Equipment Carrier Structure for Preassembled Module Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional converged infrastructure systems require on-site assembly and testing of individual components, leading to inefficient and costly installations, with potential for errors and negating the value of shipment racks.
Innovation Solution
The system equipment carrier is designed to preconfigure and support multiple individual component modules, allowing them to be shipped and installed as a unit, eliminating the need for on-site assembly and testing by integrating, cabling, and testing at a single site before transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If individual components are shipped separately and assembled on-site, then the equipment can be transported using standard shipping methods, but assembly and testing must be repeated at the installation site, increasing installation time and potential for errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual equipment components into a single integrated equipment carrier that can be transported as one unit. The carrier includes side panels, back panels, and support structures that hold multiple components (such as servers, switches, and storage devices) in a pre-assembled configuration, eliminating the need for separate transport and on-site assembly of each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment components are pre-assembled, pre-cabled, and pre-tested in the equipment carrier before shipment. All necessary connections and configurations are established in advance at the manufacturing site, so that upon delivery, the entire system can be installed as a ready-to-use unit without requiring repetitive assembly or testing at the customer location.
2Adaptability or versatility
If components are assembled and tested on-site, then the equipment can be customized to specific customer requirements, but duplicative assembly and testing increase costs and introduce potential errors
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment carrier is designed with universal features that allow it to accommodate various types of equipment components while maintaining a standardized structure. The carrier can be configured to hold different combinations of servers, switches, storage devices, and other network equipment, providing adaptability to different customer requirements without requiring custom assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment carrier serves as a reusable template or copyable unit that can be manufactured in advance with standard configurations. Once a particular arrangement of components is optimized and tested, the same carrier design can be replicated for multiple installations, ensuring consistency and reducing errors while maintaining the ability to adapt to specific customer needs through configuration variations.
3Reliability
If a specialty shipment rack is used to protect equipment during transit, then the equipment is protected from damage, but the rack must be disassembled and components reinstalled at the destination, negating the value of the shipment rack
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment carrier integrates the protective shipment rack functionality directly into the equipment housing structure. The side panels, back panels, and support structures serve dual purposes: protecting the equipment during transport and providing the mounting framework for installing the equipment in its final location. This eliminates the need for a separate shipment rack that would need to be disassembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment carrier is designed to perform multiple functions throughout the equipment lifecycle: it protects components during manufacturing assembly, shields equipment during shipping and handling, and serves as the final mounting structure at the installation site. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate shipment packaging and reduces the number of assembly/disassembly cycles required.
Data Source
AI summary
System equipment carriers and related methods can include two side panels coupled together in a spaced apart relationship with respect to one another by a base panel to form an equipment carrier, the equipment carrier being configured to receive and support a plurality of individual component modules therein. In this configuration, the equipment carrier and the plurality of individual component modules received therein are configured to be positioned together within an equipment enclosure that is configured to receive individual component modules therein.