Wrapping Robot Handle Asymmetry and Mast Inclination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wrapping machines are limited in size, require additional preparation to handle large or irregularly shaped products, and often result in uneven wrapping due to non-uniform tension, with issues of wraps being loosened or cut during the process, and lack mobility to wrap products at specific locations.
Innovation Solution
A wrapping robot with a handle biased towards the product to prevent accidents, an inclined mast to manage tension, and a wrap conveying-tension sensing unit that stops operation when the wrap is loosened or cut, ensuring safety and reliability by guiding the robot around the product and maintaining tension.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the handle is disposed at the center of the robot body, then the robot structure is simple and symmetric, but safety accidents occur when workers or products hit the protruding handle during wrapping operations
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is positioned asymmetrically on the robot body, specifically on the inner side relative to the wrapping direction, rather than at the center. This asymmetric positioning ensures the handle does not protrude outward during wrapping operations, eliminating safety hazards while maintaining structural simplicity
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the mast is disposed vertically, then the robot structure is simple, but the wrap tension pulls the robot causing it to turn over or separate from the wrapping route
Solution Approach 1:
The mast is positioned at an angle opposite to the direction of wrap tension pull. This preliminary anti-action positioning creates a counterbalancing effect that prevents the robot from turning over or separating from the wrapping route when wrap tension is applied
3Adaptability or versatility
If the wrapping machine is fixed at a specific place, then the machine structure is simple, but it cannot wrap products at their specific locations and requires additional preparation work
Solution Approach 1:
The wrapping system is transformed from a fixed structure to a mobile robot platform. The robot body with wheels enables dynamic movement to various product locations, eliminating the need for product relocation and additional preparation work while maintaining wrapping functionality
4Object-affected harmful factors
If the robot revolves around the product with a centrally positioned handle, then the wrapping path is straightforward, but the handle protrudes outward creating safety hazards during revolution
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is positioned asymmetrically on the inner side of the robot body relative to the wrapping direction. During revolution around the product, this positioning ensures the handle remains retracted and does not protrude outward, eliminating safety hazards while allowing smooth wrapping operations
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AI summary
The present invention provides a wrapping robot with enhanced safety and reliability, the wrapping robot being able to prevent a safety accident that occurs when a worker or another object hits against a handle protruding outward from a robot body while the robot revolving around a product to perform wrapping by biasing the handle toward the product to be wrapped; and being able to improve reliability of wrapping by stopping operation of the wrapping robot when a wrap is loosened or cut during wrapping, using a sensor that senses loosening or cutting of a wrap.