Modular Test Cell Frame with Integrated Cable Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Test cell equipment often has disorganized and exposed wiring, which fails to meet safety standards and aesthetic demands, while existing solutions do not provide flexible and cost-effective concealed cable routing.
Innovation Solution
A modular test cell framework with open box profiles for vertical and horizontal posts and cross braces, allowing for easy cable routing and modular design, using detachable connections and standardized parts for efficient assembly and modification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cables are routed through open box profiles in posts and cross braces, then cable routing becomes flexible and orderly, but the framework structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The box profiles serve multiple functions: they provide structural support as framework elements and simultaneously function as cable conduits. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by integrating cable routing capability into the existing structural components without adding separate complex routing systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework is divided into modular box profile sections that can be independently assembled and configured. Each segment contains integrated cable routing pathways, allowing flexible cable installation while maintaining simple modular construction. This segmentation enables the system to achieve routing flexibility without overall structural complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If detachable connections are used for cross braces and posts, then assembly and modification become easier, but mechanical strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Connection elements such as fasteners and mounting features are pre-integrated into the box profile structures during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation enables simple detachable assembly while maintaining strong mechanical connections, as the connection points are optimized in advance rather than requiring complex field assembly procedures.
3Stability of the object's composition
If head plates are firmly connected to box profiles, then structural stability increases, but cable access becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The box profiles incorporate localized opening sections or access points in specific areas where cable routing is needed, while maintaining firm closed structures in load-bearing areas. This local differentiation allows the structure to achieve both structural stability in critical regions and easy cable access in functional regions.
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AI summary
The frame (1) has a box profile comprising cross braces (3, 3') on a front side of face plates (8), which are firmly connected with a box profile. The face plates form box elements with the box profile, and the box elements comprise feedthroughs (12, 12') for lines at the face plates and at wall of the box elements, where the wall is directed towards an interior space (13) of the frame. A post (2) comprises feedthroughs (14) associated with the feedthroughs of the box elements at attachment points for the box elements.