Movable Mold Processing Apparatus for Intermittent Conveyance
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Solution Overview
Problem
In mold processing systems with intermittent conveyance, completing processes within predetermined standstill times is challenging, leading to complex configurations when multiple processing apparatuses are required to share the workload.
Innovation Solution
A mold processing system where a processing apparatus is moved along the conveyance line to perform processes in stages, with a control unit coordinating the positioning and operation of the processing apparatus to complete tasks within standstill times, allowing continuous processing without extending standstill times and eliminating the need for multiple processing apparatuses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple processing apparatuses are arranged along the conveyance line to share the process, then the process can be completed within standstill time, but the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The processing apparatus is made movable along the conveyance line instead of being fixed. The movable processing apparatus can dynamically position itself at different locations (first position, second position, third position) along the conveyance line to perform processing on molds at different stages, eliminating the need for multiple fixed processing apparatuses while maintaining the ability to complete processes within standstill time
Solution Approach 2:
A single processing apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions by processing different molds at different positions along the conveyance line. The same processing apparatus can process a mold at the first position, then move to process another mold at the second position, and subsequently move to the third position, thereby one apparatus serves the role of multiple apparatuses
2Device complexity
If the standstill time is extended to complete the process, then a single processing apparatus can be used, but the conveyance of the mold is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The processing apparatus moves dynamically along the conveyance line to reach molds at different positions (first, second, third positions) at appropriate times, enabling a single apparatus to complete multi-stage processing without extending the predetermined standstill time, thus maintaining conveyance efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The movable processing apparatus is positioned in advance at the first position to perform initial processing on the mold during the first standstill time, then moves to the second position for subsequent processing during the second standstill time, and finally moves to the third position for final processing during the third standstill time, ensuring all processing is completed within the normal conveyance schedule
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AI summary
A mold processing system includes a conveyance line intermittently conveying a mold with a predetermined standstill time, a processing apparatus, a conveyance apparatus conveying the processing apparatus along the conveyance line, and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls the conveyance apparatus to set the processing apparatus at a position corresponding to a first position on the conveyance line and controls the processing apparatus to perform a part of the process on the mold conveyed to the first position, and the control unit controls, after completion of the part of the process, the conveyance apparatus to move the processing apparatus to a position corresponding to a second position and controls the processing apparatus to perform the rest of the process within the standstill time.