Rod Dispensing Device Using Force Impact Acceleration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for dispensing individual rods or wires are limited by gravity-based transport, which restricts dispensing speed and frequency, hindering efficient processing in wire processing plants.
Innovation Solution
A dispensing device with guide elements and power means that accelerates rods or wires using a force impact, allowing for high-speed delivery by moving them along guide surfaces and applying a force component perpendicular to the surfaces, enabling faster delivery and increased processing cycle times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If gravity-based transport is used to dispense rods or wires, then reliability of dispensing is improved, but dispensing speed is limited and cannot be increased further
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from static gravity-based transport to dynamic force-impact transport. The guide element is moved dynamically to apply a force impact to the rod or wire, accelerating it from rest to high velocity in a controlled manner, thereby overcoming the speed limitation of gravity-based systems while maintaining reliability through precise control
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental transport parameter from gravitational acceleration (constant, limited) to force-impact acceleration (variable, controllable). By applying a controlled force impact through the moving guide element, the system can achieve variable acceleration rates and final velocities, breaking through the speed ceiling of gravity-based systems
2Device complexity
If gravity transport is used, then device complexity is kept simple, but productivity is limited due to maximum dispensing frequency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action through the oscillating or reciprocating movement of the guide element. The guide element moves to apply force impact, then returns to its initial position, creating a periodic cycle that can be repeated at high frequency. This periodic motion enables sustained high-speed dispensing while keeping the overall device structure relatively simple
Solution Approach 2:
The guide element serves dual functions: it guides the rod or wire during loading and simultaneously acts as the force-applying mechanism during acceleration. This self-service approach eliminates the need for separate complex actuation mechanisms, maintaining device simplicity while achieving high productivity through the integrated guide-actuator design
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 solution achieves higher delivery speeds and frequencies, enhancing processing efficiency by accelerating rods or wires to move them faster than conventional devices, suitable for both round and polygonal cross-section goods.
Implementation Method 1
by means of a force impact that can be applied by the power means, the rod, the wire or the similar good in one direction essentially can be accelerated parallel or parallel to the second guide surface
Implementation Method 2
Gravity transport of the dispensed wires results in a maximum frequency of dispensing that cannot be exceeded
Implementation Method 3
the drive has an element for storing potential energy, such as a spring. A spring has the advantage that it is a simple and inexpensive component in which a large amount of potential energy can be stored in a short time, which can be converted into kinetic energy in a short time
Implementation Method 4
The material is also given an angular momentum when the force impulse is transferred to the material. The angular momentum can lead to a stabilization of the movement of the accelerated material
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AI summary
Device for dispensing individual rods (5), individual wires, or similar individual goods - with a first guide element (1) for guiding the rod (5), wire, or similar good with a first guide surface (11), - with a second guide element (2) for guiding the rod (5), wire, or similar good with a second guide surface (21), - with means of movement (7) for moving the rod (5), wire, or similar good on the two guide surfaces (11, 21), - wherein a first edge (12) of the first guide surface (11) is recessed behind a second edge (22) of the second guide surface (21), - wherein, by means of the means of movement (7), the rod (5), wire, or similar good can be displaced from a first to a second position, in which the rod (5), wire, or similar good lies against the recessed first edge (12), and with a force means (6), wherein in the second position of the rod (5),The invention relates to the wire or similar material being accelerated by means of a force impulse that can be applied by the force means (6). The invention also relates to a corresponding method.