Modular Flush-Mounted Electrical Box With Removable Side Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
The variability in dimensions of electrical apparatuses and modular combinations requires manufacturers to produce a wide range of boxes with different dimensions, increasing production complexity and costs.
Innovation Solution
A modular flush-mounted box design featuring removable side walls and flexible coupling regions for tubes and cables, along with a side-by-side positioning device, allows for customizable combinations of boxes to fit various installation needs, reducing the variety of box sizes required.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manufacturers produce boxes with different dimensions to accommodate variable electrical apparatuses, then installation requirements are met, but production complexity and variety of box types increase
Solution Approach 1:
The box is divided into a base structure and removable side wall portions. The side walls can be selectively removed to create different opening configurations, allowing a single base box type to serve multiple installation scenarios with different apparatus dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The side walls are designed to be removable rather than fixed, transforming the box from a static structure to a dynamic one that can be reconfigured. This allows the same base box to adapt to different installation requirements by adding or removing side wall portions as needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple box dimensions are produced, then diverse installation needs are satisfied, but manufacturing costs and inventory complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single base box design serves multiple functions by accommodating different electrical apparatus configurations through optional side wall removal. This universal base design eliminates the need to manufacture separate box types for different installation scenarios, reducing production variety while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The side wall portions can be selectively removed from specific locations based on installation requirements. This localized modification approach allows the box to be customized for different apparatus dimensions without changing the fundamental base structure, simplifying manufacturing while meeting diverse installation needs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If side walls are made removable, then modular combinations become possible, but structural integrity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The base box is manufactured with pre-defined attachment features and reinforcement structures that prepare it for side wall attachment. These preliminary structural preparations ensure that when side walls are added, the overall structure maintains its integrity and strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The box construction utilizes composite structural elements where the base box and side wall portions are designed to work together as an integrated assembly. The attachment mechanisms and structural design ensure that the combined structure achieves strength comparable to or exceeding that of fixed-side-wall designs.
Data Source
AI summary
A box (1) for electrical equipment is described, comprising a box-shaped body including a side wall (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), and a bottom wall (4) that is joined to the side wall (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), the side wall (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) extending around an inlet port (2) of the box and defining an inner space (5) cooperating with said port (2) along with the bottom wall (4). The box is characterized in that it includes defining means (10) that are suitable to define at least one of side wall (3b, 3d) removable portion in order to put a further box (21) beside the box (1), in a modular manner and on the side of said removable wall portion.