Telescopic Conveyor Steel Saddle Frame and Load Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing conveyor systems for roofing materials face challenges in safely conveying heavy loads to high heights in congested areas, with issues of static electricity buildup, friction wear, and the need for expensive crane operations, while current solutions are not adaptable for tight spaces and require complex maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A telescopic conveyor apparatus with a steel saddle frame, hydraulic motor, and non-conductive materials, featuring roller assemblies with pivot axles for load balance, wear rails for friction reduction, and a programmable load sensor for safe operation, allowing for remote control and reduced wear on components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If a telescopic conveyor is used to reach high heights in congested areas, then the reach height and adaptability are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyor boom is divided into multiple telescopic sections that can extend and retract independently. Each section has its own structural support and positioning mechanism, allowing the system to achieve greater reach heights through modular extension rather than requiring a single complex long-boom structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic boom sections are nested within each other, with smaller sections contained inside larger ones. This nested configuration allows compact storage when retracted while enabling extended reach when deployed, resolving the contradiction between achieving high reach and maintaining manageable device complexity.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If non-conductive materials are used for boom components, then static electricity buildup is reduced, but the strength and durability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The boom structure utilizes composite materials that combine non-conductive properties with high strength characteristics. These composite materials maintain the electrical insulation needed to prevent static buildup while providing the structural integrity required to support heavy roofing materials during conveyance operations.
Solution Approach 2:
Different sections of the boom structure employ different material properties - non-conductive materials are applied specifically to components where static prevention is critical, while other structural elements use materials optimized for strength and load-bearing capacity. This localized application of material properties resolves the contradiction between static reduction and structural strength.
3Productivity
If heavy material loads are conveyed, then productivity is improved, but friction wear on components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates wear rails made of non-conductive, low-friction materials that line the contact surfaces where heavy materials are handled. These wear rails convert the harmful friction effect into a beneficial low-wear interface, allowing heavy loads to be conveyed productively while minimizing material loss through friction wear on critical components.
Solution Approach 2:
Wear rails and protective coatings act as intermediary elements between the heavy materials and the boom structure components. These intermediaries reduce direct friction and wear on the primary structural components, enabling sustained high-productivity operation with heavy loads while minimizing degradation of system components.
4Reliability
If a programmable load sensor is integrated, then safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The programmable load sensor provides real-time feedback on the weight and distribution of materials being conveyed. This feedback is processed by a control system that automatically adjusts conveyor operation parameters or alerts operators to potential safety issues, enabling improved safety through intelligent monitoring without requiring complex manual intervention systems.
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 solution enables safer, efficient, and adaptable material conveyance to high heights in congested areas, reducing static electricity and friction wear, while simplifying maintenance and operation, and allowing for remote control of the conveyor belt.
Implementation Method 1
at least one hydraulic motor having operative connection to the turntable, lift mechanism, and to a belt drive drum
Implementation Method 2
the main components of the boom, more particularly the side rails of the boom structure are fabricated from a non-conductive material such as fiberglass reinforced plastic beams
Implementation Method 3
an extension boom assembly adapted by two or more roller assemblies and connecting hardware to travel mechanically within the main boom assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A telescopic material conveyer apparatus has a main boom assembly reinforced by a steel saddle frame connected to a turn table and a lift mechanism, an extension boom assembly adapted by two or more roller assemblies and connecting hardware to travel mechanically within the main boom assembly and to extend therefrom, one or more connected drive motors, a conveyer belt supported by frame architecture and a pulley and drive chain system, at least one hydraulic motor having operative connection to the turntable, lift mechanism and to a belt drive drum, at least one hydraulic valve connected inline in the hydraulic line controlling the belt drive motor, the valve electronically operable via input received from a load sensor integrated within or to the lift mechanism, a programmable load threshold determining open and close operation states of the valve and directing run and stop state operations of the conveyer belt.