Terminal Strip Front-End Cutting for Full Inspection Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing visual inspection systems for terminal strips fail to inspect the front-end area of the strip due to the system being in a non-working shutdown state during loading, leading to potential substandard quality in the uninspected areas.
Innovation Solution
A terminal strip inspection system that includes a visual inspection module, cutting module, and conveying module, where the front-end area of the strip is cut off before further conveyance, ensuring all areas are inspected by activating the system post-loading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the terminal strip is loaded into the visual inspection system while the system is in shutdown state, then the loading operation can be performed, but the front end area of the terminal strip is not inspected leading to reduced quality inspection reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting module is configured to cut off the front end area of the terminal strip before visual inspection begins. This preliminary cutting action ensures that only inspected portions of the terminal strip are conveyed forward, eliminating the quality inspection gap that would otherwise occur during system startup.
2Measurement precision
If the visual inspection module is positioned upstream to inspect terminals, then quality inspection can be performed, but the front end area loaded during shutdown remains uninspected
Solution Approach 1:
The front end area of the terminal strip, which cannot be inspected due to system shutdown during loading, is extracted and removed by the cutting module. This extraction eliminates the problematic uninspected portion from the production flow, ensuring that only fully inspected terminal strips are conveyed forward.
3Ease of operation
If the terminal strip is conveyed through the system during shutdown for loading, then loading is facilitated, but uninspected areas are conveyed forward reducing overall quality
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting module performs a preliminary cutting action to remove the front end area that would otherwise be conveyed forward without inspection. This preliminary anti-action prevents the potential quality defect from propagating through the system, countering the negative effect of loading during shutdown.
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal strip inspection system includes a visual inspection module, a cutting module, and a conveying module. The visual inspection module installed at a visual inspection station visually inspects whether a quality of terminals on a terminal strip conveyed through the visual inspection station are qualified. The cutting module is installed at a cutting station and is located downstream of the visual inspection station. The conveying module conveys the terminal strip from back to front through the visual inspection station and the cutting station in sequence. When the terminal strip is loaded into the terminal strip inspection system, a front end area of the terminal strip is located downstream of the visual inspection station and has not undergone visual inspection. After the terminal strip is loaded, the terminal strip inspection system is activated and the cutting module cuts off the front end area of the terminal strip, so that uninspected areas in the terminal strip are not further conveyed through the terminal strip inspection system.