Digitally Adjustable Reversible Vibrating Conveyor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vibrating conveyors lack flexibility in transfer rates and product masses, requiring mechanical adjustments for changes, and few are designed for batch-to-batch adjustments or reversing transfer direction.
Innovation Solution
A digitally adjustable and reversible vibrating conveyor that applies sinusoidal motion variably and adaptably, using a motor-driven shaft with oscillation parameters controlled by a digital controller, allowing for adjustments in oscillation speed, arc angle, and net angle to change transfer rates and directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If vibrating conveyors use fixed mechanical designs, then structural simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to different transfer rates and product masses is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by replacing fixed mechanical designs with adjustable parameters. The oscillation frequency, arc angle, and net angle can be dynamically changed through controller settings rather than requiring physical reconfiguration. This allows the conveyor to adapt to different transfer rates and product masses while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by allowing digital adjustment of oscillation frequency, arc angle, and net angle. These parameters can be modified through the controller to optimize performance for different materials and transfer requirements without mechanical alterations to the conveyor structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If vibrating conveyors are designed for reversible operation, then operational flexibility is improved, but mechanical complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves reversible operation through dynamic parameter adjustment rather than mechanical reconfiguration. By changing the oscillation parameters (frequency, arc angle, net angle) digitally, the conveyor can reverse load transfer direction without requiring additional mechanical components or complex assemblies.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical reversal mechanisms with digital control of oscillation parameters. The controller adjusts the motor-driven oscillation to achieve reverse operation, substituting complex mechanical reversal components with electronic parameter modification.
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
Enables adaptation of vibrating conveyors without mechanical adjustments, allowing for reversible load transfer direction and customizable transfer rates, enhancing operational flexibility and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
A motor turns a shaft in an oscillating or rocking motion about its longitudinal axis... the oscillation speed of the shaft conveys cyclically alternating upward and downward force on the trough
Implementation Method 2
each oscillation through the arc angle conveys lateral force along the trough... whether the net angle is positive or negative determines whether items placed on the conveyor proceed in a net forward direction or net backward direction
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AI summary
The invention is a digitally adjustable and reversible vibrating conveyor. It provides a trough to which sinusoidal motion is applied variably and adaptably. A motor turns a shaft in an oscillating or rocking motion about its longitudinal axis. Variable settings on a controller determine the oscillation parameters for the motor. These settings particularly address three variables: the oscillation speed; the arc angle through which the oscillation proceeds, and a net angle that represents the mid-point for the oscillation relative to vertical. The invention allows for adaptation of vibrating conveyors without adjusting them mechanically, and enables reversal of load transfer direction when desired.