Cable Retention Arrangement With Channel And Slit For Stress-Free Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices, such as surveillance cameras, often experience unintended cable disconnection during handling, assembly, or use, and existing clamping solutions can cause cable stress leading to damage.
Innovation Solution
A cable retention arrangement featuring a base member with a channel and a releasable attachment member having a slit, which secures the cable with a frictional grip by allowing it to enter and exit at defined points, minimizing stress and movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the cable is clamped to ensure reliable connection, then the connection reliability is improved, but the cable is exposed to stress which may damage the cable
Solution Approach 1:
The cable retention arrangement is divided into two separate members: a base member with a channel and an attachment member with a slit. This segmentation allows the cable to be secured through the intersection of these two members without direct clamping, reducing stress on the cable while maintaining connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel and slit act as intermediary structures that indirectly secure the cable. Instead of directly clamping the cable, the cable passes through the channel and is secured by the intersection with the slit, creating a mediator-based retention system that reduces harmful stress on the cable.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the cable is fixedly attached to the electronic device, then the connection stability is improved, but the cable cannot accommodate movement which may lead to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The cable retention arrangement provides a dynamic solution where the cable can move within the channel and has limited freedom of movement through the slit intersection. This dynamic design maintains connection stability while accommodating necessary cable movement during device handling and use, preventing damage from rigid fixed attachment.
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 effectively prevents unintentional cable disconnection while reducing the risk of damage by allowing limited cable movement, ensuring secure attachment without fixed positioning.
Implementation Method 1
The securing of the cable is thus not fixed, and the limited freedom of movement for the cable reduces risk for damage to the cable during use. The frictional grip may allow for a limited amount of movement of the cable but still sufficiently secures the cable for preventing unintentional disconnection of the cable.
Data Source
AI summary
A cable retention arrangement for an electronic device, such as a surveillance camera, comprises a base member and an attachment member releasably attachable to the base member. The base member is provided with a channel configured to receive a cable and arranged in a surface of the base member configured to face the attachment member in an assembled state of the cable retention arrangement in which the attachment member is attached to the base member. The channel extends between a cable entry and a cable exit and the attachment member is provided with a slit which, in the assembled state of the cable retention arrangement, is configured to extend in a direction traversing the channel such that the cable exit of the channel is defined at the intersection of the channel and the slit. The disclosure further relates to an electronic device comprising such a cable retention arrangement.