Modular Separating Box for Light Guides with Expansion Capability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for light guide separating boxes do not accommodate multiple operators, where each operator requires separate access while allowing shared access to a common modular box, and lack expansion capabilities from both receiving and sending sides.
Innovation Solution
A modular separating box system with perpendicular-walled housing, movable plates, and connection panels that allow for individual access and interconnection of boxes, featuring fastening elements on surfaces for expansion and separate storage spaces for light guide cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional non-modular separating box is used, then the structure is simple and manufacturing is easy, but the system cannot be expanded and cannot serve multiple operators with separate and shared access
Solution Approach 1:
The separating box is divided into multiple independent modules, each with its own housing and chambers. These modules can be connected via connection panels to form an expanded system, enabling multiple operators to have separate or shared access as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
Each modular unit is designed with universal connection panels and standardized interfaces that allow the same module to function both as a standalone unit for individual operator access and as part of a larger interconnected system for shared access among multiple operators.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a separating box allows shared access among multiple operators, then versatility improves, but access control and organization become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides both isolated individual modules for exclusive operator access and interconnected configurations for shared access. Each module maintains independent doors and chambers, allowing operators to work independently when connected or share resources when disconnected, simplifying access control.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the separating box is designed for expansion, then adaptability improves, but the initial device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The separating box system is designed as discrete, identical modules that can be manufactured independently using standardized processes. Each module contains all necessary components (housing, chambers, connection panels), allowing parallel manufacturing and simple assembly by connecting modules through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple identical modules are combined through connection panels to form expanded systems. The connection panels use standardized mounting mechanisms that allow modules to be joined together without complex integration, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while enabling system expansion.
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AI summary
A modular separating box for light guides having a receiving chamber, and/or a sending chamber, and/or a connection chamber enclosed by individual doors is disclosed. The modular separating box has at least one wall with at least one movable plate. The modular separating box also has at least one connection panel that forms a wall of the receiver and/or sending chamber, where fastening elements for joining one modular separating box with successive modular separating boxes for creating a modular arrangement of modular separating boxes are located on the upper and/or lower and/or side surfaces of the box housing. The system of modular separating boxes for light guides contains a set of interconnected modular separating boxes.