Modular Trough Housing With Interlocking Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing housing systems lack variability and ease of assembly, requiring complex internal wiring and not allowing for secure, modular, and adaptable connections for electronic and electrical devices.
Innovation Solution
A modular housing system comprising trough-shaped housing parts with complementary formations for mechanical and electrical connections, adjustable retaining elements, and integrated cooling elements, enabling easy assembly, secure attachment, and variable configuration for different heights and rail attachments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If housing parts are designed to be mechanically and electrically connected with positive fit, then connection reliability is improved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing system is divided into multiple detachable housing parts that can be individually assembled and disassembled. Each housing part has standardized connection interfaces with complementary formations (protrusions and recesses) that enable modular assembly without complex internal wiring, as connections are made at the interfaces between parts.
Solution Approach 2:
Complementary formations act as intermediary connection elements between housing parts. The protrusions and recesses serve as mediating structures that facilitate mechanical and electrical connection without requiring direct complex interfacing between all components, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If housing parts are designed as modular units with complementary formations, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The complementary formations (protrusions and recesses) are designed as universal connection interfaces that can accommodate different housing part configurations. The same basic formation design works across multiple housing parts, enabling various arrangements and heights while using standardized manufacturing processes, thus balancing adaptability with manufacturing feasibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing parts can be manufactured in different heights and configurations by varying dimensional parameters while maintaining the same complementary formation interfaces. This allows the system to adapt to different application requirements without requiring different precision levels, as the core connection geometry remains consistent across variants.
3Ease of operation
If housing parts are detachably connected, then ease of assembly is improved, but connection strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The complementary formations are pre-designed and pre-positioned on each housing part during manufacturing. The protrusions and recesses are created in advance with precise geometry, allowing for quick and easy snap-fit assembly without requiring complex alignment procedures or additional fastening steps, thus maintaining both ease of assembly and connection strength.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a housing system, comprising at least two housing parts, each having an associated housing cover. Each of the housing parts has a trough shape, whereby each housing part and the associated housing cover enclose an inner chamber. Forms and forms complementary to said forms are provided on each housing part. Two housing parts each are detachably interconnected mechanically and/or electrically, preferably in a form-closed and/or force-closed manner, by means of the forms of one of the two housing parts and the complementary forms of the other of the two housing parts.