Angled Anchor Mount Structure for Routing Around Bends

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Solution Overview

Problem

Adhesive-backed cable tie mounts (CTMs) face challenges in securing elongated objects in high-stress areas, such as curves and sharp turns, leading to adhesive failure and difficulty in efficiently routing objects around bends, especially when supporting heavy or rigid objects.

Innovation Solution

Angled anchor mounts with a bundle connector and a curved sidewall that guide objects from a first route to a second route with different angular orientations, featuring a bundle connector with notches and arms to secure straps and a curved sidewall to facilitate routing, along with adhesive or fastener options for attachment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If adhesive-backed cable tie mounts are used to secure elongated objects, then flexibility in routing is improved, but adhesive failure occurs in high-stress areas

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverouting flexibilityVSAvoidadhesive bonding reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mount is divided into distinct functional components: a base portion for attachment to the mounting surface, a curved sidewall for guiding the elongated object, and a bundle connector for securing the object. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its specific function while distributing mechanical stresses away from the adhesive bonding area.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The curved sidewall is designed with a specific radius of curvature to guide the elongated object around bends. This curvature distributes the mechanical stress of routing around corners along a gradual arc rather than a sharp angle, reducing stress concentration on the adhesive bond while maintaining routing flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

2Ease of manufacture

If traditional cable tie mounts are used in high-stress areas, then installation simplicity is maintained, but adhesive failure (delamination) occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinstallation simplicityVSAvoidadhesive bonding reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mount extends vertically from the mounting surface with a curved sidewall that rises above the base portion. This three-dimensional structure creates a protective barrier between the adhesive bond and the mechanical stresses of routing, adding a spatial dimension that shields the weak adhesive interface while maintaining easy installation through the adhesive backing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Device complexity

If small adhesive area mounts are used, then device complexity is reduced, but adhesive failure occurs when supporting heavy or rigid objects

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemount structure simplicityVSAvoidload bearing capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The mount concentrates its load-bearing function in the curved sidewall and bundle connector regions rather than relying on adhesive area. The curved sidewall is designed with sufficient thickness and structural geometry to support heavy or rigid objects, while the base portion maintains a compact adhesive footprint for simple installation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20250347362A1Angled Anchor Mounts

Publication Date: 2025.11.13 HELLERMANNTYTON CORP

AI summary

Disclosed are mounts for the routing of elongated objects from a first route to a second route. In an aspect, a mount includes a bundle connector configured to receive a strap to attach an object to the mount, where the bundle connector includes an arm that defines a notch configured to receive the strap therein.