Modular Floor Stand Assembly for Level Data Center Equipment Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Data centers with raised floors 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, and mounting feet, allowing for flexible configuration and height adjustment to support multiple pieces of equipment on a single structural assembly, reducing part count and installation time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple conventional floor stands are used to support equipment in raised floor environments, then equipment weight support and level installation are achieved, but device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate floor stands into a single integrated modular floor base assembly. The base includes multiple vertical framing members, horizontal framing members, and support structures all connected as one unit, allowing multiple pieces of equipment to be supported by a single consolidated structure rather than requiring multiple independent floor stands.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular floor base is designed with universal functionality to support various configurations of equipment. The adjustable height mounting feet and modular cavity structures can accommodate different equipment types, sizes, and weight requirements, making a single base design suitable for multiple applications rather than requiring specialized floor stands for each equipment type.
2Manufacturing precision
If conventional floor stands are used for each piece of equipment, then equipment level installation is achieved, but installation time and part count increase
Solution Approach 1:
The floor base is segmented into modular components including vertical framing members, horizontal framing members, sidewall plates, and mounting feet that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation allows for precise leveling of each module while maintaining overall system integrity, enabling accurate equipment installation without requiring complete disassembly and reassembly of entire floor stand structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting feet incorporate adjustable height mechanisms that allow dynamic modification of the base structure during installation. This dynamic adjustability enables precise leveling to match raised floor heights and accommodates variations in installation environments, achieving accurate equipment positioning without requiring multiple fixed-height floor stand models.
3Ease of operation
If raised floor structures are used to support additional equipment, then equipment installation is simplified, but the raised floor may not be suitable to support the additional weight
Solution Approach 1:
The modular floor base incorporates reinforced framing members and structural support elements built into its design before installation. The vertical and horizontal framing members create a rigid load-bearing structure that is pre-engineered to support heavy equipment loads, eliminating the need to rely on the raised floor's load-bearing capacity while maintaining installation 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.