Gluing Machine Supply Device for Edge Band Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gluing machines face difficulties in handling and processing long edge bands, which are prone to damage and soiling due to their length, making it challenging to guide them efficiently and accurately onto workpiece panels.
Innovation Solution
A gluing machine design that includes a wound-up tape roll with a drive system and adjustable supply device, allowing for compact storage, easy unwinding, and precise positioning of the edge band, along with a width adjustment mechanism to accommodate various edge band widths, ensuring smooth operation and reduced risk of damage or soiling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the edge band is provided as a long strip, then it can cover the entire end face of the workpiece panel, but it becomes difficult to guide and handle, increasing the risk of damage and soiling
Solution Approach 1:
The edge band is wound around a core to form a compact tape roll, which is then stored in a winding receptacle. This nesting approach transforms the long, difficult-to-handle edge band into a compact, easy-to-manage roll that can be conveniently transported and installed without damage or soiling
Solution Approach 2:
The edge band supply system is divided into discrete segments: the tape roll, the winding receptacle, and the guide body. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the roll provides compact storage, the receptacle enables easy handling, and the guide body ensures precise positioning during application
2Ease of operation
If the edge band is wound up to form a tape roll, then compact storage and easy handling are achieved, but the tape roll needs a mechanism for controlled unwinding and positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The drive roller automatically unwinds the edge band from the tape roll by rotating in response to the gluing machine's operation. The system self-regulates the unwinding process through the interaction between the drive roller and the rolled-up edge band, eliminating the need for complex manual unwinding mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The guide body serves multiple functions: it guides the narrow side of the edge band, positions the tape roll, and works with the width adjustment device to accommodate different edge band widths. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized components
3Adaptability or versatility
If the supply device is made adjustable for different edge band widths, then versatility is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The guide body is designed with movable guide surfaces that can be adjusted to different positions along the width of the edge band. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the supply device to accommodate various edge band widths while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, as the adjustment is achieved through straightforward linear movement rather than complex mechanisms
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 solution enhances the usability and efficiency of the gluing machine by allowing compact storage and easy handling of edge bands, reducing damage and soiling, while ensuring precise application of edge bands to workpiece panels with adjustable width compatibility.
Implementation Method 1
The tape guide device (50) has a drive, for example with at least one drive roller or drive roller (51), for driving the edge band (U) and thus for unwinding from the tape roll (C)
Implementation Method 2
the tape roll can be driven directly by a conveyor drive of the supply device, so that the edge band is correspondingly pre-conveyed in the direction of the tape inlet. For example, the tape roll can be driven by a rotary drive
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AI summary
The invention relates to a gluing machine (10) for applying an edge banding strip (U) to an end face (S) of a workpiece plate (W), with a portable machine housing (20) that can be guided manually along the workpiece plate (W), with an adhesive application device (70) for applying adhesive (K) to a back side of the edge banding strip (U) and with a strip guiding device (50) for guiding the edge banding strip (U) provided with adhesive (K) to the end face (S) of the workpiece plate (W) for bonding to the end face (S).The gluing machine (10) is provided to have a supply device (200) arranged on the machine housing (20) for providing a supply of the edge banding tape (U), wherein the supply device (200) has a winding receptacle (202) for a tape roll (C) of the edge banding tape (U) provided as a supply, wherein a tape outlet (203) of the winding receptacle (202) communicates with a tape inlet (54) of the tape guide device (50), so that the edge banding tape (U) can be guided from the winding receptacle (202) into the tape guide device (50).