Movable Protector Conveyor for Divided Material Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conveyor belt systems require human intervention for loading divided materials, which is ergonomically challenging and costly, especially for large quantities.
Innovation Solution
A conveying system with movable protectors and a carriage mechanism that creates an opening in a trench for the material to flow onto a conveyor belt, reducing the need for external intervention and utilizing a scraper device to guide material into the trench.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual loading with transport machines is used, then divided materials can be loaded onto the conveyor belt, but the operation is not ergonomic and is expensive for large quantities
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows the pile itself to feed material onto the conveyor belt through gravity flow. The movable protectors create openings that enable material to flow onto the belt without external loading equipment, making the system self-servicing and eliminating manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The protectors are made movable rather than fixed, allowing them to be shifted to create openings for material flow. This dynamic configuration enables the system to adapt to the pile shape and material flow requirements, improving both ergonomics and efficiency.
2Reliability
If fixed protectors are used across the trench, then material flow is controlled, but the system requires complex external intervention for loading
Solution Approach 1:
The protectors are designed to be movable along the trench rather than fixed in position. This allows them to be dynamically repositioned to control material flow while eliminating the need for complex loading equipment, reducing device complexity while maintaining flow control reliability.
3Productivity
If a trench is introduced under the reception location, then material can flow onto the conveyor belt, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The trench structure is merged with the conveyor belt routing, allowing the belt to pass through the trench. This integration enables material to flow directly from the pile onto the belt through the trench opening, improving passage efficiency while avoiding separate complex loading structures.
Data Source
AI summary
A conveying system for conveying a divided material forming a pile includes a trench extending in a main direction. The trench is under a reception location of the pile along an direction of elevation. The conveying system also includes a conveyor extending along a route, which includes at least one reception portion extending into the trench. The conveying system further includes a number of protectors extending across the trench above the reception portion in the direction of elevation, and a carriage adapted to move along the trench and including a first actuator adapted to successively move each protector in the main direction.