Compressor Canopy Corner-Stay Design for Accessible Component Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional canopies for compressor or generator installations face limitations in accessibility due to obstructive intermediate stays and potential misalignment of corner stays with the mounting surface, which affects mechanical stability and ease of component removal.
Innovation Solution
The canopy design features corner stays with free ends connected by lateral beams instead of intermediate stays, allowing roof panels to be supported by these beams, and corner stays are mounted through holes in the base plate for improved alignment and stability, enabling easier access and enhanced mechanical stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If intermediate stays are added to support roof panels and provide structural stability, then the mechanical stability of the canopy is improved, but the accessibility for removing large components is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes intermediate stays from the canopy structure, extracting only the corner stays that are mounted at the corners of the base plate. This elimination of intermediate stays clears the access paths for removing large components like compressors or generators, while the corner stays combined with lateral beams maintain sufficient structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The canopy structure is segmented into corner stays positioned only at the corners, connected by lateral beams forming a rigid frame. This segmentation removes the need for intermediate stays while maintaining structural integrity through the corner-based framework supported by lateral beams.
2Ease of manufacture
If corner stays are directly mounted onto the mounting surface with wide flatness tolerances, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the perpendicular alignment of the canopy is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces mounting holes as an intermediary element between the corner stays and the base plate. These holes provide precise positioning and perpendicular guidance, acting as a mediator that translates the rough mounting surface into accurate stay alignment, thereby ensuring proper perpendicularity without complicating the manufacturing process.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple bolts or rivets are used to mount stays at several points, then the perpendicular alignment and mechanical stability are improved, but the device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for multiple mounting points and fasteners by using corner stays positioned only at the corners of the base plate. This reduction in the number of stays and mounting locations simplifies the overall structure and reduces assembly complexity while maintaining mechanical stability through the corner-based framework.
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AI summary
A canopy for a compressor or generator installation comprising a chassis (2) with - a base plate (3) comprising a body with a mounting surface bounded by a polygonal peripheral edge (4); and - a mounting frame (5) containing this base plate (3) and going around the peripheral edge (4); whereby the canopy (1) further comprises a number of corner stays ( 6), whereby each corner stay (6) is provided with a mounting end which is configured to be mounted onto the chassis (2), whereby at each corner of the peripheral edge (4), at least one corner stay (6) is mounted with its mounting end onto the chassis (2), whereby each corner stay (6) in a mounted state extends from the mounting surface of the base plate (3) in a direction essentially perpendicular to the mounting surface and outwards from the body of the base plate (3), and whereby each corner stay (6) in a mounted state has a free end which is opposite to the mounting end of this corner stay (6) and which is not mounted onto the mounting surface; and whereby the canopy (1) further comprises at least one roof panel (9), characterised in that at each one corner of the peripheral edge (4), the free end of the at least one corner stay (6) is configured to be connected by means of at least one lateral beam (10) to the free end of the at least one corner stay (6) which is mounted at a corner adjacent to said one corner; and that the canopy (1) further comprises a number of lateral beams (10) such that, at each one corner of the peripheral edge (4), the free end of the at least one corner stay (6) at said one corner is connected to the free end of the at least one corner stay (6) which is mounted at a corner adjacent to said one corner.