Cable Wrap Label Structure for Waste-Free Rotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable identification labels require discarding broken pieces of film or leaving parts on the cable after wrapping, necessitating improvements in label design to eliminate waste and ensure complete adhesion.
Innovation Solution
A label design featuring a first part with a first protruding portion and a second part with a second protruding portion, where the first part has a first adhesive surface and the second part has a second adhesive surface, allowing for easy peeling and complete adhesion around a cable without leaving residues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a self-laminating rotating label with a cut is used to remove broken film pieces, then the label can rotate around the cable, but the broken piece of film must be discarded
Solution Approach 1:
The label is divided into a first part with adhesive and a second part without adhesive, separated by a tear line. This segmentation allows the label to be applied cleanly without creating broken pieces that need to be discarded, while still enabling rotation around the cable.
Solution Approach 2:
The non-adhesive second part is designed to be easily separated from the adhesive first part along the tear line. This extraction of the non-adhesive portion eliminates the need for cuts that create waste, as the separation is clean and intentional.
2Ease of operation
If a cable identifying label with perforation is used to separate parts, then the label can rotate around the cable, but the first part remains on the cable as residue
Solution Approach 1:
Different parts of the label have different adhesive properties: the first part has adhesive for initial bonding, while the second part is non-adhesive for clean removal. This local quality differentiation ensures that only the necessary adhesive portion remains on the cable, eliminating waste.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of having the entire label adhesive and removing parts, the invention inverts the approach by having the first part adhesive and the second part non-adhesive. This inversion ensures clean separation without leaving adhesive remnants on the cable.
3Ease of operation
If an identifying tag with spiral tube is used to rotate around the cable, then the tag can be rotated, but the spiral tube must be wrapped around the cable separately
Solution Approach 1:
The label combines the identification function and the rotation capability into a single integrated structure. The first part with adhesive and the second part without adhesive are merged into one label that can be applied and rotated in a single operation, eliminating the need for separate spiral tube wrapping.
Solution Approach 2:
The label serves multiple functions: identification, adhesion, and rotation capability, all in one component. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate spiral tubes or additional wrapping components, simplifying the overall system.
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 label design enables efficient wrapping around cables with minimal waste, ensuring complete adhesion and easy peeling, thus eliminating the need for discarded pieces and residual parts.
Implementation Method 1
a first adhesive surface provided at an end portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction
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AI summary
A label (100) has a front surface (100A) and a back surface (100B) provided on an opposite side to the front surface and capable of being wrapped around a cable extending in a first direction (D1). The label includes: a first part (10); and a second part (20) adjacent to the first part in the first direction. The first part has a first protruding portion (14) further protruding than the second part in a second direction (D2) perpendicular to the first direction and having a first adhesive surface on the back surface, and wherein the second part has a second protruding portion (24) further protruding than the first part in a third direction (D3) opposite to the second direction and having a second adhesive surface on the back surface.