High-Voltage Cable Cleat With Ball Transfers for Easier Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current high voltage cable cleats require additional equipment like rollers and machinery for installation, which increases complexity and cost, and do not facilitate easy movement of cables during installation.
Innovation Solution
A high voltage cable cleat design featuring a bottom cleat with ball transfers that guide cables, and a top cleat secured to the bottom cleat with fasteners, reducing friction and facilitating cable installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If traditional cable cleats are used without ball transfers, then the structure is simple, but the cable installation requires external rollers and machinery increasing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The cable cleat incorporates ball transfers directly into its structure, enabling the cleat itself to facilitate cable movement without requiring external rollers or specialized machinery. The ball transfers convert sliding friction to rolling friction, allowing the cable to move through the cleat with minimal assistance during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The ball transfer mechanism is integrated into the cleat body, merging the cable support function with the cable movement facilitation function into a single unified component, eliminating the need for separate external rollers or specialized installation machinery.
2Ease of operation
If external rollers are used to guide cables through cleats, then cable movement is facilitated, but installation time and maintenance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The ball transfers are permanently integrated into the cleat structure, providing continuous cable movement assistance throughout the installation process without requiring setup, adjustment, or maintenance of separate roller systems. The cleat is ready to facilitate cable movement immediately upon installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The ball transfer mechanism is extracted from being a separate external roller system and incorporated directly into the cleat structure, eliminating the need for separate roller installation, positioning, and maintenance activities.
3Productivity
If ball transfers are integrated into the cleat, then cable installation is simplified and faster, but the cleat structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The ball transfer mechanism is merged with the cleat body structure, combining the cable support function with the cable movement facilitation function into a single integrated component, achieving productivity improvement without requiring separate external systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The ball transfers act as intermediary elements between the cable and the cleat structure, providing a mechanical advantage that reduces friction and enables faster cable installation while maintaining a relatively simple overall cleat design.
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 ball transfers in the bottom cleat reduce friction, allowing easier and faster installation of cables without the need for external rollers, thus simplifying the installation process and reducing costs.
Implementation Method 1
The ball transfer has a ball extending above the cable support area of the inner surface to guide cables positioned on the bottom cleat. The ball transfers in the bottom cleat reduce friction, allowing easier and faster installation of cables
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AI summary
A high voltage cable cleat that facilitates cable installation and secures cable configurations. The high voltage cable cleat includes a bottom cleat and a top cleat. The bottom cleat has an outer surface, a first end, a second end, and an inner surface. The inner surface has a cable support area with a plurality of pockets. Each pocket houses a ball transfer with a ball extending above the cable support area of the inner surface to guide cables positioned on the bottom cleat. The top cleat has an outer surface, a first end, a second end, and an inner surface. The top cleat is installed over the bottom cleat and secured to the bottom cleat by fasteners.