Radio and Power Pole With Vent Trap for Water Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radio and power pole solutions lack efficient structural support and ventilation for modular electronic equipment, leading to potential damage from water intrusion and increased cooling needs.
Innovation Solution
A radio and power pole design featuring a pipe with longitudinal interior cavity, mounting channels, a structural spine, ribs, and a vent trap, along with options for direct bury installation and precast piers, providing structural stability, cross-ventilation, and protection from water intrusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pipe structure is used to store modular electronic equipment, then equipment protection and structural support are improved, but water intrusion and ventilation issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe structure is segmented with multiple openings and a vent trap that divides the interior cavity into sections. This segmentation allows controlled ventilation while preventing water intrusion by creating air gaps and drainage paths that block water flow into equipment areas.
Solution Approach 2:
A vent trap is introduced as an intermediary component between the interior cavity and the exterior environment. This mediator allows air circulation for ventilation while blocking water intrusion, resolving the contradiction between needing open ventilation and preventing water entry.
2Reliability
If a pipe structure is used to store modular electronic equipment, then equipment protection and structural support are improved, but active cooling requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe structure provides self-service cooling through its inherent openings and vent trap design that enable passive air circulation. The structure itself serves the cooling function without requiring external active cooling systems, reducing energy consumption while maintaining equipment protection.
3Strength
If mounting channels and structural spine are added, then structural support is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The structural spine and mounting channels are designed as multi-functional components that provide both structural support and equipment mounting capabilities. This universality allows a single integrated structure to fulfill multiple functions, reducing the need for separate components and thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining strength.
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AI summary
A radio and power pole that includes a pipe defining a longitudinal interior cavity for storing modular electronic equipment (e.g., radios) is described. The radio and power pole can also include mounting channels extending longitudinally proximate to an interior surface of the interior cavity of the pipe, a structural spine extending longitudinally through the interior cavity of the pipe, ribs spaced apart from one another proximate to the interior surface throughout the interior cavity of the pipe, doors for accessing the interior cavity of the pipe, and a vent trap. The radio and power pole can be configured as a direct bury radio and power pole (possibly including one or more vaults). A radio and power pole can include a precast pier connected to the pipe and configured to support the pipe when the pier is inserted into the ground. A radio and power pole can include a bench disposed about the pipe.