Movable Injection Device on Feed Table for Profile Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transfer systems for processing motor vehicle door seal profiles are costly and lack flexibility due to the need for separate, space-intensive injection stations and handling devices, which require additional space and complex retooling.
Innovation Solution
A transfer system with a movable injection device integrated on a feed table that moves relative to the profile, allowing for injection molding and processing without the need for separate, stationary injection stations, reducing space requirements and enabling easier reconfiguration and tooling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If separate stationary injection stations are used, then injection molding can be performed, but space requirements increase and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The injection device is merged with the feed table, creating an integrated processing unit. The feed table serves dual purposes: transporting profiles and housing the injection device. This eliminates the need for separate stationary injection stations, reducing space requirements while maintaining injection molding capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The injection device is made movable by mounting it on the displaceable feed table. Instead of a fixed stationary injection station, the device moves along with the feed table to position itself relative to the profile. This dynamic arrangement reduces the need for large stationary infrastructure while preserving functional capability.
2Ease of manufacture
If separate stationary injection stations are used, then injection molding can be performed, but device complexity and retooling requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the injection device with the feed table, the system reduces the number of separate processing stations required. This merged configuration simplifies the overall device architecture and reduces retooling complexity compared to maintaining separate stationary injection stations.
Solution Approach 2:
The feed table is designed to serve multiple functions: profile transport, housing the injection device, and providing positioning capabilities. This multi-functional design reduces the need for specialized equipment for each function, thereby reducing overall device complexity and retooling requirements.
3Ease of operation
If the feed table moves relative to the profile, then handling complexity is reduced, but the closing unit must maintain contour parts open until terminal position
Solution Approach 1:
The closing unit is designed with dynamic control capabilities that respond to the feed table's position. The contour parts remain open during the approach phase and close automatically when the feed table reaches the terminal position. This dynamic control simplifies handling operations while the control mechanism manages the additional complexity of coordinated movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The closing unit incorporates position feedback mechanisms that detect when the feed table has reached the terminal position. This feedback triggers the closing action of the contour parts, ensuring proper timing and coordination. The feedback control manages the complexity by automatically coordinating the closing unit's action with the feed table's movement status.
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
This solution provides significant cost savings and increased flexibility by allowing for modular, space-efficient processing with reduced handling complexity and faster cycle times, as the feed table with the injection device can be easily retooled and moved along the transportation path, eliminating the need for additional handling devices and reducing the need for extensive reconfiguration.
Implementation Method 1
an injection device (7) for injection-molding a further end portion, a new profile portion, or for connecting profiles to one another
Data Source
AI summary
A transfer system which can be used in a flexible manner for transporting or processing, respectively, profiles, in which the injection device comprises a mold for receiving the profile during the injection, wherein the mold has at least two contour parts and the injection device has a closing unit for opening/closing the contour parts, wherein the closing unit is configured for keeping the contour parts open until the profile is enclosed by the contour parts, and wherein the transportation device is configured for moving, preferably not rotating, the profile exclusively parallel to the transportation path, wherein the closing unit and the injection device are assembled so as to be displaceable conjointly with the first feed table, and the first feed table in the direction of the transportation path is displaceable so far until the contour parts enclose the profile.