Segmented Mounting Ring and Carrier Plate for Electrical Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical installation devices for data connection modules in installation openings require multiple screw connections, leading to aesthetic issues with visible screw heads and limited flexibility in accommodating diverse communication interfaces and switch frame designs.
Innovation Solution
The mounting ring and carrier plate are separated into multiple parts with perpendicular separating surfaces, allowing for a single screwing operation and modular assembly, enabling flexible interface configurations and aesthetic coverage with detachable screens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the mounting ring and carrier plate are separated into multiple parts, then assembly time is reduced and flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting ring and carrier plate are divided into multiple separable parts with perpendicular separating surfaces. This segmentation allows independent assembly of each part and enables a single screwing operation to secure the entire assembly, significantly reducing assembly time while maintaining manageable complexity through standardized connection interfaces
2Stability of the object's composition
If multiple screw connections are used to secure the mounting ring and carrier plate, then structural stability is improved, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to visible screw heads
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the mounting ring and carrier plate into distinct parts with perpendicular separating surfaces, the design enables a single screw connection point that secures both components simultaneously. This eliminates multiple visible screw heads while maintaining structural stability through the integrated connection geometry
Solution Approach 2:
The screw connection is extracted to a single location where it serves dual purposes: securing both the mounting ring and carrier plate. This extraction consolidates multiple fastening functions into one aesthetic-friendly connection point, hiding the screw head from view while maintaining structural integrity
3Device complexity
If the mounting ring and carrier plate are made as one piece, then device complexity is reduced, but flexibility in accommodating diverse communication interfaces is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting ring and carrier plate are segmented into separate parts with standardized perpendicular separating surfaces. This segmentation provides modular flexibility to accommodate diverse communication interfaces while maintaining simple standardized connection geometry, achieving both adaptability and manageable complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The perpendicular separating surfaces create universal connection interfaces that can accommodate various communication interface types and configurations. These standardized surfaces serve multiple functions: structural connection, alignment, and adaptation to different interface requirements, enabling versatility without increasing overall device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to an electrical installation device for installing data connection modules in a mounting opening, for example a junction box, comprising a mounting ring for screwing onto the mounting opening, a carrier plate for receiving at least one communication interface and a switch frame (2), wherein the mounting ring and carrier plate are one piece.