Tilting Receiving Device for Vertical Unloading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing receiving devices with magnetic levitation technology do not provide a simple method for unloading objects, particularly those placed horizontally, as they lack a mechanism for vertical unloading and removal.
Innovation Solution
A receiving device with a tilting unit hinged to the base unit, allowing transition between horizontal and vertical positions, equipped with engagement and abutting elements for easy unloading, and a combination with an auxiliary device for secure removal and return mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If objects are placed horizontally in the receiving device for efficient transport, then transport capacity is improved, but unloading becomes difficult and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving device employs a tilting unit that can dynamically change orientation between horizontal and vertical positions. This dynamic transformation allows the device to optimize for transport efficiency in horizontal position while enabling simple unloading in vertical position, resolving the contradiction between transport capacity and unloading ease
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a dimensional transformation by tilting the receiving device from horizontal to vertical orientation. This dimensionality change fundamentally alters the unloading approach, allowing objects to be removed vertically from below rather than horizontally from the side, thereby simplifying the unloading operation while maintaining transport efficiency
2Ease of operation
If a tilting mechanism is added to enable vertical unloading, then unloading ease is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving device is segmented into distinct functional modules: a base unit for support, a tilting unit for orientation change, and a receptacle for object storage. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall design and maintenance while enabling the complex tilting functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The tilting unit acts as an intermediary mechanism between the base unit and the receptacle. It mediates the transition between horizontal and vertical orientations, enabling vertical unloading without requiring complete redesign of the entire receiving device structure
3Ease of operation
If engagement elements are provided for tilting transfer, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement elements are designed to automatically engage and disengage during the tilting operation. The counter-engagement element on the auxiliary device interacts with the engagement element on the tilting unit through relative movement alone, without requiring additional actuators or complex control mechanisms, thereby maintaining operational simplicity
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a receiving device for transporting objects, wherein the receiving device comprises a base unit with a floor portion and two wall portions. According to the invention, the receiving device further comprises a tilting unit which is hinged to the base unit by means of a tilting hinge so as to be tiltable about a tilting axis between a horizontal tilting position and a vertical tilting position, wherein the tilting unit comprises a support portion which, in the horizontal position, extends substantially parallel to the floor portion of the base unit, and two retaining portions which, regardless of the respective tilting position, extend substantially orthogonally to the wall portions of the base unit. The invention further relates to a combination of such a receiving device with an auxiliary device, which is preferably configured as a removal device.