Pivotable Face Pack for Landscape Controller Housing Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing landscape controller housings do not facilitate easy and secure mounting and removal of the face pack, which covers wiring terminals, limiting access and convenience for programming light fixtures and irrigation systems.
Innovation Solution
A landscape controller housing design featuring a pivotably and removably mounted face pack with pivot pins and locking pins, allowing the face pack to be swung into a horizontal service position for easy access and secure storage, enabling convenient programming and wiring operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the face pack is fixed in the outer housing, then the controller structure is stable, but access to wiring terminals is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The face pack is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to pivot between a stored position covering the wiring terminals and an access position exposing them. This dynamic positioning resolves the contradiction by providing both stability when covered and accessibility when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is divided into separate components: the outer housing, the removable face pack, and the chassis. This segmentation allows the face pack to be independently moved to provide access to wiring terminals while the outer housing remains stable.
2Ease of operation
If the face pack is removable, then access to wiring terminals is easy, but secure storage is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The face pack uses a pivot mechanism with locking capability that transitions between a removable state for access and a securely locked state for storage. This dynamic locking system resolves the contradiction by providing both easy removal when needed and secure retention during storage.
3Ease of operation
If manual programming is required, then control functionality is achieved, but programming convenience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The face pack is pre-configured with manual input devices and display elements that allow programming to be performed directly at the controller location. This preliminary preparation of the interface resolves the contradiction by making programming convenient and quick without requiring external equipment or complex procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
A landscape controller housing can be used to enclose the electronic components of a landscape lighting system or an irrigation system includes a face pack that is pivotably and removably mounted in an outer housing. The face pack can be installed in the outer housing in a normal upright position in which a pair of pivot pins are each received in a corresponding bearing slot and a pair of locking pins are each received in a corresponding lock recess. The face pack can be swung through a predetermined angle to release the locking pins from the lock recesses to allow the face pack to be removed from the outer housing by sliding the pivot pins out of the bearing slots and removing the locking pins from the lock recesses. The face pack can be inserted into the outer housing into a substantially horizontal service position by sliding both the pivot pins and the locking pins into the bearing slots.