Cable Clip Anti-Pulling Mechanism for Connector Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable connectors often detach inadvertently, causing interruptions in data/signal transmission due to the pluggable nature of cables.
Innovation Solution
A cable clip with a first and second clamping unit, featuring anti-pulling portions and fixing portions, which clamp the cable and confine a point on the electronic device, redirecting pulling forces to prevent connector detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional pluggable cable connectors are used, then ease of connection and disconnection is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to inadvertent detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The cable clip is divided into two separate clamping units: a first clamping unit with anti-pulling portions and a second clamping unit with fixing portions. This segmentation allows the cable to be secured at multiple points, preventing inadvertent detachment while maintaining ease of connection. The first clamping unit engages with the cable body and the second clamping unit engages with the connector, creating distributed security along the cable assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable clip acts as an intermediary component between the cable and the electronic device. Rather than relying solely on the pluggable connector interface, the cable clip provides an additional mechanical anchoring point on the electronic device housing, mediating the connection security independently from the electrical connector engagement.
2Reliability
If cable connectors are made more secure, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable clip structure enables self-service installation where the user simply places the cable through the clip and the clamping units automatically engage with the cable body and connector. The elastic arms and snap-fit mechanisms provide self-adjusting clamping force without requiring tools or complex assembly procedures, maintaining simplicity despite enhanced security functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable clip concentrates security measures only at critical locations: the first clamping unit secures the cable body at one location and the second clamping unit secures the connector at another location. This localized approach to reinforcement avoids adding complexity throughout the entire device while providing targeted protection where it is most needed.
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AI summary
A cable clip disposed at an electronic device and adapted to clamp a cable is provided. The cable clip comprises a first clamping unit and a second clamping unit. The first clamping unit has a first clamping portion and two spaced-apart anti-pulling portions. The second clamping unit has a second clamping portion corresponding in position to the first clamping portion and two fixing portions corresponding in position to the two anti-pulling portions, to which the two anti-pulling portions are connected respectively. The cable is clamped between the first and second clamping portions when the first and second clamping units fit together in operation, and thus part of the electronic device is confined between the two anti-pulling portions, allowing the first clamping unit to bear a pulling force by one of the two anti-pulling portions. The cable clip prevents detachment of the cable's connector otherwise electrically connected to the electronic device.