Transport Bag Pivoting Front Wall for Overhead Conveyor Handling
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport bags for overhead conveyor systems are not easily fillable or emptiable, making them susceptible to faults and inflexible for different types of goods, which complicates the handling process.
Innovation Solution
A transport bag design featuring a rear wall and front wall that can move relative to each other, with guide elements like cams or pins, allowing for easy pivoting between filling and emptying positions, and a connecting mechanism at the top for attachment to the conveyor, using a one-piece hollow chamber plate for stability, and optional frames or brackets for additional support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the transport bag uses a fixed rigid structure, then structural stability is improved, but ease of filling and emptying deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The transport bag incorporates a movable front wall that can pivot between a closed transport position and an open filling/emptying position. This dynamic structure allows the bag to maintain stability during transport while enabling easy access for loading and unloading goods, resolving the contradiction between structural rigidity and operational flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The bag structure is divided into separate components: a fixed rear wall, a movable front wall, and a bottom section. The front wall can be independently pivoted relative to the rear wall, allowing the filling opening to be opened or closed as needed while maintaining the overall structural integrity of the bag during transport.
2Ease of operation
If the transport bag uses a simple open structure, then ease of filling and emptying is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to susceptibility to faults
Solution Approach 1:
The pivoting front wall mechanism includes guide elements and positioning features that ensure reliable, repeatable movement between closed and open positions. This controlled dynamic structure reduces susceptibility to faults by providing defined movement paths and stable positioning, while still maintaining ease of operation for filling and emptying.
3Device complexity
If the transport bag structure is simplified, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates for handling different types of goods
Solution Approach 1:
The movable front wall design provides a simple yet versatile structure that can accommodate different types of goods. The pivoting mechanism allows the opening to be fully opened for loading various items, then closed securely for transport, offering adaptability without requiring complex adjustable components or multiple bag configurations.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a transport bag (10.4) for the hanging transportation of a transport goods by means of a transport device (23') extending in a transport direction (26), said transport bag (10.4) having a rear wall (11) oriented in a transverse direction to the transport direction (26) and a front wall (12) oriented in a transverse direction to the transport direction (26), which are moveably connected to one another at an upper bag end and a lower bag end in such a way that the front wall (12) can move relative to the rear wall (11) between a filling position in which same is at a first distance to the rear wall (11), and an empty position in which same is at a second distance to the rear wall, which second distance is smaller than the first distance, and which transport bag (10.4) can be connected in a hanging manner to the transport device (23') by means of a connection means (13') attached at the top on the rear wall (11). An improvement in the filling and emptying processes is achieved in that, in the region of the lower bag end, the rear wall (11) has laterally arranged first guide elements (17a, 17b) for guiding the transport bag (10.4).