Carrier Rail Mounting for Refrigeration Components in Tight Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing refrigeration devices lack a straightforward method to easily install additional components such as water check valves, monitoring device housings, and solenoid valve holders, especially in cramped spaces like furniture or building niches.
Innovation Solution
A refrigeration device with a mounting rail and associated components like horizontally extending foot ribs and positioning ribs that engage with the rail, providing a form-fit mechanism for secure attachment without additional fixing means, allowing for easy installation of monitoring devices and other components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional components are installed in cramped spaces of refrigeration devices, then the functionality of the refrigeration device is improved, but the installation complexity and difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting rail is divided into multiple engagement sections along its longitudinal direction, allowing components to be installed at different positions independently. This segmentation enables flexible installation in cramped spaces without requiring complex overall restructuring of the mounting system.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting rail acts as an intermediary element between the refrigeration device structure and additional components. It provides standardized engagement sections that simplify the installation process, eliminating the need for complex direct mounting arrangements in cramped spaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional components are installed in cramped spaces of refrigeration devices, then the functionality of the refrigeration device is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting rail is designed as a universal mounting structure with multiple engagement sections that can accommodate various types of additional components (water check valves, monitoring devices, solenoid valves). This multi-functionality reduces the need for component-specific mounting arrangements, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting rail system provides flexible positioning along its longitudinal direction, allowing the configuration to be adapted dynamically to different installation scenarios and component requirements, thereby managing complexity through flexibility rather than fixed complex structures.
3Stability of the object's composition
If traditional mounting methods are used for additional components, then the structural stability is maintained, but the installation time and effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting rail is pre-configured with multiple engagement sections during manufacturing, eliminating the need for on-site preparation work. This preliminary action significantly reduces installation time while maintaining structural stability, as the engagement sections are already optimally positioned for various component mounting requirements.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a refrigeration appliance (100) with a carrying rail (300). According to the invention, an additional component is connected with a form fit to a carrying rail (300). The invention further relates to an additional component for installation in a refrigeration appliance (100) and to a fastening element (500) for such an additional component.