Flexible Drop Cable Tubing for Clean Room Reconfiguration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional cable management systems in laboratories and clean rooms face challenges such as tangling, contamination risks, interference with experiments, and the need for flexible reconfiguration, which disrupt research and maintenance activities.

Innovation Solution

A drop cable system featuring flexible, leak-proof tubing with a mounting assembly for secure attachment to ceilings, providing strain relief and easy reconfiguration, suitable for laboratories and clean rooms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If traditional cable management methods are used, then cables can be routed, but they become tangled and create contamination risks

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontamination riskVSAvoidcable management

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs flexible tubing to enclose and protect cables, creating a contained pathway that prevents cables from tangling and eliminates exposure to contamination risks. The tubing acts as a protective shell that maintains cable organization while allowing necessary movement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The tubing serves as an intermediary element between the cables and the environment, isolating the cables from potential contaminants while providing a structured routing path. This mediator prevents direct interaction between cables and harmful factors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If cables are securely routed, then equipment is protected, but reconfiguration becomes time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveequipment protectionVSAvoidreconfiguration time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The cable management system incorporates dynamic elements that allow for easy adjustment and reconfiguration. The tubing and mounting assembly are designed to be movable and adaptable, enabling quick repositioning of cables without compromising equipment protection or requiring time-consuming rewiring.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system divides cable routing into modular segments that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation allows specific portions of the cable path to be reconfigured without affecting the entire system, reducing overall reconfiguration time while maintaining equipment protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If flexible cable routing is implemented, then mobility is enhanced, but cable strain and potential damage increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovemobilityVSAvoidcable integrity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting assembly and tubing are designed with strain relief features that cushion and distribute mechanical stress before it reaches the cables. This preemptive cushioning protects cable integrity while allowing the necessary flexibility for enhanced mobility and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Solution Approach 2:

The flexible tubing not only enables mobility and adaptability in cable routing but also protects cable strength by providing a protective barrier that distributes stress and prevents direct damage to the cables during movement and reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS20250350105A1Drop Cable System

Publication Date: 2025.11.13 BRAGA STEVEN

AI summary

The present disclosure introduces a highly versatile and innovative drop cable system designed for efficient cable support, protection, and adaptability. This system comprises flexible cable tubing, multiple electric wires, support grips for strain relief, a mounting assembly, and modular ceiling utility panels. The system's flexible design ensures seamless cable routing even in confined spaces. Additionally, the use of modular ceiling utility panels provides for simplified cable connections and a straightforward method for adapting to changing setups. The method of use within laboratory or clean room settings further highlights the system's utility, allowing for clean, organized, and adaptable cable management.