Loading Member Posture Change Mechanism for Sorting Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing loading members in sorting devices, such as ink jet printers, face issues with paper sheets being scattered or dropped when changing from a lying to a rising posture, due to curling and uneven distribution of weight, leading to inefficiencies in material handling.
Innovation Solution
A loading member with a receiving section that changes from a lying to a rising posture, equipped with a positioning section and a loading assisting member that rotates to support and pinch the material, preventing dropping by ensuring secure positioning and alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
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If the receiving section changes from a lying to a rising posture to transport loading material, then the sorting function is improved, but the loading material may be scattered or dropped due to curling and uneven weight distribution
Solution Approach 1:
The loading assisting member is designed to rotate dynamically from a horizontal position to a vertical position as the receiving section transitions from lying to rising posture. This dynamic adjustment allows the member to maintain contact with the loading material throughout the posture change, preventing scattering and dropping while enabling effective sorting
Solution Approach 2:
The loading assisting member is positioned and configured in advance to rotate into the correct position before and during the posture change. By preparing the member's rotation mechanism beforehand, the system ensures that the member is already in the optimal position to support and guide the loading material when the receiving section rises, preventing material loss
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
The solution effectively suppresses the dropping of loading materials during posture changes, ensuring reliable positioning and sorting, even with varying paper lengths and curl directions, by using a rotating assisting member to maintain contact and alignment.
Implementation Method 1
a front end side of which rotates about a base end side that is the positioning section side as a rotation center in a direction to approach a receiving surface of the loading material at the receiving section
Implementation Method 2
assists the positioning of the loading material when the posture of the receiving section is the receiving posture
Data Source
AI summary
A loading member includes a receiving section that changes a posture thereof from a receiving posture where a loading material is received to a rising posture where the loading material is supported in a raised state; and a positioning section that is projected from a portion of a base end of the receiving section and then positions a lower end position of the loading material when the posture of the receiving section is changed to the rising posture; wherein the positioning section is provided with a loading assisting member assists the positioning of the loading material in a case of the receiving posture, while the front end of the loading assisting member rotates in a direction to approach a receiving surface of the loading material at the receiving section in a case of changing from the receiving posture to the rising posture.