Cable Management Assembly With Detachable Elastic Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable management systems lack a detachable connection mechanism, leading to structural limitations and potential errors in assembly and disassembly, particularly in managing cables for various market requirements.
Innovation Solution
A cable management assembly featuring a detachably connected supporting device with an elastic member and blocking features, allowing for guided mounting and preventing incorrect assembly, along with pivoted arms and intermediate frames for flexible cable management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed connection mechanism is used between the supporting device and cable management device, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability and ease of assembly/disassembly deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism is divided into separable components: a connecting piece with connecting features on the supporting device, and a corresponding connecting structure on the cable management device. This segmentation allows the system to transition between stable connected state and adaptable disconnected state, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a detachable connection mechanism is used between the supporting device and cable management device, then adaptability is improved, but assembly precision and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting features include asymmetric guiding portions and blocking features that provide directional guidance during assembly. The guiding portions have specific geometric shapes that align with corresponding recesses, ensuring precise positioning and orientation during the detachable connection process, thereby maintaining assembly precision despite the detachable nature of the connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting piece acts as an intermediary component between the supporting device and cable management device. It includes guiding portions that mediate the alignment process and blocking features that mediate the final positioning, ensuring precise and reliable connection during the detachable assembly process.
3Manufacturing precision
If guiding features are added to the connecting structure, then assembly precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding features (guiding portions and blocking features) are merged into the connecting piece and connecting structure as integral components rather than separate elements. This merging approach provides precise guidance functionality while minimizing the increase in device complexity, as the guiding features are formed as part of the existing structural components.
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
Ensures secure, error-proof assembly and disassembly of the cable management system, preventing accidental pinching and providing flexibility in cable management configurations, addressing the limitations of prior systems.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic member has a second mounting feature, and the second mounting feature is configured to be detachably mounted on the first mounting feature
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AI summary
A cable management assembly (20) includes a cable management device (22) and a supporting device (24) . The cable management device (22) includes a first arm (26), a second arm (28) and an intermediate frame (30) being mounted between the first arm (26) and the second arm (28) . The intermediate frame (30) includes a first mounting feature (36). The supporting device (24) is configured to support one of the first arm (26), the second arm (28) and the intermediate frame (30). The supporting device (24) includes a base (50) and an elastic member being arranged at the base (50). The elastic member (52) has a second mounting feature (54) configured to be detachably mounted to the first mounting feature (36).