Proportioning Tool Data Storage via Electrical Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current proportioning systems face difficulties in efficiently managing and updating data related to tools, including calibration and mechanical correction data, which are often cumbersome to assign and access, especially in laboratory-type automatic apparatuses.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a programmable electronic storage device on the tool that allows for the direct storage and retrieval of production-related and application-related data, enabling easy documentation and accessibility through electrical interconnection with the proportioning device, using spring-loaded contact strips and EEPROM for secure and non-volatile data storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If data are stored in accompanying documents or via manufacturer information, then data can be preserved, but data assignment and accessibility become troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/document-based data storage system with an electronic storage device integrated into the proportioning tool. This substitution eliminates the need for manual data entry and document handling, allowing data to be automatically read and assigned when the tool is mounted on the proportioning device, thereby resolving the contradiction between data preservation and data accessibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional document-based data management is used, then data can be stored, but updating and supplementing data becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic storage device integrated into the proportioning tool enables self-service data management. The tool itself carries and manages its own data, allowing for easy updates and supplementation without requiring external document handling or complex manual processes. This resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptable while keeping data management simple.
3Reliability
If calibration data are entered manually into laboratory-type automatic apparatus, then data can be recorded, but the process becomes difficult and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data entry with automatic electronic data transfer. The electronic storage device on the proportioning tool communicates with the proportioning device through electrical contacts, automatically transferring calibration and correction data. This eliminates manual entry errors and improves both data accuracy and ease of operation simultaneously.
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AI summary
A proportioning system, comprising at least one tool, a programmable electronic storage device disposed on the tool, a proportioning device including a device for releasably mounting the tool, a device for actuating the tool, and a device for controlling of the device for actuating the tool and/or device for releasably mounting it, and a device for contacting connected to the device for controlling and disposed on the proportioning device and another device for contacting disposed on the tool that is connected to the programmable electronic storage device wherein the device for contacting and the other device for contacting contact each other when the tool is releasably mounted on the proportioning device.