Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention is to provide a flexible fixture system based on adaptive compensation positioning of micro-deformation, which can facilitate replacement of parts under the condition of unchanged positioning reference, realize rapid positioning, realize adaptive compensation positioning, ensure positioning accuracy, and improve adaptability and processing efficiency of the fixture system to diversified and customized production tasks.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention provides a flexible fixture system based on micro-deformation self-adaptive compensation positioning, which comprises a fixture base, a fixture positioning plate, a blind rivet, a part positioning disc and a clamping mechanism, wherein the fixture positioning plate is fixed on the fixture base, a central taper hole is arranged in the fixture positioning plate, the clamping mechanism is arranged in the fixture base and the fixture positioning plate, the part positioning disc is fixedly connected with one end of the blind rivet and keeps the two parts coaxial, the part positioning disc is used for positioning and clamping a part, 2N positioning strips are fixedly arranged on the lower end surface of the part positioning disc, N is more than or equal to 2, the positioning strips extend along the radial direction of the part positioning disc, the 2N positioning strips are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the part positioning disc, first positioning inclined surfaces which incline downwards are arranged on two sides of the positioning strips, and first compression surfaces are also arranged on the part positioning disc beside two sides of the positioning strips; the upper end face of the fixture positioning plate is provided with 2N strip-shaped positioning grooves extending along the radial direction of the central taper hole, the strip-shaped positioning grooves correspond to the positioning strip blocks one by one, two side walls of the strip-shaped positioning grooves incline upwards to form second positioning inclined planes, the second positioning inclined planes are provided with cutting grooves, and the fixture positioning plate is provided with second compression surfaces beside the two sides of the strip-shaped positioning grooves; when the blind rivet is clamped by the clamping mechanism, the part positioning disc is abutted against the clamp positioning plate, the positioning strip block is positioned in the corresponding strip-shaped positioning groove, the first pressing surface is pressed on the second pressing surface, and the second positioning inclined surfaces on two sides of the strip-shaped positioning groove can deform and are pressed on the first positioning inclined surfaces on two sides of the positioning strip block.
Further, the cutting groove is provided with an elastic filler.
Further, the fixture positioning plate upper end is equipped with a plurality of crashproof cushion, the part positioning disk lower extreme is equipped with a plurality of crashproof recesses that correspond with crashproof cushion, the location strip piece is located in the bar constant head tank that corresponds when crashproof cushion is located in the crashproof recess that corresponds.
Further, a plurality of anti-collision positioning reference circles which are concentric with the center of the center taper hole and have different diameters are arranged on the clamp positioning plate, and a plurality of anti-collision cushion blocks are arranged on each anti-collision positioning reference circle.
Further, the fixture locating plate upper end is equipped with first laminating face, the part positioning disk lower extreme is equipped with the second laminating face relative with first laminating face, when the blind rivet is held well in the fixture locating plate, first laminating face is hugged closely with the second laminating face mutually.
Further, the fixture positioning plate upper end is equipped with first location boss, first binding face is constituteed to first location boss up end, part positioning disk lower extreme is equipped with the second location boss, second location boss lower extreme constitutes first binding face.
Further, a detection air channel is arranged in the clamp positioning plate, a detection air hole is formed in the first attaching surface, and the detection air hole is communicated with the detection air channel.
Further, a plurality of boss positioning reference circles which are concentric with the center of the center taper hole and have different diameters are arranged on the clamp positioning plate, and each boss positioning reference circle is provided with a first positioning boss which is matched with a second positioning boss of a part positioning disc with different radius sizes; the fixture positioning plate is internally provided with a plurality of mutually independent detection air circuits, detection air holes on the first positioning bosses positioned on the same boss positioning reference circle are communicated with the same detection air circuit, and detection air holes on the first positioning bosses positioned on different boss positioning reference circles are communicated with different detection air circuits.
Further, a plurality of first positioning bosses are uniformly distributed on each boss positioning reference circle.
Preferably, the outer side surface of the part positioning disc is provided with an I-shaped groove and a cutting plane.
