Hoist Branch Guide Rails With Auxiliary Wheels For Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hoist apparatuses face challenges in stability, vibration, and noise during branching and traveling, which affect the efficiency and safety of object transfer, particularly in semiconductor and display panel handling.
Innovation Solution
A hoist apparatus with branch guide rails featuring reverse T-shaped and L-shaped cross-sections, combined with auxiliary wheels that contact specific surfaces of the guide rails, allowing for stable and efficient movement by reducing vibration and noise through precise contact points and inclined surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional guide rails are used for branching, then the structure is simple, but the traveling stability deteriorates due to vibration and noise
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail system is divided into multiple segments: first guide rails for linear movement, second guide rails for branching, and connection portions with inclined surfaces. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, improving overall traveling stability while managing complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces inclined surfaces at the connection portions between guide rails, adding a dimensional element that facilitates smooth transitions during branching. This dimensional change enables the traveling unit to navigate branches with reduced vibration and noise, enhancing stability without requiring overly complex structural arrangements
2Productivity
If the traveling unit moves quickly through the branch point, then productivity increases, but vibration and noise increase causing object displacement
Solution Approach 1:
The inclined surfaces at the connection portions act as cushioning elements that prepare the traveling unit for branch transitions in advance. By providing a gradual transition zone before the actual branch point, the system reduces sudden impacts and vibrations, allowing faster traversal without increasing harmful vibrations or noise that could displace objects
Solution Approach 2:
The inclined surfaces create a curved transition path at the connection portions between guide rails. This curvature allows the traveling unit to navigate branches smoothly at higher speeds by distributing the transition over a longer, gentler path, thereby reducing vibration and noise while maintaining productivity
3Stability of the object's composition
If auxiliary wheels contact multiple surfaces of guide rails, then stability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary wheels are configured to contact specific local surfaces of the guide rails (first side and second side of the second guide rails) rather than requiring contact with all surfaces. This localized contact approach provides sufficient stability for branching while keeping the auxiliary wheel configuration relatively simple and manageable
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables stable and rapid branching and traveling, reducing the risk of object displacement and enhancing working efficiency by minimizing vibration and noise, thus ensuring safe and efficient transfer of objects in semiconductor and display panel handling environments.
Implementation Method 1
a traveling unit configured to travel along the branch guide rails, the traveling unit including first auxiliary wheels configured to roll and contact a first side of the second guide rails
Data Source
AI summary
A hoist apparatus includes branch guide rails with a branch point, the branch point defining a branching point between first and second traveling rails, and the branch guide rails including first guide rails having a cross-section in a first direction, and second guide rails having a cross-section in a second direction and connected to the first guide rails, and a traveling unit configured to travel along the branch guide rails, the traveling unit including first auxiliary wheels configured to roll and contact a first side of the second guide rails.