Recovered Rubber Product Processing With RFID Container Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tire manufacturing processes generate complexed products that are not immediately usable due to dimensional tolerances, leading to storage without consideration of their properties, resulting in unmanaged and unutilized materials.
Innovation Solution
A system for processing and managing products recovered for reuse, involving containers with RFID tags, automated handling, and a management system to identify, store, and extract these products, ensuring they are used in rubber mixtures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If complexed products are stored in piles without special consideration, then storage space is utilized, but the products cannot be properly managed or identified
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the storage by introducing individual containers for each product type, replacing the undifferentiated pile storage. Each container is assigned a specific recovered product type, creating discrete manageable units that can be individually tracked and identified while maintaining efficient space utilization through systematic arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces containers as intermediary elements between the complexed products and the storage system. These containers serve as carriers that enable proper management, identification, and tracking of products while being handled by automated systems, thus resolving the contradiction between storage efficiency and product identifiability.
2Productivity
If automated handling systems are implemented, then processing efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates self-identification capabilities where containers are equipped with RFID tags that automatically provide product information to the management system. This self-service approach enables automated handling without requiring complex manual intervention systems, as the containers themselves provide the necessary identification data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical handling and identification processes with automated RFID-based recognition systems. The management system automatically identifies containers and their contents through RFID tags, eliminating the need for complex mechanical sorting and manual tracking mechanisms while achieving high processing efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If containers with RFID tags and automated management systems are used, then product identification and management are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container design incorporates multiple functions: physical containment of products, RFID tagging for identification, and compatibility with automated handling systems. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single integrated solution, improving identification accuracy without proportionally increasing manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the state of product management by introducing RFID tags that store product information in digital form. This parameter change from physical to digital identification enables precise tracking and management while using standard, readily available RFID technology, thereby maintaining ease of manufacture despite enhanced identification capabilities.
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AI summary
In the field of the production of rubber products, the invention relates to a system (100) for processing, managing and extracting products recovered for reuse as feedstock products in a rubber mixing cycle.