Cable Guide Device with Resin-Coated Flaps for Wear Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable protection and guide devices experience excessive wear and require significant effort for maintenance due to excessive contact between cable edges and flexional inner circumferential side connecting plates, leading to wear powder generation and difficulty in disassembling partitioning wall plates.
Innovation Solution
The device incorporates a flexional inner circumferential side connecting plate with an abutting flap and inner locking groove, and a flexional outer circumferential side connecting plate with an outer locking groove, along with supporting protruded pieces for the partitioning wall plate, allowing for reduced wear, easy detachment, and stable positioning of the partitioning wall plate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the cable protection and guide device is flexed, then the cable is guided and protected, but excessive wear of the cable occurs due to excessive contact with the flexional inner circumferential side connecting plate
Solution Approach 1:
A resin layer is applied to the flexional inner circumferential side connecting plate to serve as an intermediary between the plate and the cable. This resin layer reduces direct contact and friction between the rigid plate and the cable, thereby minimizing wear while maintaining the protective guidance function during flexion.
Solution Approach 2:
The surface properties of the flexional inner circumferential side connecting plate are changed by coating it with resin. This modifies the friction characteristics and contact parameters between the plate and cable, reducing wear during repeated flexing operations while maintaining adequate contact for cable guidance.
2Stability of the object's composition
If partitioning wall plate members are attached to the flexional inner circumferential side connecting plate and flexional outer circumferential side connecting plate in a holding manner, then the partitioning function is provided, but considerable work is necessary in disassembling the device for maintenance or repair
Solution Approach 1:
The partitioning wall plate is divided into multiple detachable sections rather than a single monolithic piece. Each section can be independently removed from the connecting plates, significantly reducing disassembly effort for maintenance while maintaining structural stability during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The partitioning wall plate attachment system transitions from a fixed holding manner to a dynamic, easily detachable configuration. Quick-release mechanisms or snap-fit designs allow the partitioning wall plate to be securely positioned during operation but rapidly removed when maintenance is needed, adapting the fastening characteristic based on operational state.
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AI summary
A cable protection and guide device wherein the wear of the cable is suppressed. The detachment of the partitioning wall plate is simplified. Pairs of right and left link plates, flexional inner circumferential side plates, flexional outer circumferential side plates and partitioning wall plates form a link body. The flexional inner circumferential side plate includes an abutting flap and an inner circumferential side flap integral therewith. Inner locking groove is formed in the inner circumferential connecting plate over the width direction in a stepped manner. A hook shaped locking proximal portion of the partitioning wall plate interengages an inner locking groove. Flexional outer circumferential side plate includes an outer locking groove extended in the width direction of the cable accommodating space and locks a locking front end portion of the partitioning wall plate.