Modular Floor Stand System for Data Center Raised Floors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Raised floor data centers face challenges in supporting additional equipment weight and ensuring level installation, as conventional approaches often require multiple floor stands and are not adaptable to varying equipment configurations.
Innovation Solution
A modular floor stand system comprising adjustable modular bases with base plates, framing members, sidewall plates, and mounting feet, allowing for flexible configuration and height adjustment to support multiple pieces of equipment while reducing part count and installation time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional floor stands are used to support additional equipment, then the equipment weight can be supported, but the installation complexity increases and adaptability to varying equipment configurations decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The floor stand system is divided into modular components including base plates, vertical framing members, horizontal framing members, and mounting feet. These segmented modules can be independently assembled and configured to support different equipment weights and dimensions, reducing installation complexity while maintaining strength
Solution Approach 2:
The framing members are designed with universal coupling mechanisms that can accommodate various equipment configurations. The same modular components serve multiple functions - base plates provide both structural support and mounting surfaces, while framing members can be arranged in different patterns to suit different equipment layouts
2Strength
If multiple floor stands are used to support equipment, then the equipment can be supported, but the installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple framing members are merged into a single integrated modular assembly that can support multiple pieces of equipment simultaneously. The base plates and framing members are pre-configured to work together as a unified structure, reducing the number of separate installation operations required
Solution Approach 2:
The modular floor stand components are pre-assembled and pre-configured during manufacturing, with coupling mechanisms and mounting features prepared in advance. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex on-site assembly operations, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining structural integrity
3Device complexity
If fixed height floor stands are used, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability to varying equipment configurations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The floor stand system incorporates adjustable mounting feet with threaded mechanisms that allow height to be dynamically changed. The framing members can be repositioned along the vertical members, enabling the structure to adapt to different equipment heights and configurations while maintaining overall structural simplicity
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AI summary
A modular floor system includes one or more base plates and one or more framing members. The one or more framing members may include one or more vertical framing members and one or more horizontal framing members The system may include one or more sidewall plates configured couple to the one or more framing members to form one or more cavities. The one or more cavities may be configured to support one or more pieces of equipment on the one or more horizontal framing members. The system may include one or more mounting feet configured to mount the one or more modular floor bases to a floor of a data center. A height of the one or more modular floor bases may be configured to be adjusted via the one or more mounting feet.