Receiving Structure With Real-Time Material Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current receiving structures in manufacturing and transportation require manual opening to determine contents, limiting their application in unmanned factories due to unknown quantities and types of materials until the box is opened.
Innovation Solution
A receiving structure with a material checking unit, discharge port, and automatic feeding system that includes a material taking device, identification device, and processor to determine and manage the position and quantity of materials automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a closed packaging box is used to protect materials, then the protection and containment of materials is improved, but the ability to detect material quantity and type automatically deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical opening of the box with an optical detection system. The transparent window allows optical signals to pass through, enabling automatic identification of materials without physical access to the interior, thus substituting mechanical intervention with optical field-based detection.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent window acts as an intermediary element between the exterior detection system and the interior materials. It transmits optical information from the materials to the external identification device while maintaining the closed protective structure of the box.
2Strength
If the box remains closed to maintain protection, then the structural integrity is improved, but the ease of operation for manual checking deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual visual inspection through opening the box with an automated optical identification system. The identification device scans materials through the transparent window, eliminating the need for manual box opening while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service operation where the identification device automatically detects and identifies materials through the transparent window without requiring human intervention to open the box or manually check contents.
3Device complexity
If manual opening is required to check materials, then the simplicity of the structure is maintained, but the productivity of unmanned operations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an optical identification system that works through the transparent window, enabling unmanned automated operations. The system replaces manual checking with automated optical scanning, significantly improving productivity while maintaining the basic box structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent window serves multiple functions: it maintains the closed protective structure of the box, enables optical transmission for identification, and allows the box to be used in both manual and automated unmanned operation modes, thus providing multi-functionality.
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AI summary
A receiving structure (100) providing real-time information as to the materials constituting its contents includes a box body (10), a first side plate (20), and a second side plate (30). The box body (10), the first side plate (20), and the second side plate (30) forming a receiving space (40), and the receiving space (40) receives materials (300). A discharge port (42) is formed between the second side plate (30) and the first side plate (20), the discharge port (42) is in communication with the receiving space (40), and the discharge port (42) is configured to take out the material. A material checking unit (21) is provided on the first side plate (20), the material checking unit (21) detects and enables real time identification of the materials (300) in the receiving structure (100).