Segmented Yarn Threading Robot Air Supply
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Solution Overview
Problem
In spun yarn take-up systems, the need for long hoses to supply compressed fluid to movable yarn threading robots leads to reduced hose lifespan and potential interference with other components, affecting efficiency and cost.
Innovation Solution
The system divides the compressed fluid supply passage into system-side and robot-side pipes, with detachable connecting members, allowing the robot-side pipe to be shorter and eliminating the need for a long hose, and includes a controller to manage fluid supply and waste, reducing unnecessary consumption and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a long hose is used to supply compressed fluid to the movable yarn threading robot, then the robot can reach all spun yarn take-up apparatuses, but the hose has short life and may interfere with other members
Solution Approach 1:
The supply passage is segmented into a system-side supply pipe (fixed infrastructure) and a robot-side supply pipe (movable with robot). The robot-side supply pipe is connected via a detachable connecting member, allowing it to be a short, manageable length rather than a long continuous hose. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling robot mobility through the detachable connection while avoiding the problems of long hoses.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a long hose is used to supply compressed fluid to the movable yarn threading robot, then the robot can reach all spun yarn take-up apparatuses, but the hose may interfere with another member
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the supply passage into fixed system-side pipe and movable robot-side pipe with a detachable connection, the robot-side pipe remains short and controlled. This prevents the hose from extending across the entire workspace and interfering with other members, while still allowing the robot to move to different positions.
3Length of moving object
If the supply passage is divided into system-side and robot-side pipes with detachable connecting members, then the robot-side pipe can be shorter, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static long hose to a dynamic detachable connection system. The robot-side supply pipe can be connected and disconnected as needed, allowing it to be short during operation while maintaining flexibility. This dynamic approach reduces the effective length of the movable pipe without requiring a permanently complex installation.
4Length of moving object
If a detachable connecting member is used to connect system-side and robot-side supply pipes, then the robot-side pipe can be short, but the attachment and detachment operation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable connecting member acts as an intermediary component that simplifies the connection operation. By providing a standardized interface between the system-side and robot-side pipes, it enables quick attachment and detachment without requiring complex alignment or multiple fastening steps, thus maintaining ease of operation despite the modular design.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration enhances the mobility of yarn threading robots, reduces hose wear, and minimizes fluid consumption, thereby improving efficiency and lowering operational costs while maintaining system simplicity.
Implementation Method 1
a sucking retaining unit configured to generate a negative pressure when the compressed fluid is supplied from the compressed fluid supplier and is configured to perform the yarn threading while sucking and retaining a yarn by the sucking retaining unit
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AI summary
An object is to arrange a movable yarn threading robot not to require a long hose for supplying compressed fluid to the yarn threading robot. In a spun yarn take-up system 1 including spun yarn take-up apparatuses 2 lined up in a predetermined direction and a yarn threading robot 3 movable in the predetermined direction and including a suction gun 37, a compressed air supply passage 7 from a compressed air supplier 5 to the suction gun 37 is divided into a system-side compressed air hose 71 extending from the compressed air supplier 5 to the spun yarn take-up apparatuses 2 and a robot-side compressed air hose 72 provided on the yarn threading robot 3, and the system-side compressed air hose 71 and the robot-side compressed air hose 72 are arranged to be attached to and detachable from each other.