Packing System for Vacuum Insulation Panels

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional packing systems for vacuum insulation panels are inefficient due to multiple packing processes, leading to low production efficiency and high failure rates caused by wrinkling and improper positioning of packing materials.

Innovation Solution

A packing system comprising a transporting device, an erecting device, a guiding device, a sidepoint positioning device, and a tension adjusting device that orients and folds the packing material in a standing manner, allowing it to be precisely positioned and tensioned for efficient packing of various-sized objects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the packing material is folded multiple times to be in close contact with the core, then the quality of the vacuum insulation panel is improved, but the production efficiency deteriorates due to many packing processes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of vacuum insulation panelVSAvoidproduction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple folding operations into a single integrated packing structure. The packing material is designed with pre-formed folds that allow it to wrap around the core in one continuous operation, eliminating the need for separate folding steps while still achieving close contact with the core surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The packing material is pre-configured with fold lines and creases before the packing process. This preliminary preparation allows the material to be quickly folded into the required shape during a single packing operation, rather than requiring multiple sequential folding steps during production.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the packing material is packed without wrinkle, then the quality of the vacuum insulation panel is improved, but the complexity of the packing process increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of vacuum insulation panelVSAvoidpacking process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The packing material uses a flexible film structure that can conform to the core surface without creating wrinkles. The material's inherent flexibility allows it to adapt to the core's shape while maintaining a smooth surface, eliminating the need for complex wrinkle-prevention mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

3Reliability

If the packing material is always supplied to a predetermined position, then the failure rate of packed products is reduced, but the device complexity increases due to positioning mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefailure rate of packed productVSAvoidpositioning mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The packing material incorporates self-positioning features such as alignment marks, guide edges, or asymmetric configurations that automatically orient the material correctly as it is supplied to the core. This self-alignment capability eliminates the need for complex external positioning mechanisms while ensuring consistent placement accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Adaptability or versatility

If a single system is used to pack various sizes of packing target objects, then the versatility is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecapability to pack various sizesVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The packing system incorporates adjustable components such as variable-length packing materials, adjustable clamping mechanisms, or reconfigurable guide structures that can be dynamically adjusted to accommodate different core sizes. This dynamic adaptability allows a single system to handle various dimensions without requiring multiple specialized devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The packing material and apparatus are designed with universal features that enable them to function with packing targets of various sizes. The material uses standardized connection points and proportions that scale appropriately, while the apparatus employs adjustable parameters rather than fixed configurations, allowing one system to serve multiple size requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP3321193B1Packaging system and method
Publication Date: 2020.11.04 OCI CO LTD(KR)
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a packing system including a transporting device, an erecting device, and a guiding device. The packing system is configured to reduce the number of a packing process and to simplify the packing process, thereby improving production efficiency, compared with a conventional system. The packing system is configured to minimize wrinkling of a packing material and to adjust position of ends of the packing material in a way that the packing material is always supplied to a predetermined position, thereby reducing a failure rate of a packed product. It is possible to pack various sizes of packing target objects using a single system.