Transport Receiving Plate Hold-Down Belt Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Devices for receiving and transporting articles with sliding receiving plates often fail to securely hold the article during transportation, particularly during acceleration, leading to potential slippage.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a hold-down element, such as a resilient belt attached to moving and non-moving components forming loop-type regions, which gently presses the article onto the receiving plates, and using inclined receiving plates with friction-reducing means to minimize slippage and wear.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a receiving plate is slid under the article during transportation, then the article can be transported, but the article may slip during acceleration
Solution Approach 1:
A resilient belt is used as a flexible element to form a hold-down element that presses the article onto the receiving plate. The belt can be attached to moving and non-moving components to form loop-type regions that provide gentle yet effective holding force during transportation and acceleration.
2Reliability
If a hold-down element is added to prevent slippage, then article stability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient belt serves multiple functions: it forms the hold-down element to prevent slippage, can be configured to move with or independently from the receiving plate, and creates loop-type regions that adapt to different transportation conditions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components.
3Ease of operation
If the receiving plate is inclined relative to the support surface, then article placement is improved, but friction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving plate is configured with a specific inclination angle (α) relative to the support surface, optimized within the range of 1° to 15°. This parameter change improves article placement and stability while minimizing excessive friction. The optimal angle balances the benefits of inclined placement with the drawbacks of increased friction and wear.
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 solution effectively secures the article, reducing the risk of slippage and wear by maintaining the article's position relative to the receiving plates, while being gentle on the article and minimizing friction and belt wear.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient belt is attached to at least one component which moves with the receiving plate and to at least one component which does not move with the receiving plate and forms, during the displacement of the receiving plate under the article, at least one loop-type region which holds down the article
Implementation Method 2
having a receiving plate inclined obliquely, preferably at an angle (α) of from 1° to 15° relative to the surface (A) on which an article (G) rests
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AI summary
A device for receiving and for transporting an article having a receiving plate which is slid under the article is provided in which the improvement involves a more effective way for an article to rest on the receiving plates during transportation. A more effective way for an article to rest on a receiving plate that is slid under the article is the addition of a hold down element.