Grinding Machine Dust Collection with Sliding Element
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing grinding machines with fixed dust collecting structures fail to effectively collect all dusts due to varying manufacturing conditions and work piece geometries, leading to dust escape and potential grinding interruptions.
Innovation Solution
A length-adjustable dust collecting structure with a sliding moving element at the front end of the dust collecting pipe, allowing for extension or retraction to adapt to different conditions and prevent dust escape, while avoiding contact with the work piece.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed dust collecting opening is used, then the structure is simple, but dust collection effectiveness deteriorates under varying manufacturing conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collecting opening is designed with a movable element that can slide along the dust collecting pipe to adjust its position. This dynamic structure allows the dust collecting opening to adapt to different work piece positions and geometries, maintaining effective dust collection under varying manufacturing conditions while avoiding contact with the work piece.
2Reliability
If the dust collecting opening is extended to cover more areas, then dust collection effectiveness improves, but the risk of contacting the work piece increases
Solution Approach 1:
The movable element enabling the dust collecting opening to extend and retract is controlled to adjust its position dynamically. This allows the dust collecting structure to cover more areas when needed while retracting to avoid contact with the work piece, thereby preventing grinding interruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The position of the dust collecting opening is changed by sliding the movable element along the dust collecting pipe. This parameter adjustment allows the system to optimize between coverage area and contact avoidance, maintaining effective dust collection without interfering with the grinding process.
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AI summary
A grinding machine with a length-adjustable dust collecting structure includes a dust collecting structure, and the dust collecting structure includes a dust collecting pipe and a moving element, and the moving element is installed at a front end of the dust collecting pipe for collecting dusts produced after a grinding process, and the moving element can be pushed or retracted from the front end of the dust collecting pipe, such that the displacement of the moving element at the front end of the dust collecting pipe allows the dust collecting pipe to effectively suck the dusts produced during the grinding process.