Foldable Conveyor Segmentation for Movable Material Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing movable material processing apparatuses face challenges with complex and time-consuming mechanical linkages in foldable conveyors, which limit their usability and require additional space during transport, especially when designing apparatuses with side-discharging capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A foldable conveyor system with a loading block and discharge block that are pivotally coupled along separate axes, allowing for simplified and more durable folding mechanisms, enabling multiple folding procedures and reduced overall dimensions during transport, while maintaining the discharge functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a foldable conveyor is used to discharge material from the movable material processing apparatus, then the apparatus can be moved to different locations, but the mechanical linkage required to move the conveyor from operating position to transport position becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The foldable conveyor is divided into multiple segments (first foldable section and second foldable section) that can be independently folded along different axes. The first foldable section folds along a first axis perpendicular to the transport path, while the second foldable section folds along a second axis parallel to the transport path. This segmentation allows each section to be folded separately, simplifying the overall folding mechanism and reducing mechanical complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The conveyor design incorporates dynamic folding capabilities where the conveyor can transition between operating position and transport position through controlled movement along defined axes. The pivot points and foldable sections enable the conveyor to adapt its configuration dynamically, allowing smooth transition without complex mechanical linkages.
2Volume of moving object
If the foldable conveyor is folded upwardly to reduce transport dimensions, then the overall height is reduced, but a lot of height space is required even when a telescope conveyor is used
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of folding the conveyor purely upward (vertical dimension), the design incorporates folding along two different axes: the first foldable section folds along a first axis perpendicular to the transport path, and the second foldable section folds along a second axis parallel to the transport path. This multi-dimensional folding approach distributes the folding action across different spatial dimensions, reducing the height space required during transport while still achieving compact dimensions.
3Volume of moving object
If upwardly-folding conveyors are used, then the conveyor can be folded to reduce space, but space for transport position is limited and a lower side conveyor transport position is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyor is segmented into a first foldable section and a second foldable section that can be folded independently along different axes. This segmentation allows the conveyor to be folded in a manner that accommodates limited space, with the first section folding perpendicular to the transport path and the second section folding parallel to it, enabling compact storage in constrained environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic folding mechanism allows the conveyor to adapt to limited space by transitioning through controlled movements along defined axes. The pivot points and foldable sections enable the conveyor to achieve a compact transport position even in constrained spaces, maintaining ease of operation through predictable and controlled folding motion.
4Adaptability or versatility
If upwardly-folding conveyors are used, then the conveyor can be folded, but the upward-folding approach severely limits the options available when designing a movable material processing apparatus as screens, conveyers, feeders and other units cannot extend too far out towards the side
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyor folding mechanism utilizes folding along two different axes rather than purely upward folding. The first foldable section folds along a first axis perpendicular to the transport path, and the second foldable section folds along a second axis parallel to the transport path. This multi-dimensional approach frees up space above the conveyor during operation, allowing screens, conveyers, feeders and other units to extend further out towards the side without interfering with the folding operation.
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a movable material processing apparatus for handling material such as ore, gravel, rock or the like, comprising: a foldable conveyor for discharging material from the apparatus, wherein said foldable conveyor is movable between a transport position and an operating position, said foldable conveyor comprising a loading block arranged at the loading end, and a discharge block extending from said loading block towards a discharge end, wherein said discharge block is pivotally coupled to said loading block along a first axis being perpendicular to a transport path of the foldable conveyor and parallel with a carrying surface of the foldable conveyor, and wherein said loading block is pivotally coupled to a support structure of said movable material processing apparatus along a second axis being parallel to said transport path.