Annular Cable Barrier for Small Creature Protection
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cables lack effective protection measures, allowing small creatures like ants to easily climb along them and potentially reach electronic devices, posing safety risks, especially in infant monitoring environments.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a cable connecting part and an annular fending part that encloses a fending space around the cable, filled with materials such as water to prevent small creatures from passing through, while securely fixing to the cable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional cables are used without protection measures, then the cable structure remains simple and easy to manufacture, but small creatures can easily climb along the cable to electronic devices causing safety problems
Solution Approach 1:
The protective device is divided into two separate components: a cable connecting part and an annular fending part. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall simplicity. The cable connecting part secures the cable, while the annular fending part creates the protective barrier, resolving the contradiction between safety protection and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable connecting part is inserted into the slot hole of the annular fending part, creating a nested structure where one component fits within another. This nesting approach allows the protective device to maintain a compact form factor while incorporating multiple functional elements, thereby providing safety protection without significantly increasing structural complexity.
2Reliability
If an annular fending part with filled materials is added to prevent small creatures, then safety protection is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The protective function is extracted as a separate annular fending part that can be independently manufactured and then assembled with the cable connecting part. This extraction allows the protective barrier with filled materials to be produced separately using appropriate materials and processes, while the cable connecting part can be manufactured independently, thereby improving safety protection without excessively complicating the overall manufacturing process.
Solution Approach 2:
The annular fending part is designed with specific local characteristics: a slot hole for assembly, an inner circumferential surface for contact with filled materials, and an outer circumferential surface for structural support. This local quality approach allows each region of the component to be optimized for its specific function, making the device easier to manufacture while maintaining effective safety protection.
3Reliability
If the cable connecting part is made of silicone materials for tight fixation, then the reliability of cable fixing is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cable connecting part is made of silicone material, which allows for parameter changes in terms of material properties such as elasticity and softness. This material selection enables the component to adapt to slight variations in cable dimensions through deformation, thereby achieving reliable cable fixation without requiring extremely high manufacturing precision. The silicone material compensates for dimensional tolerances through its inherent flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application provides a device for blocking small creatures from crawling, comprising a cable connecting part and an annular fending part extended from the cable connecting part. The cable connecting part is tightly fixed around the cable, the annular fending part is extended and radiates to the periphery along the radial direction of the cable from the cable connecting part. The annular fending part and the cable connecting part are enclosed together in a fending space formed around the cable, at least of a portion of the fending space is filled with materials preventing such small creatures from passing through, which also prevent them from passing along the cables to the end of the electronic device and causing safety hazards to the electronic device or people near it.