As described above, the flexible adaptive zero point positioning device provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects:
through setting up location strip piece and location bar groove, during the use, the blind rivet inserts in the center taper hole, and the location strip piece inserts corresponding bar constant head tank, then fixture clamp blind rivet, part positioning disk offsets with the anchor clamps locating plate and leans on, realize the ascending location of part positioning disk axial, the circumference location of part positioning disk then realizes through the cooperation of even just symmetrical arrangement's location strip piece and bar constant head tank, the location strip piece inserts in the bar constant head tank, through setting up the cutting groove, make the second location inclined plane of bar constant head tank both sides have a trace denaturing space, first clamp surface compresses tightly on the second clamp surface, can make the second location inclined plane of bar constant head tank both sides produce deformation towards the inslot side, and compress tightly on the first location inclined plane of location strip piece both sides, thereby ensure that the location strip piece is fixed in the bar constant head tank, realize the location in the circumference. According to the flexible fixture system, the clamping and the quick replacement of the parts are realized through the disassembly and assembly of the part positioning disc, and the quick replacement requirement of a flexible manufacturing task on the fixture is met; the part positioning disk realizes circumferential accurate positioning through the cooperation of positioning strip piece and bar constant head tank to through cutting the groove, mutually constraint and self-adaptation are transferred and are shaped the variable between each positioning strip piece, compensate the interference deformation that the positioning strip piece caused because of symmetrical arrangement locate mode and cross positioning error, guarantee the precision of location.
Detailed Description
Further advantages and effects of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure of the present invention, which is described by the following specific examples.
It should be understood that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings are for illustration purposes only and should not be construed as limiting the invention to the extent that it can be practiced, since modifications, changes in the proportions, or adjustments of the sizes, which are otherwise, used in the practice of the invention, are included in the spirit and scope of the invention which is otherwise, without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. Also, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle", etc. are used herein for convenience of description, but are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, and the relative changes or modifications are not to be construed as essential to the scope of the invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the invention provides a flexible fixture system based on micro-deformation self-adaptive compensation positioning, which comprises a fixture base 1, a fixture positioning plate 2, a blind rivet 4, a part positioning disc 3 and a clamping mechanism, wherein the fixture positioning plate 2 is fixed on the fixture base 1, a central taper hole 10 is arranged in the fixture positioning plate 2, the clamping mechanism is arranged in the fixture base 1 and the fixture positioning plate 2, one ends of the part positioning disc 3 and the blind rivet 4 are fixedly connected and coaxial, the part positioning disc 3 is used for positioning and clamping a part, 2N positioning strips 5,N are fixedly arranged on the lower end surface of the part positioning disc 3, the positioning strips 5 radially extend along the part positioning disc 3, the 2N positioning strips 5 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the part positioning disc 3, the positioning strips 5 are symmetrically arranged in pairs, first positioning inclined surfaces 5a which incline downwards are arranged on two sides of the positioning strips 5, namely, the section is trapezoidal, the section is wide and narrow at the upper side and the two sides of the positioning strips 5 are also provided with first compression surfaces 8; the upper end of the fixture positioning plate 2 is provided with 2N strip-shaped positioning grooves 6 which extend along the radial direction of the central taper hole 10, the strip-shaped positioning grooves 6 are in one-to-one correspondence with the positioning strip blocks 5, two side walls of the strip-shaped positioning grooves 6 are upwards inclined to form second positioning inclined planes 6a, namely the section of each strip-shaped positioning groove 6 is trapezoid, the upper part of each strip-shaped positioning groove is wide, the lower part of each strip-shaped positioning groove is narrow, the second positioning inclined planes 6a are provided with cutting grooves 7, the fixture positioning plate 2 is provided with second compression faces 9 at the side parts of two sides of each strip-shaped positioning groove 6, and the second compression faces 9 are positioned above the cutting grooves 7; when the blind rivet 4 is clamped by the clamping mechanism, the part positioning disc 3 is abutted against the clamp positioning plate 2, the positioning strip block 5 is positioned in the corresponding strip-shaped positioning groove 6, the first pressing surface 8 is pressed on the second pressing surface 9, and the second positioning inclined surfaces 6a on two sides of the strip-shaped positioning groove 6 can deform and are pressed on the first positioning inclined surfaces 5a on two sides of the positioning strip block 5. The shape of the strip-shaped positioning groove 6 is matched with the shape of the positioning strip block 5, and the size of the strip-shaped positioning groove 6 is slightly larger than that of the positioning strip block 5, so that the positioning strip block 5 can be inserted into the strip-shaped positioning groove 6, and the second positioning inclined surface 6a and the first positioning inclined surface 5a are slightly interfered, and the slight gap between the second positioning inclined surface and the first positioning inclined surface is determined according to actual design requirements.
