Hinged Busway Section With Molded Thermoplastic Supports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standard busway housings require time-consuming assembly with bolts or rivets and additional hardware for support, which increases costs without providing efficient fault resistance.
Innovation Solution
A hinged busway section with a conductive housing, removable lid connected via a hinging mechanism, internal slots for bus bars, and molded thermoplastic bus supports for isolation and support, eliminating the need for nuts and bolts and reducing assembly time while enhancing structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If standard busway housings are assembled with bolts or rivets, then structural strength is improved, but assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing sections are merged into a single integrated molded piece rather than separate sections requiring fasteners. This combining of parts eliminates the need for bolts or rivets while maintaining structural integrity, directly resolving the contradiction between strength and assembly time.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening hardware (bolts, rivets, nuts) is extracted/removed from the assembly system entirely. By designing the housing to be a single molded piece, the patent eliminates the need for separate fastening components, thereby reducing assembly time without compromising structural strength.
2Strength
If additional hardware is added to secure busway sections, then structural support is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The housing sections and their support functions are merged into a single integrated molded structure. This eliminates the need for separate hardware components while maintaining the structural support function, thereby reducing device complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
Additional hardware components are extracted/removed from the system. The patent achieves structural support through the integrated housing design itself, eliminating the need for extra support hardware and reducing overall system complexity.
3Reliability
If bus supports are added to provide electrical isolation, then electrical safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bus supports providing electrical isolation are merged into the single molded housing structure. This integration achieves the electrical isolation function without requiring separate, complex support components, thereby maintaining reliability while reducing device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A busway section with an electrically conductive housing is described. The busway section includes a lid connected with the housing through a hinging mechanism. Internal slots are also present, along which bus bars can be located. Possible applications of the busway section are feeder sections and plug-in sections.