Multi-Tire Structural Feature Positioning With Automated Stapling
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of fastening used tires together to create multi-tire structural features is labor-intensive and time-consuming, necessitating improvements for expedited and simplified production and positioning.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a construction vehicle with an actuatable arm and a grasper equipped with a staple driver and fastener to automatically fasten tires together by driving a staple through their walls and bending it to secure them, using hydraulic or pneumatic actuators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual fastening methods (ropes, chains, or bolts) are used to tie tires together, then the tires can be fastened together, but the process becomes labor intensive and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical fastening systems (ropes, chains, or bolts requiring human labor) with an automated stapling system that uses a stapler device actuated by a robotic gripper. The stapler automatically drives staples through tire walls and bends them to fasten tires together, eliminating manual intervention and significantly increasing fastening speed while reducing labor requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The stapling system is designed to perform the fastening operation autonomously without human intervention. The robotic gripper positions the stapler, actuates the stapling mechanism, and handles the staple consumption, allowing the system to service itself and the tires automatically. This self-service capability eliminates the need for manual fastening operations.
2Productivity
If manual fastening methods are used, then simple tools can be used, but the process is labor intensive and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces simple manual tools with an automated stapling system that combines multiple functions (positioning, actuating, fastening) into a single automated operation. While the system itself is more complex, it eliminates the need for manual manipulation of multiple fastening components, thereby increasing assembly speed and reducing operational complexity from the user perspective.
3Loss of time
If automated stapling system is used, then fastening process is automated and time is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the fastening system into distinct functional modules: a robotic gripper for positioning and actuation, a stapler mechanism for driving staples, and a bending mechanism for securing the staples. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining automation capabilities and reducing fastening time.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for producing and positioning multi-tire structural features is disclosed. The system includes a construction vehicle, an actuatable arm extending from the construction vehicle, and a grasper coupled to a distal end of the actuatable arm. The gasper includes a first moving member and a second moving member that are configured to be actuated toward one another when the first moving member is disposed within a first tire and the second moving member is disposed within a second tire. The first moving member comprises a staple driver that is configured to release and force a staple through tire walls of the first and second tires, and the second moving member comprises a staple fastener that is configured to at least partially close the staple after the staple penetrates the tire walls of the first and second tires in order to fasten the first and second tires together.