Modular Media Supply Assembly for Custom Lab Workstation Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional media supply systems in laboratories and technical centers are inflexible and unable to meet the diverse requirements for media routing and removal, particularly in terms of depth and width, limiting their adaptability to varying workplace needs.
Innovation Solution
A modular media supply system comprising a base body with adjustable profiles, crossbars, and end covers that can be expanded using extension profiles, allowing for one-sided or two-sided media removal and enabling easy adaptation to different requirements, including the use of various media types and electrical connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional media supply systems are used, then the structure is simple and fixed, but the adaptability to different workplace needs is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The media supply system is divided into modular components including base bodies of different sizes, extension profiles, crossbars, and end covers. These segments can be independently selected and combined to create customized configurations for different workplace requirements, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity through standardized modular units.
Solution Approach 2:
The extension profiles and crossbars are designed with universal connection features that allow them to be used in multiple configurations and positions. The same basic components can serve different functions depending on how they are assembled, enabling a single set of modular elements to address various workplace needs without increasing overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the media supply system is designed with fixed dimensions, then the manufacturing is simple, but the customization for different depths and widths is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses segmented base bodies with standardized connection interfaces that allow manual assembly of different dimensions. Rather than manufacturing custom-sized units, the same production processes create standardized modules that are then configured to specific dimensions through assembly, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while enabling customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from fixed, static dimensions to dynamically configurable dimensions through the combination of modular components. The base bodies, extension profiles, and crossbars can be assembled in various configurations to create the required depth and width, allowing the system to adapt to different spatial requirements without requiring custom manufacturing for each dimension.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extension profiles are added to expand the system, then the adaptability increases, but the number of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs segmented extension profiles that can be added in discrete units to expand the media supply capacity. Each extension profile is a self-contained module with standardized connections, allowing the system to grow incrementally based on needs without requiring complete reconfiguration or adding numerous small components.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple extension profiles and crossbars are designed to merge together through standardized connection interfaces. This combining approach allows multiple components to work as an integrated unit, reducing the overall complexity that would otherwise result from having numerous separate elements. The modular design enables expansion while maintaining system coherence.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a media supply system for routing and extracting electrical media, sanitary media, and gas media. The media supply system comprises a base body consisting of a first profile (31A) and a second profile (31B), a crossbar (33), a first end cap (34), and a second end cap (35). The crossbar (33) connects the first profile (31A) and the second profile (31B) to each other, wherein the profiles (31A, 31B) are configured to be connected to the end caps (34, 35) and/or to at least two extension profiles arranged in pairs on one side. Furthermore, the first end cap (34) is rigidly connected to the profiles (31A, 31B) or to the extension profiles, and the second end cap (35) is rigidly connected to the profiles (31A, 31B) or to the extension profiles.