Modular Honeycomb Conveyance Receiver Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional conveyance receivers for honeycomb formed bodies require multiple sizes to accommodate varying honeycomb lengths and diameters, necessitating significant storage space for each size, which is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A conveyance receiver system composed of modular members made of foamed polyurethane resin, with adjustable lengths using screwing or fitting coupling means, allowing for various configurations to fit different honeycomb sizes without needing multiple receivers, thereby reducing storage requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple conveyance receivers of different sizes are prepared to accommodate various honeycomb lengths and diameters, then the adaptability to different honeycomb sizes is improved, but the storage space required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyance receiver is divided into multiple separate members (first member, second member, third member, fourth member) that can be individually stored and assembled. Each member has standardized dimensions and coupling portions, allowing them to be segmented for compact storage and reassembled into different configurations to accommodate various honeycomb sizes and lengths.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling means (coupling hole portions, bolt members, nut members) provide universal connection capabilities across all members. The same coupling mechanism is used throughout the structure, allowing any member to be combined with any other member in various sequences and configurations, creating a single multi-functional receiver system that replaces multiple specialized receivers.
2Volume of stationary object
If a single conveyance receiver design is used for all honeycomb sizes, then the storage space is reduced, but the ease of operation and support for various honeycomb dimensions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The receiver structure transitions from a fixed, single-size design to a dynamic, reconfigurable system. Members can be easily assembled and disassembled using the coupling means, allowing the receiver to be dynamically adjusted to match different honeycomb dimensions. This provides operational flexibility comparable to having multiple specialized receivers while maintaining a compact storage footprint.
3Strength
If conventional solid material conveyance receivers are used, then the structural strength is sufficient, but the weight of the receiver increases
Solution Approach 1:
The members are constructed from foamed resin material, which provides a porous internal structure that significantly reduces weight compared to solid materials. The foamed structure maintains sufficient structural strength for conveying honeycomb formed bodies while dramatically decreasing the overall weight of the conveyance receiver system.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiver uses composite construction combining foamed resin for the main body structure with metal coupling components (bolt members, nut members, and coupling hole portions). This composite approach optimizes the balance between strength and weight, using each material where it provides the most benefit - the foamed resin for lightweight structural support and the metal components for strong mechanical connections.
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 system effectively supports honeycombs of various lengths and diameters while minimizing storage space, as the modular design allows for flexible adjustment and reduced weight through optimized foaming rates, enhancing manufacturing efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
receiver main body made of foamed polyurethane resin
Implementation Method 2
foamed polyurethane resin
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AI summary
There is provided a conveyance receiver for a honeycomb formed body applicable as a conveyance receiver for honeycomb formed bodies having various lengths and a storage space for the conveyance receiver for a honeycomb formed body may be saved. A conveyance receiver for a honeycomb formed body 100 is a conveyance receiver 100 where a pillar, clayey honeycomb formed body extruded from a die is placed with its central axis set horizontally and moves on a conveyance path to convey the honeycomb formed body to a next process, and the conveyance receiver for a honeycomb formed body 100 includes a concaved surface 10 concaved to both end faces 11 and 12 parallel to a surface perpendicular to the central axis of the honeycomb formed body to be placed, and that is a surface in contact with a side surface of the honeycomb formed body to be conveyed; and a receiver main body 20 constituted of a plurality of members, and coupling means 30 that couples the plurality of members constituting the receiver main body 20 to one another, and the receiver main body 20 at least has a first member 15 at the one end face 11 side and a second member 16 at the other end face 12 side as the plurality of members.