One-Piece Cable Staple Strip Structure to Prevent Jamming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional staple strips for fixing cables lack an effective connection structure between adjacent staples, leading to dislocation, jamming issues, and potential cable damage, and are typically multi-piece and costly to manufacture.
Innovation Solution
A one-piece staple strip with interconnected staples featuring leg portions, crown portions, connection portions, and stop portions with spike sections to maintain cable alignment and stability, designed to work seamlessly with a stapler cartridge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional multi-piece staple strips are used, then manufacturing flexibility is improved, but manufacturing cost increases and structural strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate components (staples and connection elements) into a single integrated staple strip structure. The connection portion is directly formed as part of the staple strip body, eliminating the need for separate connection pieces and reducing assembly steps while maintaining structural integrity.
2Device complexity
If conventional staple strips without connection structures are used, then device simplicity is improved, but cable arrangement straightness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The staple strip is segmented into multiple functional portions: staple portions for piercing and holding, connection portions for linking adjacent staples, and stop portions for positioning. This segmentation allows each portion to perform its specific function while working together to maintain cable straightness and prevent dislocation.
3Device complexity
If conventional staple strips without guiding structures are used, then device simplicity is improved, but stapling reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection portion acts as an intermediary element between adjacent staples and the cartridge. It provides a guiding interface that ensures proper alignment and positioning during the stapling process, preventing jamming and improving reliability without adding complex external guiding mechanisms.
4Strength
If U-shaped metal staples are used, then holding strength is improved, but cable safety deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The staple strip combines different functional elements into a composite structure where the connection portion and stop portions work together with the staple portions. This composite design distributes the holding force across multiple points and reduces stress concentration on the cable, preventing damage while maintaining strong fixation.
Data Source
AI summary
A one piece staple strip is provided, including: a plurality of staples, each of the plurality of staples including two leg portions and a crown portion connected with and between the two leg portions; a connection portion, connected with and between every neighboring two staples of the plurality of staples; and a stop portion, projecting laterally from the leg portion of each of the plurality of staples and defining a holding space with the crown portion of each of the plurality of staples, the holding space being configured to receive a cable; wherein each of the two leg portions of each of the plurality of staples includes a spike section extending from the stop portion.