Radial Pharmaceutical Object Transfer Device with Pivot Axis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for accepting and transferring pharmaceutical products between processing stations require significant space and resources, particularly for in-process monitoring and temporary storage, leading to inefficient production flows and high investment costs due to uneven processing capacities and quality control challenges.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for accepting a first number of objects from a supplying device and transferring a second number to a receiving device, involving in-process monitoring between acceptance and transfer, with objects accumulating temporarily up to three to five times the second number, within a predefined radius, allowing for spatial and angular movement to optimize production facility layout, and using a transferring device with radial receptacles and a vertical pivot axis for efficient object displacement and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If in-process monitoring and temporary storage are implemented between processing stations, then quality control and production flow stability are improved, but the space required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from linear/planar arrangement to three-dimensional radial arrangement around a central pivot axis. Objects are transferred along a vertical axis through radial movement, utilizing the vertical dimension to reduce horizontal footprint. The temporary storage area is positioned radially inward toward the pivot axis, allowing monitoring and storage functions to be integrated within a compact radial envelope rather than requiring extensive linear space.
Solution Approach 2:
The temporary storage area is nested within the radial envelope defined by the transferring device's movement radius. The storage zone is positioned concentrically toward the pivot axis, allowing the monitoring device and storage functionality to be nested within the same radial space envelope as the transfer operation, rather than requiring separate dedicated spaces.
2Measurement precision
If processing stations are arranged with sufficient spacing for monitoring and storage, then quality control capabilities are enhanced, but the overall production facility size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the monitoring device radially inward toward the central pivot axis, utilizing the radial dimension to create sufficient measurement and monitoring space without increasing the overall facility footprint. The vertical transfer axis provides additional spatial separation, allowing monitoring operations to occur at multiple radial distances from the pivot axis within the same horizontal envelope.
3Area of stationary object
If a radial transfer system with pivot axis is used, then space efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transferring device performs multiple functions: it transfers objects between processing stations, provides temporary storage capacity, enables in-process monitoring access, and facilitates quality control operations. By integrating these functions into a single radial transfer system, the patent reduces the need for separate dedicated mechanisms for each function, thereby managing complexity through multi-functionality rather than adding more components.
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AI summary
A method for accepting a first number m1 of objects, more particularly pharmaceutical products, from a supplying device and for transferring a second number m2 of objects to a receiving device, and also a device for carrying out such a method, where prior to the transferal of the second number m2 of objects the objects are allowed to accumulate or are stored in a maximum amount equal to from one to ten times the second number m2 and preferably in a maximum amount equal to from three to five times the second number m, and accepting, in-process monitoring, temporary storage, and transfer of objects are carried out within a specified radius about a pivot axis, which radius does not exceed from one to fifteen times the greatest width of the objects and preferably does not exceed from four to six times the greatest width of the objects.