Compact Load Break Switch with Integrated Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing load-break switches have large external dimensions and high material consumption, requiring additional connecting elements to connect individual housings, which increases complexity and costs.
Innovation Solution
A compact load-break switch design where multiple switching modules are housed within a single outer housing with a one-piece construction, eliminating the need for fastening elements and simplifying access, production, and reducing material usage by integrating components such as a one-piece drive pulley with the drive shaft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple switching modules are housed in separate housings, then each module can be independently manufactured and assembled, but the overall device occupies more space and requires additional connecting elements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate switching module housings into a single integrated outer switch housing that accommodates all switching modules internally. This combining approach eliminates the need for separate housings and connecting elements, thereby reducing the overall external dimensions and material consumption while maintaining the independent functionality of each switching module
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate housings are used for switching modules, then assembly flexibility is improved, but additional fastening elements and connecting elements are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates all switching modules within a single outer switch housing, eliminating the need for multiple separate housings and the fastening elements required to connect them. This reduces device complexity by removing unnecessary connecting components while maintaining assembly flexibility through the internal arrangement of switching modules
3Ease of manufacture
If separate housings are used for each switching module, then modular assembly is simplified, but material consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate housing structures into a single outer switch housing that houses all switching modules. This merging eliminates redundant housing materials and connecting elements, significantly reducing overall material consumption while maintaining the modular internal structure for easy assembly and maintenance of individual switching modules
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AI summary
The invention relates to a load break switch (1) having at least two switching modules (2), which each have stationary switch contacts (3) and movable switch contacts (4), and having a latching mechanism (8), which has a drive shaft (9) for moving the stationary switch contacts (3) and the movable switch contacts (4) between an open position and a closed position, wherein the at least two switching modules (2) are accommodated together in an interior space of an outer switch housing (6).