Industrial Transmitter Housing With Integrated Single-Fastener Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity and time-consuming nature of mounting industrial measurement and network devices due to cumbersome hardware assembly and the need for multiple tools and bolts.
Innovation Solution
Industrial transmitters with integrated mounting features, such as arcuate surfaces, slots, and internally-threaded apertures, allowing for simplified installation using a single bolt or hose clamp, and magnetic couplers for ferromagnetic surfaces, reducing the need for multiple tools and bolts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional mounting hardware with multiple bolts and brackets is used, then secure mounting is achieved, but mounting complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple mounting functions into a single integrated mounting bracket that includes a mounting plate with multiple mounting holes and an integrated cable conduit. This single component replaces what would traditionally require separate brackets, bolts, and cable management elements, thereby reducing mounting hardware complexity while maintaining secure mounting capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple purposes: it provides structural mounting support through the mounting plate with multiple holes, manages cable routing through the integrated conduit, and facilitates secure attachment to various surfaces. This universal design reduces the number of separate components needed while maintaining mounting security.
2Reliability
If traditional mounting hardware with multiple bolts and brackets is used, then secure mounting is achieved, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the cable conduit directly into the mounting bracket structure, the patent eliminates the need for separate cable management steps during installation. The single-component design allows installers to mount the device and manage cables simultaneously, reducing installation time while maintaining secure mounting through the integrated structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable conduit is pre-integrated into the mounting bracket during manufacturing, so that cable routing pathways are already prepared before installation. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site cable conduit installation or modification, allowing installers to simply route cables through the pre-formed channels, thereby reducing installation time.
3Reliability
If traditional mounting hardware requiring several tools is used, then secure mounting is achieved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated mounting bracket consolidates multiple fastening points and cable management features into a single assembly that can be installed using a standard set of tools. The mounting plate with multiple holes allows for flexible attachment while the integrated conduit requires no special tools for installation, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining mounting security.
4Ease of operation
If integrated mounting features are used, then mounting simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different mounting surfaces may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with universal adaptability through its mounting plate featuring multiple mounting holes arranged in various patterns. This configuration allows the same integrated bracket to be adapted to different mounting surfaces and configurations (wall mounting, panel mounting, ceiling mounting) while maintaining mounting simplicity through its integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is segmented into functional zones: the mounting plate with multiple holes for attachment, the integrated conduit for cable management, and connection points for the transmitter. This segmentation allows each zone to be optimized for its specific function while the overall integrated design maintains simplicity, and the multiple hole positions provide adaptability to different mounting scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
An industrial transmitter includes a lower housing having a recess configured to receive an electronics module, the lower housing also having at least one mounting feature formed integrally therein. An electronics module is disposed within the recess. A cover is coupled to the lower housing to hermetically seal the electronics module within the lower housing and the cover. An transmitter includes an inline housing having a first end and a second end, the inline housing having an integral mounting feature configured to receive a captured nut and position the captured nut in alignment with a mounting aperture of the mounting feature. An electronics module is disposed within the inline housing.