Rotatable Gripping Jaws for Stable Bottle Pack Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing operating devices struggle to efficiently place and retrieve bottle-like medicament packs without using specific brackets, as they often tip over or require time-consuming handling, and are not space-optimized for differently dimensioned packs.
Innovation Solution
The operating device employs profile-rod shaped gripping jaws with inner surfaces that taper downward, allowing secure gripping and lifting of bottle-like packs, and includes actuation units for rotating and moving the jaws to adapt to various dimensions, enabling both horizontal placement and retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional operating devices are used to handle bottle-like medicament packs, then the device structure remains simple, but the packs tip over during handling and require time-consuming procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping jaws are made rotatable relative to the operating device body, allowing dynamic adaptation between horizontal and angular positions. This enables the device to securely grip bottle-like packs in their natural orientation without tipping, while maintaining operational efficiency through automated rotation between handling phases
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes the angular parameter of the gripping jaws from horizontal (0 degrees) to angular positions that match the geometry of bottle-like packs. This parameter adjustment allows the gripping surfaces to contact the packs optimally, preventing tipping and improving handling stability without increasing handling time
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional operating devices handle bottle-like packs horizontally, then the device structure remains simple, but space optimization is poor for differently dimensioned packs
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable gripping jaws provide dynamic adaptability to different pack geometries. The jaws can rotate to angular positions that accommodate various bottle diameters and heights, enabling the same device structure to handle differently dimensioned packs efficiently without requiring multiple specialized devices
Solution Approach 2:
The operating device achieves universality by using the rotatable gripping jaws to handle both bottle-like packs and other piece goods with different dimensions and geometries. The same basic device structure performs multiple functions through the rotation mechanism, eliminating the need for specialized handling devices for each pack type
3Reliability
If gripping jaws are positioned horizontally, then the device structure remains simple, but secure gripping of bottle-like packs is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping jaws are designed to rotate from horizontal positions to angular positions that optimize gripping contact with bottle-like packs. This dynamic positioning allows the gripping surfaces to conform to the pack geometry, ensuring secure gripping while maintaining a relatively simple overall mechanism through the rotation function
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AI summary
An operating device for piece goods is provided. The operating device includes a first gripping jaw, a second gripping jaw opposed to the first gripping jaw along a lengthwise axis, the first and second gripping jaws having opposed inner surfaces, an actuation unit configured to rotate the first and second gripping jaws into a position in which one of: the inner surfaces are aligned parallel to each another, and a distance between upper portions of the opposed inner surfaces is greater than a distance between lower portions of the opposed inner surfaces. Machine implemented methods and additional operating devices are also provided.