Cable Guiding Device With Slotted Base Body For Signal Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
In powerline communication systems, routing electrical lines with defined alignment is challenging due to varying wave impedance and safety concerns when using conventional connecting elements like cable ties and adhesive tape, leading to signal attenuation and increased risk of injury.
Innovation Solution
A connection material featuring a base body with a slot for accommodating lines and a slide that allows easy insertion and removal of lines, ensuring precise alignment and minimizing wave impedance, while being easy to handle with protective gloves in confined spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional connecting elements like cable ties and adhesive tape are used to route electrical lines, then the lines can be connected and organized, but the alignment precision deteriorates leading to varying wave impedance and signal attenuation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a guiding device with slots as an intermediary component between the electrical lines and the connection material. This guiding device maintains precise alignment and defined spacing between lines throughout their length, while still allowing easy insertion and removal of lines. The guiding device acts as a mediator that preserves alignment precision without complicating the connection process.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional connecting elements are used to join individual wires, then the wires can be connected, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to safety risks and confined working conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the connection system into two functional parts: a guiding device that maintains alignment and spacing, and a connection material that provides easy connection. The guiding device with its slots allows lines to be inserted and secured in a defined position, while the connection material can be easily applied. This segmentation enables safe and easy operation even when wearing protective gloves in confined spaces.
3Adaptability or versatility
If individual cables are routed separately to electrical installations, then flexibility in routing is improved, but the characteristic impedance increases due to lack of defined positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding device serves as an intermediary that maintains defined positioning and spacing between individually routed cables throughout their length. The slots in the guiding device ensure cables remain in precise alignment, maintaining low characteristic impedance and good signal transmission quality, while still allowing the cables to be individually routed to different locations.
4Ease of manufacture
If cables are connected using traditional methods, then the connection can be established, but the ease of repair deteriorates due to difficulty in reopening connectors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic connection system where the guiding device with slots allows cables to be easily inserted and removed. The connection material can be applied and removed without permanent damage, enabling easy disconnection and reconnection. This dynamic design facilitates simple repairs and reconfigurations without requiring complex tools or procedures.
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AI summary
A device for guiding at least two cables, comprising a base body for receiving the cables, wherein the base body has at least a portion of a slot extending longitudinally along the base body, wherein a slider is arranged on the base body, the slider being movable along the longitudinal direction of the base body, and wherein at least one cable can be inserted into and/or removed from the base body through the slot by means of the slider. Furthermore, a connection material for data transmission comprising such a device is specified.