Interchangeable Floor Stand Segments for Electrical Box Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional floor stands for mounting electrical boxes at varying heights require multiple models, leading to inventory management complexities and inefficient material use, especially with telescoping designs that waste material when configured for lower heights.
Innovation Solution
A floor stand system with interchangeable floor supports of fixed lengths, allowing selection and connection to an electrical box mount for precise height adjustment without tools, using a mechanical interface that securely connects components without requiring tools and reduces material waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If telescoping floor stands are used to mount electrical boxes at variable heights, then adaptability to different heights is improved, but material usage efficiency deteriorates due to overlapping segments
Solution Approach 1:
The floor stand is divided into multiple discrete fixed-length segments (e.g., 12-inch, 24-inch, 36-inch, 48-inch) that can be individually selected and combined. Each segment is a complete functional unit with mounting capabilities, allowing workers to assemble the appropriate height configuration without material waste from overlapping telescoping sections.
Solution Approach 2:
Each fixed-length segment is designed with universal mounting interfaces and identical functional capabilities, allowing any segment to serve as a complete floor stand component. This universality enables flexible combination of segments to achieve various heights while maintaining consistent performance and eliminating the need for specialized telescoping mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple models of floor stands are used to cover different height requirements, then adaptability to various mounting heights is improved, but device complexity and inventory management deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of manufacturing completely different floor stand models for each height, the system segments the height variation into standardized length increments. A single base model with universal mounting features can be combined with different length segments to achieve various heights, reducing the number of unique SKUs while maintaining height flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from static, fixed-height models to a dynamic assembly approach where workers can configure the required height by selecting and combining appropriate segments. This dynamic configurability allows the inventory to remain simple while the final assembly adapts to specific height requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If telescoping segments are overlapped to achieve shorter configurations, then adaptability to lower heights is improved, but material efficiency deteriorates significantly
Solution Approach 1:
For shorter height requirements, workers simply select the appropriate fixed-length segment (e.g., a 12-inch segment for low mounting) rather than overlapping telescoping sections. This eliminates the material waste inherent in telescoping designs where segments must overlap to achieve compression, as each fixed segment uses only the material necessary for its specific length.
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AI summary
A floor stand system for mounting an electrical box above a floor includes an electrical box mount having a mechanical interface thereon. A set of substantially interchangeable floor supports have mating mechanical interfaces at their upper ends for connecting to the mechanical interface on the electrical box mount. The set of floor supports includes a plurality of floor supports having different fixed lengths. The floor supports are substantially interchangeable so that one of the floor supports having a fixed length suitable for supporting the electrical box mount at a desired elevation above the floor can be selected and connected to the electrical box mount using the mechanical interfaces to create a floor stand suitable for supporting the electrical box mount at the desired elevation above the floor.