Sliding Container Carrier Feed for Low-Contamination Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional container feeding systems for transporting containers suffer from issues such as contamination due to lubricant leakage, increased spillage due to vibration transmission, and frequent maintenance requirements, leading to plant downtime and increased losses.
Innovation Solution
A container feeding system that uses a carrier with a pulling element connected to a guide, allowing the carrier to slide along a transport path, reducing vibration transmission and eliminating dead spaces, thereby minimizing contamination and maintenance needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a chain carrier is used to transport containers, then the container can be moved along the transport path, but lubricant leakage causes contamination and frequent maintenance is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the chain carrier from the transport system, replacing it with a sliding carrier that moves along guide rails. This eliminates the source of lubricant leakage and contamination while maintaining the container transport function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical chain carrier system with a sliding mechanism that uses friction between the carrier and guide rails. This substitution eliminates the need for lubricated chain links and reduces contamination risks.
2Reliability
If a chain carrier is used to transport containers, then the container can be moved along the transport path, but frequent maintenance is required leading to plant downtime
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the chain carrier requiring frequent maintenance and replaces it with a simple sliding carrier system. This extraction of the problematic component eliminates maintenance interruptions and plant downtime.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding carrier system uses simple, inexpensive components with no moving parts requiring maintenance. The carrier and guide rails are durable components that do not require regular maintenance, eliminating plant downtime.
3Productivity
If conventional container feeding system is used, then container transport is achieved, but vibration transmission increases spillage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the vibration-prone chain carrier mechanism with a simple sliding carrier system. The sliding contact between carrier and guide rails provides natural vibration damping, reducing spillage while maintaining transport efficiency.
4Productivity
If chain carrier with dead spaces is used, then container transport is achieved, but contamination risk increases due to dead spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the chain carrier structure with its dead spaces. The replacement sliding carrier system has no dead spaces where contamination can accumulate, maintaining transport efficiency while eliminating contamination risks.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system significantly reduces vibrations and contamination, enhances flexibility in adapting to different sealing modules, and minimizes downtime, resulting in improved operational efficiency and reduced losses.
Implementation Method 1
the carrier can be moved by the pulling element in a sliding manner along a first surface of the guide
Data Source
AI summary
A container feeding system for transporting a container along a transport path from a container source to a container receiver. The container feeding system includes a carrier for receiving and transporting the container, a pulling element connected to the carrier in such a way that the carrier can be moved along the transport path, a guide arranged along the transport path for guiding the carrier along the transport path. The carrier is arranged at the guide in such a way that the carrier can be moved by the pulling element in a sliding manner along a first surface of the guide.