Transport Rake With Pivotable Lever For Fragile Goods Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport devices are not suitable for fragile goods and lack the ability to adjust immersion depth, making them inefficient for various types of transport products.
Innovation Solution
A transport device with a pivotable lever mechanism that allows for adjustable immersion depth, using a combination of drive units and power transmission means to control the movement of the transport rake, enabling precise alignment with goods and synchronous movement with the carriage arrangement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a transport rake is clamped onto goods to ensure secure handling, then reliability of transport is improved, but fragile goods are damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of interaction from clamping force to gravitational force. The transport rake is designed to engage goods at the bottom and use gravity to hold them in place during transport, eliminating the need for clamping actions that could damage fragile items. This is achieved through the rake's geometric design and its movement along the inclined plane, where goods are retained by gravity rather than mechanical compression.
2Manufacturing precision
If a transport rake is designed for specific goods with fixed immersion depth, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability to various goods deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustability to the immersion depth of the transport rake. The rake can be positioned at different depths along the inclined plane and locked into place, allowing the same transport device to accommodate various goods sizes and types. This dynamic positioning capability is achieved through a mechanism that allows the rake to be moved along the inclined plane and secured at multiple positions, transforming a static design into a flexible, adaptable system.
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
Enables reliable transport of various goods with adjustable immersion depths, ensuring secure handling of fragile items and efficient movement in both transport and immersion directions.
Implementation Method 1
at least one lever pivotable about an axis of rotation essentially perpendicular to the transport plane being provided on the carriage arrangement and wherein the transport rake is mounted on the carriage arrangement by means of the at least one lever
Implementation Method 2
a drive device with a first stationary drive unit and a second stationary drive unit arranged drive unit created
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a transport device (1) for goods to be transported, comprising a transport rake (2) with at least one receiving region (20) for the goods to be transported and a slide arrangement (3) which is arranged in a longitudinally slidable manner along a transport plane in a transport direction (I), said slide arrangement (3) being equipped with at least one lever (4) which can be pivoted about a rotational axis (II) oriented substantially perpendicular to the transport plane. The transport rake (2) is mounted on the slide arrangement (3) by means of the at least one lever (4), and a drive device (5) comprising a first drive unit (50) and a second drive unit (51) is provided. A sliding movement of the slide arrangement (3) can be produced by the first drive unit (50), and a pivoting movement of the at least one lever (4) can be produced by means of the second drive unit (51) so that selectively a travel movement of the slide arrangement (3) and the transport rake (2) in the transport direction (I) and/or a plunging movement of the transport rake (2) perpendicularly to the transport direction (I) can be produced by means of a coordinated control of the drive units (50, 51). The invention further relates to a system comprising at least one transport device and to a method for operating a transport device for goods to be transported.