The basic working principle of the flexible clamp system related by the invention is as follows: during the use, with the coaxial rigid coupling of part positioning disk 3 and blind rivet 4, the blind rivet 4 inserts in the central taper hole 10, and the locating strip piece 5 inserts corresponding bar constant head tank 6, then fixture clamp blind rivet 4, part positioning disk 3 offsets with anchor clamps locating plate 2 and leans on, realize the ascending location of part positioning disk 3 axial, the circumference location of part positioning disk 3 then realizes through the cooperation of evenly and symmetrical arrangement locating strip piece 5 and bar constant head tank 6, specifically, when blind rivet 4 is locked, the locating strip piece 5 inserts bar constant head tank 6, because locating strip piece 5 and bar constant head tank 6 all evenly and the symmetry sets up, in order to avoid appearing crossing the location problem, bar constant head tank 6 size slightly is greater than locating strip piece 5, when part positioning disk 3 is locked through blind rivet 4, the first locating inclined plane 5a of locating strip piece 5 both sides can not all keep hugging closely with the second locating inclined plane 6a of microscale locating slot 6 both sides, thereby through setting up cutting groove 7, make the second locating inclined plane 6a of locating slot 6 both sides have the spatial profile 8 that the second locating inclined plane 6a of evenly just is tightly arranged on the locating slot 6a, thereby the tight location disk 5 is realized on the locating disk 5, the radial clamp 5 is pressed down on the locating disk 5, thereby the accurate deformation location piece 5 is realized in the locating disk 5, the locating plate is pressed down on the locating slot 5 is located on the second locating slot 5, the locating plate 5 is realized, the radial clamp is compressed tightly is pressed down on the locating piece 5, and is located on the locating piece 5, thereby the locating piece is located down on the locating piece 5, and is located down tightly, and is located down on the locating plate 5, and is located down on the locating plate 5.
According to the flexible fixture system, the fixture base 1 and the fixture positioning plate 2 are not required to be disassembled, the clamping and the quick replacement of parts are realized through the disassembly and the assembly of the part positioning plate 3, and the quick replacement requirement of a flexible manufacturing task on the fixture is met; the part positioning disk 3 realizes circumferential accurate positioning through the cooperation of the positioning strip blocks 5 and the strip-shaped positioning grooves 6, and leads the strip-shaped positioning grooves 6 to generate micro deformation to a certain extent through the cutting grooves 7, the positioning strip blocks 5 are mutually restrained and self-adaptively adjust and reshape variables, the interference deformation and the over-positioning error caused by the symmetrical arrangement positioning mode of the positioning strip blocks 5 are compensated, and the positioning precision is ensured.
In the invention, the part positioning plate 3 can be provided with various sizes and types for parts with different sizes, the cross section size and the arrangement position of the positioning bar block 5 on the circumference of the lower part of the part positioning plate are kept the same, the length of the positioning bar block 5 and the position of the positioning bar block 5 on the radial direction of the part positioning plate 3 can be different and correspondingly arranged at different positions of the bar positioning groove 6, so that the part positioning plate 2 can be installed in position, the part positioning plate 3 with different sizes can be replaced without replacing the clamp base 1 and the clamp positioning plate 2 for parts with different sizes, the installation operation is convenient, the processing and installation requirements of the parts in a larger size range can be ensured, the flexible adaptation of the processing and clamping of the parts with multiple sizes can be realized, and the flexible adaptation function of the parts with multiple sizes can be realized.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present invention is further described in the following embodiments:
in this embodiment, referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, as a preferred design, the lower end of the part positioning disc 3 is provided with four positioning strips 5, which are distributed in a cross shape, and the upper end surface of the fixture positioning plate 2 is provided with four positioning slots 6, which are distributed in a cross shape and are in one-to-one correspondence with the positioning strips 5. In this embodiment, the cross-sectional shapes of the positioning bar 5 and the bar-shaped positioning groove 6 are isosceles trapezoids, and are rounded at the edges. In this embodiment, the thickness of the cutting groove 7 on the second positioning inclined surface 6a at both sides of the bar-shaped positioning groove 6 along the up-down direction and the depth thereof can be determined according to the deformation amount required at both sides of the actual bar-shaped positioning groove 6 and the material deformation capability of the fixture positioning plate 2, the cutting groove 7 is close to the bottom side of the second positioning inclined surface 6a, the cutting groove 7 is approximately level with the horizontal groove bottom of the bar-shaped positioning groove 6, and in particular, the cutting groove 7 is inclined downward at a certain angle along the horizontal direction so as to deform under the condition of being pressed.
