Label Peeling Device with Angled Cutter and Slit Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing label peeling methods for specimen containers, such as using ultrasonic cutters, often result in damage to the containers due to complications with position adjustment and operation.
Innovation Solution
A label peeling device with a cutter supply and recovery system, where a cutter is positioned at an angle to shave off the label while being supported by a cutter holder with a slit, ensuring accurate contact and maintaining the cutter's sharpness, and a control device manages the peeling process to prevent damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If an ultrasonic cutter is applied to incise the label, then the label peeling function is achieved, but the specimen container may be damaged due to position adjustment complications
Solution Approach 1:
A label is introduced as an intermediary element between the cutter and the specimen container. The cutter incises the label rather than directly contacting the container, thereby preventing damage to the container while still achieving label removal. This mediator approach allows the cutting action to be isolated from the fragile container surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The cutter is designed to apply cutting action locally to the label material only, with controlled depth and positioning. The incision is confined to the label layer without penetrating to the container, achieving selective removal of the label while preserving the container integrity through localized precision cutting.
2Manufacturing precision
If position adjustment is complicated to achieve precise cutter positioning, then peeling accuracy is improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a standardized positioning reference system where the label itself serves as the positioning基准. The cutter position is adjusted relative to the label's fixed position on the container, rather than requiring complex absolute positioning. This reference-based approach simplifies operation while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The label's own position and orientation are used to automatically guide the cutter positioning. The cutter system leverages the label's placement on the container as a self-referencing guide, eliminating the need for complex external positioning mechanisms or manual adjustments.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment, a label peeling device includes a container holding portion configured to hold a specimen container, and a cutter holder configured to detachably hold a cutter, to apply a blade of the cutter to a side surface of the specimen container held by the container holding portion with a label being attached to the side surface, and to move along an axial direction of the specimen container, thereby peeling the label attached to the side surface of the specimen container.