Rotary Bag Processing Machine Vertical Device Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bag processing machines require a large planar area for installation of processing devices, making cleaning difficult and increasing the footprint, especially when the supporting base is larger than the reachable area or has complex shapes.
Innovation Solution
A bag processing machine design featuring a rotary table with holding units on its periphery, supported by a fixation support member that does not rotate, allowing processing devices to be positioned above and below the rotary table, reducing the overall planar size required for installation and facilitating easier cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If various processing devices are placed on a supporting base outside the circular path of bags, then the processing devices can perform their functions, but the planar size of the supporting base increases making cleaning difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves processing devices from a horizontal arrangement on a large supporting base to a vertical arrangement above and below the rotary table. This dimensional transition from 2D horizontal layout to 3D vertical utilization reduces the planar footprint while maintaining processing capability, and the compact vertical arrangement eliminates unreachable areas for cleaning.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the supporting base is made larger to accommodate more processing devices, then more processing functions can be added, but the area required for installation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by positioning processing devices above and below the rotary table. This allows multiple processing functions to be stacked vertically rather than spread horizontally, thereby increasing adaptability and versatility without expanding the planar area of the supporting base.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent arranges processing devices in a nested configuration where devices are positioned above and below the rotary table structure. This nesting approach allows multiple processing functions to occupy overlapping or adjacent vertical spaces, maximizing space utilization and reducing the overall footprint.
3Device complexity
If processing devices are positioned further from the rotary table center, then they can operate independently, but the supporting base planar size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions processing devices in the vertical dimension above and below the rotary table rather than spreading them horizontally. This allows each device to maintain operational independence while being compactly arranged in the vertical direction, thereby reducing the planar area required for the supporting base.
Data Source
AI summary
A bag processing machine includes: a rotation body which is intermittently rotated; a plurality of holding units which are attached to the rotation body and are moved along a circular movement path in accordance with rotation of the rotation body, the movement path being divided into a plurality of processing sections; a fixation support member which is positioned above the rotation body and does not rotate by rotation of the rotation body; and two or more processing devices which are supported by the fixation support member and perform processes on bags held by the plurality of holding units in two or more processing sections respectively of the plurality of processing sections.