Cable Bundling Wheel and Pressure Roller for Fast Tape Wrapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for bundling cables in switch cabinets are labor-intensive and costly, and existing solutions lack structural details for simplified bundling and easy handling of cable bundles.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a rotatable feeding wheel with notches for cable insertion, a spring-loaded pressure roller, and roll receptacles for adhesive tape, allowing for manual or automated bundling with adjustable notch spacing and adhesive tape alignment for efficient cable bundling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cables are mounted separately in switch cabinets, then each cable can be individually positioned and identified, but the labor outlay and time required for installation increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Cables are pre-bundled together with adhesive tape before installation, creating a ready-to-install cable bundle that reduces on-site assembly time and labor requirements
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple cables are nested together within a common bundle structure, allowing them to be handled and installed as a single unit rather than individually
2Adaptability or versatility
If cable connectors are used to assemble multiple cables into a bundle, then cable bundling is achieved, but the process becomes complex and cost-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
Adhesive tape is used as a simple, inexpensive consumable material to bundle cables, replacing complex and expensive cable connectors while achieving the same functional result
Solution Approach 2:
The bundling function is extracted from complex cable connector assemblies and simplified to a basic adhesive tape application process, reducing overall system complexity
3Ease of manufacture
If adhesive tape is used to bundle cables, then the bundling process becomes simpler and more cost-effective, but the adhesive tapes must be precisely aligned and brought into contact
Solution Approach 1:
A pressure roller is introduced as an intermediary element between the adhesive tapes and cables, automatically applying pressure to bring the adhesive surfaces into contact and secure the bundling
Solution Approach 2:
The pressure roller is spring-loaded to automatically apply the necessary pressure for adhesive bonding without requiring manual intervention or precise alignment by the operator
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device enables cost-effective, simple, and efficient cable bundling with reduced operational complexity and increased service life, allowing for flexible cable spacing and easy operation, either as a standalone unit or integrated into a cable-processing center.
Implementation Method 1
a spring-loaded pressure roller configured for contact with an abutment
Data Source
AI summary
A device for bundling a number of cables includes at least one rotatable feeding wheel which has on the periphery a number of notches for receiving in each case at least one cable, a pressure roller which can be pushed against an abutment in a spring-loaded manner and two spaced-apart roller receptacles each for mounting an adhesive tape roll with an unwindable adhesive tape, wherein the adhesive tapes are guided with their adhesive surfaces facing one another between the abutment and the pressure roller.