Vertical Heating Chamber Oven for Uniform Shoe Component Drying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ovens for drying shoe components are inefficient due to non-uniform heat distribution and require extensive space, leading to prolonged drying times and difficulties in production line arrangement.
Innovation Solution
A smart oven design featuring a box body unit with a heating chamber divided into zones, equipped with adjustable radiation heating lamps and a carrier platform that moves vertically, allowing for targeted heating and reduced oven size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the heating channel length is prolonged to extend drying time, then the drying time is increased, but the oven size increases and occupies substantial space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a horizontal heating channel configuration to a vertical heating chamber configuration. The carrier platform moves up and down along the top-bottom direction within a compact box body, changing the spatial dimension of the heating process from horizontal extension to vertical compaction. This dimensional change allows sufficient drying time to be achieved within a reduced overall oven volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a movable carrier platform that can dynamically adjust its position between a material-placing position (distal from chamber opening) and a material-operating position (closing the chamber opening). This dynamic movement allows the system to optimize the heating process at different stages, achieving thorough drying without requiring an excessively long fixed heating channel.
2Device complexity
If heating lamps are disposed only on top and lateral sides of horizontal heating channel, then the structure is simplified, but heat distribution is non-uniform and drying effect is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements different heating lamp arrangements in different spatial zones of the vertical heating chamber. Upper radiation heating lamps are disposed above the chamber opening while outer radiation heating lamps are disposed in proximity to the second and third inner wall surfaces. This zonal heating approach ensures uniform heat distribution throughout the vertical space, with each region receiving appropriate heating from optimally positioned lamps.
Solution Approach 2:
By transitioning to a vertical heating chamber configuration, the patent enables three-dimensional heat distribution from multiple directions. The upper heating lamps provide top-down heating while outer heating lamps provide lateral heating, creating comprehensive heat coverage that ensures uniform drying of shoe components regardless of their position within the chamber.
3Volume of stationary object
If the oven size is reduced for better production line arrangement, then space occupation is reduced, but drying time may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the operational parameters of the heating process by utilizing vertical space more efficiently. The carrier platform's vertical movement allows for optimized exposure time to heating lamps at different heights, ensuring sufficient thermal energy absorption within a compact volume. The system adjusts the duration and intensity of heating exposure through controlled vertical positioning rather than relying on horizontal travel time.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic vertical movement of the carrier platform enables the system to optimize the heating process within a compact space. By controlling the speed and duration of vertical movement between material-placing and material-operating positions, the system ensures adequate drying time is achieved even though the overall oven volume is significantly reduced compared to horizontal configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The smart oven achieves efficient and uniform drying of shoe components with reduced space requirements, enhanced heat distribution, and adjustable heating zones for different components, improving production efficiency and line arrangement.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of upper radiation heating lamps disposed above the chamber opening, and a plurality of outer radiation heating lamps disposed in proximity to the second inner wall surfaces and the third inner wall surfaces
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AI summary
A smart oven includes a box body unit, a heating unit and a feed unit. The box body unit includes a box body that has a first inner wall surface, two second inner wall surfaces, two third inner wall surfaces, and a heating chamber having a chamber opening that faces downward. The heating unit includes a plurality of upper radiation heating lamps disposed above the chamber opening, and a plurality of outer radiation heating lamps disposed in proximity to the second and third inner wall surfaces. The feed unit includes a carrier platform that is movable relative to the box body between a material-placing position and a material-operating position, in which the carrier platform is distal from and closes the chamber opening, respectively.