Cable Organizer with Integrated Spring Blades
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable organizing devices require removal of front caps and brackets for cable engagement, fail to stably anchor wires of different sizes, and may disengage cables due to inadequate spring blade engagement.
Innovation Solution
A cable organizing device with two casing members featuring recesses, spring blades, and projections that allow easy engagement and retention of cables of varying dimensions, using spring blades that can be forced toward a concave base surface for secure anchoring, and a peg system for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If front caps and brackets are used to retain cables, then cable retention is achieved, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates due to required removal for cable engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the front cap and bracket components from the cable organizing device, extracting only the essential function of cable retention through spring blades integrated directly into the casing members. This eliminates the complexity of removable caps and brackets while maintaining cable retention capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring blades are merged with the casing members, integrating the retention function directly into the structural components. This combines the casing and retention mechanism into a unified structure, eliminating separate retention components and simplifying the overall device.
2Reliability
If spring blades are extended in the inner portion of the recess, then cable engagement is achieved, but reliability deteriorates when cable outer diameter is not great enough
Solution Approach 1:
The spring blades are designed to be flexible and movable, allowing them to dynamically adjust their position and engagement force based on the cable diameter. This dynamic capability enables reliable retention of cables with varying outer diameters without requiring different retention mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring blade's engagement parameters (position, force, orientation) can change in response to different cable dimensions. The spring mechanism allows automatic adjustment of engagement parameters to maintain reliable retention across various cable sizes.
3Strength
If multiple components are used for cable retention, then retention strength is improved, but ease of operation worsens due to removal requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The retention function is merged into the casing members themselves through integrated spring blades, eliminating the need for separate retention components. This maintains retention strength while improving ease of operation by removing the requirement to detach separate retention parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring blades automatically engage and retain cables without requiring additional components or manual assembly steps. The device serves itself by having the casing members directly provide retention functionality, eliminating the need for separate retention 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
Enables easy and firm attachment of cables and wires of different dimensions to supporting facilities without disengagement, ensuring stable retention through resilient spring blades and a secure anchoring mechanism.
Implementation Method 1
a spring blade extended from the inner portion and located in front of the recess and located in the opening portion of the recess for engaging with the cable and for allowing the spring blade to be forced and moved toward the concave base surface selectively with the cable
Implementation Method 2
for allowing the spring blade to be forced and moved toward the concave base surface selectively with the cable
Data Source
AI summary
An organizing device includes two casing members each having a recess, and the recesses of the casing members are directed toward each other for receiving a cable, and the casing members each include one or more spring blades located in front of the recess of the casing member for engaging with the cable and for retaining the cable in the recesses of the casing members with the spring blades. The casing members each include one or more projections extended from the spring blades for frictionally engaging with the cable. The casing members each include an orifice for engaging with a fastener.