Coaxial Cable Stripper With Nested Movable Cutters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing coaxial cable strippers are heavy and inconvenient for carrying, and the exposed cutters pose a risk of injury during operation.
Innovation Solution
A coaxial cable stripper design featuring a hollow cylindrical body with a spring member and movable cutter holders, where cutters are axially mounted to strip both outer and inner insulative layers, and a clip for fastening, allowing for safer and more portable operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional coaxial cable stripper design with two pivoted handles and exposed cutters is used, then the stripping function is effective, but the device becomes heavy and inconvenient for carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a hollow cylindrical body with movable cutter holders that can be inserted and removed. The cutter holders are separate from the main body, allowing the stripping function to be maintained while reducing the overall device weight and improving portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable cutter holders are nested within the hollow cylindrical body. When not in use, the cutter holders can be stored inside the cylindrical body, creating a compact structure that is easy to carry. The nesting structure allows the device to maintain functionality while minimizing carrying volume.
2Ease of operation
If cutters are exposed to the outside for easy access, then the stripping operation is convenient, but the cutters may injure the user accidentally during operation
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow cylindrical body acts as an intermediary structure that houses the cutters. The cutters are mounted on movable cutter holders inside the cylindrical body, providing an intermediate containment structure that protects users from direct exposure to sharp edges while still allowing access for stripping operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow cylindrical body serves as a protective shell that encloses the dangerous cutter elements. This shell structure provides physical protection against injury while maintaining operational functionality, as the cutters can still access the cable through controlled openings in the cylindrical body.
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 design enables efficient stripping of coaxial cable insulative layers while being more portable and safer to use, reducing the risk of injury from exposed cutters.
Implementation Method 1
a spring member fixedly mounted inside the axial through hole of the hollow cylindrical body on the middle
Data Source
AI summary
A coaxial cable stripper, which includes a hollow cylindrical body, which has two transverse through holes and two longitudinal sliding slots, a spring member fixedly mounted inside the hollow cylindrical body, and two movable cutter holders respectively supported on the spring member at two sides and axially movably coupled to the longitudinal sliding slots of the hollow cylindrical body, each movable cutter holder having a transverse through hole corresponding to the transverse through holes of the hollow cylindrical body for the insertion of a coaxial cable and two cutters for stripping off the outer and inner insulative layers of the inserted coaxial cable.