Pre-loadable Lock Mount for Distribution Box Door Thickness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lock assemblies for distribution box doors face challenges in securely connecting to the door, leading to potential slacking if screws are not properly tightened or if the door thickness varies, affecting the lock's operation.
Innovation Solution
A lock assembly featuring a pre-loadable mount with bent rods and pivots, and an adjusting element with a threaded section, ensuring the lock is firmly attached to the door regardless of thickness, using a yoke and pivots to pivot relative to the lock and an adjusting screw to clamp the door.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional screws are used to attach the lock assembly to the door, then the lock can be installed on the door, but the connection becomes unreliable when door thickness varies or screws are not properly tightened
Solution Approach 1:
The mount includes a adjustable element that can be positioned at different locations along the bent rod to accommodate varying door thicknesses. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the lock assembly to maintain reliable connection regardless of door thickness variations, resolving the contradiction between connection reliability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the parameter of the mounting mechanism by introducing an adjustable element that can be repositioned along the bent rod. This parameter change enables the mount to adapt to different door thicknesses, ensuring reliable connection without requiring multiple different mount designs, thus improving reliability while controlling complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lock assembly is made adjustable to accommodate different door thicknesses, then connection reliability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable element can be moved along the bent rod to accommodate different door thicknesses, providing dynamic adaptability. This single dynamic component replaces the need for multiple fixed mounting designs, achieving versatility while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount design with the adjustable element serves multiple functions: it accommodates various door thicknesses, maintains connection reliability, and provides a universal solution that works across different door configurations. This multi-functionality achieves adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
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AI summary
A lock assembly includes a lock, a pre-loadable mount and an adjusting element. The lock includes a shell formed with two bores and a hole. The pre-loadable mat t includes a yoke, two bent rods extending from the yoke, and two pivots respectively extending from the bent rods, wherein the pivots are respectively inserted in the bores. The adjusting element includes a first section inserted in the hole and a second section placed against the yoke so that the bent rods are located against a rear face of the door while a portion of the shell is placed against a front face of the door.