Hinged Service Line Mounting for Space-Saving Maintenance Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable routing solutions do not provide a space-saving and reliable method for neatly arranging multiple service lines with improved maintenance options.
Innovation Solution
A service line mounting device (SLMD) with a main unit and a sliding unit that delimits a through-opening, allowing the sliding unit to adjust its size transversely along guide rail elements, featuring a hinge design for easy access and attachment options to various structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If service lines are mounted using conventional clamps or rails, then service lines can be securely fixed to the infrastructure, but maintenance access becomes difficult and space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is divided into a main unit and a sliding unit that can be separated. The sliding unit with service lines can be removed from the main unit for maintenance, allowing easy access while maintaining secure mounting during operation. This segmentation enables independent maintenance of service lines without disturbing the entire mounting structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting device transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic system where the sliding unit can move along guide rails and be easily removed. This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt between secure fixed mounting during operation and easy maintenance access when needed, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of maintenance.
2Area of stationary object
If attachment elements are positioned to be covered by service lines during application, then installation space in the transverse direction is saved, but accessibility for maintenance is improved
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the mounting device into main unit and sliding unit, attachment elements can be positioned on the main unit where they will be covered by service lines during operation, saving transverse space. During maintenance, the sliding unit is removed, exposing the attachment elements and improving accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes its configuration between operation and maintenance states. During operation, attachment elements are covered saving space. During maintenance, the sliding unit is removed to expose attachment elements, allowing the same structure to serve both space-saving and accessibility needs at different times.
3Quantity of substance
If the mounting device accommodates more service lines with larger diameters, then service line capacity increases, but maintenance accessibility becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding unit containing multiple service lines of various diameters can be removed as a complete assembly from the main unit. This allows maintenance of even large-diameter or numerous service lines by simply removing the entire sliding unit, maintaining accessibility regardless of service line capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting device enables dynamic removal of the sliding unit containing all service lines. This dynamic capability ensures that maintenance accessibility is maintained even when accommodating large numbers or large diameters of service lines, as the entire sliding unit can be easily removed for service.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The SLMD provides improved accessibility and maintenance capabilities, reducing space consumption while allowing versatile attachment methods and accommodating different service line diameters and numbers.
Implementation Method 1
The main unit comprises a top part and a bottom part which are connected movably with respect to one another by a hinge
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a service line mounting device (1) with a main unit (2) and a sliding unit (3) where the main unit (2) and the sliding unit (3) are configured to delimit, in an assembled state, a through-opening (4) for one or more service lines (8), and the sliding unit (3) is configured to slide along a top guide rail element (2ai) of the main unit (2) and along a bottom guide rail element (2bi) in order to adjust a size of the through-opening (4) in a transverse direction (TR), with the transverse direction (TR) running transverse to a through direction (TH) of the through-opening (4), wherein the main unit (2) comprises a top part (2a) and a bottom part (2b) which are connected by a hinge (2c), with the top part (2a) comprising the top guide rail element (2ai) and the bottom part (2b) comprising the bottom guide rail element (2bi) in order to provide a space-saving solution for neatly arranging service lines (8) in a reliable way with improved maintenance options.