Panel Electrical Device Coplanarity Gap Elimination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional panel-type electrical devices face reliability issues due to the gap required to make switch and socket panels coplanar, which compromises the overall structure's integrity.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of cushion blocks between the mounting surface and the mounting parts of the socket and switch assemblies, which are foldable and adjustable, allows the socket body to abut the switch panel, reducing or eliminating the gap and enhancing reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the socket panel is arranged above the socket with a gap to make the switch panel and socket panel coplanar, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the reliability of the product is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
A gap filling component is introduced as an intermediary element between the socket panel and the mounting surface. This mediator fills the necessary gap to enable coplanarity while maintaining structural integrity and reliability, resolving the contradiction between aesthetic appearance and product reliability.
2Ease of operation
If the switch panel is made large to achieve control functionality, then the control capability is improved, but the overall height of the switch panel and switch is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The gap filling component utilizes the vertical dimension (depth from mounting surface) to provide the necessary height adjustment, allowing the switch panel to maintain its large control surface area while the overall height increase is absorbed in the depth dimension rather than adding to the vertical profile.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a panel-type electrical device. The panel-type electrical device comprises a socket assembly adapted to be coupled to a mounting surface and including a socket body and a first pair of mounting parts; a switch assembly adapted to be coupled to the mounting surface side by side with the socket assembly and including a switch body and a second pair of mounting parts, each of the mounting parts including a first surface facing toward the mounting surface and a second surface facing away from the mounting surface; a socket panel adapted to cover the socket body; a switch panel adapted to cover the switch body and move between at least two positions to control an operation state of the switch body, the switch panel being coplanar with the socket panel in one of the at least two positions; and a first pair of cushion blocks adapted to be arranged between the mounting surface and the first surface of the corresponding mounting parts of the socket assembly such that the socket body abuts the switch panel.