Transport Device Pressing Member Angle Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
In transport devices with belt members, changes in the pressing direction of a pressing member can cause faults or require additional mechanisms to stabilize the system, particularly when the rotary member moves in a direction perpendicular to the initial pressing direction.
Innovation Solution
A transport device configuration where a rotary member is pressed against the belt member's outer or inner surface by a pressing member that maintains its angle with respect to the moving direction, using springs and guides to ensure stability and minimize changes in the pressing direction, thereby reducing the risk of faults.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the pressing member moves only on the side connected to the rotary member, then the structure is simple, but the pressing direction changes significantly causing faults
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member is configured to move in two dimensions: laterally perpendicular to the belt member and longitudinally along the moving direction of the rotary member. This dual-directional movement capability allows the pressing member to maintain a substantially constant pressing angle while accommodating the rotary member's motion, thereby preventing pressing direction changes that would cause faults.
2Ease of operation
If the rotary member moves along a linear path, then the movement is simple, but the pressing direction changes requiring additional suppression mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member is designed with dynamic movement capability along the moving direction of the rotary member, allowing it to adapt its position as the rotary member moves. This dynamic adjustment maintains the pressing direction stability without requiring separate suppression mechanisms, as the pressing member naturally follows the rotary member's motion while keeping the pressing angle constant.
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
This configuration stabilizes the belt member's movement and reduces the likelihood of faults by maintaining the pressing direction's angle with the moving direction, ensuring consistent operation and minimizing the risk of damage.
Implementation Method 1
a pressing member that presses the rotary member toward the one of the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the belt member and that moves in the moving direction while maintaining the angle thereof with respect to the moving direction
Implementation Method 2
a spring that urges the pressing member in a direction toward the rotary member
Data Source
AI summary
A transport device includes: a belt member that runs in a loop to transport an object to be transported, the belt member having an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface; a rotary member that is pressed against one of the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the belt member and that is movable in a predetermined moving direction; and a pressing member that presses the rotary member toward the one of the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the belt member and that moves in the moving direction while maintaining the angle thereof with respect to the moving direction when the rotary member moves in the moving direction.