Take-up Tube Collection Guide Plate Friction Deceleration
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing take-up tube collection systems, the take-up tubes collide with the collection box at high velocity, leading to potential deformation or damage, as they are reused.
Innovation Solution
A take-up tube collection system comprising a creel robot and a take-up tube collection apparatus, where the creel robot includes a tilting mechanism to discharge the take-up tube from a predetermined height, and a guide device with a guide plate and drive mechanism to slow down the take-up tube by friction, guiding it into the collection box at a reduced velocity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the take-up tube is discharged from a predetermined height position, then the collection efficiency is improved, but the impact velocity increases causing deformation or damage
Solution Approach 1:
A guide plate is introduced as an intermediary component between the discharge port and the collection box. The guide plate receives the take-up tube from the discharge port and guides it into the collection box, thereby mediating the impact and reducing the harmful effects of high-velocity discharge while maintaining collection efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide plate is positioned to receive the take-up tube before it enters the collection box, providing preliminary cushioning or impact reduction. This beforehand cushioning prevents the full impact force from being transmitted to the collection box and the take-up tube, reducing deformation risk while maintaining the benefits of height-based discharge.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the guide plate is tilted to approach the take-up tube receiving base, then the friction-based deceleration is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide plate is designed with a tilting mechanism that allows it to adjust its angle dynamically. By tilting the guide plate to approach the take-up tube receiving base, the system optimizes the friction-based deceleration effect. The dynamic adjustment capability allows the guide plate to adapt to different operational conditions, improving impact reduction while maintaining reasonable device complexity through a relatively simple tilting mechanism.
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 system effectively reduces the impact on the take-up tube when collected, minimizing the risk of deformation or damage, and allowing for the reuse of the take-up tubes.
Implementation Method 1
the empty take-up tube discharged from the take-up tube receiving base is slowed down by friction with the guide plate when being guided by the guide plate
Implementation Method 2
the tilting mechanism configured to tilt the take-up tube receiving base so that the empty take-up tube discharged from the take-up tube receiving base is discharged from a predetermined height position
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AI summary
Reduces an impact subjected to a take-up tube when being fed into a collection box and reduces a risk that the take-up tube may be deformed or damaged. In a take-up tube collection system, an empty take-up tube discharged from the creel robot is collected by a take-up tube collection apparatus. The creel robot includes: a take-up tube receiving base 53 including a loading plate loading the empty take-up tube thereon, and a discharge port capable of discharging the empty take-up tube; and a tilting mechanism 54 configured to tilt the take-up tube receiving base 53. The take-up tube collection apparatus includes: a collection box configured to collect the empty take-up tube discharged from the take-up tube receiving base 53; and a guide device configured to guide the empty take-up tube discharged from the take-up tube receiving base to the collection box. The guide device includes: a guide unit 222 including a bottom plate configured to roll the empty take-up tube discharged from the take-up tube receiving base to be guided to the collection box; and a guide unit drive mechanism configured to tilt the guide unit 222 to approach the take-up tube receiving base 53 so that an angle formed between the bottom plate and the loading plate of the take-up tube receiving base 53 tilted at a collection position is within a range of 180 degrees ± a predetermined angle.