Sensor Housing Flange for Versatile Anti-Rotation Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sensor housing assemblies face challenges in adapting to various mounting configurations, requiring customers to invest time and resources in building fixtures for sensor testing.
Innovation Solution
A sensor housing assembly with a flange and mounting ribs that allow for versatile mounting on different objects, including T-slot frames, poles, and flat surfaces, using fasteners and clamps, and featuring anti-rotation mechanisms to secure the sensor in place.
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 various mounting configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The flange is designed with multiple mounting ribs featuring different surface configurations (flat surfaces, angled surfaces, contoured surfaces) that can adapt to various mount object surfaces including T-slot frames, poles, and flat surfaces. This universal design allows a single mounting mechanism to serve multiple mounting configurations without requiring custom fixtures for each application.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom fixtures are built for sensor testing, then adaptability to specific mounting configurations is improved, but loss of time and money increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor housing assembly is pre-configured with a flange containing multiple mounting ribs with various surface configurations designed to accommodate different mount objects. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for customers to develop custom fixtures, as the mounting capability is already built into the sensor housing itself.
3Manufacturing precision
If mounting mechanisms are designed for specific configurations, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the mounting ribs are designed with specific surface qualities (flat, angled, contoured) tailored to match specific mount object surfaces. Each local region of the mounting rib is optimized for a particular mounting scenario while remaining part of a unified flange structure, allowing precise mounting for various configurations without sacrificing adaptability.
Data Source
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