Modular Housing Outlet System with Universal Socket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing housing outlet systems are inflexible and require different designs and components for various applications, leading to increased complexity and part variability, as they need to accommodate different connectors and cable routing methods, which complicates preparation and fastening.
Innovation Solution
A modular housing outlet system featuring a housing with an outlet opening, a printed circuit board, and a housing outlet socket, where the printed circuit board has press-in zones for electrical contacts, allowing for versatile connection options without opening the housing, and a cylindrical housing outlet socket with a captive electrical contact that can be locked and sealed, enabling quick adaptation to different connection types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different housing outlet designs are used for different applications (connectors vs cable routing), then the housing outlet can accommodate specific connection requirements, but the device complexity and part variability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The housing outlet socket is designed as a universal component that can accommodate both connector installations and cable routing applications through a single standardized interface. The socket includes a standardized opening, locking mechanism, and sealing arrangement that works for both connection types, eliminating the need for different housing outlet designs while maintaining application-specific functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The housing outlet system is divided into separate modular components: the housing outlet socket (with standardized interface), the connector (separate component), and the cable assembly (separate component). This segmentation allows the same standardized socket to serve multiple functions while keeping the specific connection components separate and interchangeable
2Adaptability or versatility
If different opening sizes and fastening means are provided for different connector sizes, then the housing can accommodate various connector types, but the manufacturing complexity and preparation requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single standardized housing outlet socket design with uniform opening size and fastening mechanism accommodates different connector types. The standardized locking means and sealing arrangement work for various connector sizes without requiring different housing preparations, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining versatility
3Adaptability or versatility
If different connection options and components are installed in the housing for different outlet types, then the housing can support various connection methods, but the quantity of parts and assembly complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The housing outlet socket serves as a universal mounting platform that can support both connector installations and cable routing through the same component. This eliminates the need to install and maintain separate components for different connection types, reducing part quantity while preserving connection option variety
Solution Approach 2:
The housing outlet socket incorporates a dynamic locking mechanism that can adapt to different connection types. The locking means can engage with either connector features or cable routing elements, providing flexible connection options through a single standardized interface rather than requiring multiple fixed-component configurations
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AI summary
The invention relates to a modular housing output system provided for conducting electronic signals out of a housing (1) by means of electric contacts (5). The modular housing output system boasts a particularly large panoply of variants as a result of the modular use of different housing output ports (4). Housing output ports (4) providing very different connection possibilities can be connected to the housing (1) via a uniform interface.