Pump Stand Support Frame With Forklift Access for Vacuum Pump Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container coating devices with vacuum pumps face difficulties in accessibility and replacement due to the pumps being separately arranged and located at distant locations within the system.
Innovation Solution
A support frame with detachable bearing struts and securing devices allows for easy mounting and removal of vacuum pumps, utilizing a main support frame with horizontal and vertical carriers to facilitate access and maintenance, enabling easy access and replacement using lifting trucks or forklifts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If vacuum pumps are separately arranged and connected to the container treatment machine, then the coating process can be carried out, but the pumps become difficult to access and are positioned at distant locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple vacuum pumps and their support structures into a single integrated pump stand with a common support frame. This merging allows the pumps to function together for the coating process while being centrally located and easily accessible for maintenance, resolving the contradiction between system functionality and accessibility.
2Reliability
If vacuum pumps are set up separately, then the coating process can be performed, but rapid replacement of pumps becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the pump system into modular components where each vacuum pump can be independently removed from the support frame. The detachable mounting design allows individual pumps to be quickly replaced without affecting other pumps or the overall system structure, enabling rapid maintenance while maintaining coating process capability.
3Ease of operation
If bearing devices have rectangular cross-section for forklift access, then pumps can be easily removed, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The rectangular bearing devices serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the vacuum pumps, enable easy identification and access by forklifts through their distinctive shape and spacing, and facilitate quick removal and replacement. This multi-functionality achieves ease of operation without requiring additional complex components.
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AI summary
A support frame for a pump stand for receiving vacuum pumps for a coating device for coating containers by a coating method. The support frame includes a structure on which bearing struts are formed for detachably connecting to at least two bearing devices, onto which a respective vacuum pump can be detachably mounted. Feet extend downwards from the lowermost bearing struts and have detachable securing devices for connecting to a main support frame of the coating device. The hearing devices have a rectangular cross-section, which is slightly larger than the cross-section of a fork of a lifting truck or a forklift truck, and which are sufficiently spaced apart from one another in the horizontal direction so that the fork of the lifting truck or the stacking fork of the forklift truck can be moved therein with minimal play.