Inflating Valve Insertion Mechanism for Automated Wheel Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual installation of inflating valves in automobile wheel machining is inefficient and cannot keep pace with increasing automation, necessitating an automated solution for ensuring airtightness and authenticity in wheel testing.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a synchronous clamping centering mechanism, rotating mechanism, valve hole position detection mechanism, and inflating valve inserting mechanism, utilizing servo motors, lead screws, and pneumatic mechanical chuck to automatically center and insert inflating valves into wheels of varying sizes and structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual installation of inflating valves is used, then installation can be completed, but production efficiency is low and cannot keep pace with increasing automation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical installation process with an automated mechanical system consisting of a manipulator, synchronous clamping mechanism, and inflating valve insertion mechanism. The manipulator automatically positions and inserts the inflating valve into the wheel, eliminating manual labor and significantly improving production efficiency while achieving full automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The synchronous clamping mechanism automatically centers and clamps the wheel without manual intervention. The system uses sensors to detect wheel position and automatically adjusts the clamping force and position, enabling the equipment to service itself and maintain consistent operation without human input.
2Extent of automation
If automated manipulator is used for inflating valve installation, then production automation increases, but precise positioning and centering of the wheel becomes challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic synchronous clamping mechanism that can adjust its clamping force and position in real-time based on the wheel's position and characteristics. The mechanism uses servo motors to dynamically control the movement of clamping arms, ensuring precise centering and clamping for wheels of different sizes and types, thereby maintaining high manufacturing precision throughout the automated process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors that continuously monitor the wheel's position and the clamping force applied. This feedback information is used by the control system to automatically adjust the manipulator's movements and the clamping mechanism's position, ensuring precise centering and insertion of the inflating valve without manual intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device needs to accommodate different wheel sizes and structures, then versatility increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the synchronous clamping mechanism and manipulator with universal capabilities to handle wheels of different sizes and structures. The clamping arms are equipped with adjustable clamping surfaces and forces, and the manipulator can adapt its positioning based on the wheel's dimensions. This universal design allows a single device to service multiple wheel types without requiring separate specialized equipment for each wheel size.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses dynamic adjustment mechanisms that can modify the clamping force, arm position, and manipulator trajectory based on the detected wheel characteristics. This dynamic adaptability allows the device to maintain simplicity in its base design while achieving versatility through programmable, adjustable parameters rather than multiple fixed configurations.
4Manufacturing precision
If precise centering and clamping is achieved for different wheels, then insertion accuracy improves, but the clamping mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The synchronous clamping mechanism uses dynamically controllable servo motors to adjust the position and force of each clamping arm independently. This dynamic control allows the system to achieve precise centering and clamping for wheels of different sizes using a single, adaptable mechanism rather than multiple fixed mechanisms, thereby maintaining relative simplicity while achieving high insertion accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping mechanism incorporates sensors that detect the wheel's position and dimensions in real-time. This feedback is used to automatically adjust the clamping force and arm positions to achieve precise centering. The feedback control system eliminates the need for complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms by using electronic control to achieve the required precision.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise, automatic, and efficient insertion of inflating valves into wheels, ensuring airtightness and meeting the requirements of different wheel sizes and structures, enhancing production automation with a simple and stable design.
Implementation Method 1
a first synchronous pulley, a dynamic synchronous pulley, a synchronous belt, a second synchronous pulley
Implementation Method 2
a first lead screw, a first servo motor, a turnover block, a third linear guide rail, a third guide rail sliding seat
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a device for inserting an inflating valve, comprising a synchronous clamping and centering mechanism, a synchronous rotating mechanism, a valve hole position detection mechanism and an inflating valve inserting mechanism. The device can meet the requirement for automatically inserting an inflating valve to a wheel, has the characteristics of simple structure, convenient manufacture, stable performance and precision that can meet the machining requirement, and can meet the requirements for automatic production.