Tubular Element Manufacturing Machine with Conical Inserting Body
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Solution Overview
Problem
The production of tubular elements with a truncated cone shape and a filter at one end for manual cigarette production is currently manual, resulting in high costs, low volume output, and variable quality.
Innovation Solution
A manufacturing machine and method that uses intermittent motion conveyors, suction-held pockets and spindles to form and filter tubular elements with a filter inserted into the narrower end, ensuring high productivity and quality through precise shaping and gluing of wrapping sheets and card stock filters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual production methods are used, then ease of operation is maintained, but productivity is low and quality is variable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated manufacturing system that uses conveyors, forming devices, and gluing mechanisms to produce tubular elements, thereby increasing productivity while maintaining quality consistency
Solution Approach 2:
The manufacturing system is designed to automatically perform multiple operations including material feeding, forming, gluing, and conveying without requiring manual intervention at each stage, enabling high-volume production with consistent quality
2Manufacturing precision
If manual production is used, then device complexity is low, but manufacturing precision and quality consistency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The manufacturing system is divided into separate functional modules including a conveying device, a forming device, and a gluing device, each performing a specific operation with high precision while maintaining overall system manageability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary components such as conveyors and positioning mechanisms that precisely control the movement and placement of materials between different processing stages, ensuring high manufacturing precision without requiring complex direct control systems
3Productivity
If manual production methods are used, then energy consumption is low, but productivity remains limited
Solution Approach 1:
The manufacturing system operates continuously with materials flowing through the conveying device, forming device, and gluing device without interruption, maximizing productivity while energy consumption remains proportional to the continuous operation rather than intermittent manual cycles
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 machine achieves high hourly productivity (200-300 tubular elements per minute) with consistent quality, gentle handling of materials, and a compact design, making it efficient and cost-effective.
Implementation Method 1
uses intermittent motion conveyors, suction-held pockets and spindles to form and filter tubular elements
Data Source
AI summary
A manufacturing machine method for the production of a tubular element provided with a filter at one end, includes, an insertion conveyor, which moves at least one pocket along an insertion path; a transfer station, where the pocket receives the tubular element inside the seat; an insertion station, where a filter is inserted into the tubular element housed in the seat; a tubular inserting body, with the shape of a truncated cone, is arranged in the area of the insertion station; an actuator designed to produce a relative movement between the pocket and the inserting body so as to at least partially place the inserting body inside the tubular element housed in the pocket; and a pushing element designed to push the filter along the entire inserting body until it comes out of the inserting body, so as to insert the filter into the tubular element surrounding the inserting body.