Magnet Conveyance Positioning Device for Stable Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for mounting magnets on objects either require labor-intensive manual processes with jigs or automated systems that face challenges in accurate positioning due to magnetic attraction forces, leading to instability and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A magnet conveyance positioning device comprising a conveyance unit and an attachment device with a support unit that abuts the object, a holding unit for detachable magnet gripping, and a driving unit to control the magnet's approach, ensuring stable and accurate positioning by regulating the attraction force.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a robot or automated system is used to convey and mount the magnet without any jig, then productivity is improved and labor is reduced, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to attraction force causing robot end portion staggering
Solution Approach 1:
A non-magnetic intermediary member is introduced between the robot and the magnet to prevent direct magnetic attraction. This intermediary component allows the robot to maintain precise positioning while still enabling magnet mounting, thus resolving the contradiction between automated productivity and positioning accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic property is extracted from the robot end portion by using a non-magnetic material for the intermediary member. This extraction eliminates the harmful magnetic attraction effect while preserving the robot's conveying and mounting functions, allowing high productivity without positioning errors.
2Manufacturing precision
If a positioning jig is used to accurately mount the magnet, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases and productivity decreases due to labor-intensive operations
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning function is extracted from a separate jig and integrated into the robot end portion itself. By incorporating a positioning mechanism directly into the robot, the system eliminates the need for separate positioning jigs while maintaining high positioning accuracy and enabling automated operation for improved productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The conveying function and positioning function are merged into a single integrated robot system. This combination eliminates the need for separate positioning jigs and manual operations, achieving both high productivity through automation and high precision through integrated positioning control.
3Manufacturing precision
If a positioning jig is used to accurately mount the magnet, then manufacturing precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to labor-intensive attaching and detaching operations
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning function is merged with the robot end portion, eliminating the need for separate positioning jigs that require manual attaching and detaching. This integration maintains high positioning accuracy while significantly improving ease of operation through automated, tool-less positioning.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient, accurate, and automated magnet mounting on objects, preventing attraction-induced instability and reducing labor costs while maintaining precise positioning and attachment.
Implementation Method 1
attraction force between the magnet and the object may cause staggering of an end portion of the robot
Data Source
AI summary
A magnet conveyance positioning device including a conveyance unit and an attachment device attached to the conveyance unit to move integrally with the conveyance unit. The attachment device includes a support unit abutting on a object and supporting the conveyance unit from the object, a holding unit provided movably relative to the support unit to detachably hold the magnet, and a driving unit moving the holding unit so that the magnet approaches the object in a state where the support unit is abutted on the object.