Pressing Tool With Synchronized Modules for Large-Area Web Products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pressing tools face challenges in processing large-area products due to increased energy consumption and size limitations, necessitating stronger drives and restricted throughput.
Innovation Solution
A pressing tool design with stationary frames and independently movable upper and lower tool modules, guided by separate drives synchronized by a control device, allowing for low energy consumption and flexible handling of large-area products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If the pressing plates are made larger to process large-area products, then the processing capability is improved, but the mass of the pressing plates and frame increases, requiring stronger drives and higher energy costs
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing tool is divided into a stationary frame and two independently movable tool modules (upper and lower). Each tool module can be adjusted and moved separately along guides, allowing only the necessary pressing plates to be moved during operation rather than the entire frame structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of moving the entire frame with the pressing plates as in conventional designs, this invention makes the frame stationary and moves only the tool modules containing the pressing plates. This inverts the traditional approach of what is moved and what remains fixed.
2Area of moving object
If stronger drives are used to handle larger products, then the processing capability is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The drive system is segmented into separate first and second drives for the upper and lower tool modules respectively. Each drive is independently controlled and can be optimized for smaller, more manageable forces rather than requiring one large complex drive system.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool modules are designed with adjustable positions along the guides, allowing dynamic adaptation to different product sizes and shapes. The synchronous control enables flexible adjustment of pressing parameters without changing the physical structure of the drives.
3Area of stationary object
If the frame is made larger to accommodate larger products, then the processing capability is improved, but the mass moved during operation increases, leading to higher energy consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is segmented from the tool modules. The frame remains stationary and provides structural support and guides, while the tool modules containing the pressing plates are the only components that move during operation, minimizing the mass that requires energy to move.
Solution Approach 2:
The conventional design moves the entire frame structure is inverted by making the frame stationary and moving only the tool modules. This reduces the moved mass significantly while maintaining the necessary frame area for supporting large products.
4Manufacturing precision
If synchronous control of multiple drives is implemented, then the precision and control are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device synchronizes the first and second drives to move the upper and lower tool modules simultaneously along the guides. This feedback-based synchronous control ensures precise positioning and coordinated movement without requiring overly complex mechanical linkages.
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
Enables efficient processing of large-area products with reduced energy costs and increased throughput by minimizing the mass moved during pressing, while maintaining precise control and synchronization.
Implementation Method 1
the control device being used to couple the first drive and the second drive in terms of control so that the upper tool module and the lower tool module can be adjusted synchronously in the transport direction during pressing
Implementation Method 2
heated pressing tools, also known as hot presses or heating presses, are known in which heat is transferred to the supplied products. Heat is used to shape the product and/or to bond two or more layers of a multi-layer product
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AI summary
The invention relates to a pressing tool and a method for pressing a single- or multi-layer product in a web-processing operation by means of a pressing tool (1) comprising a frame (3), an upper tool module (4) with an upper pressing plate (40) and a lower tool module (5) with a lower pressing plate (50), the upper tool module (4) and the lower tool module (5) each being adjustably mounted on the frame in the transport direction (I) of the web-processing operation, wherein, after the pressing tool (1) has been closed, the upper tool module (4) and the lower tool module (5) are driven separately relative to the frame (3) in a synchronous manner in the transport direction (I) during an operating period.