Tub Trolley With Adjustable Support Geometry For AGV Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tub cars in industrial dough production systems have insufficient ground clearance when used with driverless transport vehicles, preventing safe and efficient transportation to further processing machines.
Innovation Solution
A tub car design featuring a base with a rotatably stored tub, a holding device with two wheels, and a support geometry that provides sufficient ground clearance to accommodate the load capacity of driverless transport vehicles, allowing for safe transportation and integration with kneading machines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If under-carriage transport systems are used to transport tubs, then automatic transport is achieved, but the tubs are too far above the floor for further processing equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The tub trolley is designed with a movable support geometry that can be raised or lowered. The support geometry includes wheels that can be positioned at different heights, allowing the trolley to dynamically adjust its clearance height. This enables the trolley to operate at optimal heights for both automatic transport and accessibility to processing equipment like kneaders and tilters.
2Ease of manufacture
If the tub trolley is designed with standard wheel configuration, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but ground clearance is insufficient for driverless transport vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The trolley is divided into separate functional modules: a base frame, a tub mounting mechanism, a support geometry with wheels, and a movable support structure. This segmentation allows the support geometry to be independently designed and adjusted to provide sufficient ground clearance for driverless transport vehicles while keeping the overall manufacturing process simple through modular assembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the ground clearance is increased to accommodate load-handling devices, then driverless transport capability is enabled, but the tub trolley may become unstable
Solution Approach 1:
The support geometry acts as an intermediary element between the base frame and the tub. It provides a stable mounting structure that maintains trolley stability while simultaneously creating sufficient ground clearance for load-handling devices. The support geometry includes features like a support surface and positioning mechanisms that ensure both stability and adaptability.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a tub trolley (6) that can be inserted into a kneading machine of an industrial dough production plant, comprising a base frame (9) and a tub (7) that is rotatably mounted on the base frame (9), wherein the base frame (9) has at least one holding device (10) with two wheels (11') mounted thereon and a support geometry (12), wherein at least one support wheel (13) is mounted on the support geometry (12), and wherein the holding device (10) and the support geometry (12) are designed such that a clearance is provided between an underside of the holding device (10) and/or an underside of the support geometry (12) and a wheel contact surface, into which a load handling device (2) of an automated guided vehicle (AGV) (1) can be inserted.