Bendable Sheet Metal Cable Holding Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connection systems lack flexibility and safety in adapting to varying cable orientations and extensions, leading to potential cable breakage and insecure connections.
Innovation Solution
A holding device with a sheet metal part featuring a bendable section that can be manually adjusted to align with the cable, providing a secure, electrically conductive connection and allowing the cable to be guided on both sides of the device, thus preventing excessive bending and ensuring a stable connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the holding device uses a fixed rigid structure, then the mechanical connection stability is improved, but the adaptability to different cable orientations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device incorporates a bendable sheet metal section that can be manually adjusted to different angles and positions, transforming a static rigid structure into a dynamically adaptable one. This allows the holding device to accommodate various cable orientations while maintaining stable mechanical connection once positioned.
Solution Approach 2:
The sheet metal part includes a bending section with variable geometry parameters that can be manually adjusted. By changing the bending angle and position of the sheet metal section, the device adapts to different cable orientations while maintaining structural integrity and connection stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the holding device is made fully adjustable, then the adaptability to cable orientations is improved, but the structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is segmented into a fixed stable base structure and an adjustable bendable sheet metal section. This segmentation allows the majority of the structure to remain stable and rigid, while only the necessary portion is made flexible for adaptation, thereby maintaining overall structural stability while providing adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
Only the specific bending section of the sheet metal part is made flexible and adjustable, while the rest of the holding device maintains its rigid stable structure. This localized flexibility ensures adaptability where needed without compromising the overall structural stability of the device.
3Manufacturing precision
If the sheet metal part requires tool-based adjustment, then the alignment precision is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bendable sheet metal section is designed to be manually adjustable without requiring external tools. The user can directly bend and position the sheet metal part to the desired angle and orientation, making the adjustment process simple and tool-free while achieving sufficient alignment precision for the application.
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 solution allows for flexible adaptation to cable orientations, prevents cable breakage, and establishes a secure, electrically conductive connection, enhancing safety and ease of use without requiring tools.
Implementation Method 1
the first sheet metal section being bendable relative to the second sheet metal section, in particular manually bendable, in particular in the bending section
Implementation Method 2
the first sheet metal section being electrically conductively connected to a cable shield of the cable
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AI summary
The invention relates to a holding apparatus for a cable, comprising a sheet-metal part, and an electrical device, which holding apparatus is characterized in that the sheet-metal part has a first sheet-metal part segment and a second sheet-metal part segment, which are connected by means of a bend segment, wherein the first sheet-metal segment can be bent, in particular manually bent, in relation to the second sheet-metal part segment, in particular in the bend segment, in particular in such a way that the first sheet-metal part segment and the second sheet-metal part segment are arranged at a non-zero bending angle to each other, wherein the first sheet-metal part segment is connected to a cable shield of the cable in an electrically conductive manner, wherein the cable is frictionally connected to the first sheet-metal part segment, in particular wherein the cable is held and guided, in particular locally guided, by means of the holding apparatus, wherein the second sheet-metal part segment has an interface for mechanical connection.