Modular Vehicle Power Distributor with Detachable Universal Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power distributors for vehicles are not optimized for specific applications, leading to increased space requirements and component usage due to a lack of customization, while maintaining flexibility and modularity.
Innovation Solution
A modular power distributor design featuring a base module with a central power supply, detachable universal modules with defined geometries, and shared electrical components, allowing for secure mechanical and electrical connections via guides and blade/lamellar contacts, enabling the use of identical parts across various applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If power distributors are designed with high flexibility and modularity to accommodate various equipment variants, then adaptability is improved, but the number of components and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The power distributor is divided into a base module containing essential components (power supply, circuit board, busbar) and multiple detachable universal modules. Each universal module can be independently attached or removed, allowing the system to be segmented into minimal necessary components for each specific application, thereby reducing the total number of components while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal modules are designed with standardized interfaces that allow them to be attached to any free coupling point on the base module. This universality enables a single set of modular components to serve multiple equipment variants, reducing the need for multiple specialized power distributors and thereby reducing overall device complexity while improving adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If power distributors are designed with high flexibility and modularity to accommodate various equipment variants, then adaptability is improved, but space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the power distributor into a compact base module and detachable universal modules, the system occupies minimal space when only essential components are installed. Additional universal modules can be attached only when needed for specific equipment variants, thereby reducing the base space requirement while maintaining adaptability for various configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal modules are designed to attach to the base module in a nested configuration, where the universal modules fit into or alongside the base module structure. This nesting approach minimizes the overall space occupation by utilizing the existing structural envelope rather than adding independent space for each module.
3Device complexity
If identical parts are used across various applications to reduce component number, then device complexity is reduced, but flexibility to accommodate specific applications may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The universal modules are designed with standardized mechanical and electrical interfaces that make them universally compatible with the base module and with each other. This universality allows identical parts to be used across various applications while maintaining flexibility, as the same universal module can be attached to different positions on the base module or combined with other identical modules to create different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable connection mechanism allows the system to dynamically reconfigure by adding or removing universal modules based on specific application requirements. This dynamic adaptability means that while identical parts are used, the system can be flexibly configured for different equipment variants by changing the number and arrangement of universal modules rather than requiring different specialized components.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a power distributor for use in vehicles, having a base module (1) comprising a central power inlet (5) and at least two universal modules (100a, 100b), so that a modular construction of the power distributor is implemented, wherein the universal modules (10a, 100b) comprise defined geometries, can be mechanically and electrically connected in a detachable manner to the base module (1) at locations provided therefor, and have at least one electrical component each, the power distributor being characterized in that the base module (1) comprises a board (4) having current-conducting paths and contact connections for connecting to consumers of the vehicle. The invention further relates to an electrical component to be processing further in vehicles, having a bus bar (210a - 210e) and a contact blades (200a - 200e) mounted thereon.