Electric Installation Device with Sliding Receptacle for Hook Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical installation devices require complex ergonomic handling due to their intricate design, making it difficult to easily change the orientation of hooks relative to the housing, which limits flexibility in mounting and positioning.
Innovation Solution
The housing and receptacle are designed as separate components, with the receptacle being slidably mounted in a channel, allowing the hook to be easily moved between functional and non-functional positions, enabling simple repositioning and locking within the housing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the receptacle and housing are integrated as one component, then the structural design is unified, but the handling and repositioning of the hook becomes ergonomically complex and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the integrated housing-receptacle structure into separate components: the housing (7) and the receptacle (9) mounted on it. The receptacle is designed as a detachable unit that can be independently removed and repositioned, allowing the hook arrangement to be changed without manipulating the entire housing structure. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining structural unity at the housing level while enabling easy repositioning through the separate receptacle component.
2Device complexity
If the hook is fixed in the housing, then the structural design is simple, but the outlet direction cannot be changed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic hook positioning system where the receptacle (9) carrying the hook (8) can be moved between different positions on the housing. The receptacle is guided by channels (21) and can be locked in multiple positions, allowing the outlet direction to be changed from always downwards to always upwards or other orientations. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple housing structure while enabling versatile hook positioning through the movable receptacle mechanism.
3Adaptability or versatility
If guide-holding rails are added to the housing for hook mounting, then the hook can be repositioned, but the housing design becomes complex and handling becomes ergonomically difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex guiding and positioning mechanism from the housing structure and concentrates it in the separate receptacle component. The receptacle itself contains the necessary guiding features and can be easily attached/detached, while the housing remains relatively simple with only basic mounting provisions. This extraction resolves the contradiction by providing hook repositioning capability through the removable receptacle rather than through complex integrated housing design.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electrical installation device (1) with a housing (7) and at least one hook (8) on a rear side of the installation device (1), wherein the installation device (1) can be attached to a busbar (2) by means of the hook (8), wherein the hook (8) can be moved from a first position to a second position opposite to it in order to change an output side of the installation device (1), and wherein the hook (8) is held in a receptacle (9) and can be connected to a busbar (22) of the installation device.In such a device, according to the invention, the housing (7) and the receptacle (9) are separate components, wherein the receptacle (9) is slidably mounted in a channel (21) of the housing (7) and the busbar (22) of the installation device (1) extends in the longitudinal direction of the channel (21), wherein the receptacle (9) with the hook (8) is arranged in a functional position in the area of the busbar (22) and fixed in the longitudinal direction of the channel (21), and the receptacle (9) with the hook (8) is arranged in a non-functional position outside the area of the busbar (22).