Fin Stacking Device Roller Guide Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing fin stacking apparatuses often cause buckling of fins due to frictional forces between the suction plate and the fin during movement, leading to bending and potential misalignment with stacking pins.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating rollers in the slide region of the suction plate where the fin moves, reducing frictional forces and preventing buckling by ensuring smooth movement of the fin without bending.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the suction plate sucks the fin to move the fin, then the fin can be conveyed to the stacking position, but the frictional force between the suction plate and the fin causes buckling and bending of the fin
Solution Approach 1:
A guide plate is introduced as an intermediary component between the suction plate and the fin. The guide plate has a guide surface that contacts the fin during conveyance, replacing the direct frictional contact between the suction plate and fin. This intermediary structure reduces friction and prevents buckling while maintaining effective fin transport to the stacking position.
2Ease of operation
If the suction plate directly contacts the fin for movement, then the fin can be controlled during conveyance, but the frictional force generates buckling that prevents accurate stacking
Solution Approach 1:
The guide plate serves as a mediator that improves fin control during conveyance while preventing buckling. The guide surface provides controlled contact that guides the fin smoothly, ensuring both ease of operation during transport and reliability for accurate stacking by eliminating the buckling caused by direct suction plate contact.
3Productivity
If the fin moves on the suction plate with friction, then the fin can be transported, but the bending occurs between the driving point and friction point
Solution Approach 1:
The guide plate with its guide surface acts as an intermediary that enables efficient fin transport while maintaining fin flatness. The guide surface provides smooth contact that reduces friction-induced bending, allowing the fin to be transported effectively without compromising its flat shape or causing buckling between the driving point and friction point.
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
The rollers effectively reduce friction, allowing for the fin to be moved without buckling, ensuring accurate stacking by maintaining alignment with the stacking pins.
Implementation Method 1
a suction plate which is arranged above the plurality of stacking pins and is configured to suck the fin through a plurality of holes formed in the suction plate
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AI summary
Provided is a fin stacking apparatus, which is configured to stack a fin having a flat-plate shape and a plurality of holes formed therein. The fin stacking apparatus includes: a plurality of stacking pins to be inserted into the plurality of holes of the fin; a suction plate which is arranged above the plurality of stacking pins and is configured to suck the fin through a plurality of holes formed in the suction plate; and a roller arranged in a slide region on the suction plate where a flat surface portion of the fin moves.