Product Carrier Holder With Detachable Flexible Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing holders for sorting and transporting fresh products face issues with soiling and wear on the flap mechanism, requiring labor-intensive disassembly and frequent cleaning, which leads to prolonged device standstill and inaccurate weight measurements.
Innovation Solution
A holder design featuring a first shaft for rotating the product carrier and a second shaft with a flexible member attachment, allowing for easy detachment and replacement of the flap without disassembling the holder from the transport device, along with movable arms for improved weight measurement accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the flap is attached to the rotation shaft of the holder, then the holder structure is simple and stable, but the flap requires labor-intensive disassembly for cleaning and replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into modular components: a reusable holder body with the first shaft, and a detachable flexible member (flap) connected via a second shaft. This segmentation allows the flexible member to be easily removed and replaced without disassembling the entire holder, resolving the contradiction between ease of maintenance and structural simplicity.
2Productivity
If the holder is disassembled for cleaning the flap, then the flap can be cleaned and replaced, but the device experiences prolonged standstill and increased labor time
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the flexible member from the holder body through the second shaft connection, the flexible member can be quickly detached and replaced without stopping the entire device for extensive disassembly. This reduces maintenance time and preserves device productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible member is extracted as a separate, independently replaceable component connected via the second shaft. This allows the flexible member to be removed and replaced without affecting the holder body or requiring disassembly of the entire transport device, minimizing downtime.
3Measurement precision
If the flexible member is attached to the first rotation shaft, then the attachment is stable, but the flexible member affects the accuracy of weight measurement
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is segmented into two shafts: the first shaft for rotation and the second shaft for flexible member attachment. This separation allows the flexible member to be attached stably via the second shaft while minimizing its influence on weight measurements taken at the first shaft, improving measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The second shaft acts as an intermediary between the holder body and the flexible member. It provides a stable attachment point for the flexible member while positioning it in a way that reduces interference with weight measurements, thus maintaining both attachment stability and measurement accuracy.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a holder, device or method for sorting and/or transporting products, the holder comprises: a product carrier (4) movable in a transport direction for receiving and transporting the product to be transported; a first shaft (6) operatively connected to the product carrier (4) for rotating the product carrier in order to discharge the product transported with the product carrier; tilting means (14) for tilting the product carrier (4) about the first shaft (6) at a discharge position; and a second shaft (8) which is operatively connected to the product carrier (4) and to which a flexible member (10) can be releasably attached for discharging the product from the product carrier (4) in controlled manner.