Separable Parts Supply Units With Identification for Model Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parts supply bodies fail to efficiently separate and identify parts belonging to specific portions of an assembly model, leading to decreased assembly efficiency due to the need for users to manually determine part associations.
Innovation Solution
A parts supply body with separable units, each containing parts for a specific portion, and featuring identification tags for easy recognition of units and bodies, using first and second identification information to distinguish between units and bodies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If runners are made easily dividable into small pieces, then ease of disposal is improved, but assembly efficiency deteriorates because users cannot easily recognize which parts belong to which portion
Solution Approach 1:
The parts supply body is segmented into multiple parts supply units, each containing parts for a specific portion. The runners are divided into first runners (common to multiple units) and second runners (specific to each unit), allowing the units to be separated while maintaining organizational structure. This segmentation enables both easy disposal of individual units and efficient assembly by keeping parts for the same portion together.
Solution Approach 2:
Identification information is attached to each parts supply unit and runner in advance, indicating which portion each part belongs to. This preliminary labeling allows users to quickly identify and select the correct parts for assembly without having to figure out part associations during the assembly process, thereby improving assembly efficiency while maintaining easy separability.
2Ease of operation
If parts supply units are made separable, then ease of operation is improved, but identification difficulty increases without proper marking systems
Solution Approach 1:
Identification information is provided on each parts supply unit and runner, using visual markers (such as colors, symbols, or numbered tags) to indicate which portion each part belongs to. This visual identification system makes it easy to distinguish between different parts supply units and recognize which unit corresponds to which portion, eliminating identification difficulties while maintaining separability.
3Ease of operation
If identification information is added to parts supply units, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The identification information system serves multiple functions: it identifies which portion each part belongs to, helps users select the correct parts supply unit, and provides a reference for assembly instructions. By making the identification system multi-functional, the patent avoids adding unnecessary complexity while significantly improving ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A parts supply body includes a plurality of parts supply units including parts of a model, the parts supply units being connected to each other. Each of the parts supply units is structured such that only at least one or more parts belonging to one portion among a plurality of portions that constitute the model are each connected to a first runner by a second runner. The first runners of the parts supply units are connected to each other such that the parts supply units are separable from each other. Each parts supply unit includes first identification information and second identification information, the first identification information indicating one of the portions that corresponds to the parts supply unit, the second identification information being used to uniquely distinguish the parts supply body from another one or more parts supply bodies including other parts of the model.