Cable Wrapping Carriage for Continuous Twine Bundling
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for bundling cables underground are tedious, time-consuming, and prone to inaccuracies, leading to increased labor costs and potential back injuries due to manual tying with zip-ties.
Innovation Solution
A cable wrapper apparatus with a carriage and multiple twine compartments, utilizing pulley systems to rotate and wrap cables securely as they are pulled through, eliminating the need for manual tying and reducing labor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual tying with zip-ties is used, then cables can be bound together, but the process is tedious, time-consuming, and leads to increased labor costs and potential back injuries
Solution Approach 1:
The cable wrapper is pulled through the cables by the cables themselves, eliminating the need for external power sources or operators to manually advance the device. The cable tension automatically drives the wrapping mechanism, making the system self-propelled and significantly reducing labor requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical tying operations with an automated wrapping mechanism that uses pulleys and twine compartments to automatically secure cables. This substitution eliminates repetitive manual labor while maintaining effective cable bundling.
2Manufacturing precision
If hand tying is used, then cables can be secured, but the intervals are not accurate and cables may bunch or loosen in unbound sections
Solution Approach 1:
The wrapping mechanism dynamically adjusts to cable movement, with the carriage automatically advancing and wrapping at consistent intervals as cables are pulled through. This dynamic operation ensures uniform spacing without requiring manual measurement or adjustment, eliminating bunching and loosening issues.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the tension and movement of the cables themselves as feedback to control the wrapping process. As cables are pulled through the carriage, the mechanism automatically responds by wrapping at appropriate intervals, ensuring consistent spacing without manual intervention.
3Reliability
If multiple twine compartments are used to wrap cables along their entire length, then cable security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wrapping system is divided into multiple independent twine compartments, each capable of wrapping cables with its own twine supply. This segmentation allows the system to provide comprehensive cable coverage along the entire length while maintaining modular, manageable components that can be independently serviced and replaced.
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 apparatus efficiently secures cables along their entire length, reduces labor, and mitigates back injuries by automating the bundling process, thereby completing projects faster and more accurately.
Implementation Method 1
via one or more pulleys causes the carriage to rotate
Data Source
AI summary
A cable wrapper has a carriage coupled to a main frame with a plurality of twine compartments coupled to the carriage, each twine compartment comprising a roll of twine. The twine of each twine compartment is fed into the carriage. A plurality of cables are pulled through the carriage and the twine of each twine compartment is secured to the cables. As the cable is then pulled through the carriage, the twine is pulled and, via one or more pulley systems, causes the carriage to rotate. As the carriage rotates, the twine from each twine compartment wraps the cables, ensuring they are secured together their entire length.