Honeycomb Mounting Base Elevating Mechanism Prevents Ceramic Chipping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Honeycomb structured bodies made of brittle ceramic materials often chip or crack when placed on flat plate-shaped tables during inspection, leading to unusable products due to shock contact, necessitating a mounting base that prevents such damage.
Innovation Solution
A honeycomb structured body mounting base with a preliminary mounting surface that elevates the honeycomb structured body, allowing it to be placed on a structured body mounting surface without direct contact, using an elevating mechanism to position the honeycomb structured body securely and prevent chipping or cracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a flat plate-shaped table is used for mounting honeycomb structured bodies during inspection, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the honeycomb structured body suffers damage (chipping or cracking) due to shock contact
Solution Approach 1:
A mounting base with a preliminary mounting surface is introduced as an intermediary between the honeycomb structured body and the flat table. The preliminary mounting surface has a shape that matches the end face of the honeycomb structured body, providing a cushioning effect during placement and preventing direct shock contact with the fragile ceramic structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting base is designed with a preliminary mounting surface that provides cushioning before the honeycomb structured body is fully placed on the inspection apparatus. This preliminary support prevents chipping or cracking by absorbing the shock of initial contact during the mounting process.
2Loss of time
If direct contact mounting is used, then the mounting process is simplified and time is reduced, but manufacturing precision and reliability deteriorate due to chipping or cracking
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base acts as a mediator that maintains both efficiency and precision. The preliminary mounting surface is designed to match the end face shape, allowing for quick and accurate placement while preventing damage through the cushioning effect during the mounting process.
3Reliability
If a complex mounting mechanism with multiple surfaces is used, then the reliability of preventing damage is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base is segmented into two functional surfaces: a preliminary mounting surface for initial placement and cushioning, and a structured body mounting surface for final stable mounting. This segmentation allows each surface to be optimized for its specific function while keeping the overall structure relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting base performs multiple functions: it provides preliminary support during placement, cushions against shock, ensures proper positioning, and maintains stability during inspection. This multi-functionality is achieved through a relatively simple structure that combines two mounting surfaces with different geometries.
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AI summary
It is an object of the present invention to provide a honeycomb structured body mounting base (301) capable of having a honeycomb structured body placed thereon without chipping, cracking, or the like being generated on a periphery of an end face of the honeycomb structured body, the honeycomb structured body mounting base (301), comprising: a mounting member (302) having a structured body mounting surface (302a) configured to contact an entire end face of a honeycomb structured body including a periphery of the honeycomb structured body; a preliminary mounting member (303) having a preliminary mounting surface (303a) configured to have the honeycomb structured body placed thereon before placement of the honeycomb structured body on the mounting member; and an elevating mechanism configured to move the preliminary mounting member (303) up and down in relation to the mounting member (302), the preliminary mounting surface (303a) being parallel to the structured body mounting surface, the preliminary mounting surface (303a) having a shape allowing an entire periphery of the preliminary mounting surface to exist inside a periphery of the end face of the honeycomb structured body in a case of superimposing the preliminary mounting surface (302a) onto an end face of the honeycomb structured body.