Packaging Machine Adjustment Display for Setting Changeovers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing product processing systems, such as bag-making and packaging machines, require manual adjustments during setting changes, which can lead to forgotten adjustments due to reliance on paper memos or worker memory, causing inefficiencies and potential errors.

Innovation Solution

A product processing apparatus with a storage component to store settings and a display component to notify users of adjustment-requiring parts, eliminating the need for paper memos by displaying necessary adjustments and allowing input of new setting values, ensuring complete adjustments are made before proceeding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a worker uses a paper memo to track manual adjustments, then the worker can reference the adjustments needed, but the memo may be lost or get inside the machine causing problems

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustment tracking reliabilityVSAvoidmemo loss or contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the physical paper memo with a digital copy stored in the control device's storage unit. The display unit presents this digital information to the worker, eliminating the physical载体 that can be lost or contaminated while preserving the adjustment tracking functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The control device acts as an intermediary between the machine settings and the worker. It stores the adjustment information and presents it through the display unit, serving as a reliable mediator that eliminates the need for physical memos while ensuring accurate information delivery.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If a worker relies on memory to make adjustments, then no memo is needed, but adjustments may be forgotten

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperation simplicityVSAvoidadjustment completion reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a digital copy of the adjustment requirements in the control device's storage unit and presents it through the display unit. This externalizes the information that would otherwise need to be held in human memory, maintaining operational simplicity while ensuring reliability through visual confirmation of required adjustments.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Adaptability or versatility

If manual adjustment mechanisms are used, then flexibility in adjustment is achieved, but time is consumed in rechecking mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustment flexibilityVSAvoidrechecking time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The display unit provides immediate visual feedback to the worker about which adjustments are required. This feedback mechanism eliminates the need for rechecking by clearly indicating the adjustment status, while the manual adjustment mechanisms maintain their flexibility for various packaging configurations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11447283B2Product processing apparatus

Publication Date: 2022.09.20 ISHIDA CO LTD

AI summary

A product processing apparatus that performs packaging or box packing of products is disclosed. The product processing apparatus includes a storage component and a display component. The storage component is configured to store settings relating to the packaging or the box packing of the products. The display component is configured to display adjustment-requiring parts that requires adjustment in the product processing apparatus when changing the settings.