Device Installation Socket With Removable Corner Pieces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing device installation sockets for trunking systems are limited in accommodating both electrical and data sockets, leading to increased storage needs and confusion between power and data installation sockets, as they require modifications for data cables which are not suitable for electrical sockets and vice versa.
Innovation Solution
A device installation socket with reversibly removable corner pieces that can be easily reattached without tools, allowing for flexible adaptation to accommodate both electrical and data sockets by adjusting the wall sections to accommodate data cables' bending radii, ensuring full accessibility and stability through latching elements and guide receptacles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a device installation socket is designed for electrical sockets with fixed walls, then it provides structural simplicity and ease of manufacture, but it cannot accommodate data sockets requiring larger cable entry openings and different bending radii
Solution Approach 1:
The device installation socket is divided into a base body and separate wall sections (corner pieces). The wall sections can be selectively removed or retained depending on whether electrical or data sockets are being installed. This segmentation allows the same base socket to accommodate both electrical sockets (with all walls intact) and data sockets (with selected walls removed for larger cable access), resolving the contradiction between versatility and structural complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate device installation sockets are used for electrical and data installations, then each socket can be optimized for its specific purpose, but storage requirements increase and confusion between power and data sockets occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The device installation socket is designed as a universal component that can serve both electrical and data installation purposes. By incorporating selectively removable wall sections, a single socket design replaces the need for separate optimized sockets for electrical and data applications. This reduces the variety of socket types that need to be stored and managed, eliminating confusion between power and data sockets while maintaining purpose-specific functionality.
3Ease of operation
If wall parts are permanently removed for data cable access, then cable entry is simplified, but the socket cannot be reused for electrical installations and structural integrity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The wall sections of the device installation socket are designed to be dynamically adjustable rather than fixed. The corner pieces can be removed when data cable access is needed and reattached when electrical socket installation is required. This dynamic configuration allows the socket to adapt its structure based on the installation type, maintaining both ease of cable installation and structural integrity across different use scenarios.
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AI summary
The box (1) has an upwardly opening housing (4) comprising a base part with one side at which walls (6, 6', 6'') are arranged. Holding devices are arranged at another side of the base part for fastening the box at device installation ducts. Parts of the walls are reversibly detachable from the box and formed as edge pieces that are arranged in adjacent edges of the box in an assembled condition of the box. Sections of two of the edge pieces stand in engagement with a holding element (12'') by latching elements.