Laminated Core Adhesive Point Transfer Without Moving Head Parts

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing adhesive packaging processes for producing laminated cores from laminations are complex, maintenance-intensive, and costly, often leading to electrical contact between neighboring laminations and reduced efficiency due to embossing nubs or requiring intricate distribution and dosing systems prone to contamination.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that applies adhesive points to the surface of sheet metal strips using a distributor manufactured via a 3D printing method, where the application head moves perpendicularly to the strip surface without movable components, utilizing gravitational and kinetic energy to control adhesive application, ensuring precise and economical bonding without contamination.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If stamp core packaging with embossing nubs is used to join laminations, then mechanical connection strength is improved, but electrical contact between neighboring laminations occurs causing iron losses and reduced efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemechanical connection strengthVSAvoidelectrical contact causing iron losses
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and eliminates the harmful embossing nubs from the lamination structure by using adhesive points instead, thereby removing the source of electrical contact between laminations while maintaining mechanical connection through adhesive bonding

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention introduces an adhesive medium as an intermediary substance between laminations to achieve mechanical connection without direct metal-to-metal contact, preventing electrical contact and associated iron losses

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If adhesive packaging with complex distribution and dosing systems is used to apply adhesive medium, then adhesive application precision is improved, but device complexity and maintenance requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadhesive application precisionVSAvoidcomplexity of distribution and dosing systems
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes the complex distribution and dosing systems from the adhesive application device, replacing them with a simplified structure that achieves precise adhesive application through alternative means

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The adhesive medium is applied in a manner that allows the system to self-regulate adhesive flow and placement without complex control mechanisms, reducing device complexity while maintaining application precision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If adhesive packaging with movable components in application head is used to apply adhesive points, then adhesive application flexibility is improved, but contamination risk and maintenance intensity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadhesive application flexibilityVSAvoidcontamination resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and removes movable components from the application head, eliminating the source of contamination and maintenance issues while achieving adhesive application flexibility through alternative design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention segments the adhesive application system into stationary components, separating the adhesive supply mechanism from the application head to eliminate movable parts that cause contamination and maintenance requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

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

This approach achieves precise, reliable, and economical adhesive application, minimizing electrical contact and maintaining magnetic properties, reducing complexity and maintenance costs while ensuring high-quality adhesive bonding between laminations.

Implementation Method 1

wherein the application head is moved perpendicularly relative to the surface of the sheet metal strip in order to transfer the adhesive medium in the form of the at least one adhesive point

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGravitational force: Gravitation

Implementation Method 2

utilizing gravitational and kinetic energy to control adhesive application

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectKinetic energy:

Implementation Method 3

an adhesive medium is applied as at least one adhesive point to the top side of the surface of a sheet metal insulation of a sheet metal strip

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesive bonding: Adhesive

Data Source

PatentUS20250373129A1Method and device for producing laminated cores from laminations
Publication Date: 2025.12.04 BAUER LEAN-ENG GMBH
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method and a device for producing laminated cores (2) from laminations (1), in which an adhesive medium is applied as at least one adhesive point (22) to the top of the surface of a sheet metal insulation (21) of a sheet metal strip (5), which is guided horizontally with respect to the direction of gravity, by means of an application unit (35) via an application head (32). Advantages for the structure and function result from the fact that the adhesive medium is transferred as at least one adhesive point (22) to the surface of the sheet metal insulation (21) of the sheet metal strip (5) or a lamination (1) cut from this strip without movable components in the application head (32), the application head (32) being moved perpendicularly relative to the surface of the sheet metal strip (5) in order to transfer the adhesive medium in the form of the at least one adhesive point (22).