Packing Material With Integrated Lifting Grips For Robot Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation and unpacking of robots on pedestals require additional dedicated parts or components, increasing the number of parts and assembly steps, which is inefficient and costly.
Innovation Solution
A packing material comprising first and second support members that include attachment and gripped portions, allowing the lifting device or operator to lift the robot with the packing material, thereby eliminating the need for dedicated parts on the robot.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a dedicated attachment portion or gripped portion is provided on the robot for lifting, then the robot can be installed on a pedestal, but the number of parts and components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the packing material with the lifting function by providing attachment portions and gripped portions directly on the packing material. This allows the packing material to serve dual purposes: protecting the robot during transport and enabling lifting/installation, thereby eliminating the need for separate dedicated lifting components on the robot itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The packing material is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as protective packaging and as a lifting device. The attachment portions and gripped portions on the packing material enable it to function as a universal lifting interface that works with both automated lifting devices and manual handling, reducing the need for robot-specific lifting components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional dedicated parts are added to the robot for lifting, then the robot can be hoisted by lifting devices, but assembly steps and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting functionality is prepared in advance by incorporating attachment portions and gripped portions into the packing material before the robot is placed inside. This preliminary integration means that no additional assembly steps are required on the robot itself - the lifting capability is already prepared in the packaging, which is assembled anyway for protection during transport.
3Reliability
If the robot is packed with traditional packing material, then the robot is protected during transport, but additional components are needed for robot installation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines the protective packing function with the lifting function in a single integrated system. The packing material includes attachment portions and gripped portions that enable lifting, eliminating the need for separate dedicated lifting components while maintaining full protective coverage for the robot during transport.
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AI summary
Provided is a packing material that makes it possible to omit an exclusive part for installing a robot on a stand, and to reduce the number of parts of the robot. The packing material for packing the robot has a first support member that supports the robot in a state in which a base of the robot is exposed, and the first support member is provided with grip portions which are held by a worker to lift the robot together with the first support member.