Cuboid Conductive Distribution Block With Blind Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing distribution blocks are not flexible and are not well-suited for varying, particularly high, currents due to their rigid design and limited adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A distribution block with a cuboid basic body made from conductive material, featuring connector elements on longitudinal sides, blind openings for connecting additional blocks, and fastening means like clamping screws or latching elements, allowing for flexible arrangement and high current distribution through a larger cross-sectional area, and optionally housed in an insulating enclosure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If distribution blocks are die-cut out of a plate with subsequently bent connector elements, then manufacturing is possible, but the design is rigid and not suitable for varying high currents
Solution Approach 1:
The distribution block is divided into a basic body and separately attachable connector elements. The basic body contains blind openings that can accommodate different connector elements, allowing the same basic body to be used with various connector configurations depending on current requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The basic body is designed as a universal component with blind openings that can accept multiple types of connector elements. This allows one basic body design to serve multiple functions and adapt to different current distribution needs by simply changing the connector elements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If connector elements are bent in a post-treatment step, then connection is achieved, but adaptability for varying currents is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The blind openings are pre-formed in the basic body during manufacturing, ready to receive connector elements. This preliminary preparation allows for easy adaptation to different current requirements without requiring complex post-treatment bending operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows changing the electrical parameters (current distribution) by selecting different connector elements rather than modifying the basic body structure. This enables adaptation to varying currents while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
3Reliability
If the basic body has a larger cross-sectional area than connector elements, then high currents can be distributed, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The basic body has a large cross-sectional area specifically at the regions where high currents are distributed, while the connector elements have smaller cross-sectional areas appropriate for their specific connections. This localized quality optimization allows high current distribution capability without unnecessarily increasing overall structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a distribution block (10, 10′, 10″, 10′″) having an approximately cuboid basic body (12) with four longitudinal sides (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) and two end sides (12e, 12f), the basic body (12) being produced from a conductive material and a plurality of connector elements (14, 14′) being arranged on at least one of the longitudinal sides (12b), a blind opening (16a, 16b) being arranged in at least one of the end faces (12e, 12f) of the basic body (12), and there being fastening means for fastening an electrically conducting element which is introduced into the blind opening.