Tongue Queue Device for Furniture Panel Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for assembling furniture products using mechanical locking devices with tongues and grooves are inefficient in guiding and inserting tongues into insertion grooves, lacking flexibility in height and angle adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A method and device utilizing a tongue queue device that displaces tongues under compression forces to guide and insert them into an insertion groove, featuring a separating device and an inserting device with curve-shaped surfaces for precise alignment and displacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional production line with milling tools is used to produce locking devices, then the edge groove and insertion groove can be created, but the process lacks flexibility in height and angle adjustments for tongue insertion
Solution Approach 1:
The tongue queue device enables dynamic adjustment of outlet height and angle, allowing the system to adapt to different insertion requirements without reconfiguring the entire production line. The queue structure itself provides flexibility through its ability to position tongues at varying orientations and elevations at the outlet.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking device production is segmented into distinct functional modules: the milling tools create the grooves, while the separate tongue queue device handles tongue preparation and insertion. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each module, with the queue device providing flexibility without complicating the milling section.
2Reliability
If tongues are guided using a conventional method without a tongue queue device, then the insertion process is simpler, but the guidance is unreliable and lacks precision
Solution Approach 1:
The tongue queue device acts as an intermediary between tongue storage and the insertion point. It provides a controlled environment where tongues are systematically guided and positioned, ensuring reliable delivery to the outlet with precise height and angle control before insertion into the panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The tongue queue device performs preliminary actions on the tongues before insertion: it guides them through a controlled path, positions them at the correct outlet height and angle, and ensures proper orientation. This preliminary preparation guarantees reliable insertion without requiring complex adjustments during the actual insertion process.
3Manufacturing precision
If tongues are compressed and displaced through a tongue queue, then precise alignment and varied outlet positions are achieved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The tongue queue device utilizes compression forces to change the physical state and position of tongues within the queue. By applying compressive force, the device enables precise control over tongue displacement and positioning, achieving accurate alignment and varied outlet positions through controlled parameter changes in the tongue queue structure.
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 solution ensures reliable and flexible insertion of tongues into grooves, allowing for varied outlet heights and angles, enhancing the efficiency of the assembly process in furniture production.
Implementation Method 1
displacing a first tongue to an end position of a tongue queue, which comprises tongues under compression, in a tongue queue device
Implementation Method 2
displacing the tongues in the tongue queue by compression forces from the tongues under compression
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AI summary
A machine for inserting a tongue in an insertion groove in a panel. An operation of the machine involves displacing a first tongue to an end position of a tongue queue, which includes tongues under compression, in a tongue queue device, compressing the first tongue, displacing the tongues in the tongue queue by compression forces from the tongues under compression, displacing a second tongue, which is at a front position of the tongue queue, to an inserting device, displacing the second tongue into an insertion groove in a panel by the inserting device.