Preferably, in this embodiment, referring to fig. 1, the cutting groove 7 has an elastic filler 7a, and the elastic filler 7a may be a resin material, and the cutting groove 7 is heated and filled with the thermoplastic resin material, and the filler conforming to the cutting groove 7 is formed after cooling. The elastic filler 7a has the function of preventing dust, greasy dirt, cutting scraps and other impurities from entering the cutting groove 7, prolonging the service life and stability of the cutting groove 7, and not responding to micro deformation when two sides of the strip-shaped positioning groove 6 are pressed.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 5, as a preferred design, the upper end of the fixture positioning plate 2 is provided with a plurality of anti-collision cushion blocks 11, the anti-collision cushion blocks 11 can be made of elastic materials such as plastics, the lower end of the part positioning plate 3 is provided with a plurality of anti-collision grooves 12 corresponding to the anti-collision cushion blocks 11, when the part positioning plate 3 is installed, the lower end of the part positioning plate 3 abuts against the upper end of the fixture positioning plate 2, the anti-collision cushion blocks 11 are positioned in the anti-collision grooves 12, the protrusion height of the anti-collision cushion blocks 11 is higher than the protrusion height of the positioning bar blocks 5, and when the positioning bar blocks 5 are aligned with the bar positioning grooves 6 in the positioning installation process of the part positioning plate 3, the anti-collision grooves 12 are aligned with the anti-collision cushion blocks 11, at this time, the part positioning plate 3 can be smoothly installed, and the anti-collision cushion blocks 11 do not interfere with the part positioning plate 3; if the positioning bar block 5 is not aligned with the bar-shaped positioning groove 6, the part positioning disc 3 and the positioning bar block 5 only collide with the anti-collision cushion block 11 during installation, but not directly collide with the upper surface of the clamp positioning plate 2 and other structures on the upper surface, so that the part positioning disc 3 and the positioning bar block 5 are prevented from being damaged by collision to influence the positioning precision, and the reliability and the stability of the clamp system are improved.
Further preferably, referring to fig. 2, the fixture positioning plate 2 is provided with a plurality of anti-collision positioning reference circles (virtual circles, non-real objects, only for positioning reference) concentric with the central taper hole 10 and different in diameter, each anti-collision positioning reference circle is provided with a plurality of anti-collision cushion blocks 11, so as to form a circle of anti-collision cushion blocks 11, specifically in this embodiment, the anti-collision cushion blocks 11 with inner and outer circles of anti-collision cushion blocks 11 are provided, more than two circles of anti-collision cushion blocks 11 can be provided, the anti-collision cushion blocks 11 on different anti-collision positioning reference circles are used for being matched with part positioning disks 3 with different radius sizes, one circle or two circles of anti-collision grooves 12 are provided at the lower end of the part positioning disk 3 according to the radius condition of the part positioning disk, and particularly in this embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 3, as the part positioning disk 3 covers the outer circle of anti-collision cushion blocks 11, two circles of anti-collision grooves 12 are provided at the lower end of the part positioning disk 3, and are respectively matched with the inner circle of anti-collision cushion blocks 11.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, as a preferred design, the upper end of the fixture positioning plate 2 is provided with a first positioning boss 13, the upper end plane of the first positioning boss 13 forms a first bonding surface, the lower end of the part positioning disk 3 is also provided with a second positioning boss 14, the lower end surface of the second positioning boss 14 forms a second bonding surface, the second positioning boss 14 is opposite to the first positioning boss 13, and when the blind rivet 4 is clamped in the fixture positioning plate 2, the first bonding surface is exactly clung to the second bonding surface, so that the axial positioning of the part positioning disk 3 during assembly is further ensured.