Articulated Cable Management Frame with Segmented Cover Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable management frames are inconvenient to use due to the need to fully disassemble the cover plate from the main frame body for maintenance, which can cause cable deformation and is difficult when managing large numbers of cables.
Innovation Solution
A connecting fastener structure with a detachable cover plate and main frame body, utilizing connectors with through holes and protrusions that allow for articulated connection and easy assembly/disassembly, and cable management grooves with wire hanging structures to prevent cable damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the cover plate is simply buckled on the main frame body for easy assembly, then the assembly is simple, but the entire cover plate must be disassembled for maintenance causing inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The cover plate is divided into multiple detachable sections (first cover plate and second cover plate) that can be independently removed. This segmentation allows maintenance personnel to access specific cable areas without removing the entire cover plate, solving the contradiction between simple assembly and convenient maintenance.
2Reliability
If the cover plate is tightly buckled to secure cables, then cable management is secure, but cables may be deformed when squeezed by the cover plate
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management frame incorporates wire hanging structures and cable guiding components at specific locations where cables pass through or rest. These localized features provide support and routing guidance precisely where needed, securing cables reliably while preventing deformation at critical points rather than applying uniform pressure across the entire cover plate.
3Reliability
If the cover plate and main frame body are tightly assembled to secure cables, then cable management is effective, but it becomes difficult to press them together when lots of cables are wound around
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting structure uses movable connecting blocks with elastic deformation capability. The connecting blocks can dynamically adjust their shape during assembly to accommodate cable volume variations, allowing easy assembly even when many cables are present, while still achieving reliable cable management when assembled.
4Ease of manufacture
If the connector is made from plastics and main frame body from metal for ease of manufacture, then manufacturing is easier, but the connection strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting structure employs a composite design where plastic connecting blocks with elastic properties are used to join the metal cover plate and metal main frame body. The plastic material provides ease of manufacture and molding complexity, while the elastic deformation capability of the plastic connecting blocks compensates for the lower inherent strength of plastic-metal connections, achieving both manufacturing ease and adequate connection strength.
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AI summary
Provided are a connecting fastener structure and a cable management frame. The connecting fastener structure comprises: a main frame body and a cover plate on which a connector is assembled, wherein the cover plate is detachably connected to the main frame body through the connector; connecting through holes are formed in the connector; at least one pair of connecting protrusions matched with the connecting through holes are arranged on the main frame body; a gap exists between the connecting protrusions of the same pair; the connector is inserted into the gap, and in this case, the connecting protrusions are clamped in the connecting through holes; and a whole structure composed of the cover plate and the connector can be directly disassembled from the main frame body, or be connected to the main frame body in an articulated manner, and in this case, the connector is connected to the main frame body in an articulated manner. The connecting fastener structure is convenient to use.