Additive Manufacturing Label Box Guide Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-capacity labeling machines face disruptions due to the lack of control in label removal and transfer, particularly when no object is present to label, leading to inefficiencies in label dispensing and potential disruptions in the label removal process.
Innovation Solution
A label box with a guiding-and-holding body manufactured via additive manufacturing, based on a three-dimensional computer model of the label's contour, which forms a guide space for lateral guidance and secure fastening, allowing for adjustable and precise label dispensing and preventing label removal errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a label box is configured to move forwards and backwards in high-capacity labeling machines, then label dispensing capacity is improved, but control over label removal and transfer becomes difficult, leading to disruptions when no object is present
Solution Approach 1:
The control device monitors the position of the label box and detects when no object is present to receive the label. Based on this feedback, the control device prevents the label box from moving backwards, thereby avoiding label removal disruptions while maintaining high dispensing capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary detection of object presence before the label dispensing operation. By detecting in advance whether an object is present, the control device can prevent premature or erroneous label removal actions, ensuring reliable operation at high capacity
2Manufacturing precision
If conventional label boxes are used without additive manufacturing, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but precision in label guidance and holding is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding-and-holding body is manufactured using additive manufacturing technology, which enables precise control of geometric parameters and complex structures. This manufacturing method allows for high precision in label guidance while maintaining ease of production through digital model-based fabrication
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical manufacturing methods with additive manufacturing technology. This substitution enables the creation of complex guiding structures with high precision, as the additive process can directly fabricate complex geometries from digital models without requiring multiple machining operations
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AI summary
A label box includes a dispensing region and a storage region for holding a stack of labels, all of which have the same two-dimensional contour. The dispensing region includes a guiding-and-holding body that has been manufactured by an additive-manufacturing process based on a three-dimensional computer model thereof. The guiding-and-holding body forms a guide space for receiving and guiding of the stack and for dispensing the labels. The guide space includes a guide section that is adjustable to conform to the contour. The guiding-and-holding body also includes a securing region for at least partially securing the label box to a holding device.