Hinged Chip Collection Box for Forklift-Free Machine Tool Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing chip collection boxes for machine tools are not suitable for use in environments without a forklift, as they rely on a loading mechanism that requires a forklift for discharge.
Innovation Solution
A chip collection box with a collection box body having open top and bottom portions, base plates on opposite sides that open and close hinged, and a locking mechanism operated by cords to discharge chips downward and secure the base plates after discharge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a forklift-based loading mechanism is used to discharge chips, then chip discharge capability is achieved, but the device cannot be used in environments without a forklift
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the chip discharge function from the forklift-dependent system and implements it independently through base plates that can be opened downward to discharge chips directly, eliminating the need for forklift-based loading mechanisms while maintaining effective chip discharge capability
Solution Approach 2:
The collection box is designed with base plates that can be opened in a hinged manner to allow chip discharge, making the device universally applicable in both forklift-equipped and forklift-free environments, thereby achieving multi-environment adaptability
2Ease of operation
If base plates are opened to discharge chips, then chip discharge is enabled, but the base plates must be securely locked afterward
Solution Approach 1:
The locking means are pre-positioned on the collection box body, and the base plates are designed with corresponding locking structures that automatically engage when the base plates are closed, ensuring secure locking without requiring additional manual operations after chip discharge
Solution Approach 2:
The base plates are designed to automatically lock when closed through the interaction between the locking means on the box body and the base plate structures, enabling self-locking functionality that ensures reliability without requiring external intervention
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a chip collecting box for a machine tool and, more specifically, to a chip collecting box, in which bottom plates that open and close by means of hinges are installed on opposite sides at the bottom of a chip collecting box body having open upper and lower portions. When an opening cord is pulling while the chip collecting box body is in an upwardly raised state, the bottom plates on opposite sides become unlocked and open toward the bottom such that machine tool chips stored in the chip collecting box are discharged downward. When a closing cord is pulling after the chips are discharged, the bottom plates on opposite sides are closed by the closing cord and become hooked on a hooking means.