Compact Filling Device With 2D Horizontal And Vertical Container Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing filling and changing devices for containers with bulk material lack a compact design that allows optimal horizontal and vertical movement for efficient filling and container replacement, limiting their adaptability to different transfer heights and conditions.
Innovation Solution
A filling and changing device equipped with a lifting device that enables both horizontal and vertical movement of the receiving area relative to the bulk material transfer position, combined with a height-adjustable chute and storage system, allowing independent adjustment of container and bulk material transfer positions for flexible adaptation to various conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a lifting device is added to enable vertical movement of the receiving area, then the device becomes more versatile and adaptable to different transfer heights, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting device serves multiple functions: it enables vertical movement of the receiving area to adapt to different bulk material transfer positions, facilitates container replacement between different levels, and allows the system to handle various container types and sizes. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the added complexity worthwhile through significant versatility gains.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving area is designed with dynamic movement capabilities in three dimensions (horizontal in two directions and vertical), allowing it to adapt its position according to different filling and container replacement requirements. This dynamic positioning system resolves the contradiction by enabling the device to adjust to various operational conditions without requiring multiple separate systems.
2Manufacturing precision
If the receiving area is made movable in multiple directions, then the filling precision and container replacement efficiency improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving area is designed with dynamic movement capabilities in three dimensions (horizontal in two directions and vertical), allowing it to adapt its position according to different filling and container replacement requirements. This dynamic positioning system resolves the contradiction by enabling the device to adjust to various operational conditions without requiring multiple separate systems.
3Volume of moving object
If a compact design is implemented with integrated lifting device, then the space utilization improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting device is integrated with the receiving area and container transfer mechanism into a single compact unit. The lifting column is positioned within the overall structure, and the carriage that moves horizontally is combined with the vertical lifting function. This merging of functions into a single integrated system achieves compact space utilization while managing complexity through unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The design employs a nested structure where the receiving area with horizontal movement capabilities is positioned on a carriage that itself can be vertically moved by the lifting device. This nested arrangement allows multiple degrees of freedom within a compact footprint, resolving the contradiction between space utilization and device complexity.
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AI summary
The filling and changing device serves to fill at least one container (10) with bulk material and to replace a container filled with bulk material with an empty container (10'). It has a receiving area (A) for at least one container to be filled with bulk material. Bulk material is fed to a container (10) located on the receiving area (A) via a conveying device. The receiving area is movable two-dimensionally horizontally relative to a bulk material transfer position during the filling of the container (10). Because at least one container transfer position is available for the removal and/or feeding of filled or empty containers from or to the receiving area (A), the device allows for the efficient movement of bulk material.By providing for the receiving area (A) and by providing a lifting device (14) on the one hand for a vertical movement of the at least one container (10) located on the receiving area (A) when filling with bulk material relative to the bulk material transfer position and on the other hand for transferring the receiving area (A) to the at least one container transfer position, a compact filling and changing device is created which allows for optimal filling with optimal exchange of empty and full containers.