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the fixture positioning plate 2 is provided with a plurality of boss positioning reference circles (virtual circles, non-real objects, for positioning reference only) concentric with the central taper hole 10 and different in diameter, and each boss positioning reference circle is provided with a first positioning boss 13, preferably, each boss positioning reference circle is uniformly provided with a plurality of first positioning bosses 13 to form a circle of first positioning bosses 13, and correspondingly, the part positioning disk 3 is provided with one circle or two circles of second positioning bosses 14 according to the radius condition thereof, specifically in this embodiment, the first positioning bosses 13 on different boss positioning reference circles are used for matching with the second positioning bosses 14 on the part positioning disk 3 with different radius sizes, and for ensuring the assembly stability of the part positioning disk 3 with different radius sizes, the second positioning bosses 14 on the boss positioning reference circles are generally different in circle center distance from the part positioning disk 3, and the larger the second positioning bosses 14 are located closer to the edge. The clamp positioning plate 2 adopts a mode of a plurality of circles of first positioning bosses 13, so that the positioning function of the part positioning plate 3 with different size ranges can be realized, and the flexible production requirement is met.
In this embodiment, a first bonding surface at the upper end of the first positioning boss 13 is provided with a detection air hole 15, the detection air hole 15 is communicated with a detection air channel (not shown in the drawing), a plurality of mutually independent detection air channels are arranged in the fixture positioning plate 2, the detection air holes 15 of the first positioning boss 13 positioned on the same boss positioning reference circle are all communicated with the same detection air channel, and the detection air holes 15 of the first positioning bosses 13 positioned on different boss positioning reference circles are communicated with different detection air channels. Therefore, when the part positioning plate 3 with different sizes is assembled, the second bonding surface on the part positioning plate 3 is matched with the first bonding surface on the first positioning boss 13 with different circles, and the corresponding detection air passage is utilized for carrying out air inflation detection to judge the clamping state, specifically, when the blind rivet 4 is clamped, the part positioning plate 3 is assembled, the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are tightly bonded, the detection air hole 15 on the first bonding surface can be blocked, at this time, the detection air passage is inflated through the detection device, if the air leakage problem exists at the detection air hole 15, the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface are not tightly bonded, the clamping is not well, and if the air leakage is not avoided or the air leakage is within the allowable air leakage range, the part positioning plate 3 is positioned and installed, so that the detection of the clamping state of the flexible clamp system can be conveniently realized, and the working stability of the device is improved.
In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 4, as a preferred arrangement, the center of the part positioning disk 3 is provided with a connecting threaded hole 3a, a bolt is used to pass through the connecting threaded hole 3a to be fixedly connected with the blind rivet 4, and the central axes of the blind rivet 4 and the part positioning disk 3 are ensured to coincide, four waist-shaped bosses are arranged around the connecting threaded hole 3a in the center of the lower surface of the part positioning disk 3 in a circumferential array manner and are used for being tightly matched with the plane of the blind rivet 4 close to the end part so as to avoid the error of perpendicularity of the blind rivet 4 caused by the connection of the bolt, namely, the blind rivet 4 is prevented from being not coaxial with the part positioning disk 3, and the reliable contact and accurate positioning of the blind rivet 4 and the part positioning disk 3 are ensured. The upper surface of the part positioning disk 3 is provided with a threaded hole and a positioning pin hole for fixing the processed part or an auxiliary clamping tool. The outer peripheral surface of the part positioning disc 3 is provided with an I-shaped groove 3c and a cutting plane 3b for being matched with mechanical calipers for carrying, so that automatic carrying and installation are realized. Rounded corners are arranged at the lower edges of the blind nails 4 so as to guide the parts into the center taper holes 10 when the parts positioning disc 3 is quickly replaced.
