Recessed Electrical Socket With Movable Cover And Battery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Recessed electrical sockets lack flexibility and integration with domotic controls, making them difficult to install and use effectively with modern smart home applications.
Innovation Solution
A recessed electrical user with a movable cover and integrated wireless data transmission capabilities, allowing for tilting and removable operation, along with a rechargeable battery for portable use, enhances flexibility and facilitates domotic control integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a recessed electrical socket is designed with a fixed structure, then it provides stable electrical connection, but it lacks flexibility for domotic control integration and portable use
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical user is divided into separate functional modules: a frame (2) that can be固定在 the electrical box, a movable cover (3) with socket, and an optional battery pack. This segmentation allows the socket to remain stable when fixed to the wall while enabling flexible reconfiguration for domotic controls by moving or removing the cover and battery components.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover (3) is designed to be movable relative to the frame (2), transitioning between covering and uncovering the socket. This dynamic structure enables the socket to adapt between a fixed installed state and a portable removable state, facilitating both stable electrical connection and flexibility for domotic integration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a recessed electrical socket is made removable and portable, then it gains flexibility for different locations, but it becomes difficult to ensure stable electrical connection and integration with domotic controls
Solution Approach 1:
A rechargeable battery is integrated into the cover or frame to store electrical energy in advance. This allows the electrical user to function portably without requiring immediate connection to mains power, ensuring reliable operation at different locations while maintaining stable electrical connection through the battery power source.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery acts as an intermediary energy storage device between the mains power and the socket output. This mediator enables the electrical user to operate independently from fixed power sources, providing both portability and stable electrical connection for various devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If domotic controls are integrated into the recessed electrical user, then functionality is enhanced, but installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical user is designed with universal functionality to support both traditional electrical socket operations and domotic control functions. The frame and cover structure can accommodate various domotic devices (displays, sensors, controls) without requiring custom installation for each application, simplifying manufacturing and installation while enhancing functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical user comprising: —a recessed frame (2); —a cover (3) of said frame comprising an electrical device (31); —an electric power/data transmission socket (4) applied to said frame (2), the socket (4) being concealed. The cover (3) is movable at least between an open configuration and a closed configuration; in said closed configuration a housing (30) is identified between the socket (4) and the cover (3); in said closed configuration said housing (30) is suitable for housing an electric plug connected to the socket (4).