Compact Peeling Machine Rotary Coupling Mobile Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic peeling machines for elongated products are not suitable for mobile use due to their stationary design and require external water supplies, which are not feasible for field or market settings, and they lack a compact and efficient mechanism for peeling with high quality.
Innovation Solution
A compact automatic peeling machine with a rotary receiving and depositing system, driven by a single electric motor, using a transport coupling module with spur gears for coordinated rotation and a low-voltage power supply, allowing for efficient peeling and cleaning without external water connections, enabling mobile operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a stationary peeling machine with external water supply is used, then high peeling quality is achieved, but mobility is lost and the system cannot be used in field or market settings
Solution Approach 1:
The peeling machine is divided into modular components (receiving device with rotary receiving element, cutting device with knife units, depositing device with rotary depositing element, and cleaning device) that can function independently yet cooperatively. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high peeling quality through precise modular operations while enabling mobility by allowing the modules to be transported as integrated units without permanent installation requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine incorporates an integrated cleaning device with water reservoir and spray nozzles that enables self-cleaning of the receiving device, depositing device, and cutting device. This self-service capability eliminates the need for external water supplies and stationary installation, allowing the peeling machine to maintain operational quality while being fully mobile for field and market use.
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate drive devices are used for receiving, depositing, and cutting operations, then each function can be optimized independently, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single drive device is used to simultaneously drive both the rotary receiving element and the rotary depositing element through a shared drive shaft. This merging of drive functions reduces the number of separate motors and control systems, simplifying the overall device while maintaining independent optimization of each function through the angular offset arrangement of knife units and coordinated rotation of the rotary elements.
3Device complexity
If linear feeding and removal of material is used, then the structure is simple, but space efficiency is reduced and the machine footprint is larger
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces linear feeding and removal mechanisms with rotary receiving and depositing elements that move material along circular paths. This curvilinear arrangement allows the peeling machine to achieve compact space utilization while maintaining functional simplicity, as the rotary elements naturally guide material through the peeling process in a space-efficient manner.
4Power
If high-voltage power supply is used, then sufficient power is available for all operations, but the machine cannot operate without external electrical connections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies that the drive device and other electrical components are designed to operate with low-voltage power sources (such as batteries or portable power supplies) rather than requiring high-voltage external electrical connections. This parameter change in operating voltage enables the peeling machine to function with sufficient power for all operations while achieving operational independence and mobility for field and market use.
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 machine provides a space-saving, high-quality peeling solution that can operate independently with low maintenance, using a single motor and low-voltage power, suitable for mobile use without the need for external electrical connections or water supplies, ensuring efficient peeling and reduced energy consumption.
Implementation Method 1
The transport coupling module comprises an actuating element which rotates at a constant speed and on the one hand drives the pick-up rotary element in a first direction of rotation and on the other hand the deposit rotary element in the same second direction of rotation
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AI summary
The machine (100) has a holder device (104) with a holder rotating element (110) provided at a rotation axis running along cutting direction. A supply- and/or discharge device (107) comprises a tray-rotating element (120) rotated at another rotation axis arranged parallel to the rotational axis. A coupling device (109) comprises a transport coupling module coupling the holder rotating element with the tray-rotating element. The module alternatively rotates the holder rotating element and the tray-rotating element at a preset rotational angle. An independent claim is also included for a method for peeling elongated peeled goods.