Reel Discharge Layout for Longer Reel Removal Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing reel work devices require larger retrieval boxes or increased worker retrieval frequency to handle multiple reels, which is inefficient and space-constrained.
Innovation Solution
A reel work device with a discharge section that allows reels to be discharged outside the device, increasing the number of removable reels without enlarging the retrieval box.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the size of the retrieval box is increased to accommodate more removed reels, then the continuous operation time of reel removal processing is extended, but the device occupies more space and becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the function of storing removed reels from the retrieval box by introducing a separate discharge section that leads outside the device. The retrieval box only needs to temporarily hold reels during discharge, while the discharge section handles the accumulation and external ejection of removed reels, separating the storage function from the discharge function.
Solution Approach 2:
The discharge section acts as an intermediary between the retrieval box and the external environment. It includes a discharge port and discharge chamber that facilitate the transfer of removed reels from the internal retrieval box to external storage, enabling continuous operation without expanding the retrieval box capacity.
2Duration of action of moving object
If the retrieval box size is increased to handle more reels, then reel removal processing can continue longer, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the reel removal system into distinct functional sections: the retrieval box for temporary storage, the discharge section with discharge port for external ejection, and the feeder holding section. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, maintaining simplicity while extending operational continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
By extracting the discharge function to a separate section that ejects reels outside the device, the patent avoids increasing the retrieval box size and maintains device structural simplicity. The discharge section handles the accumulation burden externally.
3Productivity
If worker retrieval frequency is increased to empty the retrieval box more often, then reel removal processing can continue, but worker workload and time loss increase
Solution Approach 1:
The discharge section enables the system to serve itself by automatically ejecting removed reels outside the device without requiring worker intervention. The discharge port and discharge chamber work together to autonomously remove accumulated reels, freeing workers from frequent retrieval tasks and reducing time loss.
Data Source
AI summary
A reel work device includes a feeder holding section configured to hold a feeder loaded with a reel, a removal device configured to remove the reel from the feeder held by the feeder holding section, and a discharge section configured to discharge the removed reel to an outside of the device.