Gypsum Board Smoother With Adjustable Weights for Surface Load Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smoothers require cumbersome plate changes to adjust the load for different types or sizes of molded bodies, leading to inefficiencies in manufacturing.
Innovation Solution
A smoother with a conveying device, swingable arms, movable weights, and a control system to adjust the load applied by a smoother plate, allowing for easy adaptation to varying molded body types and sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a glass plate with sufficient weight is used as the smoother plate, then the surface of the molded body can be smoothed, but the load applied cannot be adjusted for different product types or sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The smoother plate is made dynamically adjustable through a mechanism that allows weights to be added or removed. This enables the load applied to the molded body to be varied according to different product types or sizes, while maintaining the glass material for surface smoothness. The dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between fixed weight and adaptable load requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The load parameter of the smoother plate is made changeable by allowing weights to be added or removed from the glass plate. This enables optimization of the smoothing process for different molded body types and sizes while preserving the beneficial properties of glass for achieving smooth surfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple smoother plates with different weights are provided, then appropriate load can be selected for different product types, but the device complexity and operation time increase due to plate changes
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple weight options are merged into a single smoother plate structure. Instead of having separate plates for different loads, the invention combines a base glass plate with removable weights, allowing all load configurations to be integrated in one device. This reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall system.
Solution Approach 2:
The smoother plate system is made dynamically configurable through a mechanism that allows weights to be added or removed. This eliminates the need for multiple static plates and enables continuous adaptation to different product requirements while maintaining a unified device structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple smoother plates with different weights are provided, then appropriate load can be selected for different product types, but manufacturing efficiency decreases due to cumbersome plate changing work
Solution Approach 1:
The smoother plate system allows dynamic adjustment of weights during operation, enabling quick adaptation to different product types without stopping the manufacturing process for plate changes. This significantly improves manufacturing efficiency while maintaining the ability to handle various product specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The smoother plate system is designed to be easily reconfigurable by the operator through simple weight addition or removal. The self-contained weight adjustment mechanism eliminates the need for complex plate changing procedures, allowing rapid adaptation to different production requirements.
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AI summary
A smoother includes a conveying device for a molded body; a pair of arms that are respectively disposed to face both widthwise ends of the conveying device, and in which longitudinal ends of the arms are swingable in upward and downward directions with respect to a conveying surface of the conveying device; a smoother plate fixed to a pair of facing ends of the longitudinal ends of the pair of arms; weights that are respectively attached to the pair of arms and are movable along a longitudinal direction of the arms; a weight position changing device configured to change positions of the weights on the arms; and a first control device configured to control the positions of the weights on the arms via the weight position changing device.