Removable Load Carrier Tier With Integrated Wash Arm Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cleaning machines often fail to meet performance standards due to forgotten wash arms during assembly, leading to time-consuming, expensive, and energy-intensive reprocessing of batches.
Innovation Solution
A modular load carrier design with a removable tier that includes a rotatably mounted wash arm and feed line, ensuring the wash arm is always installed and preventing incorrect manipulation by integrating it into the removable tier, which can be easily inserted or removed as a single unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If wash arms are installed separately during load carrier construction, then the load carrier can be assembled, but the cleaning performance may not meet standards due to forgotten wash arms
Solution Approach 1:
The wash arm and feed line are merged into a single integrated assembly that is pre-mounted on the removable load carrier tier. This ensures that when the tier is installed, the wash arm is automatically installed as well, eliminating the risk of forgotten components while maintaining ease of assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The wash arm and feed line are pre-assembled onto the removable load carrier tier before the tier is installed in the cleaning machine. This preliminary action ensures that all necessary components are in place before operation, preventing cleaning performance issues.
2Ease of operation
If wash arms are installed separately, then assembly is possible, but time and energy are wasted on reprocessing batches when errors are discovered
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the wash arm and feed line into a single pre-assembled unit on the removable tier, the patent eliminates the need for separate installation steps and subsequent error checking, thereby preventing time loss from reprocessing batches.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable load carrier tier is designed to be self-contained with its wash arm and feed line already installed. This self-service design ensures that the tier is ready for immediate use upon installation, eliminating the need for separate wash arm installation and preventing time-wasting errors.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the load carrier is modular with removable tiers, then flexibility is improved, but the risk of incorrect manipulation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the wash arm and feed line into the removable tier assembly, ensuring that when the tier is installed, the wash arm is automatically installed correctly. This maintains modular flexibility while preventing incorrect manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The wash arm is pre-installed on the removable tier during manufacturing, so that when the tier is later installed or removed by the user, the wash arm remains correctly positioned. This preliminary action eliminates the risk of incorrect user installation while preserving modular adaptability.
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
This design ensures consistent cleaning performance by guaranteeing the presence of wash arms and fluid supply lines, preventing errors and optimizing space utilization while maintaining operational reliability.
Implementation Method 1
The axis of rotation of the wash arm may run through the intersection point of the diagonals of the associated load carrier tier. In this way, an ideal distribution of the fluid in the cleaning space of the cleaning machine is achieved.
Data Source
AI summary
A load carrier (1) for a cleaning machine is proposed. The load carrier (1) comprises a carrying frame with a lower load carrier tier (2) and an upper load carrier tier (3) which are arranged parallel to one another and which are connected to one another by spacers (5, 6). Furthermore, the load carrier (1) comprises at least one further, removable load carrier tier (11) which, parallel to the upper and lower load carrier tiers (2, 3), is detachably fastened to, preferably slidable into, the carrying frame. The removable load carrier tier (11) comprises a rotatably mounted wash arm (10) and at least one feed line (8) for the supply of a fluid to the wash arm (10).