Label Suction Pad Positioning for Wrinkle-Free Product Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing product transfer systems face challenges in pasting labels on plate-like products without causing deformation or wrinkles, and in achieving flexible positioning and orientation of labels during the pasting process.
Innovation Solution
A product transfer apparatus with a suction cup part and a label suction part that allows for up-down movement of the label pad relative to the suction cup, enabling the label to be sucked and placed at any desired position and orientation on the product.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional suction pads are used to suck the label, then the label can be held for transfer, but the label is deformed with wrinkles causing poor pasting quality
Solution Approach 1:
The suction system is divided into two independent parts: a product suction pad part for holding the plate-like product, and a separate label suction part with a label pad for holding the label. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized for its specific function, preventing label deformation while maintaining reliable label holding capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The label suction part acts as an intermediary between the label and the product suction pad part. By introducing this intermediate component with independent up-down movement capability, the label can be picked up and positioned without direct contact with the product suction pad, eliminating the harmful deformation effect.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the label is pasted within the suction range of the product suction pads, then the label can be held during transfer, but the pasting position and orientation are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The label suction part is designed with independent up-down movement capability relative to the product suction pad part. This dynamic configuration allows the label suction part to move freely within the suction range to reach various positions and orientations on the product surface, greatly enhancing pasting flexibility without expanding the physical suction range.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables high-quality label pasting without deformation, allowing for optional positioning and orientation on the product, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of the label placement process.
Implementation Method 1
a product suction pad part (51a) having a suction cup part capable of sucking a plate-like product, and a label suction part having a label pad to suck the label
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AI summary
A product transfer apparatus (52) includes a product suction pad part (5c) having a suction cup part (5c1) capable of sucking a plate-like product (WP), a transfer base (51a) whose lower part has the product suction pad part (5c), and a label suction part (11) having a label pad (14a), which is able to suck a label (62a) to be pasted to the product (WP), and an up-down function of moving the label pad (14a) up and down between a position upper than and a position lower than the position of a front end of the suction cup part (5c1).