Modular Metal Material Feed Layout to Prevent Wire Entanglement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wire and band processing machines face difficulties in replacing malfunctioned components, have limited expandability, and suffer from wire or band entanglement in rollers.
Innovation Solution
A metal material processing machine with a feeding device, moving device, guiding device, and four rail driven devices, allowing for efficient movement and processing of metal materials with easy assembly and detachment, and enabling addition of extra rail driven devices as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If a conventional wire and band processing machine uses radial axes at different elevations, then the machine can perform processing operations, but it becomes difficult to replace malfunctioned components and limits expandability
Solution Approach 1:
The machine structure is divided into modular segments with standardized interfaces. Each processing unit can be independently removed and replaced along the linear feeding direction, transforming the complex radial axis structure into simple modular components that are easy to maintain and replace.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine transitions from a vertical radial axis configuration to a horizontal linear configuration. By changing the spatial arrangement from multi-elevation radial axes to a single-plane linear feeding direction with multiple axes, the patent simplifies component access and replacement while maintaining processing capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional processing machine uses radial axes at different elevations, then processing operations are enabled, but addition of new axes based on requirements is impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is designed as a segmented linear system where processing units can be independently added or removed. The standardized modular architecture allows new axes to be integrated along the linear feeding direction without redesigning the entire radial structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine structure transitions from a fixed radial configuration to a dynamic linear configuration that can be reconfigured. The linear arrangement with standardized interfaces enables flexible addition, removal, or repositioning of processing axes based on operational requirements.
3Ease of operation
If a roller driven conveyor is used to transport wires and bands, then material handling is achieved, but wires and bands may be stuck in the conveyor
Solution Approach 1:
The roller-driven mechanical conveyor system is replaced with a linear moving device that transports materials along a straight path. This substitution eliminates the entanglement issues inherent in roller-based systems while maintaining efficient material handling capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The material transport system transitions from a horizontal roller-based conveyor to a linear movement system that operates in a different spatial dimension. By changing the transport mechanism from rotational rollers to linear displacement, the patent eliminates entanglement while preserving handling efficiency.
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AI summary
A metal material processing machine along a feeding direction includes a feeding device, a moving device, a guiding device, and first to fourth rail driven devices. The feeding device feeds a metal material along the feeding direction. The moving device moves the metal material forward. The metal material is guided by the guiding device. The metal material is disengaged from the moving device. The metal material moves along a direction opposite to the feeding direction until backs a starting point. The first rail driven device is aligned with the feeding direction. The second rail driven device is aligned with the third rail driven device. The second and third rail driven devices are perpendicular to the feeding direction respectively. The second and third rail driven devices are disposed at two sides of the feeding direction respectively. The fourth rail driven device is aligned with the feeding direction.