Window AC Water Tray Wiring Layout for Cleaner Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water receiving trays for window air conditioners are limited in design, failing to integrate internal component layouts effectively, leading to cluttered wiring and complex assembly processes, which hampers production efficiency and operational reliability.
Innovation Solution
A water receiving tray with a tray body and a wiring body featuring a wiring groove that organizes and separates power, high-voltage, and low-voltage wires, integrated with a fluid guiding and collecting system, and a reinforcement rib, enhancing the structural integrity and simplifying the assembly process by providing a neater wiring arrangement and efficient water management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a traditional single-function water receiving tray is used, then the structure is simple, but the internal wiring becomes cluttered and the layout requirement for internal components cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The water receiving tray is transformed into a multi-functional component by integrating a wiring body with dedicated wiring grooves. This allows the tray to simultaneously perform water collection and wire organization functions, eliminating the need for separate wiring structures and resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and wiring arrangement quality.
2Ease of operation
If separate wiring structures are used, then the wiring can be organized, but the device complexity increases and assembly process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The wiring body is integrated directly onto the water receiving tray, merging the water collection function and wire organization function into a single unified structure. This combination provides effective wiring organization while avoiding the increased complexity that would result from separate wiring structures.
3Ease of operation
If separate wiring structures are used, then the wiring can be organized, but the assembling process becomes complex and production efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the wiring body with the water receiving tray as a unified component, the assembly process is simplified. Workers need to install fewer separate parts, which directly improves production efficiency while still achieving organized wiring through the integrated wiring grooves.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the wiring body is integrally formed with the tray body, then the structure is more stable, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integral formation of the wiring body with the tray body creates a stable, unified structure that eliminates relative movement between components. While this may slightly increase manufacturing complexity compared to separate parts, it provides superior structural stability and eliminates the need for additional fastening operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows for alternative segmented construction where the wiring body and tray body can be manufactured separately and then assembled. This segmentation approach can simplify manufacturing of individual components while still achieving the desired structural stability through precise joining at the integration interface.
Data Source
AI summary
A water receiving tray for a window air conditioner includes a tray body and a wiring body. The tray body includes a water tank. The wiring body is provided at a side of the tray body proximal to an outdoor part of the window air conditioner. The wiring body includes a wiring groove.