Surfacing System for Steel Plate Non-Slip Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing non-slip surface systems for panels and walkways are unsatisfactory due to difficulties in cleaning and reduced effectiveness over time, particularly in food processing industries where stringent cleanliness is required, and they are costly and not durable enough.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for creating a non-slip surface on metallic panels using a computer-controlled delivery head that applies a pressurized composition in a selected pattern, allowing for effective cleaning with water-based solutions, applicable to various shapes and materials, including stainless steel, and capable of forming patterns like circles, ovals, or diamonds for enhanced durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional non-slip surface systems are used, then non-slip performance is provided, but cleaning difficulty increases and effectiveness reduces over time
Solution Approach 1:
The non-slip surface is created by impacting the metal plate surface with pressurized water containing abrasive particles, which segments the surface into a pattern of raised and recessed areas. This segmented structure provides non-slip performance while allowing water to flow through and clean the surface effectively, resolving the contradiction between maintaining non-slip effectiveness and enabling easy cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The treated surface creates a porous or permeable structure with raised patterns and recessed areas that allow water penetration. This porous structure enables water-based cleaning solutions to reach and clean the entire surface area, including what would traditionally be recessed or hard-to-reach areas, thereby maintaining cleaning ease while preserving non-slip performance.
2Reliability
If traditional non-slip surface treatments are applied, then non-slip properties are achieved, but service life and durability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical abrasion methods with a pressurized water jet system containing abrasive particles. This substitution delivers the non-slip surface treatment with greater precision and control, creating a more consistent and durable surface pattern that maintains its non-slip effectiveness throughout the service life of the equipment, thereby resolving the contradiction between achieving non-slip performance and extending service life.
3Reliability
If conventional surface forms are used, then non-slip function is provided, but cost and labor requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a pressurized water delivery system to apply the non-slip surface treatment. This hydraulic approach replaces costly mechanical abrasion equipment and manual labor with a more efficient water jet system. The pressurized water delivers abrasive particles uniformly across the surface, reducing material waste and labor costs while maintaining consistent non-slip performance, thereby resolving the contradiction between providing non-slip functionality and reducing manufacturing cost.
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 solution provides a durable, easy-to-clean non-slip surface that maintains effectiveness over the service life of equipment, reducing costs and labor while ensuring reliability and improved maintenance in food processing and other cleanliness-critical environments.
Implementation Method 1
A pressurized fluid having entrained abrasive particles is then generated and discharged through the nozzle and toward the target surface of the workpiece
Implementation Method 2
the shape being annealed at an annealing temperature suitable for annealing the material of which the shape is formed
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a surfacing system for manufacturing panels or other shapes that provide a non-slip surface that can be readily cleaned with common cleaning methods.