Electrical Box Wire Guiding and Terminal Separation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electrical boxes face challenges in positioning and fixing due to the need for manual alignment and drilling, which can be cumbersome, especially with heavy boxes containing multiple electrical modules, and the difficulty in engaging electrical wires with connection terminals.

Innovation Solution

The electrical box incorporates a guiding mechanism for wires into connection terminals and a separation mechanism between terminals to prevent short-circuits, along with a mounting bracket for easy installation and a pre-cut bottom for cable passage, simplifying the installation process and preventing short-circuits.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the electrical box includes guiding means for wires towards connection terminals, then the ease of operation for wire engagement is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional internal components

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of wire engagementVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces guiding means as an intermediary element between the wire entry point and the connection terminals. These guides channel and direct wires along a predetermined path, making the connection process more intuitive and easier for operators while managing the complexity through functional integration into the box structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If the electrical box includes separation means between wires for different terminals, then the reliability is improved by preventing short-circuits, but the device complexity increases due to additional separation components

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovereliabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the internal space of the electrical box into separate zones for different wires and terminals. Separation means create physical barriers or channels that prevent wires intended for different terminals from coming into contact, thereby eliminating short-circuit risks while organizing the internal layout into distinct functional segments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of manufacture

If the electrical box has a bottom without drilling, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the ease of operation worsens due to the need for additional drilling intervention

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of manufactureVSAvoidease of installation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates pre-drilled holes or pre-prepared cable access points in the bottom of the electrical box during the manufacturing process. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site drilling by installation operators, combining the manufacturing advantage of simplified production with the operational advantage of ready-to-install cable access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3672002A1Electrical box
Publication Date: 2020.06.24 IZYX SYST
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AI summary

The invention relates to an electrical box comprising an electrical box, which is intended to contain at least one electrical module, and which internally comprises, on the one hand, at least one electrical connection terminal block (9) which each comprises at least one electrical connection terminal (90) and, on the other hand, at least one means of guiding (11) at least one electrical wire towards the electrical connection terminal (90) or one (90) of the electrical connection terminals (90) of such an electrical connection terminal block (9).