Articulated Cable Holder for Compact Edge Cable Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complex and space-intensive nature of existing cable holders with angled guide sections makes the installation of power supply cables in domestic appliances cumbersome and inefficient, requiring complex assembly and occupying excessive storage space.
Innovation Solution
A cable holder with pivotally disposed guide sections that can be aligned to 180°, connected via an articulated joint, allowing for easy assembly and compact packaging, featuring snap-lock elements for secure attachment to electrical components without tools, and a handle for facilitated handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a pre-profiled rigid cable holder with angled guide sections is used, then cables can be guided round edges of the electrical component, but the assembly operation becomes complex and the cable holder occupies excessive storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The cable holder employs a flexible, deformable structure that can dynamically change its shape between a compact packaging state and an expanded installation state. The flexible material allows the guide sections to be folded together for compact storage and then expanded to the required angled configuration during installation, eliminating the need for complex assembly operations while maintaining the cable guiding function.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical state and geometric parameters of the cable holder by using a flexible material that can transition between different configurations. The guide sections can be deformed from a compact linear arrangement during storage to an expanded angled arrangement during installation, allowing the same component to satisfy both compact packaging requirements and complex cable routing requirements without increasing device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a pre-profiled rigid cable holder with angled guide sections is used, then cables can be guided round edges of the electrical component, but the cable holder occupies excessive storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The cable holder employs a flexible, deformable structure that can dynamically change its shape between a compact packaging state and an expanded installation state. The flexible material allows the guide sections to be folded together for compact storage and then expanded to the required angled configuration during installation, eliminating the need for complex assembly operations while maintaining the cable guiding function.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable holder design allows the guide sections to be nested or folded together in a compact arrangement for storage and transport. The flexible structure enables one guide section to be positioned within or alongside another, creating a space-efficient packaging configuration that can later be expanded to the full functional configuration when needed for cable installation.
3Shape
If guide sections are disposed at an angle to guide cables round edges, then cable routing is achieved, but the guide sections cannot be compactly packaged
Solution Approach 1:
The cable holder employs a flexible, deformable structure that can dynamically change its shape between a compact packaging state and an expanded installation state. The flexible material allows the guide sections to be folded together for compact storage and then expanded to the required angled configuration during installation, eliminating the need for complex assembly operations while maintaining the cable guiding function.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical state and geometric parameters of the cable holder by using a flexible material that can transition between different configurations. The guide sections can be deformed from a compact linear arrangement during storage to an expanded angled arrangement during installation, allowing the same component to satisfy both compact packaging requirements and complex cable routing requirements.
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AI summary
A cable holder for a cable includes a guide section for guiding the cable that can be pivoted in sections for a change in direction of a run of the cable.