Sensor Housing Flange for Versatile Anti-Rotation Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sensor housing assemblies lack versatility in mounting, requiring customers to invest time and resources in creating fixtures for testing in various environments, as manufacturers often provide generic or no mounting mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A sensor housing assembly with a flange and mounting ribs that can be adapted to multiple mounting configurations, including slotted frames, poles, and flat surfaces, using fasteners and clamps for secure and anti-rotation mounting, and featuring a sensor interface for power and data connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If generic mounting mechanisms are provided with sensors, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different mounting environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The flange is designed with multiple mounting ribs featuring different surface configurations (flat, angled, contoured) that can adapt to various mount object surfaces (flat, angled, curved). This universal design allows a single mounting mechanism to serve multiple mounting configurations and environments, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the mounting ribs have different surface characteristics (flat, angled, contoured) tailored to match specific mount object surface types. This local differentiation enables the single flange structure to accommodate diverse mounting surfaces without requiring multiple specialized mounting mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If customers build custom fixtures for sensor testing, then adaptability to specific testing environments improves, but loss of time and money increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor housing assembly is pre-configured with a versatile flange and multiple mounting rib configurations during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for customers to develop custom fixtures, providing immediate adaptability to various testing environments while saving customer time and resources.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple mounting configurations are supported, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple mounting capabilities are merged into a single flange structure through the integration of multiple mounting ribs with different surface configurations. This consolidation allows the housing assembly to support various mounting configurations (flat surfaces, angled surfaces, curved surfaces) without requiring separate mounting mechanisms for each configuration, thereby maintaining simplicity while achieving versatility.
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AI summary
A sensor housing assembly comprising a body; and a flange comprising (i) a length that is perpendicular to the body, (ii) an overhang that comprises at least a majority of the length, wherein the overhang is configurable with a mount object, (iii) a plurality of mounting ribs that comprise raised surfaces with respect to a base surface of the flange, and (iv) a mounting aperture that allows passing of a fastener through the flange