RFID Rubber Recovery Handling for Uniform Tyre Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to optimize the reuse of unused rubber mixtures in tyre manufacturing, particularly in the storage and reincorporation of these mixtures, leading to inefficiencies and non-uniformity in tyre production.
Innovation Solution
A system for identifying and managing recovered rubber products using RFID tags, automated storage systems, and robots to automate the storage, retrieval, and mixing process, ensuring uniformity and efficiency in tyre production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If recovered products are stored without special consideration on pallets with dividers, then storage simplicity is maintained, but product identification accuracy and reuse optimization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
RFID tags serve as an intermediary identification mechanism between the recovered products and the management system. The tags are attached to products or their containers, allowing automatic identification and tracking without complex manual sorting or labeling processes, thus resolving the contradiction between simple storage and accurate identification
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual identification methods with automated RFID reading systems. Instead of requiring physical inspection or manual barcode scanning, the system uses electromagnetic fields to automatically detect and identify recovered products, improving identification accuracy while maintaining operational simplicity
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple types of rubber mixtures are used to optimize tyre properties, then product quality improves, but inventory complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the inventory management by creating dedicated storage spaces or zones for different types of recovered rubber mixtures. Each mixture type is isolated in its own segment, allowing optimized storage while the RFID system provides centralized tracking, thus managing complexity through structured organization
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the identification parameter from manual labels to RFID tags, enabling automatic differentiation between multiple mixture types. This parameter change allows the system to handle diverse product types with a single unified identification technology, reducing management complexity while maintaining product quality optimization
3Productivity
If recovered products are identified and managed with RFID tags, then identification speed improves, but system complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The RFID tags serve multiple functions simultaneously: identification, tracking, inventory management, and product differentiation. By making the identification system multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate complex systems for each function, thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity while achieving high identification speed
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
The system ensures uniform and stable production of rubber mixtures by optimizing the reuse of recovered products, reducing non-uniformity and improving production efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
the identification of each recovered product for reuse after treatment being married with the identification of each container so that the system, by recognizing a particular container, automatically recognizes a nature of the recovered product for reuse after treatment contained in the container
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AI summary
In the field of tyre production, the invention relates to a system (100) for identifying and using recovered products according to a production plan generated for carrying out at least one rubber mixing process using the identified recovered products.