Battery Assembly Storage Bin Sensing for Shared Feed and Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional material storage apparatuses for battery assembly require a dedicated one-to-one space configuration for material feeding and discharging, leading to large space occupation and high assembly costs.
Innovation Solution
A material storage apparatus with a first sensing assembly on the storage bin to detect and control the entry of assembly apparatuses at the discharging port, allowing safe material feeding and discharging without the need for a dedicated one-to-one space configuration, using a control module to manage the sensing assembly's activation and deactivation based on instructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a dedicated one-to-one space configuration is used for material feeding and discharging, then material safety is improved, but space occupation increases and assembly cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the material feeding function and material discharging function into a single storage bin. The storage bin is equipped with both a feeding port for material input and a discharging port for material output, allowing both operations to occur within the same spatial structure. This eliminates the need for separate dedicated spaces for feeding and discharging, thereby reducing space occupation while maintaining operational safety through the sensing assembly that prevents assembly apparatus entry during feeding operations.
2Reliability
If a dedicated one-to-one space configuration is used for material feeding and discharging, then material safety is improved, but assembly cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (material storage, feeding, and discharging) into a single integrated storage bin structure. This reduces the total number of components and assembly steps required, thereby lowering assembly cost while maintaining safety through the control system that coordinates feeding and discharging operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage bin is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs material storage, material feeding through the feeding port, and material discharging through the discharging port. This universal design eliminates the need for separate dedicated structures for each function, reducing overall system complexity and assembly cost while maintaining safety through the sensing and control system.
3Reliability
If the first sensing assembly is activated to detect assembly apparatus entry, then safety is improved, but operational efficiency may decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The first sensing assembly operates periodically rather than continuously - it is activated only when needed to detect assembly apparatus entry at the discharging port and deactivated when material feeding or discharging operations are in progress. This periodic activation reduces unnecessary monitoring that would hinder operational efficiency while maintaining safety during critical moments when the assembly apparatus might mistakenly enter the accommodating cavity.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensing assembly provides feedback signals to the control module that automatically coordinate the activation and deactivation of the sensing assembly with the operational state of the storage bin. When material feeding or discharging is in progress, the feedback mechanism deactivates the sensing assembly to avoid interfering with operations. When operations complete, the sensing assembly is reactivated to resume safety monitoring, thus balancing safety with operational efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables safe and efficient material feeding and discharging in the same storage bin, reducing space occupation and assembly costs while improving space utilization.
Implementation Method 1
a first sensing assembly, where the first sensing assembly is disposed on the storage bin and configured to detect an assembly apparatus entering the discharging port
Data Source
AI summary
The present application relates to a material storage apparatus in which a first sensing assembly is disposed on the storage bin, and the first sensing assembly is configured to determine whether the assembly apparatus enters the discharging port. When the material storage apparatus does not receive a material discharging instruction, the first sensing assembly is in an activated state, and continuously monitors whether the assembly apparatus enters the discharging port; if detected, the first sensing assembly feeds back a corresponding signal to the control module, and the control module then controls the assembly apparatus to halt, so as to restrict the assembly apparatus from mistakenly entering the accommodating cavity. In this case, material feeding operations can be performed at the feeding port, that is, materials can enter the accommodating cavity through the feeding port for accommodation, thereby achieving safe material feeding.