Telescopic Side Boundaries for Pallet Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing handling devices for layer centering and transport of piece goods are limited in their ability to adjust to different pallet sizes, with a maximum size difference of about 40mm, restricting their versatility and efficiency in handling various pallet sizes.
Innovation Solution
A handling device with adjustable side and transverse boundaries, where the side boundaries consist of two parts that can be telescoped and locked, allowing for flexible adjustment to accommodate different pallet sizes without the need for additional actuators or complex mechanisms, enabling easy adaptation to various pallet sizes by changing the length of the side boundaries using existing motor axes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard fixed-length side boundaries are used, then the device can handle standard pallet sizes, but it cannot adapt to pallets with significant size differences
Solution Approach 1:
The side boundaries are divided into two parts that can be telescopically adjusted relative to each other. This segmentation allows the total length of the side boundaries to be varied by extending or retracting the segments, enabling adaptation to different pallet sizes without requiring a completely different boundary structure for each size.
Solution Approach 2:
The side boundaries are made dynamically adjustable through telescopic segments that can change length during operation. This dynamic capability allows the handling device to adapt to various pallet dimensions by adjusting the boundary length, transforming a static structure into a flexible one that responds to different operational requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple format parts are used to handle different pallet sizes, then adaptability improves, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic side boundary structure serves multiple functions: it can accommodate standard pallet sizes, handle pallets with significant size differences, and potentially adapt to future pallet format variations. This single universal mechanism replaces the need for multiple specialized format parts, each designed for specific pallet sizes, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional actuators and complex mechanisms are added for boundary adjustment, then adaptability to different pallet sizes improves, but device simplicity and cost-effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic side boundaries utilize a nested structure where one segment is inserted within another, allowing compact storage and simple extension/retraction mechanisms. This nesting approach minimizes the space required for the adjustment mechanism and reduces the number of additional actuators needed, maintaining ease of manufacture while providing the required flexibility.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a handling device used for layer alignment and/or used for transporting scattered good layers vertically and/or horizontally. The handling device includes a support plane (11) and a frame limiting the scattered good layer (16). The frame is composed of two side face limiting part (4, 30) capable of moving horizontally to a large extent and arranged in parallel and two transverse limiting part (2, 3, 22, 23) capable of moving horizontally to a large extend, arranged in parallel and arranged perpendicular to the side face limiting part (4, 30). Additionally, at least one transverse limiting part (2, 3, 22, 23) can swing around a rotation axis (D) parallel to the transverse limiting part (2, 3, 22, 23). According to the invention, the side face limiting part (30) is composed of at least two components and can change in length.