Magnetic Charging Station Mounting to Free Gang Box Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gang box charging systems lack efficient solutions for mounting and detaching charging stations from surfaces, and they often occupy valuable space within the gang box, leading to reduced storage capacity and increased heating during charging.
Innovation Solution
A charging station with a magnet assembly that includes a magnet and a billet, allowing for tool-less attachment and detachment from a mating surface, and a design that minimizes space usage within the gang box by providing multiple charging ports and an electronics hub.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the charging station is mounted inside the gang box, then it provides convenient charging access, but it occupies valuable storage space and increases heating during charging
Solution Approach 1:
The charging station is extracted from the interior of the gang box and mounted on the exterior surface. This removes the space-occupying and heat-generating components from the confined interior space, thereby resolving the contradiction between convenient charging access and available storage space while reducing thermal accumulation
2Reliability
If traditional mounting methods are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but tool-less attachment and detachment is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
Traditional mechanical fastening systems (screws, bolts, clips) are replaced with a magnetic coupling system. The magnet assembly provides secure attachment through magnetic attraction force while enabling tool-less attachment and detachment by simply pulling the charging station away from the mating surface, thus resolving the contradiction between attachment security and ease of operation
3Volume of moving object
If the charging station is positioned externally, then space within the gang box is freed up, but mounting and detaching becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Complex mechanical mounting mechanisms are replaced with a simple magnet assembly that utilizes magnetic attraction. This provides secure external mounting while enabling easy tool-less attachment and detachment, thereby resolving the contradiction between freed internal space and mounting mechanism complexity
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 magnet assembly enables easy and secure mounting/detachment of the charging station, while the compact design frees up space within the gang box for other tools and reduces heating during charging by positioning the charging station externally.
Implementation Method 1
a magnet assembly disposed on the rear side of the housing. The magnet assembly is configured to support the housing from a mating surface
Data Source
AI summary
A charging station includes a housing defining a forward side and a rear side opposite the forward side and a charging port disposed on the housing. The charging port includes a battery receptacle to receive and charge a battery pack. The charging station also includes a magnet assembly disposed on the rear side of the housing. The magnet assembly is configured to support the housing from a mating surface.