Machine Housing Rope Stop Safety for Seismic Wall Stability
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
In machine tool and automated storage system housings, protective side walls can loosen during earthquakes, leading to potential injuries from falling wall segments.
Innovation Solution
A rope stop safety system using steel cables and clamping rings secures wall segments to the machine housing, preventing them from falling during earthquakes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If wall segments are removably attached to facilitate repair and maintenance, then ease of repair is improved, but reliability deteriorates during earthquakes causing wall segments to loosen and fall
Solution Approach 1:
The rope stop safety is pre-installed on the machine housing before the wall segments are mounted. This preliminary preparation ensures that when wall segments are attached for maintenance access, they are simultaneously secured against earthquake-induced loosening without requiring additional real-time intervention during seismic events.
Solution Approach 2:
The rope stop safety acts as an intermediary element between the wall segments and the machine housing. It provides an additional securing mechanism that works in conjunction with the fixture devices, mediating the connection to prevent wall segments from detaching during earthquakes while maintaining the removable attachment capability for routine maintenance.
2Reliability
If wall segments are securely fixed to prevent falling during earthquakes, then reliability is improved, but ease of repair deteriorates as removal becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The rope stop safety is pre-configured with sufficient clearance and adjustment capability that allows wall segments to be easily removed for maintenance while remaining securely positioned during normal operation and seismic events. The preliminary setup accommodates both secure fixation and easy removal requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The rope stop safety system incorporates dynamic adjustment capability, allowing the securing mechanism to adapt between two states: a loose configuration that facilitates easy removal for maintenance, and a taut configuration that provides secure fixation during earthquakes. This dynamic adaptability resolves the contradiction between ease of repair and reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
A machine housing of a machine tool or an automated machine such as an automated storage system having protective side walls covering the lateral sides of the machine housing, wherein each lateral side wall comprises at least one or a plurality of wall segments, arranged on top of each other, wherein a rope stop safety is provided, wherein each wall segment is secured to the machine housing via said rope stop safety and wherein said rope stop safety comprises at least one cable.