Storage Conveyor Right-Angle Turn Control for Cargo Posture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Storage conveyors mounted on vehicles face issues with cargo inclination due to road surface gradients, leading to interference with partition walls and inefficient delivery when changing directions.
Innovation Solution
A storage conveyor system with a right angle turn unit that corrects cargo posture by pulling it to a corner portion and changes direction, using assist rollers to maintain orientation, and includes a controller for coordinated conveyor operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the storage conveyor changes direction at a right angle, then the cargo can be conveyed to different positions efficiently, but the cargo may incline and interfere with partition walls due to road surface gradients
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pulling the cargo to the corner portion of the right angle turn unit before the direction change occurs. This preliminary positioning ensures the cargo is correctly oriented and positioned at the downstream end of the first direction and upstream end of the second direction, preventing inclination and interference with partition walls during the subsequent direction change.
Solution Approach 2:
The corner portion of the right angle turn unit acts as an intermediary element. By pulling the cargo to this specific corner portion, the system creates a transition zone where the cargo can be repositioned and reoriented before entering the direction change, serving as a mediator between the incoming and outgoing conveyance paths.
2Reliability
If the cargo is pulled to the corner portion before direction change, then the cargo posture is corrected and interference is prevented, but the conveyance process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The right angle turn unit is designed to automatically pull the cargo to the corner portion through its inherent structure and control mechanism. The system uses the existing conveyance infrastructure to perform the pulling action, allowing the turn unit to serve itself in correcting cargo posture without requiring additional external devices or complex intervention systems.
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AI summary
A storage conveyor mounted on a vehicle and configured to convey a cargo includes a right angle turn unit configured to change a traveling direction of the cargo from a first direction to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction at a right angle. When the traveling direction of the cargo is changed in the right angle turn unit, the cargo is pulled to a corner portion, which is a downstream end in the first direction and an upstream end in the second direction of the right angle turn unit, and then the cargo is conveyed to a downstream side in the second direction.