Integrated Motor Housing Support Frame Star Wheel Conveyor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conveyor devices are difficult to assemble and maintain due to separate outer housings and complex motor adjustments, leading to increased manufacturing and maintenance costs.
Innovation Solution
The motor housing assumes a static function as part of the support frame, eliminating the need for a separate outer housing and allowing easy access for maintenance, with the control unit optionally housed within, and screw-based assembly to support frames.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate outer housing is used to accommodate the drive motor, then the motor is protected and housed, but the assembly and maintenance become difficult and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The motor housing is merged with the support frame to form a single integrated component. The motor housing serves dual functions: protecting the motor and providing structural support for the star wheel conveyor. This eliminates the need for a separate outer housing and allows easy access to the motor for maintenance by removing the motor housing from the support frame.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor housing is designed to perform multiple functions: it protects the motor, provides structural support as part of the support frame, and serves as an accessible enclosure that can be removed for maintenance. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
2Reliability
If a separate outer housing is used for the drive motor, then the motor is properly housed, but manufacturing and assembly costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the motor housing with the support frame into a single component, the number of parts to be manufactured and assembled is reduced. This eliminates the need for separate manufacturing of an outer housing and its assembly to the support frame, thereby reducing manufacturing and assembly costs while maintaining motor protection.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the drive motor is housed in a separate outer housing, then the structure is complete, but the complexity of assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motor housing is integrated with the support frame, reducing the total number of components from four (support frame, outer housing, motor, star wheel) to three (integrated motor housing-support frame, motor, star wheel). This simplifies the assembly process while maintaining structural completeness.
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AI summary
The conveyer systems (4,5) have a drive motor with a motor shaft and a motor housing, and a load-carrying support frame (8). The motor housing is a part of the load receiving support frame and a part of a supporting column of a star-shaped wheel conveyer. The driving motor is formed as a direct drive and the motor housing has a control unit for driving motor. The motor housing is provided with a connecting element for connection with other part of the support frame.