Adhesive Cable Harness Mount for Secure Curved Body Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fastening devices for strand-like components, such as cables or cable harnesses, in motor vehicles require additional adhesives or cable ties, complicating the assembly process and increasing the risk of detachment due to bending or radii, which can lead to damage and inefficiencies in manufacturing and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A fastening device with a receiving body featuring a channel-shaped or C-shaped receiving section and an adhesive applied directly to the surface, allowing for direct gluing of strand-like components without additional fastening means, ensuring a strong and flexible attachment that accommodates different diameters and curvatures, and can be produced as a single component or modularly for easy assembly and replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional fastening means such as adhesive tape or cable ties are used to connect the first component to the fastening device, then the connection reliability is improved, but the device complexity and assembly time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the fastening function and the adhesive application function into a single integrated fastening device. The receiving body incorporates a receiving section with an adhesive already arranged on its receiving surface, eliminating the need for separate adhesive tapes or additional fastening means. This merging of functions reduces device complexity while maintaining connection reliability through the integrated adhesive fastening mechanism.
2Reliability
If additional fastening means such as adhesive tape or cable ties are used to connect the first component to the fastening device, then the connection reliability is improved, but the assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive is pre-applied to the receiving surface of the receiving section during the manufacturing of the fastening device. This preliminary action ensures that when the first component needs to be fastened, the adhesive is already in place and ready for immediate use, eliminating the time-consuming steps of separately applying adhesive tape or cable ties while maintaining reliable connection.
3Ease of operation
If a single integrated fastening device with pre-applied adhesive is used, then the assembly simplicity is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening device is manufactured as a single integrated component where the receiving body and the adhesive are combined into one unit. The receiving section is formed with the adhesive already arranged on its receiving surface, creating a unified structure that simplifies assembly operations while consolidating manufacturing processes into a single production step rather than requiring separate assembly of multiple components.
4Loss of time
If the fastening device is designed as a single integrated component, then the assembly time is reduced, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive is positioned and fixed on the receiving surface during the manufacturing process with high precision, creating a pre-configured state. This preliminary precise positioning ensures that when the device is used for assembly, no additional positioning adjustments are needed, reducing assembly time while the manufacturing precision is achieved during the controlled production phase when the adhesive is applied to the receiving section.
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 enables simple, quick, and reliable assembly of cable harnesses to vehicle bodies with enhanced holding force and reduced risk of detachment, using a single type of fastening device for various diameters, thus improving safety, reducing costs, and facilitating maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
an adhesive is arranged on the receiving surface of the receiving section in order to connect a first strand-like component, in particular a cable or a cable harness, directly to the receiving body by means of adhesive
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AI summary
According to the invention, a fastening device is provided for attaching a first strand-like or elongated component with an approximately circular cross-section to a second component, in particular for attaching a cable or a wiring harness to a support component of a vehicle body of a motor vehicle. This fastening device comprises a fastening body with a fastening means for connecting the fastening device to a second component, in particular a support component or a vehicle body of a motor vehicle, and a receiving body, wherein the receiving body forms a receiving section with a receiving surface pointing towards a first component for receiving a first component, and wherein an adhesive is arranged on the receiving surface of the receiving section in order to directly bond a first strand-like component, in particular a cable or a wiring harness, to the receiving body.