Parallel Layer Deposition for Composite Sheet Manufacturing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for manufacturing products in the form of sheets or blocks are limited by restrictive technology arrangements, which hinder the development of new products and fail to provide flexible control over composition and addition amounts of raw materials, thereby impeding market competitiveness.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that allow for parallel deposition of initial mixture layers on a conveyor belt, enabling flexible adjustment of composition ratios and independent processing of each layer, facilitated by a dispersing apparatus with a rolling brush and driving assembly, allowing for quantitative and proportional feeding without installation position restrictions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If each layer of initial mixture is superposed in sequence perpendicular to the conveyor belt surface, then the multilayer composite structure is formed, but the technology arrangement becomes restrictive and hinders new product development
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the deposition arrangement from vertical superposition (perpendicular to conveyor belt) to horizontal parallel arrangement (along the conveyor belt width direction). This dimensional change allows each initial mixture layer to be independently processed while maintaining the composite structure, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and technological flexibility.
2Ease of manufacture
If initial agitators are positioned at fixed locations, then the deposition sequence is controlled, but the composition ratio adjustment becomes restrictive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces adjustable positioning mechanisms for initial agitators, allowing their positions to be dynamically changed along the conveyor belt. This enables flexible control over deposition sequences and composition ratios without fixed constraints, while maintaining manufacturability through structured deposition control.
3Productivity
If initial mixtures are deposited in fixed positions on conveyor belt, then the processing sequence is determined, but the independent processing of each layer is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent arranges initial mixture layers in parallel along the conveyor belt width, creating spatially separated segments. Each layer can be independently processed by corresponding processing units positioned at different locations, enabling both high productivity through parallel processing and technological flexibility through independent layer treatment.
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AI summary
A method for manufacturing a product in the form of a sheet or a block, including: preparing an initial mixture which mainly comprises one or more stones or a stone-like granular material having a selected particle size and a binder; depositing a layer of the initial mixture having a predetermined thickness onto a surface of a conveyor belt; performing prepressing and finally obtaining a roughly formed material; systematically depositing a plurality of layers of initial mixtures onto the surface of the conveyor belt in parallel, such that each of the layers is not superposed in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the conveyor belt, but is arranged in sequence in a direction of width of the conveyor belt to form a multi-component or composite mixture structure; the conveyor belt conveys the multi-component or composite mixture into a rotated container or support member; after discharged from the rotated container or support member, a final mixture is conveyed to perform subsequent pre-compression and hardening.