Stackable Cable Fixation Bracket with T-Shaped Projections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fiber optic cables in telecommunications systems face damage due to pulling, pushing, or rotational forces, necessitating effective cable fixation to secure them to telecommunications equipment and limit damage to optical fibers and connections.
Innovation Solution
A stackable cable fixation device with T-shaped projections and a bridge portion for anchoring aramid yarn, featuring tapered extensions and rib projections to enhance frictional resistance, along with a method of securing cables using cable ties and aramid yarn termination units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cable fixation devices are used to secure fiber optic cables to telecommunications equipment, then the cables are protected from pulling, pushing, or rotational forces, but the device complexity increases due to multiple components such as base portions, T-shaped projections, bridge portions, and bracket structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional elements into a single integrated cable fixation device. The base portion, T-shaped projections, bridge portion, and bracket structures are unified into one component that performs cable support, frictional resistance, and aramid yarn anchoring simultaneously, reducing the need for separate fixation components while maintaining protection against mechanical forces
Solution Approach 2:
The cable fixation device is designed with multi-functionality to address various fixation needs. The T-shaped projections provide both mechanical support and frictional resistance through rib projections, while the bridge portion with bracket structures anchors aramid yarn. This universal design allows a single device to handle pulling, pushing, and rotational forces without requiring multiple specialized components
2Strength
If tapered extensions and rib projections are added to increase frictional resistance, then the cable anchoring strength is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs parameter changes by incorporating tapered extensions on the T-shaped projections and rib projections on both the extensions and base portion. These geometric parameter modifications increase the frictional resistance between the fixation device and cable, thereby improving anchoring strength. The tapered shape allows for progressive engagement with the cable, enhancing the holding force while the rib projections provide additional surface area for friction
Solution Approach 2:
The fixation device applies local quality by concentrating friction-enhancing features at specific locations where cable contact occurs. The rib projections are positioned on the T-shaped extensions and base portion precisely where they interact with the cable, providing localized increased friction exactly where needed for optimal anchoring, rather than uniformly complicating the entire device structure
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively secures fiber optic cables, providing enhanced frictional resistance and self-tightening mechanisms to prevent damage from mechanical forces, ensuring reliable and stable connections.
Implementation Method 1
each of the plurality of fixation projections includes one or more first rib projections for increasing frictional resistance with the cable in a direction from the head portion to the base portion
Data Source
AI summary
A cable fixation bracket and methods for securing cables to a cable fixation bracket are disclosed. The cable fixation bracket can include a base portion extending between a pair of mounting structures. A plurality of t-shaped cable fixation projections extending orthogonally from the base portion can be provided, each of which is configured to support a cable and to accept a cable tie. In some examples, the fixation projections are tapered. The cable fixation bracket can also include a bridge portion supporting a plurality of bracket structures for anchoring aramid yarn of the cables. The bracket structures are configured such that aramid yarn of the cables can be wrapped around the bracket structures and returned to the fixation projections or such that the aramid yarn can be wrapped about a termination unit with the termination unit being mounted between a pair of adjacent cable structures.