Vacuum Sheet Material Integrator for Curling and Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional material integration methods, especially for sheet materials, suffer from poor uniformity and low efficiency due to curling and stacking issues, which affect subsequent production and processing.
Innovation Solution
A material integrating device comprising a manipulator with a vacuum adsorption platform, a vacuum negative pressure worktable, an angle adjusting platform, and an electric push rod, along with a conveyor belt, to securely hold and adjust sheet materials, preventing curling and stacking while allowing for precise angle adjustments and high-efficiency integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual material integration is used, then the device complexity is low, but the manufacturing precision and productivity are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with automated vacuum-based material handling systems. The vacuum adsorption platform and vacuum negative pressure worktable use vacuum pressure fields to automatically grasp, transfer, and flatten sheet materials, eliminating manual intervention and improving integration uniformity while maintaining manageable device complexity through standardized vacuum components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs vacuum pressure fields through the vacuum adsorption platform and vacuum negative pressure worktable to automatically hold and flatten sheet materials. The vacuum chucks and air holes create negative pressure zones that secure materials during transfer and integration, improving precision without requiring complex mechanical clamping mechanisms.
2Productivity
If manipulators are used for material integration, then the productivity is improved, but the adaptability to sheet materials is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional manipulator-based mechanical grasping with vacuum field-based material handling. The vacuum adsorption platform and vacuum negative pressure worktable use suction forces to securely hold thin sheet materials during transfer and integration, enabling high productivity while achieving excellent adaptability to sheet materials that cannot be grasped by conventional manipulators.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses vacuum pressure fields through the vacuum adsorption platform and vacuum negative pressure worktable to automatically hold and flatten sheet materials. The vacuum chucks and air holes create negative pressure zones that secure materials during transfer and integration, improving precision without requiring complex mechanical clamping mechanisms.
3Stability of the object's composition
If sheet materials are processed without vacuum support, then the device complexity is low, but the materials curl or stack
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs vacuum pressure fields through the vacuum adsorption platform and vacuum negative pressure worktable to automatically hold and flatten sheet materials. The vacuum chucks and air holes create negative pressure zones that secure materials during transfer and integration, improving precision without requiring complex mechanical clamping mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the pressure parameter by creating vacuum negative pressure zones on the worktable. This pressure change causes sheet materials to conform to the worktable surface, preventing curling and stacking. The vacuum detector monitors and maintains the pressure parameter to ensure consistent material flatness throughout the integration process.
4Adaptability or versatility
If angle adjustment is added to the integrating mechanism, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the angle adjusting platform dynamically adjustable rather than fixed. The platform can slide along the vacuum negative pressure worktable and be positioned at different angles to accommodate various integration requirements. This dynamic adjustability improves versatility while maintaining manageable device complexity through simple sliding and positioning mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device ensures high integration accuracy and efficiency by preventing material curling and stacking, allowing for precise angle adjustments within a range of 0° to 180°, and enables seamless transfer of integrated materials for further processing.
Implementation Method 1
the vacuum adsorption platform is installed at the action end of the hand of the manipulator and is used to adsorb the materials to be integrated and the integrated material
Implementation Method 2
the integrating mechanism comprises a vacuum negative pressure worktable, an angle adjusting platform and an electric push rod, the material to be integrated is placed on the vacuum negative pressure worktable
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a material integrating device, which comprises a material transferring mechanism, an integrating mechanism and a conveying mechanism that are linked to a control system signal, wherein the material transferring mechanism is used to place the material to be integrated on the integrating mechanism and transfer the integrated material to the conveying mechanism, a vacuum adsorption platform is installed on a manipulator and is used to adsorb materials; the integrating mechanism comprises a vacuum negative pressure worktable, an angle adjusting platform and an electric push rod, the angle adjusting platform is slidably provided on the top surface of the vacuum negative pressure worktable and is located on the side of the material to be integrated, and the electric push rod is used to push the material to be integrated to be level; and the conveying mechanism comprises a conveyor belt for placing the integrated material.