In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 5, in the present embodiment, a jig base 1 is provided with screw holes in a circumferential array, and is fixedly connected with a jig positioning plate 2 by bolts. The clamping mechanism is arranged in the clamp base 1 and the clamp positioning plate 2, and in the invention, the clamping mechanism can adopt various suitable structures in the existing clamps. Referring to fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the clamping mechanism includes a clamping spring 17, a piston 16, a support table 18, and a steel ball 19, the piston 16 is disposed in the clamp base 1, the clamping spring 17 is located at the lower end of the piston 16, and the lower end abuts against the clamp base 1, the clamp positioning plate 2 is located above the piston 16, a sealing air cavity is provided between the clamp positioning plate 2 and the piston 16, and an air passage is provided in the clamp positioning plate 2, and can be ventilated into the sealing air cavity, an inner hole is provided in the middle of the support table 18, forming the lower end portion of the central taper hole 10, for inserting the blind rivet 4. The upper end of the supporting table 18 is provided with a conical surface, the inner side is high, the outer side is low, steel balls 19 are positioned on the conical surface and are distributed in a circumferential array, the piston 16 is sleeved on the outer side of the supporting table 18, the inner side of the piston 16 is provided with a guiding inclined surface extending outwards, and the outer sides of the steel balls 19 are propped against the inner side surface of the piston 16. The middle section of the blind rivet 4 is provided with a conical surface matched with the steel ball 19. When the gas circuit in the fixture positioning plate 2 is closed, the piston 16 is pushed to move upwards by the clamping spring 17, and the steel balls 19 are driven to move inwards on the conical surface at the upper end of the supporting table 18 when the piston 16 moves upwards and are attached to the conical surface at the middle part of the blind rivet 4, so that the blind rivet 4 is clamped; when the sealing air cavity is inflated through the air channel of the clamp positioning plate 2 during loosening, the piston 16 is pushed to move downwards by high pressure and the clamping spring 17 is compressed, when the guide inclined surface on the inner side of the piston 16 reaches the steel ball 19, the steel ball 19 moves outwards on the conical surface at the upper end of the supporting table 18 under the action of gravity, and the clamping of the blind rivet 4 is loosened. Of course, the clamping mechanism is not limited to the above-mentioned structure, and may be other structures. In addition, an air pressure circuit can be provided inside the holder base 1 and the holder positioning plate 2 for chip cleaning.
From the above, the flexible fixture system in this embodiment has the following technical effects:
1. the flexible fixture system has the advantages that the quick replacement of the parts to be processed can be realized, the unification of the positioning reference of the fixture system is met, compared with the traditional fixture, the flexible fixture system shortens the clamping time and lightens the labor intensity under the condition of ensuring reliable clamping and accurate positioning, is suitable for the automatic feeding and discharging process, and effectively improves the production and processing efficiency.
2. Utilize location strip piece 5 and bar constant head tank 6 that even and symmetry set up, realized the quick accurate positioning to spare positioning disk 3 to through setting up cutting groove 7, make bar constant head tank 6 produce the micro deformation of certain degree, each restraint and self-adaptation between the location strip piece 5 transfer plastic variable, compensation location strip piece 5 is because of the interference deformation and the positioning error that the symmetrical arrangement locate mode caused, guarantee the precision of location.
3. The flexible clamping requirement on the processing task of parts in multiple size ranges can be met, the positioning function adaptation of the positioning disc 3 of the parts in different sizes is realized by arranging the strip-shaped positioning grooves 6 distributed in a cross shape in a larger length size range, and the flexible adaptation of the positioning disc in different sizes is realized by arranging an inner auxiliary functional part and an outer auxiliary functional part (comprising the anti-collision cushion block 11, the first positioning boss 13 and the detection air hole 15); when the fixture is used, the fixture base 1 is not required to be disassembled, and the fixture system can position and clamp parts with different sizes only by replacing the part positioning disc 3 with different sizes, so that the flexible processing tasks of customizing, diversifying and multi-size-range parts are met.
In summary, the present invention effectively overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art and has high industrial utility value.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention and its effectiveness, and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations may be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that all equivalent modifications and variations of the invention be covered by the claims, which are within the ordinary skill of the art, be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.