Self-Supporting Flotation Drive Module for Integral Hoisting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drive modules for flotation plants are not self-supporting and require separate transportation and maintenance, leading to inefficiencies and increased complexity.
Innovation Solution
A self-supporting drive module with a rectangular parallelepiped framework that houses drive units and equipment, allowing for integral transfer and hoisting, with a gas feed pipeline and measurement equipment protected within, facilitating easy maintenance and installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If drive units and equipment are transported separately, then transportation flexibility is improved, but device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines drive units, gas feed pipelines, measurement equipment, and other furnishings into a single integrated drive module housed within a self-supporting framework. This merging eliminates the need for separate transportation and installation of individual components, reducing installation complexity while maintaining transportation flexibility through the modular design.
2Reliability
If drive units are housed within a self-supporting framework, then protection during transportation is improved, but weight of the moving object increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drive module is designed as a segmented self-supporting framework structure that provides protection while maintaining a manageable weight profile. The framework acts as a protective delivery package during transportation, and the modular segmented design allows for optimized material usage and weight distribution.
3Ease of repair
If drive module is transferred as integral entity, then maintenance access is improved, but loss of time during assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drive units and equipment are pre-assembled and furnished within the drive module framework at the manufacturing site before transportation. This preliminary action eliminates the need for time-consuming on-site assembly of individual components, allowing the drive module to be quickly installed as an integral entity while maintaining excellent maintenance access.
4Reliability
If gas feed pipeline and equipment are protected within framework, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The self-supporting framework serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for the drive units, acts as a protective enclosure during transportation, serves as a mounting structure for gas feed pipelines and measurement equipment, and facilitates easy maintenance access. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate protective structures, thereby reducing overall device complexity while improving reliability.
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AI summary
A drive module (1) which is a self-supporting structure being transferable and hoistable as an integral entity. The drive module (1) comprises a self- supporting framework (2) having a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. The self-supporting framework (2) defines an inner space (3) within the self-supporting framework. The drive module also comprises at least two drive units (4). The drive units are supported to the self-supporting framework (2) in the inner space (3) of the self-supporting framework. The drive units (4) are connectable to an external rotatable shaft (5) for the rotation of the rotatable shaft located out- side the drive module (1).