Window Mounting Element with Detachable Energy Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window attachments do not facilitate simple and intuitive removal and installation or replacement of the electrical energy store, which is crucial due to aging processes and potential insufficient charge levels affecting the operation of electricity consumers.
Innovation Solution
A window add-on element with a housing having a recess that overlaps the window, featuring a removably fastened energy store via a releasable form-fitting connection and a plug-in connection device, allowing easy detachment and reattachment of the energy store, ensuring it can be replaced or charged externally without tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the energy storage device is permanently integrated into the housing, then the structural integrity and reliability are improved, but the ease of operation for removal and replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The energy storage device is segmented from the housing structure, creating a detachable module that can be removed and replaced independently. The housing is designed with a recess that receives the energy storage device, allowing it to be separated into two distinct components while maintaining functional integration during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is pre-configured with a recess and connection interface that anticipates the need for easy removal. The releasable positive-locking connection is pre-designed into the housing structure, enabling the energy storage device to be quickly detached without requiring additional tools or complex disassembly procedures.
2Ease of operation
If the energy storage device is easily removable, then the ease of operation for maintenance is improved, but the reliability of connection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The releasable positive-locking connection is designed to maintain secure attachment during normal operation without requiring additional fastening mechanisms or complex locking procedures. The connection system serves itself by automatically maintaining reliability through its mechanical design, allowing easy removal only when intentionally activated.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection state transitions between two distinct parameters: securely locked during operation and easily releasable during maintenance. The positive-locking mechanism enables this parameter change by providing a defined locked position that ensures reliability, while allowing intentional release for maintenance purposes.
3Ease of operation
If the energy storage device is accessible from the interior, then the ease of operation for user access is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The recess for the energy storage device is merged with the existing housing structure, utilizing the same material and forming an integrated component. This combining approach allows the recess to be created during normal housing manufacturing without requiring separate assemblies or additional structural elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The recess structure serves multiple functions: it provides access to the energy storage device from the interior, maintains the structural integrity of the housing, and enables the detachable connection system. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components and simplifies the overall device structure.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a window attachment element (1) for mounting on a window, in particular a skylight, comprising a housing (2) having at least one recess (11) overlapping the window, at least one electrical consumer, and an electrical energy storage device (3) for providing electrical energy to operate the electrical consumer. The energy storage device (3) is detachably attached to an outer surface (15) of the housing (2) facing the recess (11) by means of a releasable positive-locking connection (14). The invention further relates to a window.