Vibrating Platform Herb Receptacle Filling Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual process of filling and packing tubular herb receptacles is laborious and time-consuming, and existing apparatuses are often overly complex or inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with a vibrating platform, a holding tray, and a metering device that allows for efficient filling and packing of herb receptacles, featuring a movable base assembly, a loading tray, and adjustable vibration settings to optimize packing quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual filling and packing process is used, then operational simplicity is maintained, but productivity is low and time consumption is high
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into distinct functional modules: a base assembly with vibrating platform, a removable loading tray with metering device, and a holding tray. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while enabling easy cleaning, maintenance, and operation without overwhelming complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The metering device is designed to be manually operable by the user, who can directly control the dosing of herb material into receptacles. The vibrating platform automatically packs the material when activated, reducing the need for complex automated mechanisms while maintaining high productivity
2Productivity
If existing filling apparatuses are used, then filling efficiency is improved, but device complexity becomes excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The loading tray serves multiple functions: it holds multiple receptacles, provides metering cavities for precise dosing, and acts as a support structure during the filling process. The vibrating platform simultaneously packs multiple receptacles at once. This multi-functionality achieves efficient simultaneous filling without requiring separate complex mechanisms for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The metering device is integrated directly into the loading tray structure, combining the dosing mechanism with the receptacle holding function. The holding tray and loading tray work together as a unified support system. This merging eliminates the need for separate, complex apparatuses for metering and holding, simplifying the overall device while maintaining productivity
3Manufacturing precision
If vibration assistance is added to improve packing quality, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A simple vibrating platform is incorporated into the base assembly to provide mechanical vibration during the packing process. This vibration assists the herb material in settling uniformly into the receptacles, achieving consistent packing density and high manufacturing precision without requiring complex automated control systems or multiple adjustment mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus significantly reduces the time and effort required for filling and packing herb receptacles by enabling efficient deposition and vibration-assisted packing of herb material, improving the packing quality and minimizing material loss.
Implementation Method 1
a base assembly having a vibrating platform that is movable between a loading configuration and a packing configuration
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatuses and methods are provided for filling and packing herb receptacles with herb material. For example, a method of filling and packing herb receptacles is provided which includes supporting the herb receptacles in space on a vibrating platform with the aid of a support structure having a plurality of holding apertures; dosing herb material into the herb receptacles; repositioning the vibrating platform from a loading configuration to a packing configuration to lift the herb receptacles with the herb material relative to the support structure; and packing the herb receptacles with the herb material with the vibrating platform in the packing configuration.