Service Robot Vertical Linear Guides Ring Spinning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ring spinning machines require manual operation due to limited workspace and complexity in service robot design, leading to increased weight, cost, and operational inefficiencies, especially with short distances between spinning stations.
Innovation Solution
A service robot with a 3D yarn handling device and yarn threading device mounted on vertical linear guides, interconnected with controllable drives, allows for vertical reversible displacement and efficient yarn handling, threading, and end searching, reducing weight and cost while increasing operational speed and versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a service robot is used to resume spinning operations automatically, then productivity and operational efficiency are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The service robot is divided into multiple independent service mechanisms (yarn end searching device, yarn threading device, cop handling device, etc.), each performing a specific function. These segmented mechanisms can be independently controlled and maintained, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high productivity through coordinated operation of multiple specialized components
Solution Approach 2:
The service robot employs universal vertical linear guides that can support and displace multiple different service mechanisms along the same vertical path. This multi-functional guide structure allows the robot to service various spinning stations with different requirements using a standardized platform, improving productivity without proportionally increasing device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate drive members and clamping elements are used for each service mechanism, then operational versatility is improved, but weight and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple service mechanisms share common vertical linear guides and drive systems. The first and second vertical linear guides, along with their associated drives, serve multiple service mechanisms simultaneously. This merging of common infrastructure reduces the total weight of the service robot while maintaining the ability to perform diverse servicing operations through coordinated control of the shared components
3Ease of operation
If vertical guides and toothed belts are used to move service mechanisms, then operational control is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical linear guides serve as universal support and displacement structures for multiple different service mechanisms. The same guide infrastructure accommodates the yarn end searching device, yarn threading device, and cop handling device, reducing the need for separate guidance systems for each mechanism and thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining precise operational control
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AI summary
The invention is directed to a service robot (1) for a ring spinning machine for yarn production having a vertical frame (12) which is provided with a first vertical linear guide (120) and a second vertical linear guide (121). On the first vertical linear guide (120) a vertically reversibly displaceable 3D yarn handling device (13) and a vertically reversibly displaceable yarn threading device (16) are arranged and interconnected with a controllable drive and a control device (2). On the second vertical linear guide (121) a vertically reversibly displaceable cop handling device (14) and a vertically reversibly displaceable yarn end searching device (15) are arranged and interconnected with a controllable drive and a control device (2).