Transfer Device Drive Mechanism Vertical Size Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transfer devices have a large vertical size due to the overlapping arrangement of motor components and holders, which obstructs the transfer operation and increases the device's overall height.
Innovation Solution
The transfer device is designed with a transfer unit, a guide unit, and a body that supports these units, where the transfer drive source and guide drive source are positioned on the scooping side relative to the holder, allowing for a compact vertical design. The transfer drive transmission mechanism and guide drive transmission mechanism intersect and are adjacent to each other vertically, reducing the vertical size without obstructing the transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the transfer drive source and guide drive source are disposed overlapping the holder in a vertical view, then the device structure is compact, but the vertical size increases and the transfer operation is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensional rearrangement by positioning the transfer drive source and guide drive source on the scooping side rather than overlapping the holder vertically. The transmission mechanisms are arranged to intersect at an angle, utilizing three-dimensional space more efficiently. This dimensional reconfiguration reduces the vertical footprint while ensuring the drive sources do not obstruct the holder's transfer path, thus resolving the contradiction between compactness and operational ease.
2Volume of moving object
If the transfer drive transmission mechanism and guide drive transmission mechanism are arranged separately without intersection, then the structure is simpler, but the vertical size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the transfer drive transmission mechanism and guide drive transmission mechanism by arranging them to intersect at an angle, with their components positioned adjacent to each other in the vertical direction at the intersection portion. This combining approach allows both mechanisms to share space efficiently, reducing the overall vertical size while maintaining functional independence through careful spatial arrangement rather than complete integration.
Data Source
AI summary
A transfer driver includes a transfer drive transmission mechanism drivingly coupled to a contact section, and a transfer drive source configured to drive the transfer drive transmission mechanism. A guide driver includes a guide drive transmission mechanism drivingly coupled to a pair of guide sections, and a guide drive source configured to drive the guide drive transmission mechanism. The transfer drive source and the guide drive source are disposed on a transfer-direction scooping side relative to a holder, and the transfer drive transmission mechanism and the guide drive transmission mechanism intersect each other in a vertical view at an intersection portion, and are adjacent to each other in a vertical direction at the intersection portion.