Flexible Feeder Handle for Tight Space Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional feeders with fixed handles at the rear tend to angle forward when carried, making handling and orientation changes difficult, especially when loading and unloading into narrow spaces, and the weight and size of these feeders exacerbate this issue.
Innovation Solution
A feeder with a handle made from a flexible strip member that can change shape, allowing its position to be adjusted freely while maintaining the shape of the feeder main body unchanged, thereby improving handling and orientation during loading and unloading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the handle is formed at the rear of the feeder main body, then the structure is simple and fixed, but the feeder angles forward when carried, making handling and orientation changes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is changed from a fixed rigid structure to a flexible strip member that can dynamically change its shape and position. The flexible handle can be bent and repositioned to different locations on the feeder main body, allowing the operator to adjust the handle position according to carrying requirements and prevent the feeder from角ling forward during transport
Solution Approach 2:
The physical state of the handle is changed from rigid to flexible, allowing it to change its spatial configuration. The flexible strip member can be positioned at different locations on the feeder main body and maintains its position through flexibility, enabling the operator to optimize the handle position for different handling scenarios
2Ease of operation
If the handle position is changed to improve handling, then ease of operation improves, but the shape of the feeder main body must be altered
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is separated from the feeder main body as an independent flexible component rather than being integrated into the main body structure. This segmentation allows the handle to be freely positioned and repositioned on the upper surface of the feeder main body without requiring any modifications to the feeder main body shape
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is made from a flexible strip member that can be attached to the upper surface of the feeder main body at different positions. The flexibility of the strip member allows it to conform to the feeder main body surface while maintaining its positioning function, enabling handle position adjustment without altering the feeder main body shape
3Quantity of substance
If the feeder is made larger to house more components, then component capacity increases, but the weight and size make handling and orientation changes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible handle provides dynamic balance adjustment capability for the heavier, larger feeder. By repositioning the flexible handle on the upper surface of the feeder main body, the operator can adjust the carrying position to optimize balance and control, making it easier to handle the increased weight and size while loading and unloading from narrow spaces
Data Source
AI summary
A feeder including: a feeder main body with a supply position, the feeder being configured to supply an electronic component from an electronic component housing section that houses many of the electronic components one by one to the supply position; and a handle attached to an upper surface of the feeder main body, the handle being made from a flexible strip member so as to be able to change shape.