Robot-Held Cleaning Nozzle for Machine Tool Work Area Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning systems for machine tools are inefficient in cleaning the work area, as they require manual operation and lack automation, leading to reduced effectiveness and increased operational time.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning system that includes a robot capable of gripping and detaching a cleaning nozzle from an attachment device, allowing for automated movement and fluid injection to clean the work area, improving efficiency by enabling precise and targeted cleaning operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual cleaning operation is used, then operational simplicity is maintained, but cleaning efficiency and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system enables automated self-service cleaning operations where the cleaning apparatus automatically performs cleaning tasks without continuous manual intervention. The system includes automated control units that manage the cleaning process, allowing the equipment to service itself and improving productivity while reducing the need for manual labor.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical cleaning operations with automated mechanical systems. The cleaning apparatus incorporates automated positioning mechanisms, controlled fluid injection systems, and programmable movement patterns that substitute human operators with automated mechanical control, thereby increasing cleaning efficiency and productivity.
2Manufacturing precision
If automated robot cleaning is implemented, then cleaning precision and speed are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system is divided into modular functional segments including the robot platform, cleaning apparatus, fluid injection system, and control unit. Each module performs a specific function and can be independently managed, which maintains cleaning precision while making the overall system complexity more manageable through functional decomposition.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning apparatus is designed with multi-functionality to perform various cleaning tasks using a single integrated system. The apparatus can adapt to different cleaning requirements through programmable control, reducing the need for multiple specialized devices and thereby managing system complexity while maintaining high cleaning precision across different applications.
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 automated cleaning system enhances cleaning efficiency by allowing the robot to perform cleaning operations with greater precision and speed, reducing manual labor and operational time while ensuring thorough cleaning of the machine tool's work area.
Implementation Method 1
a cleaning nozzle attached to and detached from an attachment device provided in the machine tool, and configured to inject fluid
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaning system capable of improving efficiency of a cleaning operation onto a work area of a machine tool. The cleaning system includes a cleaning nozzle attached to and detached from an attachment device provided in the machine tool, and configured to inject fluid; a robot configured to grip the cleaning nozzle; and a cleaning execution section configured to execute a detaching operation to operate the robot so as to grip the cleaning nozzle attached to the attachment device and detach the cleaning nozzle from the attachment device, and a cleaning operation to move the cleaning nozzle with respect to the work area by the robot, and inject the fluid from the cleaning nozzle to clean the work area.