Integrated Floor Machining Line for Burr Removal and Hole Forming
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing machining processes for elevated floors, which involve manual removal of burrs and formation of positioning holes, are inefficient and labor-intensive, leading to low production efficiency and safety concerns due to discontinuous production and manual handling.
Innovation Solution
A multi-functional machining apparatus integrating height milling, edge milling, and hole forming devices, actuated by servo motors and shaft couplings, enables automated processing of elevated floors, including burr removal and hole formation, on a single production line, improving efficiency and reducing labor costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual burr removal and hole formation are used, then labor flexibility is maintained, but production efficiency decreases and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The machining apparatus performs automated burr removal and hole formation operations on elevated floors without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by integrating multiple machining functions (height milling, edge milling, hole forming) into a single automated device that processes floors continuously, eliminating the need for workers to manually remove burrs and drill holes, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining labor flexibility and improving production efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines height milling device, edge milling device, and hole forming device into a single integrated machining apparatus. This merging of multiple machining functions into one automated system allows continuous processing of elevated floors, eliminating the need for separate manual operations and transport between different machining locations, thus resolving the contradiction between automation extent and production efficiency
2Productivity
If batches of elevated floors are transported to machining places, then centralized processing is achieved, but production continuity is disrupted and time is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The machining apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to perform height milling, edge milling, and hole forming operations on a single integrated platform. This universal machining system can handle all machining requirements for elevated floors without requiring separate devices or locations, enabling continuous processing and eliminating transport time losses while maintaining production continuity
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus performs all necessary machining operations (burr removal and hole formation) in a single continuous process before the elevated floor leaves the machining station. By completing all machining tasks preliminarily in one location, the system eliminates the need for subsequent transport to other machining places, thus resolving the contradiction between production continuity and time loss
3Device complexity
If multiple separate machining devices are used, then specialized processing is achieved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges height milling, edge milling, and hole forming devices into a single integrated machining apparatus with a common base structure and control system. This consolidation reduces the total number of separate devices from three to one, simplifying the overall system complexity while maintaining all essential machining functionalities through shared components and coordinated operation
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated machining apparatus achieves multi-functionality by incorporating different machining tools and mechanisms within a single device structure. The universal design allows the same base platform to support height milling, edge milling, and hole forming operations, reducing device complexity while preserving comprehensive machining capabilities
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 apparatus significantly enhances production efficiency by automating the machining of elevated floors, reducing labor costs, and improving precision through digital control of servo motors, while minimizing noise and vibration by direct integration of motors with milling tools and drill heads.
Implementation Method 1
a first motor directly driving the first milling tool by a first shaft coupling
Implementation Method 2
a second motor disposed on the frame base for directly driving the second milling tool by a second shaft coupling
Implementation Method 3
at least one third motor for rotating the hole forming component by a third shaft coupling
Implementation Method 4
a servo motor and a speed reducer are fixed on the carrying portion, the servo motor actuates the gear to rotate and roll along the rack
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AI summary
A machining apparatus integrates a height milling device, an edge milling device and a hole forming device into a production line. As such, on the single production line, a height milling machining, an edge milling machining, a hole forming machining and so on can be performed on foot bases of a target object, such as an elevated floor, thereby speeding up the production and improving the production efficiency.