Modular Marshalling Honeycomb With Side Latching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing marshalling honeycombs lack flexibility and adaptability to user-specific requirements, particularly in confined spaces, as they require a rigid mounting frame and are difficult to modify when the number of conductors needs to change.
Innovation Solution
The marshalling honeycomb modules are designed with locking elements on their side surfaces, allowing for direct connection and reconfiguration, and terminating elements that can be pivoted and attached to honeycomb modules, enabling flexible adaptation of the matrix size and configuration without a fixed mounting frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid mounting frame with fixed chambers is used to arrange honeycomb modules, then the structural stability and ease of installation are improved, but the adaptability to user-specific requirements and flexibility in modifying the number of conductors deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting frame is divided into individual chambers that can independently accommodate honeycomb modules. Each chamber is a separate unit that can be filled or emptied independently, allowing the system to be segmented and reconfigured based on the number of conductors needed while maintaining overall structural stability through the rigid frame framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a fixed, static configuration to a dynamic one where honeycomb modules can be added or removed from chambers. The mounting frame provides stable support while the arrangement of functional units within it becomes adaptable, allowing the marshalling honeycomb to be modified according to changing conductor requirements.
2Quantity of substance
If the number of honeycomb modules is increased to accommodate more conductors, then the conductor connection capacity is improved, but the device size and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting frame serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, defines chamber locations, and enables modular assembly. The honeycomb modules themselves are universal units that can be used in any chamber, allowing the system to scale conductor capacity by simply adding identical modular units rather than redesigning the entire device.
Solution Approach 2:
The honeycomb modules are nested within the mounting frame structure, with each module fitting into its own chamber. This nested arrangement allows multiple functional units to be compactly organized within the overall device structure, increasing conductor capacity while maintaining a manageable form factor through hierarchical organization.
3Ease of manufacture
If a fixed mounting frame is used, then the ease of installation is improved, but the ease of modification when conductor requirements change deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into independent chambers and removable honeycomb modules. During installation, modules can be placed into pre-defined chambers for straightforward assembly. For modification, individual modules can be removed or added without affecting other parts of the system, enabling easy adaptation to changing conductor requirements while maintaining simple installation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows honeycomb modules to be easily removed (discarded from their positions) when conductor requirements change, and new modules can be inserted (recovered) to meet updated needs. This facilitates straightforward modification while the rigid mounting frame continues to provide stable support throughout the process.
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AI summary
The invention illustrates and describes a patchboard comprising a plurality of socket blocks (2), wherein the individual socket blocks (2) each have a box-like housing (3) with two end faces (4a, 4b) and four side faces (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) which extend between the end faces (4a, 4b), and wherein the two end faces (4a, 4b) of the socket blocks (2) each have at least one connection region (6). The patchboard (1) according to the invention has an increased degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to individual requests of a user as a result of at least two side faces (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) of the socket blocks (2) each having at least one latching element for connection to another socket block (2), and by at least one termination element (11) being arranged on at least one side of the patchboard (1), wherein the termination element (11) has a mating latching element on at least one side face (12a, 12b), the termination element (11) being connected to an adjacent socket block (2) by means of said mating latching element.