Toggle Latch Mesh Body Attachment for Dusting Powder Sprinkling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dusting powder sprinkling apparatuses require time-consuming bolt and nut fastening for attaching and detaching the mesh body, which reduces productivity in manufacturing processes like noodle production.
Innovation Solution
A dusting powder sprinkling apparatus with a hopper, mesh body, brush, frame body, hinge, hook, and toggle latch design allows for easy one-touch attachment and detachment of the mesh body using a toggle latch mechanism, preventing dust accumulation and improving operational efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the mesh body is attached using bolts and nuts, then the attachment is secure and reliable, but the attachment and detachment process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system is segmented into a frame body with mounting pieces and a separate latch mechanism. The mesh body is attached to the frame body, and the latch mechanism independently secures the frame body to the hopper outlet, allowing for quick one-touch engagement while maintaining secure attachment through distributed mounting points.
Solution Approach 2:
The latch mechanism introduces dynamic fastening capability, allowing the mesh body to be quickly attached and detached through a single operational motion. The toggle latch can be engaged and disengaged rapidly while maintaining secure attachment when engaged, resolving the contradiction between speed and reliability.
2Ease of operation
If the toggle latch is positioned near the outlet, then the attachment operation is convenient, but dusting powder accumulates on the latch causing operational difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The harmful effect of dust accumulation is extracted and isolated from the latch mechanism by positioning it away from the outlet area where dusting powder is present. The latch is mounted on the outer surface of the hopper at a location not affected by dusting powder, eliminating the harmful interaction while preserving operational convenience through external actuation.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame body acts as an intermediary between the latch mechanism and the outlet area. The latch secures the frame body, which in turn holds the mesh body at the outlet, allowing the latch to be positioned away from dust while still performing its fastening function through the intermediate frame structure.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the mesh body is firmly fixed to prevent dust leakage, then dusting powder is contained, but the attachment and detachment process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening function is segmented between the frame body mounting pieces that provide secure attachment and the latch mechanism that enables quick engagement. Multiple mounting pieces distribute the securing force across several points, ensuring dust containment while keeping each individual fastening element simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The toggle latch mechanism provides self-locking capability through its mechanical design, where engagement automatically secures the frame body without requiring additional fastening operations. This self-service fastening prevents dust leakage while maintaining operational simplicity through automatic locking upon engagement.
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AI summary
A dusting powder sprinkling apparatus comprises a frame body, a hinge, a hook, and a toggle latch. The frame body presses the entire circumference of a mesh body, excluding the portion provided with through-holes, along the outer peripheral surface side of the mesh body to fix the mesh body to the hopper. The hinge rotatably fixes a first frame side extending along the rotation axis direction of the brush to the outlet of the hopper. The hook is fixed to a second frame side extending along the rotation axis direction of a brush in the frame body. A tip portion of the hook projects from the outer periphery of the frame body. The toggle latch is fixed to the outlet of the hopper facing the hook and is capable of engaging with the tip of the hook.