Adjustable Cabinet Brackets for Optical Fiber Cable Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cabinet designs for assembling optical fiber cables have limited space due to unified standards for cabinet sizes, leading to constraints in the installation and arrangement of optical fiber cables.
Innovation Solution
The cabinet design incorporates adjustable brackets with extendable adjustment assemblies that allow the connecting frames to switch between stowed and extended states, increasing installation space for optical fiber cables and reducing the risk of damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If cabinet size is standardized according to unified standards, then cabinet compatibility and ease of manufacture are improved, but the installation space for optical fiber cables is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with an adjustable assembly that can dynamically change its extension length. The bracket includes a fixed portion and an adjustable portion that can be extended or retracted, allowing the cabinet to adapt its internal space configuration. This dynamic adjustment enables the cabinet to accommodate more optical fiber cables without changing the external cabinet dimensions, thus resolving the contradiction between standardized cabinet size and limited installation space.
2Productivity
If more optical fiber cables are assembled in the cabinet, then space utilization is improved, but the curvature of cables increases leading to higher risk of damage
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable assembly allows each bracket to be independently configured to provide optimal cable routing paths. By extending or retracting the adjustable portions, the system can create sufficient cable bending radius even when more cables are installed, thereby maintaining cable reliability while improving space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The cabinet interior is divided into multiple independent bracket units, each with its own adjustable assembly. This segmentation allows flexible configuration of cable routing paths for different cable groups, enabling each cable to maintain its required curvature radius while accommodating a higher total number of cables in the cabinet.
3Quantity of substance
If adjustable brackets are added to increase installation space, then the number of connectable cables is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable assembly uses a simple mechanical structure with a sliding or telescoping mechanism that can be extended or retracted. This dynamic component is integrated into each bracket, allowing the same basic bracket design to serve multiple cable quantities by simply adjusting the extension length, rather than requiring completely different bracket designs for different cable numbers.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket with adjustable assembly serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables cable routing, and allows space optimization. The same bracket design with the adjustable assembly can accommodate different numbers of cables by adjusting the extension length, making it a universal solution that increases cable connectivity without proportionally increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
A cabinet includes a cabinet body and a bracket. The bracket includes a connecting frame and two adjustment assemblies. Each of the adjustment assemblies comprises a first end and a second end away from the first end, the first end of each of the adjustment assemblies is connected to the connecting frame, the second end of each of the adjustment assemblies is rotatably connected to the cabinet body, a distance between the first end and the second end of each of the adjustment assemblies is adjustable.