Tire Orientation Switching Apparatus with Standing Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tire orientation switching apparatuses often result in misalignment when switching tires from a horizontally arranged state to a stacked state, leading to issues with gantry crane insertion and transportation efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An orientation switching apparatus with a base, switching drive device, standing device, and restricting device that rotates the pallet and pushes leaning tires to stand upright, preventing misalignment by restricting tire movement and allowing easy transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If tires are switched from horizontally arranged state to stacked state using conventional methods, then orientation switching is achieved, but misalignment occurs between tires
Solution Approach 1:
The standing device pushes the leaning tire to stand upright before the pallet orientation switching is completed. This preliminary action ensures that the tire is properly positioned and aligned before the stacking operation, preventing misalignment while maintaining efficient orientation switching between horizontal and stacked states
2Ease of operation
If the pallet is rotated to switch orientation, then tire orientation changes, but tire movement causes misalignment
Solution Approach 1:
The standing device acts as an intermediary mechanism between the pallet rotation and the tire positioning. It pushes the leaning tire to stand upright during the orientation switching process, mediating the transition to maintain both operational ease and positional precision, thereby preventing misalignment
3Device complexity
If leaning tires are not made to stand, then orientation switching is simpler, but misalignment prevents gantry crane insertion
Solution Approach 1:
The standing device performs a preliminary action by pushing the leaning tire to stand upright before the stacking operation. This ensures that the tire is properly positioned and aligned, making gantry crane insertion reliable and possible, while the overall mechanism remains relatively simple
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively switches tire orientation between stacked and horizontally arranged states without misalignment, facilitating efficient transportation by a gantry crane and accommodating tires of various diameters.
Implementation Method 1
The pushing component may include a roller configured to come into contact with the leaning tire and roll. Accordingly, friction between the tire and the pushing component can be reduced and, thus, the tire can be easily made to stand.
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AI summary
An orientation switching apparatus capable of placing a pallet which is in a vertical orientation and holding a group of tires in a stacked state into a horizontal orientation, and placing a pallet which is in a horizontal orientation and holding a group of tires in a horizontally arranged state into the vertical orientation, includes: a base that holds the pallet; a switching drive device which switches the orientation of the pallet held, by rotating the base; a standing device which pushes a leaning tire located at one end of the group of tires toward the other end to cause the leaning tire to stand; and a restricting device which restricts movement of the tires.