Installation device having power-engineering or building-services modules, and method for removing a module from an installation device of this type
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power-engineering and building-services-engineering modules are complex, difficult to install, and offer little protection against ambient influences, requiring significant effort for maintenance and replacement, especially when heavy modules like heat pumps are involved.
Innovation Solution
An installation device with side walls and a removable front cover that enclose stackable modules, featuring longitudinal and transverse rails for securing and lifting modules, allowing easy removal and maintenance by using pulleys attached to the frame segments, eliminating the need for additional mounting aids.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If modules are arranged in installation cabinets or as separate building blocks, then protection against ambient influences is provided, but installation and maintenance become very complex and require significant effort
Solution Approach 1:
The installation device is divided into modular components: a base unit with side walls providing protection, and separate stackable modules that can be independently installed, removed, and serviced. This segmentation allows maintenance of individual modules without disturbing the entire installation, reducing complexity while maintaining protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The base unit with side walls and stacking interface serves multiple functions: providing protection against ambient influences, enabling vertical stacking of modules, and facilitating easy removal and installation of modules. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate protective structures and simplifies the overall system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If heavy modules like heat pumps are used, then functional performance is improved, but maintenance and replacement require significantly more effort
Solution Approach 1:
The side walls provide structural support that counteracts the weight of heavy modules, distributing the load to the base unit and ground. This allows heavy functional modules to be installed and removed without requiring additional lifting equipment, as the side walls bear the weight during maintenance operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The side walls act as an intermediary structure between the heavy modules and the installation location, providing a stable framework that facilitates module removal and installation. The side walls enable heavy modules to be serviced without directly handling their full weight, reducing maintenance effort.
3Area of stationary object
If modules are stacked vertically to save space, then installation area is reduced, but access for servicing becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical stack is segmented into independent modules that can be individually accessed. The side walls extend between modules to provide access pathways, allowing servicing of upper modules without dismantling the entire stack, thus maintaining ease of operation while achieving space savings.
Solution Approach 2:
The side walls serve as intermediary structures that provide access pathways between vertically stacked modules. These side walls create service corridors that allow technicians to reach upper modules without moving lower modules, facilitating easy servicing while maintaining compact vertical arrangement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy installation and servicing of modules by providing all necessary aids at the installation location, reducing effort and ensuring protection from ambient influences, thus enhancing operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness across various installation sites.
Implementation Method 1
the two frames are arranged along two longitudinal rails on the front side and can be connected, via pulleys attached to the upper frame segments, to the transverse rails, on which the module to be removed rests
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AI summary
An installation device having power-engineering or building-services-engineering modules, and a method therefor, includes at least two side walls and a removable front cover, which enclose stackable modules. The side walls have a frame, two longitudinal rails arranged therein, and a transverse rail. The longitudinal rails are arranged along the corners of the modules remaining in the device for servicing of a module, in order to secure the one or more modules arranged above the module to be serviced. The two frames are arranged along two longitudinal rails on the front side and can be connected, via pulleys attached to the upper frame segment, to the transverse rails, on which the module to be serviced rests, so that the module is removable from the installation device once the one or more modules arranged above the module to be serviced are secured to the longitudinal rails.