Pole Base Cabinet Housing for Integrated EV Charger Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current concrete footings for light poles lack adaptability to accommodate additional features or storage, leading to inefficient use of space and aesthetic issues due to external mounting of accessories like cameras, which compromises protection and functionality.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of pole base cabinets that can be positioned between the light pole and footing, featuring a main opening for storage access, support panels, and structural elements like stiffening panels and flanges to provide structural support and enclosure, allowing for the integration of additional features and accessories while maintaining aesthetic appeal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If accessories are externally mounted onto the footing or light pole, then installation is simple, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates and space utilization becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mounting structure for accessories with the footing structure itself by integrating a cabinet into the footing. This merging eliminates the need for separate external mounting components, thereby maintaining aesthetic appearance while providing functional mounting capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The footing is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support for the light pole, houses storage compartments for accessories, and includes integrated mounting structures. This multi-functionality allows the footing to accommodate various accessories internally, improving both aesthetics and space utilization.
2Ease of manufacture
If accessories are externally mounted onto the footing or light pole, then installation is simple, but protection and functionality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is merged with the footing cabinet, providing both structural support and protective enclosure for accessories. This integration ensures that accessories are protected within the footing while maintaining installation simplicity through the unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The cabinet and storage compartments are nested within the footing structure. This nesting arrangement allows accessories to be housed internally within the footing, providing protection while maintaining a compact and integrated design that is simple to install.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a cabinet is integrated into the footing, then adaptability and storage capability improve, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cabinet is divided into multiple compartments and sections within the footing structure. This segmentation allows for organized storage of different accessories while maintaining a modular design that can be manufactured and assembled relatively simply, balancing adaptability with manageable complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cabinet structure is designed to accommodate various types of accessories through universal mounting points and adaptable compartments. This multi-functional design allows the same basic structure to serve different purposes, improving adaptability without requiring multiple specialized components that would increase complexity.
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AI summary
This disclosure relates to a housing that can be coupled to a pole base cabinet. The housing can include a first end that can be coupled to the pole base cabinet. The first end can include an opening. The housing can include a second end opposite the first end that is closed. The housing can include a wall extending between the first and the second ends. The wall can include a front face and surround a cavity. The cavity can be accessible by way of the opening. The housing can include a protrusion disposed on the front face. The protrusion can include two angled surfaces for EV chargers.