Segmented Cooling Device for Uniform Metal Heat Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooling devices for heat treatment face limitations in expandability and uniform cooling control, particularly for 3D loaded products, due to their structural constraints and difficulty in managing cooling medium flow effectively.
Innovation Solution
A cooling device with a chamber, individual cooling units, and a driving unit that allows for up-and-down movement, featuring a cover with nozzles for targeted cooling medium delivery and an object rotating mechanism to ensure uniform cooling, along with a flexible cooling medium supply system using gas or oil.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If conventional cooling devices use high-pressure gas fluids for rapid cooling, then cooling capacity is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling device is divided into multiple independent cooling units, each capable of cooling individual products or groups of products. Each cooling unit has its own cooling medium supply system, allowing independent control and reducing the complexity of managing a single large-scale high-pressure gas system across multiple products
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling units are designed to be movable within the chamber, allowing dynamic adjustment of their positions based on product arrangement. This flexibility enables the system to adapt to different cooling requirements without requiring a complex fixed high-pressure gas distribution network for every possible configuration
2Productivity
If conventional cooling devices use 3D loading to increase productivity, then quantity of products processed is improved, but uniform cooling control becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the cooling system into multiple independent cooling units, each unit can be independently positioned and controlled to ensure uniform cooling of specific product regions, even when products are arranged in 3D configurations
Solution Approach 2:
Each cooling unit provides localized cooling control tailored to the specific needs of the products it serves. This allows different cooling rates and patterns for different products within the same chamber, ensuring uniform cooling control regardless of overall 3D loading configuration
3Manufacturing precision
If conventional cooling devices are designed for specific product shapes, then manufacturing precision for that product is improved, but adaptability to other products deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling units are designed as universal, multi-functional components that can be used for cooling various types of products with different shapes and sizes. Each cooling unit can be repositioned and reconfigured to accommodate different product arrangements, eliminating the need for separate cooling systems for different product types
Solution Approach 2:
The movable design of cooling units allows them to dynamically adapt to different product configurations. The units can be repositioned within the chamber to match the specific arrangement of products being processed, providing tailored cooling control for each product type while maintaining the same basic cooling mechanism
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device achieves uniform cooling and enhanced cooling capacity for both individual and batch cooling of metal objects, reducing thermal distortion and improving cooling efficiency while minimizing the use of high-risk, high-cost gases.
Implementation Method 1
spray a cooling medium onto the object
Implementation Method 2
for the purpose of rapid cooling of the product and cooling control of the product
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a cooling device for heat treatment that performs heat treatment by cooling individually or as a whole a heated metal object. The cooling device for heat treatment includes: a chamber within which a plurality of objects is disposed; an individual cooling unit configured to individually cover the object and to spray a cooling medium onto the object; and a driving unit configured to be provided on the chamber and to move the individual cooling unit in an up and down direction.