending device is divided into independent functional modules: a gripping mechanism for clamping the filament tail, a threading mechanism for passing the filament through holes, and a cutting mechanism for trimming excess filament. Each module operates independently but coordinates through a control system, allowing automated filament ending while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The automated ending device integrates multiple functions into a single system: it can grip different filament materials, thread through various spool configurations, and cut different filament diameters. This multi-functional design enables one device to handle diverse filament types and spool specifications, improving productivity across different production scenarios without requiring multiple specialized devices
2Reliability
If automated filament ending is implemented, then reliability improves by avoiding manual misoperation, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system monitors the filament ending process through sensors that detect filament position, gripping force, and threading status. This feedback enables real-time adjustments to maintain reliable operation, ensuring the filament is properly clamped, threaded through the correct holes, and cut at the appropriate length, thereby eliminating manual misoperation while keeping the control architecture manageable through intelligent automation
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping mechanism预先 clamps the filament tail before threading occurs, ensuring proper positioning and preventing slippage during the threading process. This preliminary securing action, followed by coordinated threading through pre-defined holes and subsequent cutting, creates a reliable sequential process that eliminates manual error while maintaining reasonable device complexity through predetermined operation sequences
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AI summary
A device for fixing a tail end of a filament to a filament spool is provided. The device includes a filament threading module having a filament feeding module and a filament guide mechanism. The filament feeding module is configured to clamp the filament and pass the tail end of the filament through a first threading hole on the filament spool. And the filament guide mechanism including a filament guide assembly is used to guide the tail end to pass through a second threading hole on the filament spool after the tail end of the filament has passed through the first threading hole. The filament guide assembly including a filament guide and a filament driver. The filament driver is configured to move the filament guide assembly towards or away from the filament spool.