Displacement System for Welding Bench with Grid Guide Rail
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing displacement systems for assembly or welding tables require heavy equipment and are time-consuming, making it difficult to quickly and easily adapt the work area to the size of the workpiece, especially when precise positioning and space constraints are involved.
Innovation Solution
A displacement system featuring a guide rail with grid holes and foot elements equipped with rolling means and an adjustment mechanism, allowing the table to be securely supported or moved linearly along the rail, enabling quick and easy repositioning without the need for cranes or lift trucks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If heavy assembly tables are lifted with a crane or pallet truck to move them to a new location, then the tables can be repositioned, but the process requires heavy equipment and is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The foot element is divided into functional segments: a contact surface for supporting the table, rolling means for movement, and adjustment means for position control. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, enabling manual movement without heavy equipment while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The rolling means acts as an intermediary between the heavy assembly table and the guide rail, facilitating movement by converting direct contact friction into rolling friction. This intermediary mechanism enables easy repositioning of heavy tables along the guide rail without requiring cranes or pallet trucks
2Measurement precision
If precise positioning is required when lowering the assembly table onto the assembly rail, then accurate placement is achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail is pre-marked with grid holes at predetermined intervals, and the foot element is equipped with corresponding grid holes. This preliminary marking system allows operators to quickly identify and align positions without time-consuming measurements, achieving both precision and speed in table repositioning
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment means enables discrete position changes by allowing the foot element to be locked at different grid hole positions along the guide rail. This parameter-based positioning system replaces continuous measurement with discrete, pre-defined positions, significantly reducing positioning time while maintaining accuracy
3Adaptability or versatility
If the assembly table needs to be moved frequently to adapt the work area, then flexibility is improved, but the process becomes time-consuming and space-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The displacement system transforms the assembly table from a static fixture to a dynamic, easily reconfigurable component. The combination of rolling means for movement and adjustment means for positioning enables frequent repositioning along the guide rail, allowing the work area to be quickly adapted to different workpiece sizes and processing requirements without time loss
Solution Approach 2:
The foot element serves multiple functions: it supports the heavy assembly table, enables manual movement via rolling means, provides precise positioning through adjustment means, and allows fixation at multiple locations along the guide rail. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate moving and positioning equipment, making frequent repositioning time-efficient and space-saving
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and safe displacement of heavy assembly tables, allowing for quick adjustment of the work area by hand, with the ability to switch between supporting and moving positions, ensuring secure fixation and linear movement along the guide rail.
Implementation Method 1
a rolling means (23, 60) being arranged at the first end area (21, 21a), wherein the rolling means (23, 60) enables the foot element (20) to be moved linearly along the guide rail (10)
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a displacement system for an assembly bench or a welding bench, in order to be able to easily and safely adjust the size of the work space to the workpiece to be worked on by displacing the assembly or welding bench, or additional receiving elements. The displacement system comprises a guide rail (10) having grid drillings (11); a leg element (20) for an assembly bench or welding bench (40), which in a first end region can be brought into contact with the guide rail (10), wherein a contact area and a rolling means are arranged in the first end region. The displacement system further comprises an adjustment means coupled to the rolling means, wherein by way of the adjustment means, the rolling means can be brought from a first position relative to the contact area (22) into a second position relative to the contact area. In the first position, the contact area (22) is in planar contact with the guide rail (10), wherein in the second position, the leg element (20) is positioned on the guide rail (10) on the rolling means, and is linearly displaceable along the guide rail (10) by way of the rolling means.