Roller system for laminated products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing roller systems for laminated products are limited in generating different shapes and controlling the rolling degree, as they typically result in closed shapes and lack flexibility in feeding directions, restricting the variety of laminated shapes that can be developed.
Innovation Solution
A roller system comprising a horizontal conveyor belt, a start roller belt that moves perpendicular to the conveyor and can adjust its position, and a rolling belt on an inclined plane with vertical and longitudinal movements, allowing for controlled rolling and shaping of laminated products into various forms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional vertical belt sections are used for rolling laminated products, then the rolling process is simple, but the rolling degree cannot be controlled and only closed shapes can be obtained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the roller system adjustable and movable rather than fixed. The start roller belt can move perpendicular to the conveyor belt, and the rolling belt can move vertically and longitudinally, allowing dynamic control of the rolling degree and shape formation during the rolling process
Solution Approach 2:
The rolling system is divided into three independent functional modules: horizontal conveyor belt for feeding, start roller belt for initiating rolling, and rolling belt for completing the rolling process. Each module can move independently, enabling precise control over the rolling degree and shape
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed belt sections are used, then the device structure is simple, but different shapes cannot be obtained with the same feeding direction
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamic movement of the start roller belt perpendicular to the conveyor and vertical/longitudinal movement of the rolling belt to create various rolling paths and angles, enabling the same feeding direction to produce different shapes through controlled motion variations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes operational parameters such as the position, velocity, and direction of the roller belts during the rolling process. By adjusting these parameters, the system can produce different shapes (open or closed, various degrees of rolling) from the same laminated product fed in the same direction
3Ease of operation
If mobile support structures with guide rails are added, then rolling control flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile support structures with guide rails enable dynamic positioning of the roller belts during operation. The start roller belt moves on longitudinal guide rails, and the rolling belt moves on vertical guide rails, providing controlled flexibility for adjusting rolling parameters while maintaining structural guidance
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AI summary
A roller system laminates products in different shapes of any type of mass and/or combination thereof, for obtaining different rolled tri-dimensional shapes, to be later baked and/or fried. A roller system comprises a horizontal conveyor belt, set on the upper part of a main support structure, which receives laminated products and conveys them in a first direction at a first velocity towards a start roller belt; said start roller belt which is perpendicular to the horizontal conveyor belt, is set over a second mobile support structure, to begin the rolling of the laminated products at a second velocity and in a second direction, said start roller belt transports the laminated products with the rolling having started towards a rolling belt; the rolling belt on an inclined plane under the horizontal conveyor belt.