Molded Product Take-Out Timing Display for Faster Cycle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack a suitable method for facilitating the adjustment of take-out time and cycle time in molded product handling, as operators struggle to identify which parameters contribute to time shortening due to the absence of detailed operation time breakdowns, leading to inefficient adjustments and increased vibration.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with a display screen that shows actual operation times, set values, and increase/decrease amounts for each operation, allowing operators to optimize settings by identifying which parameters affect the take-out time and cycle time, including features like percentage-based value display and real-time adjustment capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the speed is increased to shorten take-out time, then the take-out time is reduced, but vibration increases causing adjustment difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the take-out operation into multiple distinct operations (lowering operation, pull-out forward movement, pull-out backward movement, elevating operation). Each operation's time is measured and displayed separately, allowing operators to identify which specific operation contributes most to the total take-out time and optimize it without unnecessarily increasing speed in other operations, thereby reducing vibration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system measures and displays actual operation times for each segmented operation, enabling operators to make informed parameter adjustments. By showing the relationship between set values and actual operation times, operators can optimize parameters (speed, acceleration, deceleration) for each specific operation to reduce total time while maintaining acceptable vibration levels.
2Loss of time
If acceleration and deceleration are increased to shorten take-out time, then the take-out time is reduced, but vibration increases causing take-out errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the take-out operation into separate phases (lowering, pull-out forward, pull-out backward, elevating) and measures the time for each phase independently. This segmentation allows operators to identify which specific operation has excessive time and adjust acceleration/deceleration parameters only for that operation, rather than increasing them globally, thereby minimizing vibration-induced take-out errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The system displays actual operation times alongside set values for each operation phase, enabling operators to make targeted parameter adjustments. By showing the impact of parameters on actual operation times for each segmented operation, operators can optimize acceleration and deceleration settings to reduce total time while maintaining take-out precision.
3Loss of time
If the traverse operation is accelerated to match timing with following process, then the cycle time is reduced, but power consumption increases due to larger movable mass
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the cycle into distinct operations (traverse operation, lowering operation, release operation) and measures the time for each. This allows operators to identify whether the traverse operation or another operation is the bottleneck for cycle time, enabling targeted optimization without unnecessarily accelerating all operations, thereby reducing power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system displays actual operation times and set values for each segmented operation, allowing operators to make informed parameter adjustments. By showing which operation consumes the most time, operators can optimize parameters for that specific operation rather than increasing power consumption across all operations.
4Loss of time
If the lowering operation is accelerated to match timing with following process, then the cycle time is reduced, but vibration of arm increases causing delivery errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the take-out operation into distinct phases including lowering operation, pull-out forward movement, pull-out backward movement, and elevating operation. By measuring and displaying the time for each phase separately, operators can identify whether the lowering operation is the bottleneck and optimize it without unnecessarily accelerating other operations that would increase arm vibration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system displays actual operation times and set values for each segmented operation, enabling operators to make targeted parameter adjustments. By showing the time contribution of each operation, operators can optimize the lowering operation parameters to reduce cycle time while maintaining acceptable vibration levels for arm delivery.
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AI summary
Provided is an apparatus for taking out a molded product capable of displaying information for facilitating adjustment on a display screen when performing adjustment for shortening a take-out time and a cycle time. The apparatus for taking out a molded product includes: a set condition storing section; an operation time counting section operable to count an actual operation time from a time when a plurality of set operations are started till a time when the operations are completed; an operation time storing section operable to store, the plurality of actual operation times counted by the operation time counting section; a display section including a display screen; a display control section; and a data computing section. The display control section displays on the display screen identification indications for a plurality of set operations, set values for the set operations, and the actual operations times stored in the operation time storing section.