Wire Forming Device Two-Dimensional Movable Plate Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wire forming devices are limited by forming tools that can only move in linear directions, hindering tool adjustment, increasing stroke distance, and impeding fast feed and retraction of setup tools.
Innovation Solution
The device incorporates four wire forming units with movable plates that can move in two dimensions, driven by up-down and left-right drivers, allowing for independent feed and retraction, reducing stroke distance and simplifying tool adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the forming tool is limited to linear up and down movement, then the device structure is simple, but the tool adjustment is complex and stroke distance is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by enabling the forming tool to move not only vertically but also horizontally through the rotary disc mechanism. The rotary disc allows the forming tool to position itself at different angular positions around the wire, effectively adding a rotational dimension to the tool's movement capability. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining relatively simple device structure while significantly improving tool adjustment ease through two-dimensional positioning.
2Device complexity
If the forming tool moves only in linear directions, then the device structure is simple, but the stroke distance is increased
Solution Approach 1:
By introducing rotational movement through the rotary disc, the patent enables the forming tool to approach the wire from different angular positions. This dimensional change allows for shorter stroke distances as the tool can position itself optimally around the wire rather than being constrained to a single linear approach path, thereby reducing the required vertical travel distance.
3Device complexity
If the forming tool moves only in linear directions, then the device structure is simple, but the feed and retraction of setup tools is slow
Solution Approach 1:
The rotary disc mechanism adds a rotational dimension to tool positioning, enabling faster feed and retraction of setup tools. By allowing tools to approach and retract along radial and tangential paths rather than solely vertical paths, the system can optimize tool change and positioning speeds, thereby improving overall productivity without significantly complicating the device structure.
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AI summary
A wire forming device, comprising: a base seat and four wire forming units. The base seat is provided with a wire output port at its center. The four wire forming units are disposed respectively on four corners of the base seat, and each provided with a movable plate. A plurality of tool seats are located in parallel and disposed at a front end of the upper plate, while an up-down driver is disposed at a rear end of the upper plate. A left-right driver is disposed on back side of the base seat and on back side of each lower plate. As such, through using the up-down driver and the left-right driver, the movable plate can be made to move upward, downward, left, and right in two dimensions, to bring the forming tool of tool seat at front end of the movable plate into action, to process the wire in the wire output port in two dimensions. Therefore, the wire forming device is able to simplify the forming tool's adjusting, and reduce forming tool's stroke distance. Also, it can act separately, to speed up feed and retraction of the setup tool.