Cable Cover Profile with Metallic Stiffener for Wall Geometry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable-covering devices are cumbersome to install on walls with pre-existing cables, require complex shaping for non-linear geometries, and lack ease of maintenance, leading to increased assembly time and production costs.
Innovation Solution
A cable-covering device featuring a one-piece elastomeric profile with a semi-tubular section and a metallic stiffening element that can be manually shaped to fit complex wall geometries, allowing for quick installation and easy access for maintenance, using a profile that forms a housing between the wall and the cable, with a fixing portion for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional cable-covering device with separate cover and fixed part is used, then the cables are protected from external attacks, but the installation time increases significantly when cables are already fixed to the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cover and fixed part into a single integrated profile structure. The profile includes a semi-tubular section that defines the housing and a fixing portion that attaches to the wall, eliminating the need for separate assembly steps and allowing installation over existing cables without disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile is segmented into functional zones: a semi-tubular housing portion for cable protection and a fixing portion for wall attachment. This segmentation allows the device to be installed in one piece while maintaining distinct protective and anchoring functions.
2Ease of repair
If a traditional cable-covering device with removable cover is used, then maintenance operations can be performed, but the dismantling and reassembly process considerably increases maintenance time
Solution Approach 1:
The profile incorporates a flexible hinge that allows the housing to dynamically open and close. This dynamic mechanism enables quick access to cables for maintenance by simply flexing the hinge to open the housing, eliminating the need to dismantle fastening screws or disassemble multiple components.
3Ease of manufacture
If a straight cable-covering device is used, then the structure is simple to manufacture, but it cannot adapt to walls with complex non-straight shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The profile is made from an elastomeric material that provides flexibility while maintaining structural integrity. This flexible shell can be manually bent and shaped to conform to various wall geometries including curved and angular surfaces, while the manufacturing process remains simple as it produces a single continuous profile that can be adapted post-manufacturing.
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 solution simplifies installation on walls with varied geometries, reduces assembly time, and lowers production costs while providing effective protection and aesthetic improvement for cables, allowing for easy maintenance without the need for removable covers.
Implementation Method 1
a stiffening element in a metallic material, configured to deform plastically, and extending within said profile in elastomeric material... be shaped manually by the plastic deformation of said stiffening element along a non-rectilinear trajectory
Implementation Method 2
with holding in shape of said elastically deformed profile, by said plastically deformed stiffening element
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AI summary
Cable cover device (1), intended to be fixed to a wall (P), comprising a profile (10), said profile (10) comprising: - a semi-tubular section (11), configured to define, with said wall (P), a housing (L) suitable for receiving one or more cables (C) fixed to said wall (P), - a section (12) configured to be fixed to said wall (P) by means of at least one fixing means (13), said cable cover device (1) further comprising a stiffening element (14) in a plastically deformable metallic material, said stiffening element (14) cooperating with said profile (10), so that the assembly of profile (10) and stiffening element (14) is configured to be manually shaped by the plastic deformation of said stiffening element (14), with the shape of said elastically deformed profile (10) being maintained by said stiffening element (14).