Triangular Palletizing Column Reducing Material Volume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing palletizing devices require significant space and have limited flexibility in design due to their conventional cuboid shape, which affects their efficiency and material usage.
Innovation Solution
A palletizing device with a columnar lifting device featuring a triangular cross-section and three sides, each with a separate guide device, allowing for independent vertical movement of carriages and reducing material usage while maintaining stability and load-bearing strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If a conventional cuboid lifting device is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the space requirement is large and material usage is excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting device changes from a conventional symmetric cuboid shape to an asymmetric triangular cross-section design. This asymmetric configuration reduces the overall material volume required while maintaining the structural integrity and load-bearing capacity needed for palletizing operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional planar guide device arrangement to a three-dimensional spatial configuration where guide devices are distributed across three sides of the triangular column. This dimensional change allows for more efficient space utilization and reduced material consumption.
2Area of stationary object
If a triangular cross-section lifting device is used, then space requirement is reduced and material is saved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide devices are strategically positioned at specific locations on the three sides of the triangular column, with each guide device tailored to its local structural requirements. This localized optimization reduces overall structural complexity while achieving the space reduction goals.
3Adaptability or versatility
If three separate guide devices are arranged on three sides of the lifting device, then flexibility in layout design is increased, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The three separate guide devices serve multiple functions: they provide vertical guidance for carriages, support the triangular column structure, and enable flexible layout configurations. This multi-functionality increases design flexibility without proportionally increasing complexity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a palletising system (10) for depositing layers of items (15) on a transportation means (105), comprising a lifting system (20) which is in the form of a column and has at least three sides (21, 22, 23), and which has at least three separate guide arrangements (41, 42, 43), wherein one of the at least three guide arrangements (41, 42, 43) is located on each of at least three sides (21, 22, 23), and wherein at least one carriage (31, 32, 33) is mounted on each of at least three guide arrangements (41, 42, 43) for movement in a vertical direction (Z). The at least three sides (21, 22, 23) are parallel to the vertical direction (Z) and are inclined relative to each other, and at least two of the angles (A1, A2, A3) between pairs of the sides (21, 22, 23) are angles other than 90°. The invention also relates to a method for operating a palletising system (10) for depositing a layer of items (15) on a transportation means (105).