Thin Metal Strip Winding with Direct Leader Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional thin metal strip winding methods result in long process cycles due to the manufacturing and subsequent winding of thin metal strips around winding rolls, necessitating a shorter process cycle.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that involves causing a thin metal strip to fly from a flight tube, connecting it to a leader on a winding roll, and winding it up by rotating the roll, allowing simultaneous manufacturing and winding, with the use of a connecting unit and winding unit to facilitate this process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a thin metal strip is manufactured and then wound up around a winding roll to be collected, then the thin metal strip can be properly collected and stored, but the process cycle becomes long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the thin metal strip manufacturing process with the winding process by enabling direct winding from the flight tube to the winding roll. This eliminates the intermediate storage step, combining two previously separate operations into one continuous process, thereby reducing process cycle time while maintaining proper collection and storage functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention establishes a continuous process where the thin metal strip flows directly from manufacturing through winding without interruption or intermediate storage. The strip is continuously formed in the flight tube and immediately wound onto the rolling member, maintaining uninterrupted useful action throughout the process to minimize cycle time.
2Productivity
If a thin metal strip is directly mounted onto a winding roll, then the process cycle is shortened, but safety and ease of operation are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the thin metal strip is guided through a flight tube to a receiving end that connects to the winding roll. This intermediary arrangement allows direct winding (maintaining productivity) while providing controlled guidance and connection points that enhance safety and ease of operation compared to direct mounting.
Solution Approach 2:
The winding system is segmented into distinct functional components: the flight tube for strip formation, the receiving end for connection, and the winding roll for collection. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, enabling fast direct winding while incorporating safety features in the connection and guidance mechanisms.
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 method and system significantly shorten the process cycle time and reduce the need for large ribbon storage space, enhancing safety and ease of operation by avoiding direct mounting of the ribbon onto the winding roll.
Implementation Method 1
a thin strip (thin film) with a small thickness is manufactured by rapidly cooling and solidifying a molten metal by a single-roll process
Data Source
AI summary
A thin metal strip winding method includes: a step of causing a thin metal strip to fly from a flight tube; a thin metal strip connecting step of connecting any portion of the thin metal strip flying from the flight tube and a leader as a ribbon, the leader being a to-be-connected portion of another thin metal strip remaining on a winding roll set on a winding roll rotation unit of a winder that winds up the thin metal strip; and a thin metal strip winding step of winding up the ribbon around the winding roll by causing the winding roll rotation unit to rotate.