Palletizing Device Vibration for Bag Stack Homogeneity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Palletizing devices often produce inhomogeneous stacks of sacks due to varying filling material and positioning, leading to mechanical instability and increased complexity and time in the palletizing process.
Innovation Solution
A palletizing device equipped with a vibrating mechanism that shakes the entire stack of sacks after each layer is formed, ensuring even distribution of filling material and alignment, thereby reducing inhomogeneities and enhancing mechanical stability without increasing mechanical demands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the minimum requirement for mechanical stability is set very high to counteract inhomogeneity, then the mechanical stability of sack stacks is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies mechanical vibration through a vibrating device that acts on the sliding surface or sliding table to vibrate the filled sacks during palletizing. This vibration homogenizes the positioning of sacks and layers, eliminating inhomogeneities that would otherwise require complex situation patterns to achieve mechanical stability. The vibration frequency and amplitude are controlled to optimize the homogenization effect while maintaining simple device architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state and positioning parameters of filled sacks through controlled vibration. By adjusting vibration frequency, amplitude, and duration, the system optimizes sack positioning and layer alignment without requiring complex mechanical structures. This parameter-based approach allows simple device configurations to achieve high mechanical stability.
2Reliability
If complex situation patterns are used to ensure mechanical stability, then the reliability of sack stacks is improved, but the productivity decreases due to longer palletizing time
Solution Approach 1:
The vibrating device rapidly homogenizes sack positioning and layer alignment during the palletizing process, eliminating the need for time-consuming complex situation patterns. The vibration acts continuously or periodically to maintain homogeneity, significantly reducing the time required to achieve mechanically stable stacks while maintaining high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The vibration is applied in advance during the palletizing process to pre-homogenize sack positioning before final stacking. This preliminary action ensures that mechanical stability is achieved naturally through vibration-assisted alignment rather than through time-consuming post-adjustment or complex pattern formation, thereby maintaining high palletizing speed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If filled sacks have different inhomogeneities in filling material and positioning, then the adaptability of the palletizing device is improved, but the mechanical stability of the stack deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The vibrating device effectively homogenizes various types of inhomogeneities including filling material distribution, sack positioning variations, and layer alignment differences. The vibration frequency and amplitude can be adjusted to accommodate different sack types and filling materials, maintaining mechanical stability across diverse palletizing scenarios without sacrificing adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The vibrating device reduces inhomogeneities in the stack, allowing for more consistent mechanical stability, thus simplifying the palletizing process and reducing the time required to meet mechanical strength requirements.
Implementation Method 1
a vibrating device (120) is provided for vibrating the stack of sacks in order to reduce unevenness in the layers of the filled sacks in the stack of sacks (240)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a palletizing device (100) for stacking filled bags (200) into a stack of bags (240), comprising a sliding device (110) with a sliding surface (112) and a sliding table (114) arranged next to the sliding surface (112), as well as a slider (116) for sliding a layer (230) of bags (200) from the sliding surface (112) onto the sliding table (114), further comprising a lifting device (140) for receiving the stack of bags (240) below the sliding table (114), wherein a shaking device (120) is provided for shaking the stack of bags (240) to reduce unevenness of the layers (230) of the filled bags (200) in the stack of bags (240).