Automated Paint Mixing Device with Mechanical Arm Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing paint mixing processes are inefficient and labor-intensive due to manual handling of color master batches, leading to high labor costs and low mixing efficiency as the market demands more customized paints and coatings.
Innovation Solution
A paint mixing device integrated with storage and adjustment, featuring a mechanical arm component that moves along a guide rail to automatically pick and place color master batch units, reducing the need for manual operation and enabling automated mixing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual handling of color master batches is used, then the device complexity is low, but the productivity is low and labor cost is high
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses automated mechanical arms and control systems to handle color master batches independently without manual intervention. The mechanical arms automatically pick, transport, and place color master batches into the mixing container, while the control system manages the entire process based on paint formulas, achieving self-service operation that improves productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical handling with automated mechanical systems. Electrically controlled mechanical arms substitute for human hands, and automated conveying mechanisms replace manual transport methods. This substitution of manual mechanical operations with automated mechanical systems increases mixing efficiency while managing device complexity through systematic automation
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of color master batches are stored and handled manually, then the adaptability is high, but the loss of time is high
Solution Approach 1:
Color master batches are pre-stored in dedicated storage tanks before mixing operations begin. The system prepares multiple types of color master batches in advance and keeps them ready for automated retrieval. This preliminary storage and preparation eliminates time-consuming manual search and handling during the mixing process, reducing conveying time while maintaining adaptability to handle various paint formulations
Solution Approach 2:
An automated conveying system acts as an intermediary between the color master batch storage tanks and the mixing container. This intermediary system includes automated mechanical arms and transport mechanisms that efficiently transfer color master batches without manual intervention. The intermediary automation reduces conveying time while the system's ability to access multiple storage tanks maintains high adaptability for customized paint formulations
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a paint mixing device integrated with storage and adjustment, which includes: a cabinet body; a plurality of rows of placement racks, installed on the cabinet body, each row of the placement rack includes a plurality of placement point positions; a plurality of color master batch units, correspondingly arranged in the plurality of the placement point positions; a guide rail, an extension direction of the guide rail is consistent with an extension direction of the placement racks; a punching assembly, arranged at one end of the extension direction of the placement racks; and a mechanical arm component, herein it may be moved along a guiding direction of the guide rail, the mechanical arm component includes a longitudinal beam and a mechanical arm rocking frame, and the mechanical arm rocking frame may be swung around its own axis, and moved up and down along the longitudinal beam.