Hybrid Transfer Machine Combining Roll-Type and Piece-Type Functions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transfer machines require separate roll-type and piece-type machines, increasing operational costs and reducing space efficiency, and have inconvenient and time-consuming initial setting operations due to the need for manual connection of transfer paper, fabric, and tissue through a narrow gap.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid transfer machine that integrates both roll-type and piece-type capabilities, featuring a body with drum installation parts for transfer paper and fabric, a thermal transfer unit, drive mechanisms for unwinding and winding, and a conveyor system for efficient transfer paper and fabric handling, allowing for convenient initial setting operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate roll-type and piece-type transfer machines are purchased, then each machine can perform its specific function, but the operating cost increases and space utilization efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer machine is designed to perform both roll-type and piece-type transfer printing functions using a single device. The machine includes a heating unit, feed mechanisms, and control systems that can accommodate different operating modes, eliminating the need for separate machines and reducing both cost and space requirements while maintaining full functionality for both transfer types
2Stability of the object's composition
If transfer paper is connected with tissue and fabric via a narrow gap from the outside, then the machine structure can be maintained, but the initial setting operation becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The machine includes a conveyer system that automatically feeds transfer paper, tissue, and fabric into the heating unit from the interior. This preliminary arrangement of materials eliminates the need for operators to manually connect materials through narrow gaps, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining structural integrity through automated internal material handling
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The hybrid transfer machine enables rapid and convenient initial setting operations, improving operability and space utilization by combining roll-type and piece-type functions in a single machine, reducing setup time and costs.
Implementation Method 1
a thermal transfer unit configured to be installed in the second body, and to press and heat the fabric and transfer paper fed from the worktable so that the print object of the transfer paper is transferred onto the fabric
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AI summary
A hybrid transfer machine includes: a body including a first drum installation part, a second drum installation part, a first body, a second body, and a worktable; a first drive means configured to allow wound fabric to be unwound; a thermal transfer unit configured to be installed in the second body, and to press and heat the fabric and transfer paper; a piece-type roller arm configured to be installed in the second body, and to guide the transfer paper to the third drum installation part; a second drive means configured to allow the transfer paper to be wound; a third drive means configured to allow the fabric to be wound; and a conveyer configured to be installed in the body, and to transfer the fabric and the transfer paper to the third and fourth drum installation parts.