Movable Guide Vibratory Supports for Conveyor Jam Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional conveying systems experience frequent product jamming due to friction and vibration-related mechanical fatigue, particularly in aligners with vibratory motorization, leading to manual intervention and premature component deterioration.

Innovation Solution

A vibratory support device with movable guides that transmit vibrations directly to products, mounted on a chassis via a movable frame with elastic articulation, ensuring efficient vibration transmission and reducing mechanical strain on the support structure.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If vibratory motorization is used in aligners to reduce product jamming, then product flow efficiency is improved, but mechanical fatigue and component deterioration increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduct flow efficiencyVSAvoidcomponent durability

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The support guides are made movable relative to the chassis through a movable frame, allowing the system to dynamically adapt to vibratory forces. This dynamic configuration reduces mechanical fatigue by enabling the guides to move with the vibrations rather than resist them rigidly, thereby improving component durability while maintaining product flow efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the physical state of the support guides from fixed to movable, altering their mechanical properties. This parameter change allows the guides to absorb and accommodate vibratory movements, reducing mechanical strain and fatigue on components while maintaining effective vibration transmission for preventing product jamming

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Stability of the object's composition

If fixed support guides are used on the chassis, then structural stability is improved, but vibration transmission to products is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidvibration transmission efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The support structure is segmented into fixed chassis and movable guides connected through a movable frame. This segmentation allows the chassis to maintain structural stability while the guides can move independently to effectively transmit vibrations to products, resolving the contradiction between stability and vibration transmission

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The movable frame acts as an intermediary between the fixed chassis and the support guides. It mediates between the stable chassis structure and the need for movable guides to transmit vibrations, allowing both structural stability and effective vibration transmission to coexist

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If manual intervention is used to unblock jammed products, then product flow is restored, but production time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduct flow restorationVSAvoidproduction downtime

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The vibratory mechanism automatically prevents and resolves product jamming without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by using vibrations to keep products moving and prevent blocking, thereby restoring product flow continuously without production downtime

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Mechanical vibrations are applied through the movable support guides to prevent products from jamming in the first place. This continuous vibratory action keeps products in motion, eliminating the need for manual unblocking and preventing production downtime

Inventive Principle:

Principle #18Mechanical vibration

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

Reduces product jamming and mechanical fatigue, allowing for automated adjustments and improved vibration transmission, enhancing the reliability and efficiency of the conveying process.

Implementation Method 1

said guides being mounted to be movable with respect to said chassis by a vibratory movement in a horizontal or essentially horizontal plane

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectVibration: Vibration

Implementation Method 2

mounted on a chassis via a movable frame with elastic articulation

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Implementation Method 3

reducing mechanical strain on the support structure

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectDamping: Damping

Data Source

PatentUS12415686B2Installation for conveying products and vibratory support device

Publication Date: 2025.09.16 SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS SAS

AI summary

Provided is a vibratory support device for an installation for conveying products, the device having a fixed chassis and guides mounted on the chassis that are parallel to one another and oriented in a longitudinal direction. The guides are configured as sliding supports for an endless-type belt of a conveying installation and are mounted movably with respect to the chassis with a vibratory movement in a horizontal or substantially horizontal plane. Also provided is an installation for conveying products that is equipped with a vibratory support device for supporting a portion of the length of its conveyor belt.