Hoop Molding Method for Automated Metal Part Embedding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hoop molding methods face challenges in automating the arrangement and embedding of multiple metal parts within synthetic resin due to difficulties in aligning and overlapping molded portions, leading to restricted dimensions and manual intervention.
Innovation Solution
The method involves forming connection portions in the frame portions to allow displacement of molded portions along the width direction, enabling them to be bent and embedded within a single frame portion, and using multiple parent materials with linking portions to facilitate integral embedding without manual arrangement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple molded portions are arranged in the width direction of the base material within the same frame portion, then the number of molded portions increases, but the dimensions of the molded portions are restricted due to overlapping constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces the thickness direction (Z-axis) as a new dimension for arranging molded portions. By bending molded portions in the thickness direction and using connection portions that extend in this direction, the patent enables multiple molded portions to be positioned at different heights within the same frame portion, thereby increasing the number of molded portions without restricting their planar dimensions.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple molded portions are arranged in the width direction of the base material, then more molded portions can be formed, but manual intervention is required to arrange and dispose the molded portions at predetermined positions
Solution Approach 1:
The invention performs preliminary arrangement of multiple molded portions in the thickness direction before the resin molding step. By pre-positioning the molded portions at predetermined heights and locations using connection portions, the system eliminates the need for manual intervention during the resin molding process, thereby maintaining automation while forming multiple molded portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection portions serve as intermediaries that link molded portions to the frame portion and to each other in the thickness direction. These connection portions enable automated positioning and disposal of multiple molded portions by providing mechanical coupling and displacement paths, replacing the need for manual handling with tongs or other tools.
3Shape
If molded portions are bent in the thickness direction of the parent material, then they can be positioned at different heights, but additional connection portions are required to link them to the frame portions
Solution Approach 1:
The connection portions are designed to perform multiple functions: they link molded portions to the frame portion, provide displacement paths for bending operations, and enable positioning in the thickness direction. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized structures, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while achieving complex spatial arrangements of molded portions.
Data Source
AI summary
A hoop molding method comprises forming, in the frame portions, connection portions that link, to the frame portions, at least one molded portion of the at least one bent molded portion or at least another molded portion other than the at least one bent molded portion such that it is displaceable in a direction toward another molded portion along the width direction of the parent material, and displacing the at least one molded portion of the at least one bent molded portion or the at least another molded portion other than the at least one bent molded portion toward the another molded portion after the bending.