Bus Type Switch Socket Bracket for Intelligent Control Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of intelligent hardware products is hindered by limited battery life and the need for external power supplies, which can be aesthetically unpleasing and pose security risks, while also being inconvenient to position correctly.
Innovation Solution
A bus type switch socket bracket is installed on a conventional switch receptacle, featuring a body with control panel mounting holes and bare contact pads for low-voltage DC power, communication, and control lines, providing a mounting space and power supply for intelligent control devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If battery is used for intelligent hardware products, then portability is improved, but use cycle and lifetime are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary power transmission mechanism through the switch socket bracket that connects the intelligent device to the building's existing power infrastructure. The bracket serves as a mediator that enables wireless power delivery from the wall socket to the intelligent device, eliminating the need for battery while maintaining portability and convenience.
2Duration of action of moving object
If external power supply is used for intelligent hardware products, then lifetime is improved, but appearance is affected and security risks arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the power supply function from traditional external battery or adapter configurations and integrates it directly into the building's existing switch socket infrastructure. By taking out the external power supply component and replacing it with an integrated bracket system that uses the wall socket's existing wiring, the solution eliminates aesthetic issues and security risks associated with external adapters while maintaining continuous power supply.
Solution Approach 2:
The switch socket bracket system enables the building's existing electrical infrastructure to serve itself by utilizing the already-installed power wiring and socket structure. The intelligent device draws power directly through the bracket without requiring external adapters or batteries, making the system self-sufficient and eliminating the need for additional external power components that create aesthetic and security problems.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional switch receptacle is used for installation, then installation simplicity is improved, but power supply capability for intelligent devices is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the switch socket bracket to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a mounting structure for intelligent devices and a power transmission interface. The bracket integrates control panel mounting holes, bare contact pads for electrical connection, and leverages the existing switch receptacle wiring to provide low-voltage DC power, communication, and control lines, making the conventional receptacle adaptable to intelligent device requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the electrical parameters of the conventional switch receptacle by introducing low-voltage DC power supply capability, communication lines, and control lines through the bare contact pads. By modifying the electrical interface parameters while keeping the mechanical mounting structure unchanged, the system maintains installation simplicity while gaining enhanced power supply capability for intelligent devices.
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AI summary
A bus type switch socket bracket includes a bracket body (1). The bracket body (1) includes at least one control panel mounting hole (7). A bare metal contact pad (3) are arranged at the sides of the control panel mounting hole (7) and connected to a metal body (2) embedded in the bracket body (1). The bare metal contact pad (3) serves as a bus access port for providing low-voltage direct current power supply, communication and control lines of various control panels mounted on the bracket body (1). By means of providing a bracket body and a bus in the bracket body, the bus type switch socket bracket provides a hardware platform and a mounting space for application extension of an intelligent control device, and is simple in structure and convenient to use.