Adhesive Tape Cable Connection for Detachable Chains
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable connection methods are complex and costly, requiring precise alignment of linking elements, which increases production complexity and costs, and often necessitate reusing expensive connecting elements.
Innovation Solution
A method using adhesive tape with opening tabs to connect cables, allowing for simple and inexpensive detachable connections without the need for precise alignment, and a cable connection device that applies the adhesive tape to form secure contact regions between cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If linking elements are used to connect cables, then cables can be connected detachably, but the production complexity and costs increase due to precise alignment requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adhesive tape as a disposable connecting element that is inexpensive and single-use. The adhesive tape is applied to connect cable ends together and to the drum, then removed after installation. This eliminates the need for expensive, reusable linking elements and their complex alignment mechanisms, directly resolving the contradiction between detachable connection capability and production complexity.
2Reliability
If linking elements are used to connect cables, then cables can be connected securely, but the costs increase due to the need to reuse expensive connecting elements
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive tape serves as a low-cost, single-use connecting element that provides sufficient connection security during installation and transport. After the cables are installed and connected to the drum, the tape is removed and discarded. This eliminates the need to reuse expensive linking elements, directly addressing the contradiction between connection reliability and connection cost.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise alignment is performed for cable connections, then connection accuracy is improved, but the installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive tape applies adhesive force automatically when contacted with the cable ends and drum surface, eliminating the need for manual alignment adjustments or positioning mechanisms. The tape's adhesive properties self-align the connection, allowing rapid installation without time-consuming precision alignment procedures, thus resolving the contradiction between alignment precision and installation speed.
4Device complexity
If adhesive tape is used to connect cables, then connection cost is reduced, but the connection strength may be insufficient for heavy loads
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive tape is applied to the cable ends and drum surface before the cables are fully installed and tensioned. This preliminary connection allows the adhesive to set and bond properly, creating a strong attachment that can withstand subsequent operational loads. The tape's adhesive properties develop full strength over time, ensuring adequate connection strength despite the low cost of the material.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method and device enable quick, cost-effective, and reliable cable connections that can be easily installed on-site, reducing production complexity and eliminating the need for precise alignment, while ensuring secure connections even with cables of different diameters.
Implementation Method 1
an adhesively coated side of the adhesive tape partially adheres to itself
Data Source
AI summary
A method for connecting a first cable to a second cable with an adhesive tape to form a cable chain includes: arranging a free end region of the first cable parallel to and spaced from a first end region of the second cable; providing the adhesive tape folded in its longitudinal direction to form opening tabs at its first and opposite second ends with an adhesively coated side of the adhesive tape partially adhering to itself; and enclosing a part of the first cable free end region and a part of the second cable first end region with the adhesive tape such that the first cable free end region has a greater distance from the first adhesive tape end and the second adhesive tape end than the second cable first end region and is detachably connected to the second cable first end region.