Leveling Machine Roller Separation Adjustment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing leveling machines face challenges in accurately adjusting the separation between rollers to accommodate varying strip thicknesses, leading to inadequate plasticization and increased wear due to carbon deposits, while maintaining an isosceles triangle arrangement for precise curve modeling.
Innovation Solution
A leveling machine with a system of removable coupling members and clamping crosspieces that allow for continuous adjustment of roller separation and diameter, enabling precise nesting and movement of rollers to accommodate different strip thicknesses, while maintaining the isosceles triangle arrangement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the roller separation is adjusted for thick strips, then the plasticization rate is sufficient, but the nesting accuracy becomes inadequate for thin strips
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of roller separation distance based on strip thickness. The system transitions from a static roller arrangement to a dynamic one where the separation between upper and lower rollers can be continuously modified. This allows the nesting accuracy to be optimized for each specific strip thickness, ensuring sufficient plasticization for thick strips while maintaining precise nesting for thin strips.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameter of roller separation distance according to the strip thickness being processed. By adjusting this parameter dynamically, the system adapts to different material thicknesses, ensuring that the plasticization rate remains sufficient for thick strips while maintaining the nesting accuracy required for thin strips.
2Manufacturing precision
If the roller diameter is reduced for better nesting, then the nesting precision improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the leveling device into modular components, including interchangeable roller sets with different diameters. This segmentation allows the system to use smaller diameter rollers for improved nesting precision when needed, while maintaining manageable device complexity through standardized modular units that can be easily swapped or adjusted.
3Manufacturing precision
If the isosceles triangle arrangement is maintained for curve modeling, then the curve modeling accuracy is preserved, but the adaptability to varying strip thicknesses is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains the isosceles triangle geometric arrangement for optimal curve modeling while introducing dynamic adjustability to the roller separation distance. This allows the system to preserve the mathematical precision of the isosceles triangle configuration for accurate curve generation, while simultaneously adapting to varying strip thicknesses through adjustable separation that modifies the effective radius of curvature.
4Manufacturing precision
If the roller separation is increased for thick strips, then the plasticization is sufficient, but the wear from carbon deposits increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustment of roller separation to match the actual strip thickness being processed. By increasing separation only when thick strips are being leveled, and maintaining smaller separation for thinner strips, the system ensures sufficient plasticization for thick materials while minimizing unnecessary wear from carbon deposits that would occur with consistently large separation distances.
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AI summary
A machine for leveling a strip of material includes a fixed supporting frame; an upper leveling device and a lower leveling device, each leveling device forming a cassette with a plurality of separated rollers, rotatably mounted on a frame of a device for rotating the rollers connected to at least some of the rollers by an extender, each extender having one end provided with a removable coupling member with one end for rotating the roller, and a device for locking each removable coupling member by clamping. The clamping locking device includes a device configure for translating the removable coupling members in the direction of travel of the material, and in the opposite direction.