Contact Device Conductor Holding Retaining Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lamp assembly systems require additional work steps and risk damage to wiring during assembly, as wire holders need to be attached separately and can get crushed or caught in component undercuts, complicating the adjustment of operating positions.
Innovation Solution
The system incorporates a conductor holding device with retaining brackets on the contact device, allowing conductors to be inserted and secured without needing separate wire holders, preventing engagement with protrusions and ensuring smooth vertical alignment and assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate wire holders are attached to the mounting body, then conductors can be held and organized, but the assembly process becomes more complex and wiring may get damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the wire holder function directly into the contact device by integrating retaining brackets into the contact device housing. This merging eliminates the need for separate wire holder components and their attachment steps, while still providing secure conductor retention through the integrated retaining brackets that engage with the mounting body.
2Reliability
If wire holders are attached separately, then conductors can be secured, but additional work steps are required during assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The wire holder functionality is merged into the contact device itself through integrating retaining brackets into the contact device housing. This allows conductors to be secured during the same assembly operation where the contact device is mounted, eliminating separate wire holder attachment steps and improving assembly efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining brackets are pre-integrated into the contact device housing during manufacturing, so that the conductor retention capability is already prepared before assembly. This preliminary integration of the wire holder function into the contact device structure eliminates the need for separate attachment operations during final assembly.
3Ease of manufacture
If conductors are routed laterally on the contact device, then electrical connections can be made, but wiring may get crushed or caught in undercuts during assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The retaining brackets act as intermediary structures that provide a protected pathway for conductors between the lateral routing location and the mounting body. These brackets create a secure channel that prevents conductors from getting crushed or caught in undercuts during the vertical movement of assembly, while still allowing electrical connections to be made.
4Ease of operation
If additional wire holders are used, then conductor organization is improved, but the overall device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wire holder function is merged into the contact device housing through integrating retaining brackets. This provides conductor organization and secure retention capabilities while reducing the total number of separate components, as the contact device itself serves dual purposes of electrical contact and conductor management.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system for providing a light fixture, the system comprising as two basic components a longitudinally elongated mounting rail (1) on which supply lines are arranged, and a longitudinally elongated mounting body (2) on which a light source and/or other functional element is arranged, wherein the system has a longitudinally elongated conductor rail (3) with channels in which conductor wires (5) are arranged, and an electrical contact device (4) with a mounting section and a contact section offset in a vertical direction (Z) from the mounting section, and with side sections, wherein in an operating position the two basic components are attached to one another.The conductor rail (3) is attached to a first of the base components, and the contact device (4) is attached with its mounting section to a second of the two base components and is electrically connected with its contact section to at least some of the conductor wires, wherein the second base component has a base section and two side wall sections extending from the base section along a vertical direction, and in the operating position the mounting section is pressed against the base section and held against the second base component. The system according to the invention is characterized in that the contact device has a conductor holding device on at least one side section comprising at least two longitudinally projecting retaining clips, each with a predetermined longitudinal extent and each with a gap in the vertical direction.wherein the gaps of the retaining bracket sections are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction and the retaining bracket sections are designed to hold and/or grip longitudinally running cables or conductors.