Fire-Door Conveying Device With Horizontal Avoidance Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conveying devices face risks of material damage and obstruction during fire door closure due to disconnection, especially for high-risk materials, as they are flipped, leading to potential falling onto the working surface.
Innovation Solution
A conveying device design that translates a first and second conveying mechanism along perpendicular directions, allowing the second mechanism to move into an avoidance space and the first mechanism to occupy the original space, minimizing interference and material drop risk, with automated driving assemblies for smooth operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the conveying device is disconnected by flipping when the fire door descends, then the fire prevention zone isolation is implemented, but materials may fall onto the working surface causing damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the movement dimension from vertical flipping to horizontal translation. The conveying device moves along a guide rail in a direction parallel to the working surface, transitioning from a position below the fire door to a position away from the fire door horizontally, thus avoiding material dropping while maintaining fire isolation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The conveying device is designed to be movable rather than fixed, equipped with a driving assembly that enables it to translate horizontally along the guide rail. This dynamic positioning allows the device to adjust its location in response to fire door operations, moving away when the fire door descends and returning when it rises
2Reliability
If the second conveying mechanism moves vertically to the avoidance space, then the fire door closure is enabled, but the conveying route is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a horizontal movement dimension along a guide rail that is parallel to the working surface. This allows the conveying device to move away from the fire door area horizontally when needed, rather than vertically obstructing the conveying route, thus maintaining both fire safety and transportation efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The conveying system is divided into multiple independent conveying mechanisms (first and second conveying mechanisms) that can operate independently. When one mechanism needs to move for fire safety reasons, the other can continue conveying materials, ensuring continuous productivity
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AI summary
A conveying device is disclosed. The conveying device includes a first conveying mechanism, a second conveying mechanism, and a moving mechanism. The first conveying mechanism is at least partially located below a fire-fighting component, and the first conveying mechanism is capable of moving along a first direction. The second conveying mechanism is located on one side of the first conveying mechanism. The moving mechanism is formed with an accommodation space and an avoidance space arranged along a second direction, and the second conveying mechanism is disposed in the accommodation space. When the fire-fighting component is triggered, the second conveying mechanism moves along the second direction from the accommodation space to the avoidance space, and the first conveying mechanism moves along the first direction to the accommodation space.