Telescopic Palletizing Platform for Automatic Posture Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Logistics palletizing systems face inefficiencies in material posture adjustment, requiring manual intervention and complex, costly devices, and cannot adapt to varying container widths or obstacles, limiting their applicability and efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A logistics palletizing system with a telescopic platform, multi-stage lifting device, and posture adjustment mechanism, including rotatable rolling portions and a turnover assembly, enables automatic conveying, posture adjustment, and palletizing, simplifying structure and reducing costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If mechanical arms and dedicated turnover mechanisms are used to adjust material posture, then material handling efficiency is improved, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial handling efficiencyVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The turnover mechanism is divided into independent modular units, each handling a specific segment of the material flow. This segmentation allows for simpler individual components that can be easily maintained and replaced, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high throughput capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The turnover mechanism is designed to perform multiple functions: it can rotate materials, push them forward, and adapt to different material sizes and weights. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate specialized devices, reducing device complexity while improving handling efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Device complexity

If manual intervention is used to adjust material posture, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases and labor intensity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure simplicityVSAvoidmaterial processing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The turnover mechanism is designed to automatically adjust material posture without human intervention. The system uses sensors to detect material position and automatically activates the turnover components, eliminating manual labor while maintaining simple overall system architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary posture adjustment of materials before they reach the palletizing station. By pre-positioning materials in the correct orientation upstream, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time adjustment mechanisms at the palletizer, simplifying the overall device while improving throughput

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of manufacture

If fixed structure palletizers are used, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but adaptability to different container sizes and obstacles decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidadaptability to container variations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The palletizer incorporates movable and adjustable components that can be reconfigured for different container sizes and obstacle positions. These dynamic elements allow the fixed-structure base to adapt to varying operational requirements without requiring expensive custom manufacturing for each scenario

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows for easy adjustment of key parameters such as platform height, turnover angle, and pushing force to accommodate different material types and container configurations. These parameter changes can be made through simple mechanical adjustments rather than manufacturing changes, maintaining low cost while improving adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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

Improves material processing efficiency, reduces space occupation, and lowers economic costs by automating posture adjustment and adapting to different container sizes and obstacles.

Implementation Method 1

a plurality of rotatable rolling portions, a gap is formed between each two adjacent rolling portions, and the plurality of rotatable rolling portions are configured to drive the materials to move

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Implementation Method 2

the turnover portion is drivingly connected to the driving portion, the driving portion is configured to drive the turnover portion to rotate, the turnover portion extends through gaps among the plurality of rotatable rolling portions, the turnover portion is configured to push the materials to a preset position

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRotational motion:

Data Source

PatentUS12479672B2Logistics palletizing system
Publication Date: 2025.11.25 SHANGHAI KELAI MECHATRONICS ENG CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a logistics palletizing system. The logistics palletizing system includes a palletizer including a walking device, a telescopic platform device, a feeding device, a multi-stage lifting device and a feed diverting device, where the telescopic platform device is mounted above the walking device, the multi-stage lifting device and the feed diverting device are each mounted on the telescopic platform device, and the telescopic platform device is configured to drive the multi-stage lifting device and the feed diverting device to move in a preset direction relative to the walking device; and the feeding device is mounted on the multi-stage lifting device, the multi-stage lifting device is configured to drive the feeding device up and down, the feed diverting device is configured to convey materials to the feeding device, and the feeding device is configured to palletize the materials.