Strip Working Machine With Rotor-Based Edge Machining
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing strip working machines suffer from imprecise strip positioning during edge machining, manual strip handling, and lack of automation in edge processing, especially when dealing with multiple overlapping layers.
Innovation Solution
A machine equipped with a rotor and locking means that allows precise rotation and automated handling of strips, featuring synchronized carriages for machining and adhesive application, ensuring both edges are processed accurately and efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual extraction and reinsertion of strips is performed, then the operator can handle the strips, but the strip positioning becomes imprecise and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The rotor automatically performs the functions of extraction, rotation, and reinsertion of the strip without manual intervention. The strip is fed once and the rotor system handles all subsequent positioning and machining operations automatically, making the system self-servicing for the strip handling tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotor pre-positions the strip in the correct orientation and location before machining begins. By rotating the rotor to precise angular positions, the system ensures the strip is correctly aligned with the machining tool before each cutting operation, eliminating the need for manual repositioning.
2Device complexity
If a single carriage machines one edge at a time, then the machining can be simple, but the productivity is reduced due to sequential processing
Solution Approach 1:
Two carriages are merged into a single rotor system, allowing both to operate simultaneously on opposite edges of the strip. This combination enables parallel machining of both longitudinal edges, doubling the productivity compared to sequential single-carriage operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from linear sequential machining to rotational parallel machining. By arranging the two carriages on opposite sides of the rotating rotor, the system utilizes the rotational dimension to enable simultaneous machining operations on both edges of the strip.
3Ease of operation
If the strip is manually overturned onto a support, then the operator can access both edges, but the process is slow and imprecise
Solution Approach 1:
The rotor automatically performs the overturning function by rotating 180 degrees, bringing the second edge of the strip into position for machining without requiring manual intervention. This self-servicing rotation replaces the manual overturning operation entirely.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotor pre-rotates to the correct angular position to present the second edge of the strip to the machining tool before the machining operation begins. This preliminary positioning ensures the strip is correctly oriented for the next machining pass.
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AI summary
Machine for working strips (12), which comprises a base (1), a carriage (3) and first locking means (10, 11), wherein the carriage (3) is configured to move with respect to the base (1) with a reciprocating movement along a trajectory (T), wherein the carriage (3) is configured to receive a tool (2) for working a strip (12) along the trajectory (T) during the movement of the carriage (3), wherein the first locking means (10, 11) are arranged alongside the trajectory (T) to lock the strip (12) against a first abutment element (13) from an unlocked position to a locked position, wherein the first locking means (10, 11) are fixed to a rotor (17) which comprises the first abutment element (13) and can rotate with respect to the base (1) around an axis (A) substantially parallel to said trajectory (T), so that the strip (12) in the locked position is locked in the rotor (17) to be rotated by the rotor (17).