Panel Turning Arm With Rotary-Transverse Motion for Smooth Transfer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing panel turning devices experience abrupt deceleration and acceleration, leading to potential damage to panels and equipment, as they transition between conveyor belts and turning devices.

Innovation Solution

A turning device with a turning arm that performs both rotary and transverse movements to smoothly pick up panels from a conveyor belt, gradually decelerate them, and then rotate them without strong decelerations or accelerations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If panels are turned using a star-shaped turning device with abrupt deceleration and acceleration, then the turning process can be completed, but the panels and equipment may be damaged due to strong decelerations and accelerations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveturning process completionVSAvoidpanel damage and equipment damage

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The turning arm is designed to perform both rotary and transverse movements dynamically, allowing the panel to be gradually decelerated from transverse movement and then subjected to a small rotational acceleration. This dynamic movement pattern eliminates abrupt decelerations and accelerations that cause damage to panels and equipment while maintaining efficient turning process completion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Object-affected harmful factors

If the speed of the turning process is limited to avoid damage, then panel and equipment damage is reduced, but the turning speed is slow

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepanel and equipment damage preventionVSAvoidturning process speed

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The turning process is segmented into distinct phases: first, the turning arm performs a pushing movement to pick up the panel; then it performs a gradual deceleration from transverse movement; finally, it executes a small rotational acceleration to complete the turning. This segmentation allows each phase to be optimized independently, achieving both damage prevention and efficient speed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The turning arm executes coordinated rotary and transverse movements with dynamically adjusted speeds. The transverse movement component allows the arm to approach and pick up panels smoothly, while the rotary movement component performs the turning at controlled acceleration. This dynamic coordination enables faster overall turning while preventing damage through controlled acceleration profiles.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Object-affected harmful factors

If a turning arm with both rotary and transverse movement is used, then smooth turning without damage is achieved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedamage-free turningVSAvoidturning arm mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The turning arm combines both rotary and transverse movement capabilities into a single integrated mechanism. By merging these two movement types into one component rather than using separate mechanisms, the patent achieves smooth damage-free turning while minimizing the overall device complexity. The control device coordinates both movements, but they are executed by a unified turning arm structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12286309B2Device for turning panels

Publication Date: 2025.04.29 GRENZEBACH BSH

AI summary

A device for transporting panels resting upon a conveyor belt and for turning panels by means of a turning device, characterized in that the turning device has a turning arm which performs both a rotary and a transverse movement for turning the panels.