Finishing Device Base Support Adjustment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing finishing devices require complex alignment and mounting processes for pressing tools, making it difficult to quickly change or replace tools due to wear or for new workpiece batches, and lack efficient mechanisms for connecting and adjusting the position of pressing tools relative to the pressing arm.
Innovation Solution
A finishing device with a base support that can be adjusted and fixed relative to the pressing arm using a first connection apparatus, and connected to the pressing tool via a second connection apparatus, allowing for rapid tool changes and alignment, featuring an adjusting apparatus with inclined screws and a latching connection for easy detachment and attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a simple screwed joint is used to connect the pressing tool to the pressing arm, then the device complexity is reduced, but the time required for tool changes and alignment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure is divided into two independent parts: a first connection apparatus connecting the base support to the pressing arm, and a second connection apparatus connecting the pressing tool to the base support. This segmentation allows the pressing tool to be changed independently without affecting the base support positioning, significantly reducing tool change time while maintaining simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The base support acts as an intermediary element between the pressing arm and the pressing tool. It serves as a stable reference platform that remains fixed once positioned, allowing pressing tools to be quickly attached and detached without requiring realignment to the pressing arm, thus resolving the contradiction between simple connection and quick tool changes.
2Device complexity
If the pressing tool is directly connected to the pressing arm, then the number of components is reduced, but the adaptability for different tool orientations and positions decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The base support is designed with adjustable positioning capabilities relative to the pressing arm through the first connection apparatus. This allows the base support to be dynamically repositioned and reoriented to accommodate different pressing tool requirements, providing adaptability without permanently increasing device complexity since the adjustment mechanism is integrated into the connection structure.
3Manufacturing precision
If complex alignment mechanisms are used to ensure precise tool positioning, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the ease of operation for tool changes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The base support is pre-positioned and fixed to the pressing arm with precise alignment before tool changes occur. This preliminary action establishes a stable, pre-aligned reference platform, allowing pressing tools to be quickly attached without requiring complex realignment operations during the tool change process, thus maintaining both precision and ease of operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and easy installation and removal of pressing tools, improving the efficiency of the finishing process by allowing tools to be easily swapped without realigning them to the pressing arm, and supports both setup and working tools with flexible and rigid pressing portions for various workpiece surfaces.
Implementation Method 1
an adjusting apparatus (58) for adjusting an orientation and/or position of the base support (44) on the pressing arm (18, 20)
Implementation Method 2
a latching connection for easy detachment and attachment
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AI summary
A finishing device has a pressing arm and a pressing tool for pressing a finishing tool against a workpiece, and method for setting up the device, the device being provided with a first connecting device for connecting a base support to the pressing arm, a second connecting device for connecting the base support to the pressing tool and a setting device for setting the orientation and/or position of the base support on the pressing arm.