Tape Reel Code Spraying Integration for Paperless Winding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tape reel systems require additional devices and processes for code spraying, leading to decreased efficiency and reliance on printed paper labels, which complicates the winding process.
Innovation Solution
A tape reel code spraying apparatus with integrated mechanisms for code spraying and scanning, including a tape code spraying mechanism, code scanning mechanism, moving mechanism, and reel code spraying mechanism, allowing direct code application on the reel without external devices, facilitated by a reel frame and feeding frame for efficient reel handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If printed paper labels are used for tape reels, then labeling can be performed, but additional devices and processes are required, decreasing overall production efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the code spraying mechanism directly into the reel winding apparatus, combining two previously separate functions (winding and code spraying) into a single integrated system. This eliminates the need for separate labeling devices and processes, thereby improving production efficiency while reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The reel winding apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions: winding the tape reel and spraying codes on it simultaneously. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for dedicated separate labeling equipment, directly addressing the contradiction between productivity improvement and device complexity reduction.
2Loss of time
If printed paper labels are attached before winding, then labeling is achieved, but the process requires additional steps and time
Solution Approach 1:
The code spraying mechanism is positioned to spray codes on the reel during the winding process itself, performing the labeling action in advance of traditional post-winding labeling methods. This eliminates the need for separate labeling steps after winding, reducing total processing time and improving overall efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system allows the winding and code spraying operations to occur simultaneously and continuously without interruption. The reel is wound and labeled in one continuous process flow, eliminating the downtime and transition steps required when using separate labeling operations, thereby reducing processing time and improving efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If an additional code spraying device is used, then code spraying can be performed, but the process becomes more complex and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the code spraying function with the existing reel winding apparatus, eliminating the need for a separate additional code spraying device. This integration simplifies the overall process by reducing the number of separate devices and operations required, directly improving ease of operation while managing device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a tape reel code spraying apparatus, including a main frame, where a supporting plate is arranged on a side of the main frame, a tape code spraying mechanism is mounted at an end of the supporting plate by means of a support, the tape code spraying mechanism is located above the end of the supporting plate, a code scanning mechanism is arranged on a side of the tape code spraying mechanism, and an orientation of the code scanning mechanism corresponds to a position of the supporting plate. When a reel is fed by means of a feeding frame, a moving mechanism drives the reel code spraying mechanism to move on the reel for code spraying, then the reel falls into a winding apparatus. The present disclosure better improves overall production efficiency of the product during use, and realizes paperless production.