Electronic Box Base With Integral Columns For Single-Technician Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of electronic boxes, such as alarm system sirens, on vertical walls is challenging due to their weight and bulkiness, often requiring two technicians to maintain the device during fixing, making it difficult for a single technician to securely attach the device to a support.
Innovation Solution
An electronic box design featuring a base with a plate and integral main columns, where the bottom wall has through bores for main columns and the front wall has through holes for securing means, allowing for easier attachment and stabilization with secondary columns and securing means for additional support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the electronic box is made heavy and bulky to ensure stability and structural integrity, then the device can maintain its form and withstand installation forces, but it becomes difficult for a single technician to hold and fix the device to the support
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic box is divided into a base portion (with plate and main columns) and a housing portion (with electronic components). The base provides structural stability while the housing can be separately positioned, allowing a single technician to manage the installation process more easily.
Solution Approach 2:
The base with plate and main columns is prepared in advance and fixed to the support first. This preliminary action provides a stable foundation that supports the housing, reducing the physical effort needed during the actual mounting operation.
2Device complexity
If the electronic box is designed as a single integrated unit, then the structure is simple and robust, but it requires two technicians for installation (one to hold, one to fix)
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into base and housing portions that can be assembled in a modular fashion. This segmentation enables a single technician to complete the installation independently while maintaining structural integrity through the integral connection between base and housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The main columns act as intermediaries between the base plate and the housing. They provide a mechanical connection that allows the housing to be securely mounted to the support through the base, enabling single-technician installation.
3Ease of manufacture
If the housing is made as a single piece, then manufacturing is simpler, but maintenance and component access become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a fixed part (attached to bottom wall) and a removable part (with through holes). This segmentation allows electronic components to be accessed by removing the removable part, facilitating maintenance while keeping the overall housing structure simple to manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the housing have different properties: the fixed part provides structural support and attachment, while the removable part provides access to components. This local differentiation optimizes both manufacturing ease and maintenance accessibility.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electronic housing (100) comprising: - a base (102) including a plate (108) intended to be fixed to a support and at least one main column (110) integral with the plate (108), and - a housing (104) comprising a bottom wall and a front wall (204) and carrying electronic components, the bottom wall is provided to come into contact with the plate (108) and has, for each main column (110), a through bore allowing the passage of said main column (110), and the front wall (204) has, for each main column (110), a through hole (212) through which a main fastening means has access to said main column (110) to ensure the fastening of said main column (110) and the front wall (204),The electronic housing (100) is characterized in that the front wall (204) has a fixed part (218) integral with the back wall, and a removable part (220) in which the through holes (212) are made.