Corrugated Equipment Cabinet for Fast Secure Battery Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing equipment cabinets require significant assembly time to securely mount storage batteries due to the need for additional retaining structures, especially when batteries lack flanges or bolt holes, and standard mounting hole spacings may not align with the equipment's dimensions.
Innovation Solution
The equipment cabinet features corrugated vertical panels with U-shaped channels and strategically placed holes, allowing for the use of cross-rails and retaining brackets that align with the channels to securely mount batteries, along with a method of manufacturing that includes attaching vertical panels with corrugations to a base and installing cross-members or shelves to support batteries, and a wiring harness for connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional retaining structures are added to securely mount batteries without flanges or bolt holes, then the reliability of battery mounting is improved, but the assembly time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-forming corrugations with integrated mounting holes and attachment features directly on the cabinet walls during manufacturing. This allows batteries to be mounted by simply aligning and fastening them to the pre-prepared corrugated structures, eliminating the need for on-site fabrication of retaining structures and significantly reducing assembly time while maintaining secure mounting reliability
2Adaptability or versatility
If standard mounting hole spacings are used in accordance with industry standards, then the adaptability to standard equipment is improved, but the difficulty of aligning with non-standard equipment dimensions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing corrugated structures with multiple rows of mounting holes at different spacings within the same corrugation pattern. This allows a single cabinet design to accommodate both standard industry equipment (EIA-310-D, WECO, ESTI) and non-standard equipment dimensions by selecting appropriate hole patterns, eliminating the need for custom cabinet designs and simplifying mounting alignment across diverse equipment types
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different mounting hole spacings and patterns at different locations within the corrugated structures. Specific areas of the cabinet walls have corrugations optimized for particular equipment types or mounting requirements, allowing flexible adaptation to various equipment dimensions while maintaining overall structural consistency and simplifying the mounting process
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AI summary
An equipment cabinet having a corrugation in the side panels is disclosed. The panels are affixed to a base by bolting or welding so as to be disposed opposite each other. Holes are provided in opposing surfaces the so that cross members may be secured in a position between the opposing side panels of the cabinet to form a support structure for equipment, such as batteries. Equipment may also be attached using mounting brackets. An equipment retaining bracket includes a retaining cross member, an L-shaped bracket and a bolt to joint the retaining cross member and the L-shaped bracket so as to secure the battery in two dimensions. Retaining brackets may be provided at the front and the rear surfaces of the equipment and, in cooperation with the cross members, retain the equipment in the cabinet.