Rotary Wrapping Head With Sliding Rail For Automatic Reel Swapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pallet wrapping systems experience prolonged stop times due to the need for manual replacement or jamming of plastic covering film reels, leading to inefficiencies in continuous operation.
Innovation Solution
A system with a vertically movable wrapping head and a support frame that allows for automatic reel replacement, utilizing a sliding rail and rotatable connection for quick swapping of wrapping heads, minimizing machine stop times and maintaining operational continuity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual reel replacement is used in wrapping systems, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases due to prolonged stop times
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into modular components: a support frame with multiple seats, individual wrapping heads, and separate reel units. This segmentation allows one wrapping head to be serviced while another operates, enabling continuous productivity without requiring complete system shutdown.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple wrapping heads are prepared in advance on the support frame. When one wrapping head needs reel replacement, another is already ready to take over immediately. This preliminary preparation eliminates idle time and maintains continuous operation.
2Loss of time
If automatic reel replacement is implemented, then productivity improves through reduced stop times, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame is designed with movable and interchangeable components. Wrapping heads can be quickly detached and repositioned between seats on the support frame, enabling dynamic adaptation and rapid reel replacement without complex automated mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame acts as an intermediary structure that holds multiple wrapping heads and facilitates their quick exchange. This intermediate platform simplifies the replacement process by providing a ready repository of备用 wrapping heads, avoiding the need for complex automated retrieval systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wrapping heads are positioned outside the moving machine, then adaptability improves for reel replacement, but ease of operation decreases due to additional moving parts
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple wrapping heads are positioned on the support frame as backup copies. When the primary wrapping head needs maintenance or reel replacement, an identical copy is already prepared and can be quickly swapped in, maintaining operational continuity without requiring complex reconfiguration.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for wrapping loads comprising a rotary platform rotating around a vertical axis, a wrapping head having a reel of film for covering a load, the wrapping head being configured to be selectively associated with a moving machine having a rotatable connection and a plate with removable connections, a support frame configured to support the wrapping head when not associated with the moving machine, the support frame being placed outside of the moving machine and configured on linear rails, the wrapping head including attachments for removable connection to the support frame, the removable connections of the moving machine being configured to support and connect the wrapping head when the wrapping head is associated to the moving machine, the rotatable connection of the moving machine being configured to rotate a plate having the removable connections and to move the wrapping head connected to and supported by the plate toward or away from the support frame so as to facilitate replacement of the wrapping head.