Variable Reservoir Device for Flexible One-Piece Fixing Tie Feeding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current automatic bundling tool devices are optimized for specific types of one-piece fixing ties, limiting their ability to handle diverse types with varying geometries, particularly due to complexity in storage and provisioning of loose ties without predefined orientation, which increases process complexity and reduces flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A variable reservoir device with detachable carrier units, each capable of holding and releasing different types of one-piece fixing ties, featuring a mechanical connection interface with degrees of freedom and guiding structures, allowing for flexible storage and sequential feeding of various geometries into an automatic bundling tool device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single type of cable tie is processed in the automatic bundling tool device, then the device complexity is reduced and reliability is maximized, but the adaptability to handle different types of one-piece fixing ties is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The reservoir device is divided into multiple detachable carrier units, each capable of holding different types of one-piece fixing ties. This segmentation allows the system to handle variety in cable tie types while keeping each individual carrier unit simple in structure, thus resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Each carrier unit is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate different types of one-piece fixing ties with varying geometries. The carrier units serve multiple functions by being interchangeable and compatible with the same feeding mechanism, enabling the device to process diverse cable tie types without increasing overall system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If loose cable ties are stored without predefined orientation, then the quantity of substance that can be stored is increased, but the ease of operation in feeding and positioning is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier units are pre-configured with geometric features and guiding structures that automatically orient the cable ties in the correct direction during the feeding process. This preliminary arrangement of carrier units with specific geometries ensures that cable ties are positioned correctly without requiring complex active orientation mechanisms, thus improving ease of operation while avoiding excessive device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of one-piece fixing ties with different geometries are fed sequentially, then the adaptability is improved, but the reliability of the feeding process may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the reservoir into separate carrier units, each dedicated to a specific cable tie type, the system maintains reliable feeding for each type while still enabling sequential processing of multiple types. The detachment and independence of each carrier unit ensure that geometry variations do not interfere with the feeding reliability of individual types.
Solution Approach 2:
Each carrier unit is designed with local geometric features tailored to its specific cable tie type, ensuring optimal feeding reliability for that particular type. The guiding structures and interface elements are locally optimized to match the specific geometry requirements, thereby maintaining high reliability across different cable tie types while preserving adaptability.
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a reservoir device for feeding one-piece fixing ties, OPTs, to an automatic bundling tool device, ABT, wherein the reservoir device is configured to detachably hold the OPTs on at least one carrier unit of the reservoir device, in a row, with the carrier unit having a base and being configured to be moved to or through the ABT in order to have the OPTs detached from the carrier unit; where the at least one carrier unit is a unit separate from the OPTs; and the at least one carrier unit is configured to have the respective OPT detachably attached to the carrier unit by a respective interface element configured to receive and hold the respective OPT on the carrier unit so as to enable a flexible feeding of different types of one-piece fixing ties to automatic bundling tool devices.