Round Corner Cutting Machine with Adjustable Sucker Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional round corner cutting machines are limited in accommodating books of different sizes and cannot handle multiple books simultaneously, requiring extensive manual intervention and setup time, which affects overall production efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The improved round corner cutting machine incorporates a book separator sucker assembly, a book gripping assembly, and a back stopper assembly, allowing for the adjustment of sucker positions and simultaneous processing of multiple books of varying sizes through a cam-operated mechanism and vacuum system, enabling efficient separation and corner cutting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional round corner cutting machine is used, then corner cutting function is provided, but it cannot accommodate books of different sizes and cannot handle multiple books simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adjustable guide blocks with linear adjustment slots that allow the suction cups to be repositioned along the lateral edges of books. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the machine to accommodate books of different sizes without requiring complete redesign or complex reconfiguration, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine divides the book handling process into separate functional modules: book separator sucker assembly for separation, book gripping assembly for conveyance, back stopper assembly for positioning, and corner cutting assembly for processing. This segmentation allows each module to be independently adjusted and optimized, enabling multi-size book accommodation while maintaining manageable system complexity.
2Productivity
If conventional round corner cutting machine is used, then corner cutting operation is performed, but extensive manual intervention and setup time is required
Solution Approach 1:
The book separator sucker assembly performs preliminary separation of adjacent books by their partition lines before the main corner cutting operation. This preliminary action prevents books from interfering with each other during processing, enabling automated handling of multiple books simultaneously and reducing both setup time and manual intervention requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The vacuum system automatically grips and positions books on the guide blocks without manual intervention. The suction cups self-adjust to hold books firmly during conveyance and positioning, eliminating the need for operators to manually place and secure each book, thereby significantly improving productivity and reducing setup time.
3Productivity
If multiple books are processed simultaneously, then production efficiency increases, but book separation and positioning becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The back stopper assembly acts as an intermediary positioning mechanism between the book gripping assembly and the corner cutting assembly. It receives multiple separated books and positions them uniformly before processing, making the simultaneous handling of multiple books straightforward and easing the operational complexity despite increased productivity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for the efficient conversion of multiple books with different sizes into round cornered products, increasing production efficiency by simplifying the adjustment mechanism and enabling simultaneous processing, thus overcoming the limitations of conventional machines.
Implementation Method 1
Each said sucker is connected with the vacuum pump so that when the book will be placed on the pair of suckers, the vacuum is created into each sucker.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to round corner cutting machine that comprises 5 pairs of suckers (116), each pair of sucker (116) grips single book and middle sucker (116) being located between pairs of sucker (116) that grip middle book. Here, position of each pair of sucker (116) is adjusted by adjusting position of guide blocks though adjustable links (107, 108). Further, distance between suckers (116) of each pair is adjusted by sliding the sucker cups (113) 10 within slot (112) of guide block so that according to size of books, the position of sucker is defined such that each book is gripped by one pair of sucker. After gripping, each pair of sucker (116) is separated linearly so that books are separated from their partition line. Said separated books are conveyed to back stopper assembly (3) where books are properly positioned and then 15 corner cutting assembly carry the corner cutting of books.