Screw Machine Housing Cleaning With Reversible Modular Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning systems for screw machines require complex design modifications, are maintenance-intensive, and do not guarantee adequate cleaning quality.
Innovation Solution
A housing cleaning device with a support unit and housing cleaning unit that can be reversibly inserted into the screw machine housing, allowing for flexible and thorough cleaning without structural changes, using various cleaning media and methods, and featuring modular components for adaptability and ease of maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cleaning fluid connections are provided in the housing of the screw machine, then cleaning can be performed, but the design becomes complex and maintenance-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning device is divided into separate modular components: a support unit that can be inserted into the housing and cleaning units attached to it. This segmentation allows the cleaning function to be added without modifying the housing structure, thus maintaining simple housing design while achieving effective cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The support unit acts as an intermediary carrier that bridges the cleaning units and the housing interior. It provides a platform for mounting cleaning units without requiring permanent connections or modifications to the housing, thereby simplifying both housing design and maintenance.
2Reliability
If cleaning connections are integrated into the housing, then cleaning is possible, but maintenance effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the cleaning device into removable modules (support unit and cleaning units), maintenance becomes simpler as components can be individually accessed, removed, and replaced without disassembling integrated housing connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The support unit is designed to be easily insertable and removable by the operator without requiring specialized tools or complex disassembly procedures, enabling simple maintenance and cleaning of the cleaning device itself.
3Reliability
If the support unit and cleaning units are insertable into the housing, then cleaning quality improves, but the device requires precise dimensional matching
Solution Approach 1:
The support unit incorporates telescopic rods that can extend and retract, allowing the cleaning device to adapt to variations in housing dimensions. This dynamic adjustment capability reduces the need for precise manufacturing tolerances while ensuring effective cleaning contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic support structure enables change in the dimensional parameters of the cleaning device to match different housing sizes and configurations, thereby achieving good cleaning quality across various screw machine models without requiring high manufacturing precision for each specific dimension.
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AI summary
A hosing cleaning device for cleaning a housing of a screw machine comprises a support unit displaceable relative to the housing, and at least one housing cleaning unit arranged at the support unit for cleaning an inner wall of the housing, wherein the least one housing cleaning unit can be reversibly inserted into the housing. An associated shaft cleaning device for cleaning at least one treatment element shaft of the screw machine comprises a cleaning chamber, in which the at least one treatment element shaft can be arranged, and at least one shaft unit arranged in the cleaning chamber.