Rotatable Cabinet Side Panel With Integrated Cable Dividers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current battery cabinet designs lack efficient separation and management of cabling or wiring, leading to increased time and complexity when coupling multiple cabinets together.
Innovation Solution
A side panel with integrated cable dividers and a rotatable mechanism that allows for easy access and separation of cables, reducing the need for additional parts and simplifying the connection process between cabinets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If side parts are added to the cabinet to provide ease of cabling, then cable management is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the side panel and cable management features into a single integrated component. The side panel includes integrated cable access features and cable management structures, eliminating the need for separate side parts. This merging approach maintains ease of cabling while reducing overall device complexity by consolidating multiple functions into one component.
Solution Approach 2:
The side panel is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for the cabinet, enables cable access between cabinets, and includes integrated cable management capabilities. This multi-functionality allows a single component to address multiple cabling needs without requiring additional specialized parts, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining operational ease.
2Ease of operation
If separation between cabling is implemented, then cable organization is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The side panel incorporates segmented cable access features with distinct openings and channels that physically separate different cable types. These segmented structures are integrated directly into the side panel design, allowing cable separation to be achieved through the panel's inherent geometry rather than through complex assembly of multiple separate components, thus maintaining ease of manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The side panel features locally optimized cable access regions with specific openings, channels, or cutouts positioned at precise locations to accommodate different cable types. This local quality approach provides effective cable separation only where needed, rather than requiring complex separation mechanisms throughout the entire structure, thereby simplifying manufacturing while achieving the desired cable organization.
3Productivity
If integrated cable management is incorporated into the side panel, then connection time is reduced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The side panel is manufactured with pre-formed cable access features, integrated channels, and cable management structures already incorporated into its design. This preliminary action of including all cable management features during the side panel manufacturing process eliminates the need for additional assembly steps or separate installation of cable management components, thereby reducing connection time without significantly increasing manufacturing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides for a rotatable side panel of a cabinet. A side panel, comprises: a primary base; one or more cable dividers; a first flange; and a second flange; wherein the one or more cable dividers are disposed on the primary base, wherein the one or more cable dividers are perpendicular to the primary base, wherein the first flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to one side of the primary base, wherein the second flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to the opposite side of the primary base from the first flange, and wherein the second flange is disposed at a top end of the one of the one or more cable dividers.