Tube Transfer Sliding Guide for Accurate Conveyor Handoff
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tube transfer systems face issues such as inaccurate positioning, damage, and loss of tubes during transfer between conveyors, especially when tubes are inclined or dropped, leading to solution loss and deformation of storage structures due to uneven intervals and manufacturing defects.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus includes a sliding structure with guiding bodies and stoppers controlled by a controller to ensure precise transfer of tubes between conveyors, and a transferring structure with alignment and gripper mechanisms to maintain tube spacing and prevent damage during storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the tube is dropped from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, then the tube is transferred between conveyors, but the tube is not accurately positioned, is lost outside the conveyor, or is damaged
Solution Approach 1:
A guiding body is introduced as an intermediary component between the first conveyor and the second conveyor. The guiding body includes a guiding portion that guides the tube during transfer, ensuring accurate positioning and preventing the tube from being lost or damaged during the transfer process
2Productivity
If the tube is dropped from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, then the tube is transferred between conveyors, but the solution in the tube sticks to the tube cap due to impact
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding body acts as an intermediary that provides a controlled transfer path, reducing impact forces and preventing solution from sticking to the tube cap during conveyor transfer
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding body structure is designed to cushion the tube during transfer, reducing impact forces before they can cause solution to stick to the tube cap
3Productivity
If the transferring device grips the tubes in uneven intervals, then the tubes are transferred to storage, but the storage wall is deformed or the tube is damaged
Solution Approach 1:
An alignment structure is introduced as an intermediary between the transferring device and storage. The alignment structure includes an alignment portion that aligns the tube before it is placed in storage, ensuring uniform spacing and preventing storage wall deformation
Solution Approach 2:
The alignment structure performs preliminary alignment of the tube before it is transferred to storage, ensuring proper positioning and uniform spacing to prevent damage to both the tube and storage structure
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
The apparatus ensures accurate positioning and safe transfer of tubes without damage, preventing solution loss and storage deformation, while allowing continuous operation even in abnormal conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a sliding structure including a guiding body positioned between the first conveyor and the second conveyor and guiding the tube provided in the first conveyor so that the tube is slid down
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for transferring a tube includes a first conveyor where a tube is transferred, a second conveyor located at a lower level than the first conveyor, and a sliding structure including a guiding body positioned between the first conveyor and the second conveyor and guiding the tube provided in the first conveyor so that the tube is slid down and a controller configured to control so that the tube that is slid down is selectively provided to the second conveyor.