Measuring Device Housing with Crossed Axis Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing measuring device housings do not efficiently accommodate separate transmission and display units, leading to limitations in readability and operability, especially in different installation positions, and lack flexibility in adapting to various applications.
Innovation Solution
A housing design with at least two compartments that allow the transmission and display units to be arranged separately, with axes crossing each other, enabling good readability and operability, and allowing for interchangeable configurations to suit different applications, while also providing a gas-tight separation for explosion-proof capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If transmission unit and terminal unit are integrated in the same housing compartment, then device structure is simplified, but readability and operability are compromised in different installation positions
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into at least two separate housing compartments: a first housing compartment for the transmission unit and a second housing compartment for the terminal unit. This segmentation allows each unit to be optimally positioned and oriented independently, improving readability and operability while maintaining a relatively simple overall housing structure.
2Ease of operation
If housing compartments are separated for different units, then readability and operability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is designed with universal mounting features and standardized interfaces that allow the separated housing compartments to be easily assembled and configured. The transmission unit and terminal unit can be independently positioned while maintaining a unified, multi-functional housing structure that does not significantly increase overall device complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If housing is designed for fixed configuration, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different applications is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable features that allow the transmission unit and terminal unit to be dynamically positioned and oriented according to different application requirements. Mounting mechanisms enable flexible configuration while maintaining a standardized manufacturing process for the base housing structure.
4Volume of moving object
If housing compartments are closely integrated, then device size is minimized, but accessibility to terminal area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing compartments are designed with nested or interlocking features that allow the terminal unit to be accessed and operated while maintaining a compact overall housing volume. The separated compartments can be positioned to provide necessary accessibility without significantly increasing the device's external dimensions.
Data Source
AI summary
A housing for a measuring device for accommodating a transmission unit for transmitting data, and/or display unit for the readout of data, and a terminal unit provided for supplying electric power to the measuring device, having at least two housing compartments, wherein the transmission unit and/or the display unit and the terminal unit can each be arranged in different housing compartments, and axes of the housing compartments formed in each case by a surface normal of an outward facing housing opening of a housing compartment, or axes formed in each case by a surface normal of the cap closing the housing openings, cross one another. A measuring device is also provided that includes the housing, and a transmission and analysis system that includes such a measuring device.