Portable Cable Case With Spindles for Tangle-Free Charger Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Households accumulate a large number of unorganized charging cables and charger power blocks, leading to user frustration, increased costs, and e-waste due to unnecessary purchases.
Innovation Solution
A portable case with a housing and dividing walls that organize charging accessories, featuring compartments, aligned slot pairs, and spindles to store and manage various cables and power blocks efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cables and charger power blocks are stored in an unorganized fashion, then storage space is flexible and easy to access, but finding the right cable/charger block becomes difficult leading to user frustration and unnecessary purchases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage case is divided into multiple compartments by dividing walls, with each compartment dedicated to storing spindles of specific cable types or charger power blocks. This segmentation allows users to quickly locate desired accessories without searching through a single large unorganized space, directly improving ease of finding specific items while maintaining manageable organization complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the storage case are assigned different functions: some compartments store spindles with cables, others store charger power blocks, and specific slots are designed for particular cable types (e.g., USB-C, Lightning). This local differentiation enables users to intuitively find the right accessory based on its type, enhancing operational ease without requiring complex organization systems.
2Ease of operation
If multiple cables and chargers are stored together without organization, then storage capacity is maximized, but cables become tangled and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
Cables are separated into individual spindles, with each spindle containing a single cable type. The spindles are then organized into specific compartments based on cable type. This segmentation prevents cable tangling by ensuring each cable has its own designated space, improving cable management ease while the modular spindle design keeps structural complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
Spindles serve as intermediary components between the storage case and individual cables. Each spindle acts as a holder that maintains cable organization, allowing cables to be stored vertically rather than horizontally where they would tangle. This intermediary structure simplifies cable management while adding minimal structural complexity compared to storing cables directly in compartments.
3Ease of operation
If a portable case with multiple compartments and spindles is used, then organization and accessibility are improved, but the device size and portability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The portable case uses a segmented compartment design where dividing walls create separate spaces for different cable types and chargers. This segmentation improves organization and accessibility by allowing users to quickly locate specific accessories. The compact arrangement of these segments optimizes space utilization, minimizing the overall case volume while maintaining effective organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The case utilizes vertical space by implementing spindles that extend upward from the base of each compartment. This vertical dimension allows multiple cables to be stored in a compact footprint, improving organization without significantly increasing the horizontal volume of the case. The spindle design enables efficient use of three-dimensional space within the portable case.
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AI summary
A portable case is for power accessories including wires. The portable case includes a housing having first and second sides, first and second ends extending between the first and second sides, and dividing walls extending between one or more of the first and second sides and the first and second ends. The dividing walls define compartments. The housing also includes floor panels respectively within the compartments. The portable case also includes aligned slot pairs carried by the dividing walls, and spindles respectively received by the aligned slot pairs, each spindle configured to receive a wire.