Reconfigurable Loading Tray for Multi-Model Formation Fixtures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing loading trays require model changes by replacing the tray or mounting member to accommodate different models, leading to high costs and lack of compatibility.
Innovation Solution
A loading tray with at least two groups of limiting mounting positions on the mounting member, where all groups are distributed at intervals, allowing accommodating grooves of different sizes by installing limiting blocks in different positions, enabling compatibility with various models without replacing the tray or mounting member.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the tray or mounting member is replaced to accommodate different models, then the loading tray can adapt to different models, but the model change costs increase and compatibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting member is designed with multiple groups of limiting mounting positions that can accommodate different models of to-be-loaded objects. By providing universal mounting positions with different spacings, the same mounting member can serve multiple functions for different object models, eliminating the need to replace the entire mounting member when changing models.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting member is segmented into multiple independent limiting mounting positions, each group having different spacings. This segmentation allows selective use of different mounting position groups depending on the object model, enabling flexible adaptation without replacing the whole component.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the tray or mounting member is replaced to accommodate different models, then the loading tray can adapt to different models, but the complexity of replacement operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The limiting blocks are designed to be detachably mounted on different limiting mounting positions, providing dynamic reconfigurability. This allows quick adjustment of the mounting configuration by simply moving limiting blocks between different positions, rather than performing complex replacement operations.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple groups of limiting mounting positions are pre-designed on the mounting member with different spacings. This preliminary preparation of various mounting configurations enables rapid model changes without requiring complex assembly or replacement operations during the change process.
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AI summary
This application discloses a loading tray and a formation apparatus. The loading tray includes: a support frame; at least two mounting members, where the at least two mounting members are fixedly disposed side by side on the support frame to divide the support frame into at least one accommodating cavity, each mounting member is provided with at least two groups of limiting mounting positions, each group of limiting mounting positions includes at least one limiting mounting position distributed at intervals, and arrangement spacings between all groups of limiting mounting positions are not completely the same; and at least two limiting blocks, where the at least two limiting blocks are respectively detachably disposed corresponding to the limiting mounting positions on the at least two mounting members to define at least one accommodating groove in each accommodating cavity. This solution can improve the compatibility of loading trays and reduce model change costs of loading trays.