Configurable Enclosure With Peelable Bottom For Tool-Free Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing enclosures for housing transmission lines and electronic equipment require tools for installation, which increases installation time and risks injury to technicians and damage to the enclosure.
Innovation Solution
A configurable enclosure design featuring a base portion with a removable portion that can be peeled away without tools, utilizing a track or actuator mechanism to create an opening, allowing for tool-free installation and mounting over existing hardware and connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If tools are used to cut or punch out portions of the enclosure during installation, then the enclosure can be adapted to fit over existing hardware and connections, but installation time increases and technicians are exposed to injury and enclosure damage
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure bottom surface is segmented into a removable portion and a base portion. The removable portion can be separately removed from the base portion to create an opening, allowing the enclosure to adapt to existing hardware without requiring tools to cut or punch the entire enclosure.
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosure is pre-configured with a removable portion that is designed to be easily separated from the base portion. This preliminary preparation allows installers to quickly remove the necessary portion without requiring tools or complex operations during installation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If tools are used to cut or punch out portions of the enclosure during installation, then the enclosure can be adapted to fit over existing hardware and connections, but the risk of injury to technicians and damage to the enclosure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure is divided into a base portion and a removable portion that can be safely separated without tools. This segmentation eliminates the need for technicians to use sharp tools or apply force that could cause injury or damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable portion is designed to be self-removable through simple manual manipulation. The enclosure structure itself provides the mechanism for its own modification, eliminating the need for external tools that pose safety risks.
3Productivity
If a removable portion is designed into the enclosure base, then tool-free installation is enabled and installation time is reduced, but the enclosure structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The base portion is segmented to include a removable portion that can be easily separated. This segmentation adds minimal structural complexity while enabling rapid, tool-free removal to create openings for hardware adaptation.
Solution Approach 2:
Only a specific local portion of the enclosure bottom is made removable, while the rest of the enclosure maintains its standard structure. This localized modification minimizes the overall structural complexity increase while providing the necessary adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A configurable enclosure including a cover operably attached to a base. The base includes a wall disposed along a perimeter of a bottom surface and a bottom surface having first and second removable portions configured to be peeled away from the base portion to create an opening through the bottom surface. Moreover, the bottom surface includes thin sections located between first and second tracks that extend around outer edges of each of the removable portions. Actuators are operably attached to the first and second tracks, wherein through actuation of the actuator, the removable portions peel away from the base to create an opening through the bottom surface.