Modular Power Distributor with Slidable Hanging Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional power distributors lack modular and adjustable designs, making them inefficient for rapid assembly and flexible integration with cabinets, as they often require non-standardized components and complex installation processes.
Innovation Solution
A modular power distributor design featuring an upper cover with interconnected modular units and a lower cover with a slidable hanging mechanism, allowing for rapid assembly, adjustable connection to cabinets, and standardized parts, with configurations including power input, circuit protection, and multifunction covers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional power distributors use non-modular designs, then assembly requires complex installation processes, but this increases assembly time and reduces productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The power distributor housing is divided into modular cover units (first cover unit, second cover unit, etc.) that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each cover unit contains specific components (power sockets, circuit breakers, etc.), enabling rapid assembly by simply connecting the modular units together without complex installation procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional power distributors use fixed connection mechanisms, then cabinet integration is rigid, but this reduces adaptability to different cabinet configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging mechanism incorporates a sliding component that can move along the hanging direction within a sliding groove. This dynamic structure allows the power distributor to be adjusted to different positions and angles after installation, providing adaptability to various cabinet configurations while maintaining secure connection.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional power distributors use centralized power socket installation, then the structure is simple, but this reduces configurability and modular flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of a centralized power socket installation, the power sockets are distributed across multiple modular cover units. Each cover unit can be independently configured with different numbers and types of power sockets, circuit breakers, and other components, enabling flexible configuration while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular cover units are designed with universal connecting structures (stepped connecting parts) that can accommodate various components. The same cover unit design can be used across different power distributor models, with components arranged differently within each unit, providing configurability without increasing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
A power distributor includes an upper cover with an inverted U-shaped cross-section, a plurality of output power sockets being located along a longitudinal direction of the upper cover. The power distributor also includes a lower cover with a U-shaped cross-section. The lower cover is engaged with the upper cover to form housing for the power distributor. The upper cover is composed of several modular cover units that are interconnected with each other. Each modular cover unit includes stepped connecting parts that connect to stepped connecting parts of adjacent modular cover units. The lower cover includes a slidable hanging mechanism. A front end of the housing is provided with an input power connector.