Service Platform for Container Carrier Electrical Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container handling carriers face challenges in efficiently positioning and cooling electrical drive components, leading to protection and accessibility issues, as well as space constraints within the carriers.
Innovation Solution
A service platform with mounting spaces and a built-in cooling system is introduced, allowing for the secure and accessible placement of electrical components, featuring a bridge-like design that can be retrofitted to existing carriers, with multiple mounting spaces and a liquid cooling system connected to an external unit for effective heat management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electrical components are placed inside electric cabinets, then they are protected, but accessibility and cooling efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the carrier into multiple service platforms, each serving as an independent mounting location for electrical components. This segmentation allows components to be distributed across multiple accessible platforms rather than concentrated in enclosed cabinets, improving both accessibility and cooling while maintaining protection through platform enclosures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more electrical devices are added to the carrier, then functionality improves, but space constraints and positioning difficulties worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The service platform is designed as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate various electrical devices and components. The platform includes multiple mounting locations and can be positioned at different service positions along the carrier, providing a flexible, multi-functional solution that eliminates the need for separate positioning arrangements for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes the longitudinal dimension of the carrier by positioning service platforms at multiple locations along the length of the carrier. This dimensional approach distributes electrical components throughout the carrier structure rather than concentrating them in one area, simplifying positioning while accommodating increased functionality.
3Reliability
If electrical components are mounted in enclosed spaces, then protection improves, but cooling efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The service platform employs an enclosure with openings that provides protection while allowing thermal exchange. The enclosure structure acts as a flexible shell that can be configured with appropriate opening patterns to balance protection requirements with cooling needs, enabling heat dissipation while maintaining component protection.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides protected and easily accessible space for electrical components, enhances cooling efficiency, and optimizes space usage within the carriers, making it suitable for various types of carriers and easy to implement, while maintaining a lightweight and unobtrusive design.
Implementation Method 1
a built-in cooling system... featuring... a liquid cooling system connected to an external unit for effective heat management
Implementation Method 2
a built-in cooling system... featuring... a liquid cooling system connected to an external unit for effective heat management
Data Source
AI summary
A service platform, container handling carrier and method of arranging electrical drive control elements. The platform (8) comprises one or more mounting space between a top and bottom surfaces (15, 19). The mounting spaces may receive electrical components (29).