Split Electrical Conduit Assembly for Organized Multi-Run Wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular electrical conduit assemblies require excessive individual conduits and fittings, making electrical wiring installation inefficient and labor-intensive, especially in limited spaces.
Innovation Solution
A modular electrical conduit split assembly with a tubular design featuring internal dividing walls and color-coded chambers, allowing for fewer fittings and easier installation, with connection members for secure alignment and connection of conduit sections, including angular configurations for flexible wiring paths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional individual conduits and fittings are used for electrical wiring installation, then wiring flexibility and individual runs can be achieved, but installation time and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual conduits into a single integrated modular conduit assembly with multiple internal chambers. This merging eliminates the need for multiple separate fittings and connection points, allowing electricians to install wiring runs more efficiently by working with one unified component rather than assembling multiple individual conduits, thereby reducing installation time and labor costs
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual conduits are used to provide separate wiring runs, then wiring flexibility is achieved, but the number of fittings and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The modular conduit assembly merges multiple conduit functions into a single component with multiple internal chambers that can be independently wired. This eliminates the need for multiple separate fittings while maintaining the flexibility to create individual wiring runs within each chamber, thereby reducing device complexity without sacrificing adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The conduit is segmented into multiple internal chambers that can be independently configured for different wiring runs. This segmentation allows each chamber to function as a separate conduit while being part of a unified assembly, providing wiring flexibility without requiring multiple external fittings
3Ease of operation
If separate individual conduits are installed for each wiring run, then wiring organization is achieved, but installation labor and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple conduit functions into a single pre-organized modular assembly with distinct internal chambers for different wiring runs. This pre-organization is achieved during manufacturing, which then translates to easier installation as electricians work with one unified component rather than assembling and organizing multiple individual conduits on-site, thereby reducing installation labor while maintaining wiring organization
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AI summary
A modular electrical conduit split assembly for efficient installation of electrical wiring. The modular electrical conduit split assembly includes an elongated, tubular conduit having at least one dividing wall running through the interior channel therein, defining separate chambers wherein each chamber includes an indicium disposed along an external surface of the conduit. A connection mechanism such as a coupling sleeve is disposed on an end of the conduit and configured to receive the end of a separate piece of conduit therein. Each chamber within the conduit is configured to receive electrical wiring therethrough which can be coordinated using color coded indicia appearing along the external surface.