Flexible Cable Pass-Through Frame for Cleaner Building Wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cable management solutions, such as pre-installed internal conduits, are inadequate for managing diverse and variable cable configurations in building interiors, leading to disorderly and unattractive cable arrangements, difficulty in cleaning, and inconvenient maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A cable management device featuring a base frame assembly with rotatable installation knobs and a flexible diaphragm that can be installed in building units to route cables, allowing for secure and adjustable cable passage while minimizing exposed cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If pre-installed internal conduits are used to route cables, then cable routing is possible through building elements, but the system cannot accommodate diverse and variable cable configurations due to fixed numbers and locations of conduits
Solution Approach 1:
The device segments the cable routing function into two parts: a fixed base frame assembly installed in the building element, and a flexible inner support frame assembly that can be reconfigured. This allows the overall system to maintain simplicity while achieving adaptability through the separable, reconfigurable inner frame that accommodates different cable numbers, types, and directions.
2Ease of manufacture
If cables are exposed outside building elements, then cable installation is simple and direct, but the arrangement becomes disorderly and unattractive, and cables form knots and collect dust
Solution Approach 1:
The device introduces an intermediary structure (the cable management device with base frame and inner support frame) that mediates between the building element and the cables. This intermediary provides a controlled environment for cables to pass through, preventing them from being exposed and disorganized while maintaining easy installation through the alignment opening and flexible diaphragm cable passage.
3Reliability
If cables are routed through pre-installed internal conduits, then cable routing is achieved, but cable replacement and maintenance become inconvenient due to fixed conduit paths
Solution Approach 1:
The inner support frame assembly is designed with dynamic, reconfigurable cable passages that can be adjusted and reconfigured. This allows cable routes to be changed easily for replacement or maintenance while maintaining stable, protected routing through the building element. The flexible diaphragm and adjustable inner frame enable dynamic adaptation without requiring complete system replacement.
4Shape
If faceplates are embedded in walls with only faces exposed, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but cable passage through faceplates is not allowed and maintenance becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The device solves the faceplate limitation by creating a cable passage dimension through the inner support frame assembly that is independent of the faceplate embedding. The alignment opening in the base frame and flexible diaphragm in the inner support frame provide a third-dimensional cable passage route that maintains the aesthetic embedded faceplate appearance while enabling cable access and maintenance from the rear side.
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AI summary
A cable management device adapted to be installed in an installation hole of a building unit to pass a cable. The device includes a base frame assembly, adapted to be installed to the building unit around the installation hole, the base frame assembly defining an opening adapted to be aligned with the installation hole; and an inner support frame assembly, affixed to the base frame assembly, including a flexible diaphragm adapted for passing the cable, the flexible diaphragm covering the opening of the base frame assembly. The cable management device can reduce the amount of exposed cables, making it more convenient to clean and organize the cables and improving aesthetics.