Revolving Container Treatment Machine Torque Support Elimination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rotary container treatment machines face design challenges due to the need for torque supports to prevent non-rotating carrier elements from rotating with the rotor, leading to vibrations, heat input, and contamination, requiring complex constructions and significant design effort.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves independently mounting rotor and carrier elements to rotate synchronously with or opposite to the rotor, eliminating the need for torque supports by using separate drive means, allowing non-rotating functional elements to be directly mounted on the machine frame, reducing vibrations and heat input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If torque supports are used to prevent non-rotating carrier elements from rotating with the rotor, then the functional elements remain stationary relative to the machine frame, but vibrations increase, heat input occurs due to friction, and contamination from leaking lubricants occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is divided into two independently rotating systems: a rotor carrying container supports and a separate carrier element carrying functional elements. Both are independently mounted on the machine frame with their own bearings, eliminating the need for torque supports while maintaining stationary functional elements relative to the machine frame.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier element with functional elements is extracted from the rotor structure and mounted independently on the machine frame. This separation removes the harmful effects of torque support connections while preserving the stationary positioning function.
2Ease of operation
If carrier elements are mounted on the rotating rotor with bearings, then the elements can be positioned within the circular path of movement, but the elements rotate with the rotor causing functional issues
Solution Approach 1:
The machine structure is segmented into a rotor for container handling and a separate carrier element for functional elements. The carrier element is mounted on the machine frame rather than the rotor, allowing it to remain stationary while the rotor rotates, thus positioning functional elements correctly without rotating them.
3Reliability
If the machine structure uses torque supports to connect rotating and non-rotating parts, then the functional elements remain stationary, but the device complexity increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The overall machine structure is segmented into independent rotating and stationary components. The rotor rotates independently on the machine frame, while the carrier element with functional elements is separately mounted on the machine frame. This segmentation eliminates the need for complex torque support connections between rotating and stationary parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier element is extracted from the rotor assembly and mounted independently on the machine frame. This extraction simplifies the overall structure by removing the need for torque supports that would otherwise be required to connect the carrier element to the stationary frame while the rotor rotates.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a revolving treatment machine for treating containers, comprising a rotor element which can be driven to revolve about a vertical machine axis and which is used as a container support or forms a container support. The treatment machine further comprises a support element for at least one functional element of the machine which interacts with the containers, said support element being drivable as to revolve about the vertical machine axis.