Single-Slider Positioning of Support Elements on Bar Working Tables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods require multiple sliders to position each support element on a bar working table, limiting efficiency and speed in positioning multiple elements.
Innovation Solution
A method using a single slider with a hooking element that moves along a guide element to sequentially hook and position multiple support elements, allowing them to be carried and positioned in a predetermined order on a bar working table.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single slider is used to position multiple support elements, then device complexity is reduced, but positioning speed and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple support elements are merged into a single row structure that can be carried by one slider. The slider sequentially hooks and transports multiple support elements along the bar, reducing the number of sliders from multiple to one while maintaining positioning capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Support elements are pre-arranged in a row formation before positioning. The slider picks up the entire row of support elements at once and transports them to their target locations, eliminating the need to position each element individually and thereby increasing positioning speed.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple sliders are used to position each support element, then positioning precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single slider is designed to perform multiple functions: it can hook and carry multiple different support elements, position them at various locations along the bar, and release them sequentially. This multi-functional slider replaces multiple specialized sliders, reducing complexity while maintaining positioning precision through controlled sequential operation.
3Manufacturing precision
If support elements are positioned one at a time, then positioning accuracy is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The slider continuously moves along the bar carrying a row of support elements, positioning them at multiple locations in a single continuous motion rather than returning to pick up each element separately. This continuous action reduces idle time and total positioning time while maintaining accuracy through controlled placement at each location.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for carrying and positioning a plurality of support elements on at least one bar of a bar working table. In particular, said method is based on the presence of a single slider (20) movable along a guide element (G) and provided with a hooking element (21) for hooking a support element. After having hooked a first support element (S1), the slider (20) slides along the guide (G), so that a row of support elements arranged in succession is formed, in which said row of support elements comprises at least a second support element (S2) in succession to said first support element (S1), and carries said row of support elements along said bar (B) up to a predetermined position, in which said predetermined position is the desired position of one of said support elements.