Work Bench Waste Removal Head With Rolling Channel and Low Plate Wear
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current machines for cleaning laser cutting machine work benches are inefficient due to wear and tear on the plates, leading to frequent replacements and high costs, especially when dealing with metallic waste, as they either cause uneven wear or distort the surface.
Innovation Solution
A machine with a sliding channel system featuring rolling surfaces and rotary tools that rotate to pull down on the flanks of the plates, maintaining planarity and reducing wear by floating on the teeth, allowing for effective waste removal without distorting the surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cleaning machines with motors and mills are used to remove waste from work benches, then waste removal effectiveness is improved, but the plates are subject to wearing by friction which upsets the planarity of the work plane
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical sliding system with a magnetic levitation system. The cleaning head is suspended magnetically above the work bench plates, eliminating mechanical contact and friction entirely. This allows effective waste removal through magnetic attraction and vibration while preserving plate planarity, resolving the contradiction between cleaning effectiveness and precision maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces magnetic fields as an intermediary between the cleaning head and the plates. Instead of direct mechanical contact, the magnetic field serves as the medium for both suspension and waste removal operations. This intermediary approach enables effective cleaning while completely avoiding the friction that would compromise work plane planarity.
2Productivity
If knives with reciprocating motion are used to scrape waste from plates, then waste removal is achieved, but uneven wearing is generated particularly during advancing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical scraping knives with a magnetic-vibration based cleaning system. The cleaning head uses magnetic attraction to lift waste particles and high-frequency vibrations to dislodge and remove them, eliminating the mechanical contact that causes uneven wear patterns during reciprocating motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs high-frequency vibrations in the cleaning head to effectively remove waste particles from the plates. This vibrational mechanism replaces the reciprocating knife action, providing uniform waste removal across the entire plate surface without creating the uneven wear patterns associated with mechanical scraping during advancing and retracting strokes.
3Productivity
If cleaning machines are used to remove metallic waste, then waste removal effectiveness is improved, but the costs of plate replacement increase due to frequent wear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical contact-based cleaning with magnetic levitation and vibration. This eliminates the friction and wear that lead to frequent plate replacements, particularly when dealing with abrasive metallic waste. The magnetic field-based system can effectively remove metallic particles without the mechanical degradation that drives replacement costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent's magnetic cleaning system is designed to effectively capture and remove metallic waste particles, preventing them from causing damage to the work bench plates. By continuously removing metallic contaminants, the system protects the plates from wear and extends their service life, reducing replacement costs.
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 machine prolongs the life of the work planes by preventing wear and maintaining precision, while being simple to use and cost-effective, effectively managing metallic waste without bending or distorting the surface.
Implementation Method 1
the top delimitation comprises at least one rolling surface (16, 21) capable of rolling in the advancing direction (L) so as to advance on the top edge (3)
Implementation Method 2
said tools (22) have rotation axes (24) inclined with respect to the advancing direction (L) and rotate so as to pull down the rolling surface when they act on the flanks (6, 7) of the plate (2)
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AI summary
A machine for the removal of waste from work benches includes plates arranged in a grid, where the machine includes a main body equipped with at least one channel suitable for riding over at least one plate of the grid and for sliding with respect to it in an advancing direction coinciding with the longitudinal development direction. The channel includes a top delimitation, a pair of lateral delimitations, and a downward-facing inlet opening. The lateral delimitations of the channel are defined by respective rotary tools where the top delimitation includes at least one rolling surface capable of rolling in the advancing direction so as to advance on the top edge. The tools have rotation axes inclined with respect to the advancing direction and rotate so as to pull down the rolling surface when they act on the flanks of the plate inserted in the channel.