Mounting Rail Tapping Element for External Power Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mounting rail systems face challenges in accommodating a high density of electrical and electronic components, leading to functional collisions and limited light output due to spatial interference from IoT components.
Innovation Solution
A mounting rail system with an elongate profiled rail and busbar, featuring a detachable tapping element with a contact portion that can be partially inserted within the rail for electrical connection, allowing for flexible and non-obstructive external supply via a separate opening, enabling easy connection and adjustment of electrical components without interfering with light output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electrical and electronic components are densely accommodated in the mounting rail system, then connection possibilities are increased, but spatial interference occurs and light output area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The tapping element is divided into two spatial dimensions: the contact portion is inserted through the coupling opening into the interior space, while the supply element extends outwardly through a separate opening on the outer side of the mounting rail. This dimensional separation allows electrical components to be connected without occupying the light output area, resolving the contradiction between connection versatility and light output space.
Solution Approach 2:
The tapping element is segmented into distinct functional parts: the contact portion for electrical connection with the busbar, the connecting element for signal transmission, and the supply element for external connection. This segmentation allows each part to be optimally positioned in different spatial zones, enabling component connection without interfering with the light output area.
2Ease of operation
If components are provided via the coupling opening, then electrical connection is simplified, but functional collision occurs and light output is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting element acts as an intermediary that bridges the contact portion (inside the rail) and the supply element (outside the rail). This intermediary structure allows electrical connection to be established through the coupling opening while the supply element exits through a separate opening, preventing functional collision between components and preserving light output.
3Reliability
If the tapping element is fully inserted into the interior, then electrical coupling to the busbar is achieved, but the supply element cannot be provided externally
Solution Approach 1:
The tapping element utilizes three-dimensional space by extending through multiple openings: the contact portion inserts through the coupling opening for reliable electrical coupling, while the supply element extends through a separate opening on the outer side, enabling external supply connection without compromising internal electrical coupling reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a mounting rail system (100) comprising a mounting rail (1) with an elongate profiled mounting rail (2) which has a longitudinal extent (L), delimits an interior (I) and has an elongate coupling opening (20), and an elongate busbar (4), which extends longitudinally (L) in the interior (I) of the profiled mounting rail (2), wherein the busbar (4) has at least one electrical conductor (40) for electrically connecting electrical or electronic components (30) via the coupling opening (20). The mounting rail system (100) further has a tapping element (10), which is detachably inserted into the interior (I) via the coupling opening (20) and byway of a contact portion (5) is electrically coupled to the busbar (4). The tapping element (10) further has a supply element (6), which is provided on the outside in relation to the mounting rail (1) and is electrically connected by way of electrical connecting element (7) to the contact portion (5) via an opening (24), independent of the coupling opening (20), in the profiled mounting rail (2) in order to supply the electrical tapping by the contact portion (5) from the busbar (4) via the supply element (6) on the outside.