Skirting Board Power Guide Rail with Modular Socket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional home wiring methods result in fixed jack locations, leading to messy wires and security risks when connecting appliances far away, and complicate wall wiring with too many outlets, making it difficult to predict jack placements.
Innovation Solution
A smart home electric power connecting system using a spliced electric power connecting guide rail at skirting and ceiling line positions, combined with a socket board module that can be easily plugged into the guide rail, providing power jacks anywhere on room walls, simplifying installation and reducing wire complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional buried wiring mode is used, then jack locations are fixed and wall wiring is complete, but decoration complexity increases and installation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The power distribution system is segmented into modular components: a guide rail embedded in the wall and separate socket board modules that can be independently installed and removed. This segmentation allows the wiring infrastructure to be complete while keeping the actual power access points flexible and easy to modify without complex decoration work.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide rail is pre-installed in the wall during the decoration phase, establishing the power distribution infrastructure in advance. This preliminary action completes the wiring system while leaving the specific socket locations flexible, as socket modules can be added later without additional wall wiring work.
2Adaptability or versatility
If power strip bar is used for distant appliances, then power access is extended, but wire messiness increases and security risks appear
Solution Approach 1:
The socket board module extracts the power access function from the traditional power strip bar configuration. By providing dedicated socket modules at various locations along the guide rail, the system eliminates the need for extended power strip bars with exposed wires, thereby reducing wire messiness and security risks while maintaining power access versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide rail acts as an intermediary infrastructure between the wall wiring system and the socket modules. It provides a structured pathway for power distribution, allowing socket modules to be positioned at optimal locations without requiring exposed wires or power strip bars to extend across rooms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple outlets are arranged in common place, then power access is provided, but wall wiring becomes too complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail serves as a universal power distribution infrastructure that can accommodate multiple socket board modules at different locations. This single wall-mounted structure provides multi-functionality, replacing the need for multiple separate wiring branches to different outlets, thereby simplifying wall wiring while maintaining power access availability throughout the space.
4Reliability
If jack positions are fixed in advance, then wall wiring can be completed, but exact positions cannot be predicted
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static fixed jack positions to dynamic flexible positioning. The guide rail provides a fixed infrastructure, but the socket board modules can be installed at any location along the rail, allowing jack positions to be adjusted dynamically based on actual appliance placement needs while maintaining complete wall wiring.
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AI summary
A smart home electric power connecting system comprises an electric power connecting guide rail and a socket board module. A slot is formed on the top surface of the electric power connecting guide rail, three conductive copper wires are arranged in the slot, and the three conductive copper wires are connected with a live wire, a null wire and a ground wire of a power source respectively. The socket board module can be inserted in the slot of the electric power connecting guide rail. The electric power connecting guide rail is arranged at the position of a skirting line, a power source bus system is extended to all rooms, the socket board module is capable of being inserted at any place provides available jacks for plugs of electric devices, and an available power source is provided for household appliances nearby.