Wire Flattening Feed Mechanism to Prevent Bending and Blockage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing metal granulating equipment faces issues with wire bending and feeding blockage during the conveying of thin and soft metal wires, leading to false triggering and inefficiencies in the processing of tin granules for electronic components.
Innovation Solution
A device with a flattening and feeding mechanism using a pressing wheel assembly, swinging member, and photoelectric sensor, along with guiding wheels, ensures the metal wire is flattened and conveyed straight to the cutting mechanism, preventing bending and blockage, and a fetching device with photoelectric sensors optimizes the cutting process to avoid false triggering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the feeding mechanism and conveying mechanism are located far apart to achieve automatic feeding, then the feeding automation is improved, but the metal wire bends and causes feeding blockage during conveying
Solution Approach 1:
A swinging member acts as an intermediary between the feeding mechanism and conveying mechanism. It includes an input guide wheel that receives wire from the feeding mechanism and an output guide wheel that delivers to the conveying mechanism, maintaining wire tension and preventing bending while enabling automated operation
Solution Approach 2:
The swinging member is rotatably mounted to provide rotational movement, adding a dimensional aspect to the wire transmission path. This rotational capability allows the mechanism to accommodate wire feed while maintaining tension and preventing blockage
2Extent of automation
If the photoelectric sensor is positioned for trigger action to achieve automatic cutting, then the cutting automation is improved, but false triggering occurs causing mistaken operations
Solution Approach 1:
The swinging member's rotation provides mechanical feedback that correlates with actual wire feeding status. The photoelectric sensor detects this mechanical movement rather than relying solely on wire presence, reducing false triggering by confirming actual feeding action occurs
Solution Approach 2:
The swinging member serves as an intermediary between the wire feeding process and the photoelectric sensor detection. It converts wire feeding motion into detectable rotational movement, providing more reliable trigger signals for the cutting mechanism
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively prevents wire bending and feeding blockage, ensuring a compact and efficient layout for processing metal wires into granules, enhancing the accuracy and reliability of the cutting process by maintaining the wire straightness and reducing false triggering.
Implementation Method 1
The swinging member is pressed and rotated as the metal wire is driven towards the conveying and cutting mechanism, and the second end of the swinging member deviates from the photoelectric sensor so as to trigger the photoelectric sensor
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AI summary
A device for flattening, conveying and cutting metal wires into granules is provided. The flattening and feeding mechanism horizontally feeds a metal wire after flattened to the conveying and cutting mechanism, and the conveying and cutting mechanism advances the metal wire and cut into granules. The flattening and feeding mechanism includes a pressing wheel assembly, a swinging member and an output guide wheel. The swinging member is pressed and rotated as the metal wire is driven towards the conveying and cutting mechanism, and the second end of the swinging member deviates from the photoelectric sensor so as to trigger the photoelectric sensor, thereby actuating the pressing wheel assembly to flatten and output the metal wire. The device can prevent wire bending and feeding blockage during wire conveying.