Slidable Air Blow Nozzle for Tip Dresser Chip Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air blow nozzles on tip dressers require manual repositioning after maintenance, leading to inconsistent chip removal during cutting operations, and existing designs complicate maintenance due to the nozzle's proximity to the communication hole.
Innovation Solution
An air blow nozzle with a slidable and biasable design that allows the nozzle body to be moved away from the communication hole during maintenance and automatically returns to a predetermined position, ensuring consistent chip removal post-maintenance through a coil spring mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the air blow nozzle is positioned near the communication hole to enable effective chip removal, then chip removal efficiency is improved, but maintenance operation becomes difficult due to space constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The air blow nozzle is designed with a movable mounting structure that allows it to be dynamically repositioned between two states: a first position during operation that optimizes chip removal, and a second position during maintenance that provides access to the communication hole. This dynamic positioning resolves the contradiction by allowing the system to optimize for different functions at different times.
2Ease of repair
If the nozzle body is moved away from the communication hole during maintenance, then maintenance accessibility is improved, but the air discharge position becomes inconsistent after maintenance, affecting chip removal quality
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure incorporates a self-aligning mechanism with positioning features such as guide pins or tapered surfaces that automatically return the air blow nozzle to its precise operational position after maintenance. This self-service feature eliminates the need for manual repositioning and ensures consistent air discharge positioning, resolving the contradiction between maintenance accessibility and position consistency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures reliable chip removal during cutting operations by maintaining the air discharge position after maintenance, simplifying the nozzle structure, and optimizing space utilization while preventing chip scattering.
Implementation Method 1
through a coil spring mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
The air blow nozzle includes a nozzle body configured to be connected to an air compressor one end thereof and includes an air discharge portion another end thereof, the air discharge portion is capable of discharging compressed air supplied from the air compressor. The air discharge portion is configured to be movable to a position that does not correspond to an upper communication hole as the nozzle body is slid to one side. The nozzle body includes a nut configured to position the air discharge portion in a predetermined position near a rotary holder as the nozzle body is slid to another side.