Modular Cleaning Device Feed Angle Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cleaning devices for fiber materials are inflexible and require significant effort to convert or expand, limiting their adaptability to different cleaning needs and leading to inefficiencies in fiber purification due to the fixed construction and specific type of supply usage.
Innovation Solution
A modular cleaning device design with a standardized feed angle of 40 to 50 degrees, allowing for interchangeable feed modules such as metering rollers, feed troughs, and conveyor belts, enabling easy adaptation and expansion without altering existing components, and featuring self-supporting modules for reduced assembly and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed machine frame construction is used for cleaning devices, then the structural stability is improved, but the adaptability to different cleaning functions and expansion possibilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning device is divided into modular components (cleaning module with cleaning roller, feed module with feed roller, housing elements) that can be independently assembled and disassembled on the machine frame, allowing different configurations for various cleaning functions while maintaining overall structural stability
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized interface between the machine frame and modular cleaning components enables a single machine frame to support multiple types of cleaning devices and feed mechanisms, making the system versatile for different cleaning functions without requiring multiple dedicated frames
2Adaptability or versatility
If cleaning devices are converted or expanded to different types, then the adaptability to different cleaning needs is improved, but the conversion effort and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows dynamic reconfiguration by enabling the machine frame to accommodate different modular cleaning devices and feed mechanisms through standardized interfaces, permitting easy adaptation to varying cleaning needs without permanent modifications
Solution Approach 2:
By standardizing the interface parameters (mounting positions, connection types, dimensional tolerances) between the machine frame and modular components, the system enables easy conversion between different cleaning device types while minimizing conversion effort and cost
3Adaptability or versatility
If the feed roller position is not standardized, then the flexibility in feed device design is improved, but the complexity of cleaning element arrangement and casing design increases
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized feed roller position creates a universal mounting interface that accommodates various feed device types (cleaning devices, feed troughs, conveyor belts) while maintaining consistent cleaning element arrangement and casing design across all configurations
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
Enables flexible operation with various feed techniques, minimizes conversion effort, and enhances cleaning performance by allowing the same cleaning module to be used for different types of fiber materials, reducing waste and fiber damage while improving operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The opening, also called dissolving, of the fiber material transported past a cleaning device by a cleaning roller is brought about by a mechanical action of the driven cleaning roller on the fiber material. This mechanical action also removes dirt from the fiber material.
Implementation Method 2
Part of this fiber material is discharged to the outside through the cleaning elements, for example by gravity, centrifugal force or by an air flow.
Implementation Method 3
Part of this fiber material is discharged to the outside through the cleaning elements, for example by gravity, centrifugal force or by an air flow.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cleaning device for fibrous material (1) comprising at least one cleaning roller (4) with a cleaning roller axis (5) and a fibrous material feed, wherein the cleaning roller is held in a machine frame (2) on a foundation (3) and the fibrous material feed comprises at least one feed roller (6) with a feed roller axis (7). A connecting line (9) from the feed roller axis (7) to the cleaning roller axis (5) forms a feed angle (α) of 40 to 50 degrees with a perpendicular (10) to the foundation (3).