Overlapping Groove Conveyor for High-Speed Rectangular Wire Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conveyers designed to carry rectangular wires at high speeds face challenges in maintaining stability and preventing accidental dropping, as the wires may spring back and be dropped from grooves when lifted by carrier plates.
Innovation Solution
A conveyer system featuring rotating discs with overlapping grooves that retain the rectangular wire on both sides, ensuring all side surfaces are supported during transport, minimizing the risk of dropping and allowing for stable high-speed conveyance and machining.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If rectangular wires are carried at high speed using carrier plates, then productivity is improved, but the wires may spring back and be accidentally dropped from the grooves
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a single-plane carrier plate structure to a multi-dimensional overlapping disc structure. The grooves are arranged on multiple rotating discs that overlap in the axial direction, creating a three-dimensional retention system. This dimensional change allows wires to be supported from multiple angles simultaneously, preventing springback and accidental drops during high-speed conveyance.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention implements a nested structure where multiple rotating discs with grooves are overlapped in the axial direction. The grooves of different discs are positioned to overlap, creating a nested arrangement where inner and outer grooves work together. This nesting allows the system to retain wires more securely by providing multiple concentric support layers during high-speed operation.
2Ease of operation
If carrier plates lift rectangular wires from grooves, then the wires can be turned and conveyed to following grooves, but the wires may be accidentally dropped during the lifting process
Solution Approach 1:
The invention adds the axial dimension to the wire retention system by using overlapping rotating discs. When wires are lifted and turned, the overlapping grooves from different discs provide continuous support from multiple directions. This multi-dimensional arrangement ensures that wires remain securely retained during the lifting and turning operations, preventing accidental drops.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges multiple grooves from different rotating discs into a unified retention system. The grooves are positioned to overlap in the axial direction, creating a combined support structure. This merging of multiple retention elements works together to securely hold wires during lifting and turning, eliminating the reliability issues of single-groove systems.
3Manufacturing precision
If stationary plates and carrier plates are used with V-shaped grooves, then all side surfaces of rectangular wires can be machined from the same direction, but the wires may spring back when lifted at high speed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses nested overlapping discs with grooves arranged to maintain wire alignment for machining. The grooves of different discs are positioned to overlap, creating a nested arrangement that keeps all side surfaces of rectangular wires aligned from the same direction. This nested structure enables continuous machining while preventing wire springback during high-speed conveyance.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces static stationary plates with dynamic rotating discs. The rotating discs can adapt to high-speed motion while maintaining groove alignment for machining. This dynamic structure allows the system to operate at high speeds without wire springback, while still enabling all side surfaces to be machined from the same direction through proper groove arrangement.
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AI summary
A conveyer equipped with rotating discs rotatable around axes thereof relative to a mounting base. Each of the rotating discs has grooves in which rectangular wires are receivable. When an upstream and a downstream one of the rotating disc are arranged in a given angular relation to each other, one of the grooves of the upstream rotating disc is aligned with that of the downstream rotating disc to pass the rectangular wire from the upstream rotating disc to the downstream rotating disc. Upon such passing of the rectangular wire, the grooves of the upstream and downstream rotating discs hold or clamp all side surfaces of the rectangular wire, thereby ensuring the stability in retaining the rectangular wire when passed from one to another of the rotating discs, which enables the conveyer to carry the rectangular wires at high speeds.